The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-19
With Prominent Visitors
TO and Citizens OF Houston
Who Have Something In
terestIng to Say,

consideration by Tho Post that am always
ready TO do anything chat Will uceOmmo
date Il or any OF ITS representatives. In
ihiS instance. however ] have nothing -
say except that our town and parish IS
progressing just as nicely as We could hope
Tor or desire. Our lumber interests are rs
great as they ever were. In fact. they ara
growing. Added 20 this Is the money thar
has been turned Loose I'm Our midst IN pros.
pvcting for OIL Nothing startling has beel
developed along that line, but we Will live
ln hopes ~ We die ln despair As far as
Houston Is concerned, / am particularly
partial TO IT, though ] don't five In tla
STATE ] believe that n Is destined to be
eventually the great city OF the South. rhe
reasons for my conclusions, or possibly bet
Ter called prophecy are I'm exact accordnuCn
with those Views that have been SO often
published In your columns, and for mo 60 re-
peat thtlu would be work of supcreroGa-
ton, and II you were TO publish them II
evidence"
Rev. DR.. wndden, long time resident
Of New Zealand, is IN the city. That
country has been pointed to Tor great
number OF years as the leader OF progress,
owing to hts alleged application Of the
uue principles OF taxation and govern
meut. To obtain from tho evangelist his
conclusions on mis- observations since he
hns been there a post representative called
upon him yesterday. He said, "Wcu, sir.
IL is government composed Of tho direct
representatives. Of labor, but they have
been successful in establishing Il prosper
ous condition of affairs which not only
protects the laOorCr, skilled aud unskiucd,
but which does not in the least Interfere
with the legitimate rights Of capital"
When questioned ~ to The land tax laws
OF New Zealand, about which SO much
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The great majority of the people, in my
opinion, are satisfied with the land tax
as applied there and It would be imp0ssi-
ole 60 repeal the law aud 20 back 10 the
old system, which Is the one stil in vogue
IN the United States-that Is to say, The
taxation OF improvements and personal
property. The eucCt OF the land tax was
60 break up large holdings OF vacant land
which had been held out Of use for specu-
lAuou, and 10 open up the same for the use
Of farmers and tho poor and unemployed
OF the large cities. An other great factor
IN the growing prosperity of the farmer
and laborer Is the ownership OF railroads
ana other public utilities which prcVen, -
.ne unjust taxation OF the farmer in the
shape of eNorbitant freight rites etc The
principle OF municipal ownership Is 80
geueraliy accepted that it has ceased to
nc debatahle subject, should public
officials so far forget themselves as TO pro-
pose to give away public franchise the
Indignation OF the people would be so
great that the proposition would never
iepch maj legislative action; ana the pro
poser OF such q measure would be TeleEa ed
to political oblivion. The boards Of con.
Citation ana the court Of arbitration have
given New Zealand the name of n land
without strikes, All differences between
employer and employees having been ad.
Justed amicsbly Tor the past i've years.
Hon. John Mckenzie" he said Intro.
duced hill, which was passed, giving the
State power 10 force the owners OF large
tracts OF vacant land to sell the same 10
the state Mt a price equal TO 10 per cent
above the assessed valuation OF the land
IN order TO be able 60 huy This land the
state OF New Zealand borrowed money at
( land TO the people on long time ana In
many Instances loaned the farmers sufl,
cient cash to support them for the hrst
year wailc their drst crops were being
rate OF Interest and prevented usury on
the part Of money lenders"