The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-06
,,a ths Bureau in Explana'
"a d Certain Figures.
t., reoM JUDGE Z. 7. FILLMORE
Pointed Out that the State
hs, y. niyen Full Justice in the
~ Reports Issued

February "a day or two
Fials,.sntstlye Burleson forwarded TO
Sp'si soreau the following letters from
r' Fillmore Of Texas, together
y .s,, for some information regard.
l Nod discrepancies pointed out by
4. Tulnors: - - =
gurleson, Washington, D. e.
D rasss January IA. lE02.-Dear
iisals rsnsus department has been knd
io 2. send me all Its bulletins ana
W haye all they have, given OUT 10
.sss,rsl public. They sehd out advance
~ ~ newspapers and seeing press
M enr manufacturing industries /
rn w bad overlooked me, but learn
<a., - 1--WE the press this preference. |
y w formulating material for a gen
q wHssgsfion OF Texas resources Tor ten
,t ss.V Sssrs and when get all the data
IN. itn1 ransas -liiy plEpc-e is to NJ
v, IN tabular form for the St. Louis
s,,,.s Everybody knows,
oS TSvlor says, that Texas Is the big
ANS on the American griddle. but
!, m some things wish TO show here
az that is different from that In
nv rnlted States shows them. For
1 -.,s IN one Of the documents sent me
h, isstln. the number of cattle on
I, md ranches In Texas Is given rs
~ lar 1900 We actually assessed
,,,.,nn that year 6,30S.2j4 and the
II ,ambsr will 20 over 100000, nearly
ks,hh n all the cattle u the United
E. 4. md in beef cattle g per cent of all
~ sloNe. Uncle Sam Is going to give
N tbs, but II will be In separate vol
[ss M farm cattle in a very prominent
a Ind the range cattle of IN u corner
~ In ~itt, hnV9n.t
y. Our pecan product is worth more
riads0 than the whole nut product of |
IA Gsrona. but Uncle Sam only tells !
,sat the cultivated pecan in Texas. |
"a The State came up TO the opening |
M Twentieth century with a better |
heri, showing than that of any State |
n, Union. Yours truly.
z, T. Fillmore.
! A. s Burleson. Washington. D. C.
lrrln. Texas. January 1S.-Dear SIR: |
- have been watching pretty close
d, various bulletins from Washington |
/ S,fe come to the conclusion that on the |
ri.y Of manufactures and mining, and |
two other details the statistics are |
TiH Years bird nests so far as Texas |
tafsFned For example in manufactur- !
satisfies In the general bulletin the |
ahf Of cotton gins In Texas is given at |
4 later special bulletin gives the
zhr FOR 1899 at ASIA aud n still later
IA htletin at 1884, and the number OF
r,r seed oil mills at 103 have In my
ses5oo sn ltemlzed list giving the names.
'isl and capitalization Of 154 | hcse
! ~ itemized list Of cotton fac
rs irsreratng a Capitalization Of over
1900 which were not in existence when
ensus was taken Also of sugar re-
flss and rice mile agpregatlng over
fd0N all started since the census was
n Also nearly 81 go 900 Of conner.
ting snd quicksilver machinery. And
cculd 20 on with many more Between |
Wy 1900 and January I. 1909. about
s7nno Of charters Tor manufaturlng,
nsfds and mining development were
n beside MANY for foreign corporations
= there should he an official revision
nhg this matter down to Tune 30 1902.
y be done for $3.50 sud II seems To
list 10 view Of the great nrogress I'm
: hnts since 1870 and rho discovery Of
~ its eject nm the development of IN.
riH 10 this line in the immediate ~.
snrh = revision as | suggest would he
frslr1ahe heneit. 7 ser thnt
cccrer has introduced hill nrov,dirS
Y. rapneNtlrF ~ tha INLAND watervnvs
NJ coast. special Investigation such
sssest would. II seems ~ me. show
81, -. lHNNfN the ~0FPVN FNN~NGe |
g mll There has heen more devc'nn-
alons me const country since 1919
mere h1s heen FOR fftv vears nrovious,
Yours truly. y. T. Fillmore.
iwo letters NJ Judro Fillmore were
Iea y the. chief clcrl- ~ The censrs
Inent % the nrorer divisions and the
80 leftnrs we're written IN rAnly.
E.svsrd Mccar'ev. Crics CIork
'.sh'nefhn, Jaunarv 27.-near Sir: I
y report as follows: Thor, are m !
ne,is contained IN Judge Fu,r,,ove's
snirh are NOT readily rooono'Iqhlo IN
ies a. thev are recorded IN This offica
\ ma'trr OF cotton gins IN Texas Cor
4, N. y II. rrmber glven In census
" NO %, 45i4. was the number ~
n \. .he public gins existing In that
" ne year 1897 The number Of cot.
aas !, gwen In the second cotton gin
Y. " 'so as) 45s4. shows the Increase
~ - I.ns IN the Intervening year. The
1--WE. y tiyen IN the geroral manufactur.
..nlsncs Of Texas. 5000, Is the result