The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29
INSTITUTE AT sEeulN.
Distinguished Lecturers Spoke to the
Farmers on DiNersIfication.

Distinguished Lecturers Spoke to the
Farmers on DVersIfcation
Seguin, Texas. January rs the follow.
ing officers and members Of the State Farm
ers' institute arrived Ia the city this morn
ing to oil their engagements to lecture to
the farmers OF this county, aud to make the
local institute part Of the state organiza'
ton: j. r. Council Of Dallas, president.
l.. w kirkpatrick Of Mckinney. first Vice
president; H. p. Attwatcr Of Houston, sec
ond vice president II r. Singleton OF Nc
Kinney J II Tom Of Georgetown, W. o.
Cummings az Cleburne, j Mention, ST"
and j McMillon, Jr, Of san Antonio. The
committee, headed by Mayor Zorn. Captain
w. A Fitch John Moore and others met
the visitors at the depot aud escorted them
TO town in carriages They breahasted at
the Graud Central hotel and were after
ward escorted by he committee 10 the Ice
factory and cold storage plant, the oil MILL
the compress aud other enterprises " the
city After the drive around the city they
we're taken TO the court house, where the
lectures began promptly..at II o'clock
That Guadalupe is far in advance 81 the
ayornge counties Of Texas IN farming aud
stock raising 10 evidenced by the present
condition 81 the former here IN the face OF
two consecutive droqtny years. They have
long since learned the value Of divers hca.
son and tue raising Of better stock us s,t-
deuccd 10y the numogr 81 premiums 'BrNcd
on 10y tue citizens Of this county at the
san Antonio aud Dallas lIirs. However,
they appreciate tue fact that they have yet
much 60 learn. aud listened eagerly to the
prominent aud experienced speakers here
today
Pro- ronnel professor of the agricultu-
raj department OF the Agricultural and Sic
'uHuirHl college, was the first speaker tots
afternoon lis subject was, Organization
OF FARMERS Institutes.
itut. Connect spoke pf the Importance uf
the Organization Of farmers he Illus gated
what had been accomplished by the ofsAu-
ihatlOn OF bankers, lawyers churches, etc,
aud torribiy warned tn-m that the sectet
~ success " Farmers organizations vns TO
steer glenr Of politics He cited instances
IN which the farmers Of Mount Pleasant
had saved thousands Of dolnrs by orgaui-
2atiou IN the shipment NJ peuches potatpps
and vegetables In carload lots Hc stated
that the farmer who placed his dependence
oNcmslvolc ON cotton placed his labor ol,
an equal with the labor ~ Egypt. where
| lahorcrs were la abundance at 12i, cents a
day Disqualification was the keynote 10
county Is particularly adapted 10 ribbon
/ cane and Alfalfa and cabbHge Gun be grown
/ here TO a better profit than In Corpus
I christi. The Texas apple Texas tomatoes
and other varieties ~ Texas vegetables
/ bring d higher price In New York and nh
whore rtsc an no r' mi" Xxx ,a.,'u 1HS
/ steers That brought $li3 In the chicago
market, the highest price over maid vyeTe
Texas raised aud fattcucd steers III.
steers shipped from the Agricultural and
Mechanical co lego brought the Highest
/ price premium nt the Chicago f9ir
n l. Singleton pext toof mn tho spbiect
1 Of raising hoge lie said INT we co,,id
drive the people NJ Illinois and the E5,st "nf
/ Of busines. II We tooL ndvantsoe mS tbo
/ laws OF nature Wc bnd sS%sIfsgo ~ IN ,b
way of ten months warm season hasldes
we could raise two filters vnor Whsrs
shGuld he n d5irvroan. n I ..,,ttjl ~ III III