The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29
THE DAIRY INDUSTRY
PLANS UNDER WAY TO DEVELOP 1T
ON A LARGE SCALE,
Representative Of Chicago Firm win Ar
range for Course Of Lectures on
the Dairy Business.

Mr.. u G Williams Of Chicago was guest
~ the Rice YESTERDAY Mr.. Williams IS
connected with the Chicago Building and
Manufacturing ComplUy. % concern vG'rn
manufactures creamery machinery and dBity
supplies ami is largely intere. ed iu the
matter Of the development Of fhe dairy md
horticultural interests u the South. Fer
o long time" said Mr.. Williams TO Post
reporter yesterday. II have heeu engaged in
the work Of developing the dairy aus hor
ticultural interests over certain lines OF
railroad; in fact. practically all ~ Tie truuE
lines of the West and most Of the large pvs
TENS In the East, and have been giving
great desl Of attention for the p0st two or
three years to the furthering of the dairy
sentiment in Texas For some line great
many Of Us have looked upon The possIbi
tiles in Texas In the dairy line with a great
deal OF confidence, fully bet'rng That it
would ultimately become one us the leading
dairy States in the Union
I'm the establishment of da'-ics q great
many difficulties have been Gu conferred
which grew out Of the fact thai the bdsl'
ness was entirely new a nnmyer of cream
cries have been estubll trl ~ the state
some OF them are running successfully,
while others are NOT n .refd l"ii' me
drouth In certain sections III Ihe Stite mas
CAUSED some OF the failures, lat u mex al
Information on the subject OF dAi.ies Is IN
the main responsible for uusd cui'sfGl rptltS
IN the dairy business
The natural advantages ~ thls CouEtiF
are great. There are uettnr C'W's 'f ddiJ
cows IN this state han the Eeopir N9r IN
tostered and carefully nurtured, ana those
who engage In II should be encouraged by
proper methods IL the campaign OF euuca-
lion which Is now being carried can be sue
cessfuy conducted, there IL no doubt IN
my mind whatever but that ~ n very SNORT
81. he a worry Al I'll o
ress In the development of dairying through
out the State ..,,,,
to be impaired 20 the people OF the state
generally IN addition to the excellent work
which Is being done by the Farmers IN.
stitute and the Agricuitur9l ana lefhnh M,
ing officials of the various railroads IN the
state, II WAS decided that we should under
expert men 10 the dairy business, With the
! view III having them visit the different sec
I tons Of the State aud deliver lectures upon
/ tho dairy business II was thought best to
| secure also the assistance Of some promi-
nent horticulturists aud have both sub
{ iects discussed. | have therefore secured as
[ speakers, Prof clinton -. Smith, director Of
/ the Michigan experimental station, Lansing,
! Mich Hon. II c. Taylor, member Of the
board of regents Of the y, uniVGp5slty OF WE
Written, professor horticulture, University
Of Missouri, Columbia, Mo These gentle
! what we can to acquniut the people at the
points where we shall speak OF the best ana
most approved methods ot conductlhg me
dairy md creamery business, as done in the
! Northern states. where the business has de-
veIoped 10 such high state of perfection.
This party viii leave ~ hon rs snont .n
under the chnperonage Of Mr.. Mat scnulterl
the Industrial agent Of that system. We VIII
reach Fort Worth on the 18th Of February.
The itinerary beyond that place has not yet
been decided upon -
''The railroads Of Texas with their &C.