The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-09
The Passing Throng

GEORGE WILSON, of whom It can be
said there Is no ADLER representative Of gen
uine old-ume minstrelsy. was a guest Of
the Loeln hotel last night With Haycr-
ly's Mastodon Ministries, he arrived from
San Antonio yesterday
Mr. Wilson was IN . reminiscent mood
last night and Ia talking to u Pest repre-
sentative said
Twenty three years ago ! made my nrst
appearance IN Houston, and II was VIII
Ilaverlys NmsG c.s. tncn under the man
agcngnt OF } H. HaverIy J hope TINS
may not be my last appearance an TINS
city. but 1t may be, as ! viii retire from
the road Mt the end Of this SEASON. For
about ten years J plnNcd In Texas win
my own Organization, and IN those carry
DAYS miuStreisY was not popular with ine
ladies' as II Is now. MY efforts were Hi.
rerted I'm great measure while mana iu&
my own company q" bring minstrel Pc
formances up to higher standard to give
% cican, hlghclass cutrrtdum"nt tG
would draw every mombcr Of family
alike. and / have lived 10 soc these efforts
rewarded Minstrel performances are "OW
attended by as many Of the gentpr sex as
Of the male persuasion. both Young and u.d.
81 have plans on hand tor building "a thf.
alter of my own in New York city next
season. ia be the permanent home of mh-
strclsy. You may have already seen no.
| tees to that effect I'm New YORK. papers
~ hardly think the theater VIII be- ready
. Tor inc opening Dl next StuSOls bUl tAal
| nor 90 ON The road next fall. SOM tim
/ I hope 10 visit Houston again with ms
! own company, Tut not for several years
/ perhaps,
| full houses being the rule In nearly every
| city We have two Texas bols I'm our com
/ rlny, the Swor brothers, whom. presume
| are very well known here
GENERAL II. Il. STODDARD Of Bryan
was a guest of the Brazos hotel last night
lie was en- route to beaumont where be
is looking after some oil property. In re-
gard TO oil General Stoddurd declared b
| was not an expert and would not express
| himself on the present conditions but u
said that rs far as he could discern the
Geld Is broadening and great results may
vet he expected in the district adjacent Il
ia rather talk about cotton" he said
for | am more familiar with the subject
I'm a bear and have been all this season
] believe that the crop will amount Il
over 11,OOO,OOO bales, and think prices arr
q little too high at present.
The crop I'm BraZOs county will fall shcr
Of last year by - or 20 per cent. | took
trip IN North Texas and saw an abunianc
Of cotton in the fields, but great d'a
j Of 1t may never be picked. one man Il
b iI'',, vet The he had only two bales piclc
out on November y. Bad weather has pre-
vented picking to q crett extent aud ma
Z vet cut down the Texas crop considerably
Still that does not lessen my idea Of q bi
10 crop for other Southern States will eI
o coed last years crop
. .
y DIR. ]. L. FOUNTAIN Of Bryan stoppe
\ over at the Logan hotel yesterday on rout
= to Austin. He is the representative q
!, Brazos county in the legislature and wa
9 just returning after couple of days wit
his family Dr. Fountain discussed legisb
q tive matters briefly, and among other mui
tiers spoke of the efforts being made {
g. get State legislation to aid in extermin,
ting the boil weeyil
The legislature viii no doubt make a
q. appropriation he said, TO aid the par
tor determination, which Is pruiseworth!
% no DOUBT, buL purely sentimental Tor
do not believe that the boil wceVi can
VAJrrmiuutcd, The sum OF 50 ,uUu, or eve
b. Sou,WO, may b" appropriated, and strou
q Efforts Will be made tn capture such priz
r for the best method OF eXtermluatug III
Wueyt but it Is hard problem that 60
ton growers are facing and It's solution
should be dCligtCd Ia see.
The only safeguard l know OF for cOttu
l. rnisCrs is to plant early with early matu
Ing seed. This win enable them to 9
their crops out before the time the DO
e weCvil usually begins Its rayAgeS.
r. "Of other legislation now occupying n
attention Of the house the bill to amen
= The state quarantine law is pro.cmlnen
d The cattlcmen are ny In arms against Il
J. proposed open season. and II is hard
n, tell what viii be done regarding the law,
~
u, MIR, HENRY LEIGH, representing II
~ Monroe Molasscs company Of Monroe. Ii
- was guest at the Rice hotel yestorda
v Mr.. Leigh is aI old Tennessee boy. H.
IL has Travelled in Texas several years IL
o. likes the state immensely. He Is very o
thusgstc over the prospects Of baseball
IA ~ fRn lone M IN