The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-03-03
INTERESTING Letter FROM
AUSTIN CORRESPONDENT
Furnishes Signal Readers With
the Latest Happenings at
The Capital

There has perhaps never been a
legislature in Texas like the
present one. No man can fore
cast with any degree Of certain
ty what it will do with reference
to adjournment The House has
passed a resolution providing for
adjournment March II. When
this resolution reached the Senate
il was referred TO the committee
on constitutional amendments
where it now quietly reposes and
it will stay there until the prohi-
bitionists see proper to bring 1t
out for all Of the members of this
committee are prohibitionists ex-
cept the chairman do not be
lieve that the Senate will agree
to an adjournment on that date
unless the redistricting bills can
be put through. A number OF the
Senators want to go to congress
and they are not going to take
any chances ON running for con
gress before the state at lar ge.
The hopes Of the advocates Of
the various consolidation bills is
at a very low ebb, it having be.
come generally understood that
Gov. Colquitt will veto them
should they be passed.
The Abilene Normal school bill
will probably come up in the
Senate this week. see IN the
Western Light that some one
here in Austin had written to
Judge Higgins wishing to repre-
sent Snyder in this matter This
was perhaps some professional
lobbyist who wanted a money
consideration for his services.
Such men as rule have no stand
ing with the legislature and
would really prejudice the mem
bers against any measure when
they might advocate
The Farmers Union measure
has Jared especially well this ses-
sion. The Cotton Factory Bill
has been finally passed. The fol
lowing circular gotten out by my
self ip advocacy of the measure
while it was pending will explain
the measure:
NV attention has been called to
statement published in the press
of the State on February ~ to
the effect that J. r Howard, pres
idenf of the Dallas Cotton Mill
had appeared before the Dallas
Chamber of Commerce and urged
that body to petition Governor
Colduiit TO veto the bill now
pending in the Legislature aud
which has passed the Senate pro
vidinp for the erection Of a cotton
factory TO be- operated by con
victs in the manulacture OF cot
ton bagging, cotton duck, sack
rope and twine. The reasons CIV
en- bv MIR. Howard as TO why TINS
measure should hc vetoed are ri-
diculols and absurd. He says
that if this factory is erected
that privately owned mills cannot
compete with the state owned
factory because of the convict Ia.
bor that will be- used in the latter
Asa matter of fact there is not d
cotton mill i'm Texas that IS man
/ufacturing OF attempting TO man.
.ufacture the kind OF goods whlci
thi, bin provides shall be man.
ufacturd in the proposed Factory
exeeDt cotton duck How, then
crn the manufacture of baggmg
sacks. rope and twine injurious.
y affect the privately owned
mills. not one of which, as ! have
already stated is engaged in th'
manufacture of these miicles
/ challenge the correctness oi
his statement that there Is no
profit in the operation of cotton
mills in Texas. and that there are
four or five mills shut down be-.
cause il is improbable 20 operate
them. If it becomes necessary Ia
do 50. ] will produce the evidence,
showing that there is a splendid
profit in the business IN Texas
and that where the mills smut
down it is done pursuant 10 al
agreement to limit the output.
The statement that the erection
of the factory provided for IN tins
bin would put a stop to the move
ment which he says IS on ioot "a
erect mills IN Fort Worth and
Wichita Falls for the manulae.
turo~of fine fabrics is too absurd
40 require even a passing notice