San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1890-05-22
WHAT Is SAID OF Us.
Some Brief Expressions fiom IIOuston's
Late Guests.

Opinions That Arc Worth Hearing from
Representative Men from All
Portions OF Texas.
The following oircnlar, printedand
enclosed in n stamped envelope, was
handed to each of Houston's guests
at the banquet tables last week.
Office Of tho Houston Post, Hous'
ton, Texas, May O, l890.-My Dear
Sir: Please write on the attached
leaf Whatever may strike your fancy
about Houston, your visit here, our
people, institutions, churches, etc.
Or, ifsomething not enumerated here
occurs to you, write it down, seal the
envelope and drop it in the postoiiice.
Whatever You write will be publish
ed in the Post after the convention
has adjourned. Sign your full name
plainly. =.
BY complying with this request
you will greatly oblige both the
Post and yours truly,
r.. NJ JOHNSON,
Managing Editor.
Here are some OF the replies which
have go far come to hand;
I feel moved to send you few
lines. l am one of tho oldest men,
bers of tho Texas Press Association.
Ny first attendance was at Houston
in 1881, the second session, l believe,
of the association. ! have been pres
ent, I believe at every session since
until last year, and have derived both
pleasure and profit, but for the most
part have been merely a spectator.
My first introduction to your city
was in 81, and it has ever since been
q source Of pleasant remembrance.
During the recent meeting l found
il q matter of much interest to note
the progress of the city during the
past nine years, The change is in
deed wonderful, and the outlook
vastly better than it was then,
The idea OF an excursion to the
battle ground OF San Jacinto was
capital one. 1t is amazing that it
was never suggested, or carried out,
of any of the several previous sessions
of the association at Houston, for it
seems to me that, to Texans at least,
it possesses. or should possess, at
trections greater than any OF the
places to which excursions have hlther-
TO been had. Aside from the interest
of the objective point, the beautiful
scenery cnroute would well repay tho
trouble Of the trip. The length
breadth and depth of Buffalo bayou,
or river, I confess was a complete
surprise to me.
While yet boy in my native State,
Indiana, tho news of the struggle
of Texas for liberty, and especially
the fall of the Alamo and the victory
of San Ja cinto, made powerful i'm
preston on my mind which time has
never eflaced, bUt which has been
deepenod by pllgrimages to those
storicd scenes. The more l have
learned of the history OF General
Sam Houston the more 7 have learn
od ~ nonor his memory; and L am IN
full accord with the movement to
erect monument worthy OF his
great fame.
In the Post the city of Houston
has journal which does her credit.
for il is the result OF her enterprise
and liberality which inspires its ad-
mirable management to perseverance
in the path of excellence.
At the session of the Press asso-
citation just closed I missed many OF
"the old familiar faces" 1t is not
unlikely that l may nsver attend an.
other session, but my mind shall
ever revert with pleasure to its meet
ings, especially those at the hospit.
able city OF Houston.
ISAAC III. JULIAN,
Editor San Marcos FREE PRESS.