The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17
IMPORTANT SUGGESTION.
VIII Houston suffer Relapse After
Rapid Crovthf

| To the Editor OF Tho Post.
'wil tho Texas const country. and es-
peclally Houston suffer relapse after u
rapid growth?"
The above with the usual trimmings
/ w,s the subject of an extended and some
| what animated discussion IN the office or
| the ArtesIan hotel last night, and at the
close / was requested by those present to
give my ideas upon the question 60 the
! editor OF The Post.
| wish l had the ability TO draw n pen
picture OF that talk and bring the readers
cloAer 10 me, but as that In impossible. /
will take advantage OF the opportunity
presented and give but one side OF the
/ case
| l think, IN fact, l almost know rapid
growth VIII not be followed by relapse in
che coast country, and that Houston. like
Duluth, So. Louis, Buffalo, st. Joseph, Port
lard. Seattle. PlttshurE, Cleveland and
other solid cities, win never stop growing
II once properly started.
Tho whole story In nutahel is told
when say that II is only ono idea towns
and oities which so up like rocket and
come down like toboggan
1t is the places which go wild over spccu-
lativo real estate, impossible factories. un-
necessary buildings or rome other single
idea" scheme that 30 10 pieces jus; when
the world ~ wondering how II all came
about
The man who never believes IN anything
until he seoH or feels Il, and IN always
doubtful aa TO tho future. connects boom"
with any movement which hespeGk pros
! perty. ana Invariably refoB TO Wichita.
ana after Wichita to kanDns city.
He would have a at II told that tho
cause OF dun times In those cities did not
rule elsewhere Wichita was real estate,
nothing nut real estate. and the lmpoasibia
factories located there were only built TO
sell real eBtato. stlil Wichita 10 II much
better city today than she gets credit for
being.
Kansas city got Wild on real estate and
mixed II with live stock and pork packing.
but her Wholesale manufacturing interests.
except IN a few lines, were neglected. and
today ehc playa second fiddle to her 5mnll-
cr sister, ST. Joseph. II must not be for
gotten TINT old 81 Jonoph grew like "a
house on fire. aud 10 gtlll increasing I'm
population and wealth.
ST. Paul, Cleveland ana Detroit have all
been Doomed" but no one ~ starving on
account Of rclnpge
Bunalo stands second 10 Chicago In rapid
growth among American cities during the
past fye yeRrs, and Htlll the pcople are not
following Grover Cleveland out OF town.
There are so few people who ntudy sta
uatica; they take common rumor for
granted, II IS much easier 10 believe what
you hear ana read thnn TO search out tho
rncta
No American city OF 10000 population is
better cvened up all around than lious-
stss.a la misunderstanding In
tercsts are wen taken care Of.
ghc iB provided with railroad facilities
amply BufHclpnt to roach any territory
west OF the Missouri river at adynnlh-
Rcoua ratca ana additional jobblnB houses
IN needed lines viii find a good field here
Houston 10 by no means short IN Indus
trial Institutions which give employment
TO labor
Houston is solid financially and her df-
fcrent interests will Keep stop with each
other, no matter how rapid the pace.
Who ever thinks OF 81. Louis when
speaking Of a Doom? "staid old 81 Louis
rs a common expression, but the Mound
Guy holds thlrd place among growing
cities. and has added 10000 % her popula-
ton IN the last i've years and the Sunday
Republic and Gl0be-Democrat never con-
tain less than eight solid pages OF real ca
tate advertisements,
II Is n fact that American cities grow
mostly ia plunBes. and even New York and
Philadelphia are not exceptions 10 the
rule.
do not believe in ncglectlng any i'm
pSrtnnt feature Of city 10 advance reni
estate. and ! know that cities win not go
forward rapidly unless local pride IN uni
yersally encouraged,
The old-tlmor Is usually doubtful OF the
newcomer, but NO more 30 IN Houston
than elsewhere. Some persons seem 10
have gotten the idea into their heads that
the Magnolia city L. especially burdened |
with mussbacklam, but such u not the |
case My lifc.work has been spent In the |
interests OF the West and Southwest. In
ducing the westward movement OF people 1
and money has boon the burden OF my |
song, ana / know that the population Of
the entire country - made up Of human |
beiaRK--jligt this same North or South. The /
oid-timar Is slow Al the jump. but hard 20
hold IN the middle OF the road after the |
race becomes exciting
inst now the oid-time capitalists could |
start the BAH rolling, and they VIII very |
soon. Houston Is ripe for an active cam
paign. and there win be no relapse. The |
eltv "a 100 well fortified IN all directions
The metropolis and trade center OF the fer
Tie coast country ~ not "A "one idea" |
town. She Is drawing 20 her fold good |
material from almost every State In the |
Union and the natives are built OF good |
Texas timber themselves.
Within ave years from today there viii |
be more new -coners IN Houston than there
are oitizens-1oday, and aH the city grows
and progresses theg--Ail al Do loyal Hons-
toninns and forget that they had formerly |
feared a rapid increase In population. build.
inRg. capital and wealth.
La Porte. Texas December T. 1883