The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-06
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Mr.. Ed Smaiiwood, Formerly OF Houston
bnt now 81 Kerrynie: Houston Is des-
tined TO be the metropolis Of the South
west. II those Texas appropriations rec
commended pass congress II means deep
water for Houston nj no distant day. UP
around Kerrvile we are boring the hills
fall of artssian wells and lan and, tnat was
prices"
Captain Joe Davis: I'VE have demon
strstcd that tho country tributary to
Houston IL capable OF the highest produce
ton WIZ. --s.SA.c would have thought two
years ago that rice would have grown IN
ers should come 70 South Texas where
the climate Is more eduAble and where
any industrious man can. make enough IN
one season to pny for his land and all
his Improvement and All this land is trib-
utary to Houston :,
Several or the teachers who attended
the convention in Houston Saturday re
nained over 10 spend Sunday in tho city
A Post reporter happened to be caught
in a crowd OF them in the lobby of the
Capitol aotel and heard the following con-
vcrsatlon:
aWeii. Galveston Is schemer, isn't
she? Every time we meet there she tries
20 get us 10 adopt permanent headquar-
tiers ana 10 make them where the sad Hea
waves can be heard. She starts In early
this year, doesn't she? That proposition
submitted by the chamber OF commerce 10
our state. executive committee was rather
''oh. that wasn't the work of any cham
Der OF commerce. spoke up a gentleman
from Central Texas. THAT proposition
down there. Know the location OF the
land they offer us. 1t belongs to an ifl-
prcyement company that wants to boost
Ia rArffn
CATION"
ut sesns to me- said another. "that
Galveston had Just MS well offer to place
What IN the world do the teachers Of
Texas want to Invest So, coo In building
In Galveston for? Certainly not as u
meet once q year. and are always ten-
dered q hall then by the city In which we
convene
I'VE could place library there. and"
began a quiet listener Ia the corner
yes" interrupted the former speaker.
and 90 down there once IN twelve nionths
TO look ut the books in their oascsi tell
You, to choose Galveston as our head
quarters would be d slight to every other
city In Texas. and will not be counte-
meets next June. We are going to carry
out our regular plan Of meeting In DIFF
ferent city each year"
This settled the matter and the crowd
took UP another aubjedt for discussion.
Captain A. N. LeitneclSer OF Austin is
spending few days pleasantly in the
city. Yesterday, In talking about Hous-
ton. he said. You surely have the COM
Ing city here. Among all Of your other in
see Houston smelling that Llano Iron ore,
You can get cheap coal, you have the
transportation, and X seems to me that
right here IS the place for that business"
Mr.. w. N. Virgins of Austin. chief
bcolslseeper In the comptrollers depart
ment. is here attending the Grand Lodge.
Speaking yesterday of the Austin election.
he said that the campaign was one of is
sues, not OF individuals; that the people
tho dam project TO have MaDonald de-
feated, hence the result. Mr.. Virgins Is a
candidate, or Is snid to be, for comptro-
Ter, ami Is suite popular.
Mfr. George NJ. Bailey OF the Dallas
News stan, IS in the city doing" the
Masonic Grand Lodge for his paper. Mr.
Bailey is one OF the very finest stan cor
respondents that Texas has ever had, is
a popular gentleman, md no man better
the politics of the State
Mr. Bailey thinks the two wings of the
party will get together next
year. SO close together. In fact, that the
scheming politicians and disturbing news
papers Will be unable to get Between
with the News next year. which fact dis
credits the report that he would Join
forces with Sam Jones In evnngelistic
work.