The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-02
TO LOCATE THE HOME.
The Report 10 Full OF the Board
of Directors
ON THE VARIOUS PROPOSITIONS
All Proposals Are Discussed ut
LcnRth-Comc Up Thursdny.

| -NfAS"inb 10 knt Ititit III iult VI tut
beard OF directors OF the Widows and Or.
phans Home on the various propositions
tchuoring site for the institution. IL was
made special order for 10 a. III. Thursday
To the Most Worsh.pful Grand Lodge Of
Texas
| The directors OF the Masonic Widows
ana orphans Home beg TO report that O
number OF locations have been offered
some In the shape OF outright donation and
some proposing to sell at low figures. The
| directors have not considered any PROPOSE
,ion proposing TO sell and therefore deem
IL unnecessary TO mention them. OF the 10
| cations which have offered donations. the
! directors or some of them. have visited
ana personally inspected North Galveston,
Iemple, Grecnville. Corslcana. Corsicana,
san Marcos, Cleburne and Bolton and have
also visited the cities OF Waco. Fort Worth
and Dallas with the expectation that they
would make offers. These three cities,
however. have failed to make any PROPOSE
ton. Briefly stated the proposed donations
| are as follows:
NORTH GALVESTON.
This place offers to donate 200 acres
OF land on the shores of Galveston bay of
the fruit land addition OF North Calves
ton
Temple offers to give 200 acres of good
agriouitural lands within two miles of that
city.
Corsicdna offers about 40 acres within a
short distance OF that city adjoining the
state Orphans Home and the Odd Fellows
Orphans Home.
Greenville withdraws her former propos,- :
ton and now offers $780, 900 to secure the
home near the town OF Greenville, In Hunt
county.
The city OF Laredo offers about 240 acres
OF land adjoining that place
WILLIS
The proposition from this town is PAT
about 500.
COLD SPRINGS.
Offers a donation OF 21O acres situated
within few miles of that town in San
Jacinto county.
MARBLE FALLS
Proposes to donate two blocks of ground
ana enough granite to put up a building
SETTEGAST.
rms gentleman, past master OF GRAY
lodge, 1923, offers to donate 200 acres OF
land about nine miles from Houston In a
southwesterly direction, along the South
ern Pacific railroad.
we have received a proposition from
Bryan Offering 300 acres not far from the
Agricultural college. This proposition. in
writing. was only received on the 3Oth o,
November.
We have also received proposition from
san Marcos Offering 200 acres on the BANKS
oil the river near that place,
In examining the various localities the
directors had In view first, healthfulness
OF location, abundance Of pure water and
good drainage: second, seniality and equa
billty OF climate, adaptabilty OF soil and
climate Tor raising fruit vegetables berries
and ordinary agricultural products, con.
tguity TO markets. nearness to large towns
or cities affording facilities for learning
mechanical trades II is contemplated that
the moral and intellectual training of the
children shall go hand in hand with In
stfuctlon in practical agricultural. me-
chanlcal industries and all domestic ACCOM-
pllshments. The boys will aid in the fields
IN the care Of stock, learn the clements
OF useful trades and those having a me-
chanicai turn, when old enough be placed
IN toundries or machine shops under the
"ntchlui eye of competent master Masons:
While the girls will do the work Of the
dairy house Keeping, learn to sew and
cook etc. the object being to turn out
useful men and women when they become
old enough to enter life for themselves.
or all the places inspected only two. ac
cordng to our judgment, have come up to
tho essential requirements necessary to the
location Of such home and these are
.'N''b N"lN'Stuh anu itinHlt.
In our opinion North Galveston has SILL
perior advantages. combining all those pos
sessed by Temple, together with many
others peculiar to itself. The proposed site
IN North Galveston is situated on the shore
OF Galveston bay on blum which rises
eighteen to twenty feet above ordinary
tide is nearly midway between the two
great cities of Galveston and Houston, on
the line of the La Porte railroad running
between those cittps ouJ Ia nhput n N nr'a
run from the railroad center of Texas
There is a slight fall from the highest
point OF the bluff on the bay shore running
back toward another arm of the bay which
insures admirable drainage. Artesan wells
number Of which have been sunk In that
locality, strike the water bearing sands
ut a depth Of about 500 feet, giving con.
slant flow of water, which has been pro-
nounced by experts to be almost chemically
pure. II Is tho same character of water
taken from tho sand stratum which Is now
being supplied to the city of Galveston A
large brewing company, being DESTROYS Of
establishing plant In the latter city. sub
mitted this artesian water to five different
reputable chemists. who, after an analysis
pronounced 1t to be exceptionally pure So
that two essential requisites, good drainage
and an abundant supply OF pure water Is
secure. Being situated on peninsula OF
the bay with nothing to interrupt the sea
breezes, a moro healthful location can not
be found. and the great desderSNm OF
health is assured. The soil is OF the char
actor known as coast country soil famed
for producing orchards of the LaConte and
kindred pears and other fruits, and the
experience OF the last 1--WE or six years has
demonstrated that 1t Is especially adapted
10 fruit growing Berries flourish with lit.
tie cultivation, especially Strawberries
which grow in great abundance and mature
80 carly that remunerativc sales can be
easily effected All kinds OF vegetables DO
we'll with even moderate cultivation. es-
pecially cabbage. lettuce. cRulitower. on
ions, turnips. heets. parsnips, carrots
beans. okra. reas, sweet and Irish potatoes
tomatoes aud every variety OF melons and
great advantage is found in the fact
that two crops OF vegetables can be grown
In year viz, in the spring and winter
We are informed by tradesmen that the
winter crop Is frequently the most va uable
The land therefore while capable OF pro-
ducing an abundant supply Of vegetables
for tho use OF the home the year around