The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-17
SOME SHORT LOCAL STORIES
An Opportunity for Texas to Show
Her Resources.
THE SOUTHERN STATES EXPOSITION
Hon. Jonathan Lane Talks About ,hc
Galveston Coufcrencc-How News
paper Advertising Pays.

Il see from The Post that the mayor
has appointed Messrs. ii. W. Gorrow,
J. NJ. Cotton. James A. Baker, Ir. ana
Phil Carson delegates to u convention TO
be held In Chicago on the 10Th inst, to
take preliminary steps toward the organi-
cation OF an exposition company to be
known as the Chicago and Southern
States Exposition company" said we'll
known citizen yesterday. II think the
objects OF this exposition are good. The
purpose IS TO exhibit, tho natural re
sources. the manufactured and natural
products. aud the industrial advantages
OF the South, FOR the purpose of attracting
ratdtnl. stimulating development and
opening now trade outlets direct TO the
consumers of southern products. To cui-
tivato moro friendly and business re.a-
tons between the South and the West
Texas has very persistenuy neglected
every opportunity OF showing rs re-
fers chance to make amends for past
mistakes"
III ever had any doubt in my own
mind as 10 the value of newspaper advcr-
Using / had It removed yesterday when
| LOOKED over my morning mail" said
Ny. j. j. PASTORAL TO a Post man. In
running over the lettcrsl came across one
addressed simply to j. J. r, Harris
county. Texas II contained an order
for a lot OF goods from an absent minded
customer who WAS evidently thinklns
about some hing else when ho wrote the
direction OF course there Is only one
man N Harris county in my line Of busi
ness, whose initials arc j. j. r., but the
post office people would never have
known It had | not been a constant adj
vertiscr IN the daily newspapers"
Hon. Jonathan Lane of Fayette coun-
~ was in the city yesterday a guest OF
the Lawlor, en- route TO san Antonio OF
business trip, after attending the sound
money convention at Galveston When
asked by a reporter or The Post his idea
OF the ultimate result of the convention
! Just concluded. he answered:
at is hard to tell. We adopted a series
Of resolutions winch think are fair lc
| nil members OF the party and IL they are
indorscd by the party 1t VIII be OF greh1
| benefit. While / supported the minority
| difference between them and those sub
| mitted by the majority. While We are
| discussing the convention, l would llk'
| to correc, the report OF The Post repre-
sentative. lie makes me say exactly wha
| / did not In his report he says. Mr.. Jon
| athan Lane said he did not particularly
object to being called hotter; ne nae
got used TO it and rather liked it. II
| wanted this convention to say that ~
members would not march to the polls
to vote side by side with the i6ers. liz
| favored the substitute.
| II said that about the 'holter.' but thu
| other is Incorrect. / said in the conven
| ton that: ! hope some method can hi
! ndoptcd by which all democrats, whethc
| they be for free silver or for sound money
! can march side by side in the comins
election and vote for democracy an'
against all enemies of demY'racy ~
| ed. | know there are as good democrat
in this state who believe in free aud un
limited coinage OF silver as any OF us.