The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-08
STORIES OF A DAY.


MIR. y. A. Riesner hit the nail squarely
on the head when he declared that the only
way to accomplish anything in the direc-
ton Of improving Buffalo bayou Is Tor the
citizens OF Houston to show the faith that
is in them by putting UP the amount noces-
sary to do the work." said well known
citizen yesterday to Post rop1r,er
"Major Miller, the government engineer IN
charge of the Texas harbor improvements.
has given a rough estimate that 2U-loot
channel can be opened from Harrisburg To
deep water at an approximate cost OF 5000.
COZ. II these hgurts be correct Houston
could not make a better Investment than to
Iut up the money necessary TO d this
work and rely upon the government for re
endorsement for the outlay. Even should
the amount never be repaid the expenditure
would he good one, considered purely
from the standpoint OF an investment. IT
Is an old but true adage that In order 10
secure help from others we must hrst help
ourselves We cant do that lay wind Jam 70
ming, and the sooner that Houston reaches
the conclusion that money must be put up
and put up literally to accomplish results
in this direction the better"
Or. r. j. Boylcs, who has Just returned
from visit TO Thurber. IN Erath county.
gives a glowing description of that section
OF the State and the people. a most pleas
ant thing to remember was his Thanksslv-
ing dinner with Colonel K. d. Hunter. the
leading spirit there and gentleman well
and fayorably known IN Houston. DR.,
BoyIcs said: 1t would well repay anyone
to visit that section. The country sur
rounding is beautiful and picturesque, the
soil adapted TO raising all kinds of crops
and the people the type Of the most pros
porous and socable. The coal output is
from $50 to 200 carloads per day, watch
In Itself is a great and growing Industry.
But outside OF this the people are go
ahead class as the little city OF 800 inhab-
itants proves. Al pull together aud they
have a splendid electric light plant With
a first class system OF wnterwOrks. TnVr.
is an opera house which would be an orna-
nlent to any city Then they have reading
rooms and other such places. which make
the place inviting to the stranger larfe
packery, ice plant, extensive dairy, together
with small wholesale houses makes Thur
Der compare most favorahly with larger
cities Just take run UP there some time
and you can learn n few things Which
would not hurt Houston to copy from"
Post reporter e.s,' -Nr w. Van Amer
orengen in the corridor Of the Hutchin'
IIoust last night lni asked about his Hol-
land colony that he had for the past two
years been laboring to locate IN Brazoria
county He said: by purchase our com
rany acquired some 10000 acres kDowl as
the Hoskins pasture in Brazoria county
which we have subdivided into suitable
tracts for industrious farmers, and we have
now some fifty families who are happy
conten;cG and prosperous and are demon
strating the great fertility OF the soil and
healthfulness Of this section These farm
ers are obtaining as profitable results from
these raw lands as has been secured from
our best Iowa lands. To say that they art
| delighted but mildly states the facts.
4 am going TO aud fro from Iowa and Texas
and on each trip bring with me nov
| farmers who are anxious TO make theli
home In the land of perpetual summer anl
| leave behind them the country OF nin'
months Of winter. I think the iocatlon q
this colony Influenced the removal OF the
county seat TO Angleton. Our colony is .
! s,,rcess and is there to stay.