The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-08
HE SEEDS THE CITY
And Saves s1l BY Failing Into the Right
Hands.
To the Editor of The Post:

And Saves S1l by Failing Into the Right
Hands.
To the Editor of The Post:
Houston, Texas, March 6.--I am
young farmer and live In Robertson coun-
", few mikes from Calvert. The ground
on the bottom being TOO wet to plJw, |
thought l would run down 10 Houston
and see for the first time a city [ had
heard so much about. So | took a Central
tram ana arrived yesterday morning, aud
as good luck would have 1t, the first man
met at the depot was a gentleman w-o
SAID he was Professor Athlete, and that
he was the city's custodian, and was paid
u salary to SHOW strangers over the city
at nominal prices, and thus enable them
TO see more in u single day than they
could see in week by themselves. l told
MN that would just suit me, as | had but
Two, days TO stay and would like TO see
all l could.
He then said that wnile in his hands
would he the citys guest, and would only
ne charged half price for anythiiN /
saw, and that these charges would not 20
into his pocket, as he was paid a salary
by the city, but into the orphan asylum,
phan myself
Then lie asked me where l was going
70 stop; told him at hotel, supposed,
nc said the hotels would charge me SO a
u9y, pnt as me city's guest could go
Cohinodatons for 81 a day. Here would
re ~ saved IN two days. | thanked him.
put ne said | need not thank him, as he
wanted to be the citys guests.
After depositing my baggage at his
boarding house and getting my breakfast
lisa ne SAD IL | would follow his lead and
directions he would show me the city and
save me much money. This | was nlnd
70 promise him. He then said he would
IKE me TO the corner Of Main and Pres
,on streets where ! could see in six win
aows the finest clothing in the CITY far
nan price, or only 10 cents a window
ms was done aud saved 60 cents there
~ course paid as went. so as to avoid
any ihlsuhderstandtng. Next we went To
me business League and saw specimens
OF al the coast productions He said tha
resuiar price for seeing them was so cents
nut he only charged the cltv's guests Ok
cents. He then asked me if.I was FOND ne
me fine arts, l said yes, very. He -
TOOK me to the Hotel Denver saloon ana
s ,,.on me the pictures hanging on the
wan, his only cost - cents / asked q ir,
70 take a drink there. But he refused in
SANITY lie said he would lose his position
M, ne ever drank drop of alcoholic liquor
rrapidly' l said tolerably fast, but not as
iaSt as would like TO. 1t being Q O'Clock
no said he would take me where Inv
,M 49,, man fifteen minutes | could
lut, 10 make figures at lightning sneed
ana he thought the class was probshi,..
,lere by mat time. That the charge peyy
leSs0h was Sl but being the city's guest
would have to nay him so GEMS 60 ha
took me to a large saloon on the ,corr ts
OF Maln and Prairie the Turf EXchangnn
TANK they call it. We found Tho class
nnathereu ana the teacher was MAILING
rsures on the wall. When the fiftcen n,i,e
ntes We're up | was so much interesteJ
wanted 10 nay half dollar more an,i sta,,
,"r another lesson of fifteen minutes. This
ne , e,Unsented to. / am going to practice
making figures when | get homo Noxt w,
Wont TO the market house and after see
lns All the stalls, at 10 cents each No
Went up stairs and the professor show
me .i'e mayor and the city secretary. ine
only paid y cents. Then we saw, tbr1
notes at ~ cents each, the CONT hntso
ana opera house, and the outside or M
tWipus s,S tost building for 20 cents zach
we uld not go inside as the printers wore
~, ~ az nome ana asleep at that hour bnt
uc salu we Will find the Age Office omen
80 Wont there and saw those they called
,n M a. ana calamity" and Uncle Dan. :
99 ' oN1 or TWO others, at 20 cents a head
= nclo Dan wanted us to set ION, ~, :;
uut me professor wouldn't consent To (,
nor do II himself. ~ IT,
places visited during tho dav - NE
know now much money | had ana W., 10y
nuch ! spcnt during the entire dav .r ,9.
n HnoW mat J saved $40 by being fortune,
.npuEh 10 fali IN with Professor Athlcto
ana 10 think that I have bencstaS -.
| oVphans 10 that extent makes mo feoi e az
proud Tho, professor had to 70 TO 10 EGi al
won Ia earIy tpls morning and I am
Wamaerlns alone today. When / Fot how.
: VIII ADVISE all my acquaintances ,yh,,
contemplate visiting the CITY ~ TIor", ~, ~,
Va see me sights, TO first write, to I5rofcia
| thu depot ''NVt 'hem at
! can not close without expressive ,,.
Nu.I, aVion Tor city that will nj its 80!
th III intsrpp pay man salary to look af l
| greatly benefit them ana e." nus 50
| very respectfully, NO "rPhahs.
| Hiram X. Wakefield