The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-03

sio"iuE tVWn, uedituy ana prosperous, III
! fertile section Of country and contiguous
donation Of at least 200 acres Of land suit
able for cultivation and other needs of an
Institution Of the kind in question.
We will proceed In as short a space ~
and at the same time apologize
Ing for the time and patience necessary to
consider our propositions. in detail to show
that In making the requirements. as above
set forth. you have. unwittinsly. desisnat d
Temple as the proper location for the
home for. as We have before stated, no
town in Texas other than Temple possesses
all these essential features so completely
as does Temple.
TEMPLE CENTRALLY LOCATED.
Our city is midway between the Northern
and Southern limits Of the State. and Is
about the center Of both the area and pop
ulation. as will be readily seen by refer
ence to the map. hence would be as ac-
cessble from one part Of the State as an
other. as regards both the present and fti-
turc development.
RAILWAY FACILITIES.
prime cause for Temples phenomenal
growth and unvarying prosperity is her
railroad interests. Here cross the two great
southwestern systems, the Gulf. Colorado
and Santa Fe and the Missouri Kansas
and Texas railways. and the former has
horc their chief interests. The Santa re
also sends out from here their Western
division, now completed 10 San Antonio,
about 22o miles west. and the immense
territory thus travcrsed is an exclusive
Held ripe for supplying from this point.
The Santa Fc shops and offices turn Into
general circulation from $4,000 to 900
each month. and this is a considerable item
In sustaining flne cash trade that gives
Temple superiority over other places
HhA ..x.a
has not made this divisional point ex-
cept for local freight trains. but recently
extensive improvements have been made
and from the geographical location and
other reasons, there Is some probability
that at no far distant day Temple Will have
the location Of tho principal interests OF
that road as she has OF the Santa Fe. A
reference to the map of Texas shows Tenn
pie TO be located at the center Of these two
great railway systems traversing the State
from north to south. and communicating
with nearly all the railroads in the State
These facts place Temple as one OF the
most, II not the most. easily accessible
points in the State. She has twenty -four
passenger trains in and out daily. Temple
Is the passenger and freight division of
the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fc railway.
main line and branch. and is also local
division OF the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
THE LOCAL MASONIC LODGE.
Knob Creek lodge No. 4ol. Ancient. Free
and Accepted Masons, antedates the birth
of the city by several years aud from n
small body with no home OF rs own a few
years ago II now has large working
membership among tho largest 10 the
State, and valuable property of its own.
| well furnished and the returns OF lodges
TO the last meeting of the Grand Lodge
places it second best of all the lodges ~
the State The lodge Is growing rapidly
and is marked by the harmony prevailing
among its members and to the true spirit
OF Masonry. AS the management OF the
home would necessarily deyovo in a
great measure on the lodge nearest TO
which 1T is located we claim peculiar ad q
vantage would accrue to the home II
located here, in That large majority OF
our members are young mcn-ihat is, un-
usr uh'ouie ase, anu thelt a1H'hls,rat'ph
VI the nome nhairs woul" w oha'ac,
'aSea " p,w,'p,'tss, s.'o' uuNn,'Ss "i y,
n"'o no iabslnE Oh interest OF suiUh'nt III
au'y' AGAIN ths soou women OF 'h,S pace
are holcu 'or 'he'r uec"s ol ch"Iiy' anu
their interest," IN "oiR Per'aihNh W an IN
s,'t"tloh VI 'ne h'nu we seen 10 looa'e nel''
anu We WIN nav men nea''y an" ch'u,sa-
iasuc co operation IN masking lhe manage
| 'nen' VI INV "'"'' s'""" h"'V'Ss'
Emil LIE = HEALIi1 hh'h H.
The population of Templc is nearly 10
600 and thoroughly American, there being
comparat,vely, few foreigners for a place
of hcr size The spirit of her people 4,
host shown in tho fact from n hnre prairic
a little over fourteen years ago Tempie T.
now one of the most wide awake and pub
lie spiri,ed cities OF tho State, not except
ing much larger towns. Its business. pusl
and energy are tavorably commented on Il
all directions. and its growth to tie prosen
enviable position is of that steady an,
sure kind ms TO promise great things 20
her in the future Her present energy, pro
eressivcness and nffabiily are today seer
in her wealth, stability and popularity. lie
cosmopolitnn population is democratic
where each man is received and treated OF
exactly the same plane that he assume
} for himself.
TEMPLES ENTERPRISES.
wa ava -, ,ho on,niop that town bav
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r"I ,ma ,arco n,,,,hor n, omp,nvos ma
Tr ~ ,os ,s >. s,ro,,s tnducomcnt for III
loca,ior ~ tho "home'' here espcciall
,ope.'on ., ,n n,,,n ,ho ,,c, ,ho, his cnn,
ml,tee has assurances from the manage