The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-16
PLEASED WITH THE CITY.
The Visit Yesterday Of Some Chicago
Excursionists.
THE TRIP THROUGH THE MARKET
Some Expressions From Prominent Mem.
beers Of the Psrty--Personpei
of the Party.

An excursion party Of seventy-Ave ladies
and gentlemen. members OF the Illinois
club. of Chicago, spent several hours In
the city yesterday afternoon. and throust
the courtesT OF the street car company
and a committee representing the Nous
ton business league. they were shown
over the city.
The party was In charge Of Mr. J. j.
Grafton of Chicago. and II Is the eigh-
teenth tour that he has conducted through
Mexico. They left Chicago on the 2lst of
January and after making tour of the
principal cities OF Mexico and Texas were
on their return trip to Chicago They
passed through the city yesterday morn
ing from the West and after spending
half of the day 10 Galveston arrived In
the city at go o'clock yesterday after
noon Upon their arrival al the Inter
national and Grea: Northern dspot, they
were met by Messrs. V. B. Slosson. u.
G. Law. Fairbanks. ". W. De ster. +
". Gray and others Ct the business league
and escorted u the special electric cars,
which had been provided by the coui tess
of the Houston Street Railway company
The visitors were taken over the Fannin
street. Aransas Pass and Houston Heights
lines. and They expressed great surprise
in seeing such hustling, progressive city.
They had not expected to stop OF AZ
Houston and Of course were surprised
and gratifled al the attention shown them
nv the business league committee.
,rhA visitors were also shown throneh
the central market. Ine IaulsS VI tnT
party were especially inter- stel ~ Ni'ii
fhey saw here and both the .aales al
ssnfisrns.n we're ss7onished when they sa"
new tomatoes and fresh sitRwhrrries Ia
abundance grown In the open air in feh-
Th. members Of the party seemed thor
fughly congcnial and appeared Ike a niE
family on a holiday excursion.
Mr. J.. r. Han. d m nher OF the parry.
said they were very much pleased with
fne attention that hsd been shown them
in Mexico and IN al thu Texas cities IL
which they had stopped.
I'VE had not expected TO get out Of the
train al Houston" said he, land we were
agreeaby surprised when a committee ot
escorted us over the city. We had MT
expected TO hnd Houston 80 iarg' n city
In fact. our stop IN your beautiful cts
has been series Of Pheasant surprises 60
Mr. D. W. Mnls retired capitals, OF
Chicago, who Is prominently spoken ~
far the republican nomination for con-
gross in the Chicago district, Was "a mem
her Of the party. Mr.. Mills has been to
Texas before this. hut said he had OBJ
served vast ipnroyement everywhere
~ frequently tell people IN Chicago who
] know TO be working for small salaries
that they ought to come down to Texas
and farm some of this fertile land Thov
would make more money and IN a few
years become independent"
SIR. Mills was asked the republican son
timent IN his State us 10 the choice for
president.
viii capturt he Illinois delegation with
out any trGuhle. While you democrats
down here ara blaming The hard times TO
the silver question. we are charging II no
20 the low tariff. think the .v,ru-
Trent ought - coin AL tho silver thai We
can use II ought 10 w. received tor an
taxes. duties and I'll dents duo Tho gov
eminent. In Illinois however I DO not
think the financial question l. going 10
: figure so consniciI1Islv ~ the coming
campaign IS viii the tariff"
The party lsft f3r New Orleans at 6 90
O'Clock and after spending three dAva in
the Crescent cry they viii 70 difec
In charge q party J. Grafton. chi
cago; assistants. a. e. Mayo ard Charles
Anderson Chicago
Special interpreicr accompanying party.
Senior del Dino, Leon. Mexico
In charge Of Pullman vtstibulc dining
ear 'Iturbe" William II Northrup. CHI
cago; IN charge OF drawing room car
'Lora." compartment cars "Nlncentiu"
and "I.ucentio' and observation ear
'Tolva." Robert lfar,nett, CHICAGO
Personnel Of the party. Mr. and Mrs
a. H. Arnold. Chicago Mr. and Mrs "
A. Beidler. Evanston. m Mrs @ e Pom
son. Chicago Mr. ana Mrs J. =. Brewer
and maid Chicago, III Mr. p L. Champ
lin. Mr.. Charles =. Champlin Mr. and
Mrs. ~ W. Cheney. Chicago. Mrs George
q. Clinton. Mr. James Clinton. Joliet. IN
Clinton. Ind; Mr.. and Mrs II. J. Eaeai