The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-08

Int Monday. They went to the Cap
tel. and yesterday morning an infor-
kception was rendered them by the
citizens.
II o'clock all went to Turner Hall
ndv and Secretary Richardson of the
m Business League called the con-
to order and introduced Lieutenant
bor George T. Jester. who. in the
e of Governor Culberson, presided
be convention until the election of
IS. He presented DIR. j. NJ. Halsell,
NJ the Cumberland Presbyterian
Of this city, who invoked divine
II and prayed for the success of the
bent.
Ernor Jester in a neat speech. short
,he point, welcomed the delegates
state. In closing he introduced
| Norman Kit.rell, who spoke in
of the citizens Of Houston.
said, We are sincerely glad to see
ora today and in hanalf Of the peo-
Houston / extend you an earnest
bridal welcome.
have long desired to have sou Lere
"a we desired to educate you We
been TRYING to make you believe what
y we had, but you would not be
ced. We put it in the papers and
ould not believe. We then had the
state men to tell you, and that only
sed your incredibly. II en- We
ded to get a lawyer TO tell you SO
lou would know 1t was so.
have some misapprehansion about
You are like the little 10y Whole
d were moving TO Texas from the
He heard them talking about get
This thing and that because they
not be gotten IN Texas. AT last
boy concluded there was nothing
as. So when the night before leGv-
said his prayer he added post
Good bye, God; I'm going to
|" The little fellow thought that
our Heavenly Father would forsake
ere but He does not.
see in the CHEEKY sunshine, the
breezes and the blue and beautiful
and the fertile soil the fairest land
I'm ever shoue on.
don't care what your politics arc
Ter republican, democrat or popullst.
Is no politics in the deep water
hent or in your exposition. Both
hatters Of pure unadulterated bust
intervals the energy, progress and
bpment OF country fird en ext les
lin an exposition, wheraing is illus
the measure of that coun!"7's de-
ment.
raise what you co not, and We also
what you do. You invite LIS to exhibit
haha l warn you that If we Ito &c
hill make you hard to catch. II
rs not what State competos, Texas
rake the pot" believe mat is u
Fska phrase.
Jas will be on deck for corn or cot
Sminerss or mclasses, pumpkins or
beans or babies.
Thin radius of twenty-five III les OF
TON, south west and southeast is the
Il fertile country in the world. Eder
virgin mcrn was not mere fcrtlle
he valley of the Nile Is Sa1ara arid
T. pmpared with 1t.
average cotton crop Of the Soutt
exceeding a half bale 10 The acre
he stalk averages only from three Z
feet, but in the country tributary Il
ION hundreds OF acres grow cotton
cre-that too, on land that was ncVel
zcd since the plcW was FIST tut II
irgn soil.
can send you everything You need
Ee want you to send your IToouet
e high seas through the rcrts o
You will need them all Coz
ght never intended that You shtnl'
your products across he c'ntinen
w York. Your shortest way Is W on
We will soon have deep water I
tcn wharves. and we nave the ran
to bring your products
want to be seen at your exposition
we will teach the people Of lie kas
the Empire of the Transmisslssipr
e most productive territory IN tn
of the South, the West and Souchwes
bot ask for government AID MS livoi
Demand II as right. We All ruI
per and secure that a'1, AMI 10 in
of which both political rn ties nr
pitted as a policy.
believe in Nebr lska. We role
20 or three hundred thousand demo
majority last year--a little shor
10 rnin--for gentleman from Nc
a, and will likely do the same IN
but we are not mixing Ioiilcs !
Thank God, fighting Is ever. w
y2p the best fight we lad, am, whe
putt you were willing to stop, ava no
pm strive for supremacy H. the way
PEACEFUL development.
nr exposition will nor only l'ove
mrld the truth OF the poetic iropf
Plat Westward the s,ar OF empiI
its way" but that it IS rapid
ping the zenith of it's effulgence oN'
western valley of the Mississippi.
this period Governor Culberson hs
cd He was introduced by Lieuteual
rhor Jester, but declined TO- make
fh, merely presenting Former Cove
alvin Saunders OF Nebraska.
Vernon Saunders paid pretty trihu
Governor Culberson and assured Il
ton people that his delegation WI
10 meet the citizens OF Texas.
inlng the purposes OF this trip, 4
nor said their visit was principal
20 the efforts of Mr.. Tom Richardso
nterprising secretary of the Houst'
iess League, The delegation, said b
rlsed the very bsst business men of Il
oil Nebraska. They were not polit
but men of affairs. The govern
ne was proud of them.
possibilities OF the great transmit
pi region was dwelt upon and t
sr showed that the deep water
exas coast is 500 miles nearer
than the seaboards OF the East. Il
We're merely waiting for an invit
iWenty-four States and Terri orr
Nsung to do business through II
VI all of them, however. Nebras
exas are the mostly Interested Tex
ne cattle and Nebraska has the cor
business relations should be clos
o,lhg he told of the progress OF I