The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-07
PREPARING FOR THE FESTIVAL.
Blr Show 70 Be Held IN Houston December to II
III Inclusive.
JAYS MEETING WAS ENTHUSIASTIC.
xas Fruits Flowers Vegetables viii Be DlspayedOther At
fractions and pian for Raising Funds Were DISCUSSED
The Ladies' Are Interested

/ Il number Of representative and publ
spirited citizens held . meeting ct tn
Hutchins House parlors 1t o'clock yes
1erday afternoon for the purpose Of or
gambling tho Texas Fruits, Flowers an
Vegetables association and to inaugurat
arrangements for carnival to be held Il
( Houston this winter. which will be know
~ the Texas Fruits Flowers and vege.
tables Festival. A large proportion Of those
IN attendance were ladies, and that they
ure deeply interested in the movement Is
evidenced by the active part taken BY them
IN yesterdays meeting.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
w. A. Chiidres. who said:
'sThis gathering is tho result Of one or
two previous meetings ty few OF us. and
IL for the purpose OF making preliminary
arrangements for carnival to be held In
Houston early In December. AS you all
know. we have for several years past had
some kind OF an entertainment here every
winter, but we want to get up an attrac-
tion this year on much larger scale than
heretofore. committee Of business men,
Of Which am chairman, have held
coming carnival Is to be styled the Texas
Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables Festival.
and we have called this mass meeting OF
ladies' and gentlemen for the purpose OF
mapping out plans for the occasion. We
want to make 1t State AFFAIR and secure
low excursion rates over all roads and
connections, and we expect to have thous-
ands OF visitors to Houston during that
week. Mr.. Richardson has the details of
hn md Il ha ,laA
ne will state the line Of action we have
been discussing"
Mr.. Tom Richardson, secretary Of tho
Houston Business League, then addressed
the meeting as follows:
Some three or four weeks ago, after |
discussing the question with several Of |
the business men OF this city. | went to
Austin and attended n meeting OF what Is |
known as the Texas Commercial Secre- |
taries' association and there got the accord |
OF all the gentlemen presest that the dates
from the 9Th to the 18th OF December. in
elusive. would be left open for Houston. |
As explained by Mr.. ChiIdress. we have |
had two or three small preliminary meet
ings. What We want first Is to get up a
beautiful and attractive entertainment. |
ana then we want the affair to be one Of |
PRACTICAL interest and benefit. We feel that |
u has never SO intensely devnlved upon |
the people OF Houston to make a creditnblo |
showing as 1t does now. ABIDE from the |
erect OF the yellow fever scare there exists |
q rather depressed feeling. and we must
Low unite not alone for The purpose OF re- |
WING The present, but to make plans for
better and brighter future for this section
OF the country.
!. We expect" said he. ito MAXI such n
showing OF flowers. fruits and vegetables
a. VIII be lasting advertisement for
ieAas. In addition to other attractions.
wo want TO have a floral parade and battle |
OF f'owern. To do this we must have the |
cooperation OF the ladies'. and It Is very
encouraging 10 see them 30 well repre-. |
scented at this meeting
We hayo thought about n march or |
plenty as parade and a storehouse OF |
plenty as namo for tho exhibition, which |
VIII snow the actual resources Of the State
during tho week We also expect to have a |
luotball game between the university team
OF Austin aud the Houston team. also a
grand bicycle parade. But above all things
Else we want TO do something beneficial TO
Inc state ana TO this section. We will be
huc 10 secure low rates for an
attraction OF this kind from points In Mis-
kouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois
ana 1t VIII be the means OF encouraging
Immigration into South Texas from that
entire mid-ccntincnt, and that without
any extraordinary effort on the mart NJ
the people OF Houston. which is the pulse
Of South Texas 'N
IN coaciusion Mr. Richardson said: eve
uaNe iaiu no plans for the occasion, but
nave lett the matter entirely in the bnnds
Of those present at this meeting"
l
captain George W. Kidd then made a
very Interesting talk on what was ar
complished by ths Texas State Hort,cuI-
Eurai and Pathological association at bs
exhibitions In this city back IN 1877 and
1913. when Houston was small town. ue
alluded to the success Of those exposi.
Ions and to the active interest taken I,
.nem by Mrs mr.. Young, John D. Bradv
y. a. Shepard. Robert I,rewst,r Dr
fiewellen and others. lie said he merely
nentioned this TO show what was mo.
,on'pnshed twenty yours ago, ''and.n said ,
y, II such things could be done tben !
: nut can We not do now. after Houston ,
~ developed into magnificent city, tho
xl!oah center Of the South and the second | !
os.oh market 10 the Unlted States?'.
sun. being present, was asked :, sau
Few words and responded a. follows.
!. ~ is Just by accident that was in ma ,
ny ana heard OF this meeting. Erom I
snat experience have had In the reyas ,
cast country II Is my opinion that ~ ,h,s
'.nierprisc is carried out, which Il viii, ha
properly handled. II Will be one of ~
nsgest ana best things for the Texas eoas,
oAinNiy That has ever occurred. Thou,
shas OF people In the North ana West
ave heard great stories about us ana bsya
Gao 80 much favorable newspaper cone ,
a a upon the quality OF our soil ana !
innate nay that u only requires an attraction I
=. tnls character. with the accompanying |
" raa,road rates. to bring them down /
sre. There are hundreds and thonss,, !
, !. Intend 70 emigrates aud / know thew /
an no, md better place In which ~
'c :s than South Texts. - y
Z. iney nave read said he. "all aho,,, h
" ' eaorious climat, our fruits, our flowers /
~ Y our vegetabls. and now the very best a
~. % do.s. not alone for South
! Z IA. put for til entire State. Ia m sc,
e exposition nat Will attract thssa
sp.o ana induce them to come here ma
~ ~ themselves TIE products Of mr. so lI1 =
-. ~ y eofnin " ~ continued. that the 7
III . e ALVIN ana Ssurroundins country D
y zS X. hold q 4his matter with vim e
~ y. ND ~ ~ m IN their power "
& ~ eming event tire s.
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