The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-31
GETTING DOWN TO WORK.
The Real Estate Men Mean Basl-
uess.
WORKING uMIEDIY
they ARE
In m EMort to Develop Suuth Texas
ana 10 lnducs lmnsiwrHtton
Thitherward.

rho real estatc mems meeting held at
the rooms OF the business league last
night was largely attended.
There Was considerable enthusiasm over
present conditions and even more In the
anticipation OF lively fall and winter
business.
Colonel w. b. Siosson was made chair
man and Tom Richardson acted Us secre-
tafy. A report from tho committee ap.
pointed at a previous meeting TO confer
With the railroads said that every thiug
Was promising hut requested further time
giving anything out for publication.
Mr. 4. A. Ferris of Kansas C,ty, re-
Gently assistant general manager OF the
Port Arthur company. was called upon
aud told in an entertaining way his linz
pressions OF The Texas coast country
gained from weeks visit to many points
OF interest.
MIR Ferris said, In part ''rhe diversified
,reeonrces OF the Texas coast country are
simply marvellous. No section OF thia
country Is more inviting to the asticul-
tnrist. gardener and fruit grower. This
section viii enjoy for the next Tow years
a large Immigration and the outlook now
for the immediate future is entirely salts
factory Southern men arc the most lib
eral buyers OF these coast lands and that
will produce favorable impression upon
new coniers from the North
Mr. rofrie oxpcsts to devote his attcn-
tion to Texas coast country lands In gen
eral and not conline himself to any par
ticular community In the future.
Colonel w, u, Slosson being called upor
TO talk upon the Mennonite colonies, CAV,
a graphic description OF those people and
described what they had accomplished
upon deaurt lands in Kansas,
They all work." said the Colonel, 'th,
men, women, children and even tb,
preachers. and they viii prove within d
few years that South Texas is unsur'
passed anywhere In the temperate aone FOL
fertility.
Mr.. J. II. Ruby made n talk on utles
and at the close of his remarks offerel
the following resolution, which was unan-
imouslv adopted
Resolved, That we, tho real estate
men Of Houston, insist upon nll ownen'
OF lands offered for sale having their lands
surveyed and good corners established that
The tracts may be identified md that they
furnish full and complete abstracts OF title
and that all purchasers viii be. directed
10 competent attorneys 10 have the titles
thoroughly investigated"
MI. j. C. Hudson visitor, was called
upon ana said many good things about
South Texas,
Messrs. N l.. Mills. J. r. Jeter Z. h,
Whsle and II T., McWilliama We're np.
pointed as an Interview committee.
This committee will meet at the 'eaRne
rooms Wednesday morning at o'clock Tor
work.
Mr. N. s. Smith, called upon for tain
said; II have Travelled In many countries
but | never found any " equal South
Texas"
Mr.. Harvey T. y. Wilson excited uni
vcrsai interest in proposing that n com
mittee be appointed 70 gather nct,iol sta
tistics upon all products grown II, the
coast country This question was l'hor-
ally discussed and resulted In the appoint
ment of the following committee! Harvey
T. D. Wilson, w. II. Siosson, A. w,
Mckinney and II. u Whsle THIS com
mittcc VIII do the country n great deal
OF good and at it's first meeting lay out
programme for future work.
Colonel Slosson told Of apples being fuc'
cessfuly grown at Alvin and other polnts
fruit usually counted ns exclusively
Northern
The meeting adjourned after a two
hours session to convene next Monday
evening.