The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-09
THE NEBR ASK PARTY
SPENT A FEW PLEASANT HOURS
Al JEAIMONT.
They Made IN Inspection OF the for,
of sabine Pass and Pronounced
IL All Right.

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brnsxa delegation ia Tho deem water con-
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beaumont somewhat by surprise this morn
ING. II WAS known that the delegation
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a letter whloh haa peeh receiver irohi W.
II. Green, in response TO an Invitation from
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longer than ten minutes, consequently ITO
prcuaratione TO entertain Wsro made, II
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nouncod that they would not leave Tor Sa-
hine PISS until 10 o'clock, but citizens be-
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kans broakiastcd they were SHOWN eNeis
possible courtesy and given oppor'hhlty 10
| Wow 30 much OF tho city ana lls various
| Industries as the brief tlinS souiu permit
| g'his visit was coniined auhost vAcluslNei.
TO one of the four large 5aWmli'e' out 1t
seemed sufficient TO impress Inc Nis'tols
| with the Importance of the lumber ihuus
| try and they watchcn WIN in"'ftst tho
| rapid progress of los az IL came III ~ one
! end Of the MIL aud as lumber ana thulleiN
passed out the other 10 be loaaea on cars Nv
sent to the planer ,
From the mill the delegation retufhou
| TO the Southern Pacific depot, Where they
Gang their parodies on HOT Time ana
Dixie Land tho words OF whi'h weTn
| published in this morning. fosp anu hW'u
| applause from tho hundreds OF citiHeW'
| who had been attracted by the really eco"
| singing. they boarded thoir private cars
and departed for Sabine Pass the south
east Texas deep water harpor
To the Pass the NebraskhnS were "c-
ft.Ag.4
Port Arthur and a delegation, consisting o!
| MeSSrs. Herman ana Chailes houil'So anu
others. who had come UP last night. ana
| while en- route the visitors awaited them-
selves OF the opportunity to obtain inior"
nation especially OF the possibilities OF
Sabine Pass, they seeming - regard that
| port as the natural Quiet isr products OF
Nebraska fields factories and packefies, 10
many OF them the announcement that there
was now and had boon Tor q year twenty
| four feet or water at SABINE faSs was news
and some seemed inclined 10 doubt ths
statement until the traln arrived Mt oaDihe
| Pass and the numerous large snip III poV'
receiving cargoes loomod up as irrcfutable
evidence.
The Nebraekans We're deep water ueio'
CATION, and as soon as the train stopped nj
New sabine Pass they made casual sur
voy of the hnrbor AS improvements being
mnde by the Sabine Land ana Improvement
and marched 10 the Windsor hotel, whore
they were RECALLED with banquet, consist
Ing Of eevcral courses. and IN the prepare
ton and serving Of which Manager Furlong
more firmly established his reputation a.
tho prince OF hosts.
The feast waa interpreted with spark
which the great Northwest and the grea
Southwest pIighted trotb Success Of III,
omaha nxpoeitlon WIG t1astsd amid an.
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