The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-19
|0ITON FIRMS At HOUSTON.
ne Number + Very Large aad Is
Rapidly Increasing.
|HIRrY.THREE NOW DOING BUSINESS
have Connections IN All Parts Of
she world - Will Huy Two
Thirds Of the Texas Crop.
Office Of The POST.
Houston, wednesday. AUGUST IT,

flk rfouaton. wednesday. August IL,
n yscs,ston a destined to be the greatest
n action mn rket IN the world. II is already
Y vhe largest interior market. More cotton
A a received here annually than at any
Il nther mace In the United States. with
4 i.he exception OF New Orleans The num-
Il nor OF cotton firms here Is constantly IN
,sEreastng Several have been added TO inc
Mist for the coming season. ana the tott'
SiSs surprising TO those who have mol
t; lwatched this feature Of the city's bnsi-
, hess.
/; / II Is believed that buyers representing
|. Houston cotton merchants Will purchase
'sHuily two-thirds OF the coming season
/, crop Houston houses represent Eastern
and foreign spinncrs and are In turn
4 Represented by buyers In every part OF the
I, State. They make 1t possible for the farm
]. Ter to dispose OF his product at any and
jall times. There is always competition In
I securing the staple. and us consequence
x slIouston prices are considered the top OF
J sthe market.
~ A revised list of the cotton firms that
!, win do business In Houston during the
BECOMING season Is given below
III Rail- Bros Agency. Greek firm that
M lis known In every part Of the cotton
,,fworld The local manag gers arc John Me-
iaftaNa, +. T.. Nogropanto and j. $. Balm.
~ Inman & Read effective September y,
NJ composed of 8. NJ. Imam OF New York
!, and W. M. Read of Houston. MIR. Read
4, is assisted In the management of the
I Texas Once by A. l.. Nelms and W. NJ,
i Mitchell. ME firm has heretofore been
\ known as lnmau II Co.
10 n'he Orthewein-titzhugh Cotton com
= pany. composed OF Chi,rlcs II. Orthewrln,
/ 4 ST LOUIS ana Franz h1tzhugh, Houston.
Il, Bateson, Hooper ~ Co.. Liverpool nrm.
tf IL. H. Hooper controls the Texas bust
z 4 mess anu Is located at Houston.
Il Saydch. Ca,kson a. itouaryis CO. OF
~ Houston, San Antonio ana Liverpool. M.
y L.. Andrews Is local M ina8cr.
- John Sherwood n CO.. AN English iirm.
= w. O. Ansley Is IN charge Of the rtTa5
= business, win headquarters at Houston.
Il. George II. Mcl'auden q Bro. agency.
II, Bryan Heard local manager. The Me
n Flddens have headquarters at fhilalel-
H. phln, aud are among tho largest cotton
I'd merchants ~ the world.
~ Knaop. Frerohs n CO.. cotton buyers
~ ana exporters with offices ut Houston ana
w New orleans. G G Maingiy, local agent
! Strauss 4 Co., OF Liverpool NJ. II, nu.
* Qucsnay, Houston manager
NJ IL. W Garrow y Co., one of the oldest
Is Houston trims. Of which Il. ". Garrow
m president OF tho Houston Cotton Tx
4 change, ls at the head.
- c. II. Lucy X Co, buyers for Eastern
Y and foreign spinners. c. II. Lucy aud Il
y Noteworthy.
n &. s. Wig & Co.. Charles s. wisg
i ) MANAGER
i3 : Sanues & Co; Mccall, local agen,
~ Do.ance Neville cairnH' a NV firm
M cehposeu OF y, W; lorrN''oc' u W. nc
n, WV q, s"l p ~; - N S,, u r.,,. ,.,.
IL ,nnnaner ~ ~
III Zcirler q ca, Jesse \. ZeteIer. man
y ager,
f In addition to the above there are tn
2i following buyers az Houston. who do bust
q, ness Ia thelr own name G. Schwla, N
n ~ brcytr, David n BARRY. w, II; Rob
ID er,son I l.atdlcn recentiy from havrel
ii S. X Mcilheny,
4, lhet, are 3iso oteFsn irNns VINO ni
~ c,asseu us co.to" $1,000 nIVns,, IN ~.
IL n na tnom are ALSO puSo'S '"" NNp0''V''
"A inv,S are -,1 n r. W, =, u ~,
" 30" ,nnnnrsr alton donartment
II, c,rsor, sownll g cav n Chow mar
= apcr
"a glcnkc g. piuot. JanYes II Adadr mar
N oger.
~ H. H. TAYLOR & Sons: T. w Taylo
n nanager: Julian Robertson. buyeN
h s, l.. Gohmap 4 Co.; S. l.. Goldman
4, Sr and I e. Lester
y 7. w. House; William Christian maj
& agcr cotton department
h, Macatoe Co., IL. w. Macatee, maj
" aver.
4 r., a. Josey; Iohn F'innigan u Co.;