The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-24

During the evening he related at great
length the story of his life aud the i'm
mediate country. He WINS born within q
stones throw OF the place and II was his
boyhood's happy hunting ground. lie
made great predictions for the future OF
the embryonic city. In the hotel rutunds
politicians OF National reputation dis
cussod measures and tlnancers the mar
kets.
These we're flush times In this part OF
Texas. Every mothers son had money
Without following the usual order,
street car lines were laid and electric
lights were distributed 30 promiscuously
and quickly that the 'possums and 'ooons
had not sufficient time to leave their
abodes and were caught by the small boys
All night and day workmen laboreh. Every
modern convenience was added to the
towns list OF attractions MS fast as the
necessary work could be done. A 81. Louis
journalist was sent for simply to write
about the wonderful town and It's people,
Ho did his work faithfully and WE'LL sue
ceeding In making the town famous and
himself notorious He led tho editor at
the ccunty's scat, Rusk into believing
that the new town would eventually claim
the honor Of being the sent Of govern
mcnt. That made the people across the
way exceedingly anxious, Cor they had oc-
cupIed that relationship To tho county over
nifty years, undisputed and unmolestcd
The old battle-scarred veterans OF Rusk
who daily assembled on tho street corners,
at places where they once treated with
| Indians. dreamed not OF wars or rumors OF
wars. but girdled mp thoir lolns and dia-
cussed their neighbours over the hill at the
| new town. To them the pomp OF pride, the
electric lights and the furbelowe worn by
hnIf tt.a lyhh W. nm fttn at IL
nally some OF the bravest OF the brave
went to offer Suggestions to the less brave,
Rivalry induced them 10 Initiate the new
town, and they at once proceeded TO dupli-
cate everything. Their wives and daughters
came to their rescue and led the advance
movement by discardlng their Priscilla
plainness aud essaying to do as their fin
dc steele neighbors did, kiyary causes
much vanity and vexation OF spirit. In
| this instance 1t caused much financial en-
| bnrrassment.
The general superintendent OF the i'm
| provement company announced that owing
F, to fortuitous circumstances the company
| works would be closed down indefinitely
No greater surprise would have been fell
/, had he announced at the tiino the day Of
the millennium Masons and mechanics We're
| ordered from private works, and they Join.
| day previous by tho company. Like cattl,
| driven from verdant pasture they stoOt
| waiting for reOpening. Their confidence
was as strong as Micawbers was. and they
| bidcd their time aa he did Thegood dlt
non turn up Instead. actuai .ant fount
| It's way into their homes. The mayor Of
the town, approaching The. lot OF the
stranded workmen and the actual want o
| their families called on the charitable
| people OF Texas for assistance
| Al the time there was being waged the
| most heated political campaign In the his.
/ tory Of Texas. The adyersnries. HaRg ant
| Clark. met In Joint debate under the roo
1 OF one OF the abandoned furnaces. On,
accused the other Of having by his polio,
toward capital caused the Shutdown" o
| the industries. The charge was taken NJ
by the State press and by the campaign
speakers and discussed pro and con-
Since that day not wheel has beef
| turned or a nail driven. The people whit
builded the place, stiil have ap abdinl
faith In the ultimate success OF their I'm
dertsking and are hopeful OF "somethin
good turning up in the form OF a gov
eminent armor plant which would utiliz
a part OF their illimitable supply OF ron
. Superficinlly, have passed over the ris
. and fall OF these historic places. Readin
between the lines, 30 10 speak, one vii
readily see that certain plain condition
caused the rise OF the respective places
Their fall Ia attributable to the "Act o
God" as the lawyer would say. The plain
or reason possibly is that railroads did no
, come TO them. and the people who mad
, them went to the railroads as Mahome
did 10 the mountain ID. W.