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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

imaginable in December and January, while
here In the coast country OF Texas we have
vegetables and strawberries
Not only to the farmer does Texas osfer
superior advantages. but to the manufac-
turer. For instance. our great numbering
interests Of East Texas also the iron In
terests OF East Texas. which have been
sufficiently developed 10 show that we have
iron ore in inexhaustible quantities that rs
superior to any in this country for car
wheels and many other purposes. Then
comes our vast beds of Ignite coal. which
are now being developed in various sec
lions Of the State. and the coal is good for
manufacturing as well as domestic pur-
poses. and. IL being mined at such nominal
expense, II promises extensive development;
IL has been proven that this coal can be
utilized for smelling Iron ore. which no
doubt will cause great revelation in the
iron industry OF East Texas.
There are a great many other things In
Texas, such as fre and pottery clay. wool
asphalt. all kinds OF timber for manufac-
turing purposes. granite and other things
too numerous to mention, that are waiting
for the manufacturer. South Texas is be-
co'uing very popular as health resort on
account Of her mild, pleasant climate which
IS equally as good as that of the famous
California and Florida, and the people are
being convinced OF this fact.
Houston, with her fourteen railroads
and water navigation. and with congress
behind her to secure the widening and
deepening of Buffalo bayou, so as to allow
ocean vessels to land at our docks-l do not
think 1t is anything unreasonable to expect
Houston TO be one Of tie greatest cities in
America. The Chicago OF the Southwest
IN conclusion, let Inc say, il our many
resources were brought to the notice OF the
Northern manufacturer and II our present
legislature would enact a law exempting
manufacturing plants from taxation for ten
years. We world no doubt enjoy a Wonder
full tide OF prosperity"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
SOME WORK NECESSARY.

Mr.. w. W. Thomas. upon the outlook for
1897 said; 1T is evident from present in
dlcations that the people OF this section
fully realize that they are living in an
especially favored part OF Gods country.
However hard times may become elsewhere.
down here in the coast country there Is a
II ing for all wLo VIII farm and farm
right. The only failures that have noticed
during n close observation OF fourteen
years are those caused by the very sact that
a farmer can make a living SO easily here
that occasionally you find one who thinks
he can make a success without working at
all. | consider prospects for the inture as
especially good. What we need here Is
money. manufacturers and farmers. There
is plenty OF help of every description TO be
had without trouble"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
MIR. GRIZZLIES PREDICTION.

Mr.. H. d. Gribble president OF the Hous-
ton Business league, is one Of those who
firmly believe that brighter era is com
ing in the immediate future MIR. Grbble
said II believe there is period of pros
pcrity near at hand for the entire State OF
Texas. but | believe the southern portion
OF the State and especially the coast coun-
trv will receive the major portion. | am
firm believer in Houston and touston's flu
ture and have never doubted from the day
first became citizen OF this great rail-
road center that 1t would ultimately become
the most commanding city in the South.
not excepting New orleans or Atlanta. OF
course We do not expect to outstrip New
Orleans Within the next twenty years, but
before the middle OF the coming century |
believe Houston will be the most important
commercial center IN the Southwest"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
r. h. GAUT ON THE BUSINESS STU
TON,

TlON.
The reporter. In an interview with MIR.
Gaut, CLEANED the following:
II have been in Texas since 1879. and for
the past twelve years have closely watched
the business interests Of the State IN every
line. During the last eight or ton years.
however my attention has been more espe-
cially directed to the real estate interests
OF this State. 1t has been well said that
real estate Is the basis OF all wealth and
consequently one who is in close touch
with the real estate market Of any section
OF country is enabled to feel the pulse OF
other business enterprises or industries.
While Texas as State, can not deny the
tact that the last few years of financial de-
preston have been very sensibly, and In
many cases seriously felt. at the same time
those of us who have visited other States
and compared the business conditions there
with that of our own know full well that
our injuries have been less serious. and, In
fact, could not be considered as financial
depression at all as compared with many
other portions of the United States. Dur
ing the last few months | have visited a
number of the principal towns and cities OF
this State, and find business men In every
line feeling more encouraged over the buSi-
ness situation. In fact, the desire among
trading people and purchasers OF real es
tate is greater today than have seen 1t fog
many years and but for the lack of ready
capital there would be a movement in real
estate circles going on In this state at the
present time equal, II not exceeding, any
thing known to us for years. To iliustrate
what 1 mean, the minds OF the people are
today nearer right than they have been he
fore for several years-their inelinations
and desires being in the direction OF general
activity. This is especially true OF the
Gulf coast country of Texas. Several years
ago there was movement among the peo-
pie OF Eastern Texas to what at that time
was known as Western Texas, the country
in the ncighborhood of Dallas, Fort Worth
covering some three or four counties in that
vicinity, which were then considered on the
ragged edge OF the farming district of
Texas. lands there ranging from 81 TO $40
per acre. Today we find these same lands
selling at from $40 to sT5 per acre, being
improved OF course. and no great amount
offered on the market even nj these prices
A similar condition exists today with the
people OF North and Central Texas with ref-
orenoe to the coast country Here We have
lands similar to those IN the section hf the
state mentioned re about the aa,ne prices
the North Texas lands, were offered az IN
1875 TO 1855. the farming interests OF this
Gulf coast country having remained prac-
tically undoveloped for many years"
DO you think that these Texas people
will purchase and occupy the lands In the
Gulf coast country"
From my personal knowledge. know
that between 100 and 800 farms have been
sold to North Texas farmers during tho
last three or foSr months, and the uand 90
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
BENEFITS OF Ignite COAL.

Nr. c. W. Hahl said;
AS to the outlook for Texas. will give
my opinion. which is based upon expert
eneo and interviews with Northern bust
ness men OF all classes and farmers. while
In Illinois. Iowa. Minnesota and Wisconsin,
where spent several months the past year
soliciting immigration for the Tcxag coast
country.
As TO the State In general. Will say the
tide Of immigration Is toward Texas;
Northern people are becoming convinced
mat Texas has more resources and offers
better Inducements than any state in the
Union. and so Ear az the farming classes
are concerned, II Is no longer question
OF whether they want to come and make
their homes here. but IL Is a question as 10
when they can come. The mild. healthy
climate and the rich land at such low prices
and the excellent markets, are the attrsc
ton. There Is quito noticeable contrast
between the Northwestern States. where
they have blizsards and the worst weather
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
\ Giddy Houng Fellow,
. the Editor OF The Post.

I.
VIM. Jefferson lives on Farlinson,s
frairie' Liberty county, Texas. not many
miles from Houston. and blushingly owns
10 the fact that seventy.two summers have
had more or less TO do with smoothing out
inc aimples in his one-time rudy face.
anu leaving In their stead some story tell
ing wrinkles Young and giddy though he
may be- he keeps himself well posted on
me ahairs OF the world by perslstent,v
reaains TIE Houston Post, and some fine
ago read In that great Journal that one
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
LANDS CHANGING HANDS.

Mr. w. h. MeElroy said; After four
years experience in the real estate bust
ness in Houston 1 am led to believe that
no country in America has more advant-
ages and brighter prospects for the farmer
and Spectator than the coast country Of
Texas The business done in Houston, In
all lines, shows. without a doubt. that We
have one OF the best cities on the contin-
ent While merchants from other States
report very poor business our merchants
report a satisfactory trade for 1886 with
thu prospects for 1897 very Aattering. I'm
migration Is coming this way. and every
mail brings many letters OF inquiry con-
cernng the coast country. Our railroads.
with their cheap excursions two every
month, come loaded with sturdy farmers
from the North, who are buying these
cheap lands and putting In and raising
crops that arc surprising. even to them
selves. Spectators are placing large sums
Of money into South Texas lands, after
which they put them again on the market
at Il small increase. Considerable money In
changing hands and this makes general
business good. think the outlook for 1897
far better than It was in the first month
Of 1856"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
IN CoNcIJrstoN

The above expressions are without excep.
tlon OF hopeful character, and 1t would
be easy to extend similar remarks almost
without number. There Is a decidedly
healthy outlook for South Texas ana The
impression that good times are In storo
for the people Of this portion a the State
Is becoming universal.
Every day finds less and lcss talk q
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

Southeast Texas seems very bright to me.
had a short conversation few evenings
ago with Mr.. Elmer Corthell. a harbor en-
gineer of New York City. who has charge
Of the Mississippi river jetties. Mr.. Corthell
expressed surprise that Houston was able
to become seaport at so little expense,
and that IL the improvement could be
made i: would prove OF great benefit 10
the city. l am having many inquiries from
the North in regard to land and invest
Inents."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

insurss q great future. We should have
cotton mills. tanneries. shoe and leather
naces and rolling mills. great Agricultural
and implement factories. with many others
soon to follow. We have the raw material
at our very doors. Houston 10 In = position
to command the situation. and firmly be-
lieve she is destined to be the greatest city
In the State"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
FROM NORTH AND CENTRAL. TEXAS

$1,000 ~ fAAfiI ZEN Raj lEAAS.
Mr.. Chas. r. semple spoke enthuslastiosl
~ as follows:
l-ife In Texas Is tull Of opportunities.
The States great length and breadth, its
boundless prairies and immense forests. It's
busy towns and fertile soils. It's genial ell
mate and generous people, all proclaim the
welcome assurance that here every indus
trious and honest man has a chance.
Besides natural advantages, there Is n
certain charm about Texas that makes A
settler feel at homo as soon as ne enters
ne population ia composed chiefly OF en-
terprising people from other States. who
had the courage 10 move West.
hat part OF this great State known as
inc Gulf Coast country. embraces about
.o'oDp square miles, and extends inland
from the guli about one hundred miles, and
OF which Houston. Harris county. Is the
geographical ana commercial center. THIS
section OF the State Is attracting tho atten-
ton OF all other portions OF the STATE as.
upon investigation II is discovered that one
bale TO one and half bales OF cotton can
be produced upon tho same amount of
ground thai "a required 60 produce ono half
to three quarters OF a bale In the central
and northern portions OF rcvas, and where
land can be bought at one-half to one -,ifth
Of that paid Tor Central and North Texas
land More than 500 families from the
central and northern part OF the State have
located here since last August. and this is
only the beginning OF what IA TO follow,
Houston, being situated as 1t is on Buffalo
bayou, enjoys freight rates that no other
interior city enjoys, md Is bound 10 be
the commercial city of the greatest State
in the Union. The outlook for 1897 for the
state Is exceedingly bright and especially
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24

hard times There is a disposition to get
down to business and stop losing both
steam and time in a discussion of politics
and other questions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
MUCH BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.
Optimistic Expressions By Dealers
In Real Estate.
THEY ALL CONCUR IN THE OPINION
thai Much Brighter and More Pros
Porous 1Ymes Arc in Prospect fof
1, houston In the Near Future.

There IL very decided revival In Hous-
Ton real estate circles. There are great
many citizens Of North Texas. Kansas. Ne
brsska, Missouri. Iowa and Illinois now in
the city and out looking over South Texas
lands.
During the last three or four days sew
sral hundred newcomers have visited the
Houston Business League to examine and
investigate the exhibit Of South Texas rro-
ducts. 1t Is fact that the real estate men
ere more active than they have been at
any time during the last twelve months.
IL 10 next to impossible to get any further
talk from many Of them than the mere
expression. II am busy" However, few
gentlemen who know about how matters
stand. were cornered and the following In
formation obtained.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
A METROPOLIS IN EACH STATE

Mr. john e. Wiley spoke encouraglngly
as follows; Real estate prospects look
brighter now than they have for a year
past, and | have received more inquiries
during the last three weeks than for sew
erai months before. People are inquirinr
about the climate. the kind OF crops and
other practical questions. which indicate
tneir desire for change to this country
'hegarding Houston as city. almost
Every state has It's metropolis. aud I feel
almost certain that tIouston is destined To
90 pre-eminently the metropolis OF Texas,
she IS now the railroad center OF tho State
ana has tide water connections with rhe
sea, and the time will como when her lin
bucket brigade viii be larger than any
other city In the South. These three things
taken together will certainly bu,d a great
city.
When We consider the raw material Al
1and IN this State which can be manufsc-
eursd tnte ~ kiuds q articles. that alone
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
PROSPERITY ON THE FARM.

Mr.. Herbert e. Fuller said: "Unques-
tionably the prospects for real estate busi-
ness In South Texas and Houston 10 muoh
better for 1897 than any year since tho
panic Of 1893. There arc more actual set
tiers coming to South Texas now than any
year since I have resided In tho State.
Tho longer live In Texas the more con-
WINGED l am that South Texas offers the
greatest opportunity. especially for prac-
teal farming, than any section OF the
Union. While my interests are all GEN.
tered in Houston 1t is much more satisfac-
tory for me to see the bulk Of emigration
settling and improving our country lands.
for when / see the country growing aud
improving. as 1t Is, know that this means
bigger Houston.
Il have had more Inquiries since the
holidays for property than had all Of last
year. and have closed contracts for two
very nice houses OF six and seven rooms
each. Am satisfied that We VIII do five
times or even more business this year than
In 1885,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-24
LOCATED FoRTY-FIvE FAMILIES.
Mr.. G. s. Penheld talked in the following

Mr.. c. s. Penfeld talked in the following
strain:
Business with me thus far this winter
has been better than 1t was a year ago and
the indications are that It is going TO be
still better. My business comes almost en-
tirely from the Northern States-princpal-
ly Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Indiana. The
present low prices OF farming products In
tue North interferes considerably with the
business, but, on the other hand. the feel
ing OF insecurity in the interior banks In
the North has tendency to draw attcu-
ton to the greater security of land Invest
ments and to some extent offsets tho de-
pressing effect of low prices. My business
being almost entirely in moderate priced
farming lands is probably more active than
business in higher priced garden lands or
speculative properly. although my travel
ing agents and Northern correspondents all
report an astonishing amount of interest
this winter all over the North and among
all classes in the Texas immigration move
ment.
In the year 1896, with the cooperation
OF an associate and through the medium OF
general agents travelling agents aud local
agents in the North, | have sold 10 North
ern parties. mostly for Improvement, over
20 Geo acres OF farming lands In South
Texas mainly In tracts Of so and 1850 acres
and Of our purchasers over forty-nve fam
lilies have thus far moved down.
Il lind every announcement in the out
look. II is a recognized fact that every sea-
son Of commercial and financial depression
is succeeded by that feeling OF unrest
which seems to prompt a general desire TO
move. The history of the settlement OF the
new States OF the West shows that the gem
eral migration movements were In waves.
so to speak. occurring at periods following
the panics and It is this spirit which We
Of South Texas can now utilize II we arc
alert and equal to our opportunities"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-06-18
ONE MANS SUFFERING.
The Trials and TribulatiOns of Bat.
tie Greek Citizen-HOw lie
Comes to Tell This Story.
CFnom Va Battle 80 Noon

Among the mouders at the works Of
the Michigan foundry company can be
found Mr.. Amos Maynard; he has lived
in Battle Greek for over ten years, is
honorcd and respected by all who know
him such is the man who makes this
statement he says: have had kidney
trouble for years. and it has made my
lite miserable. The heavy lifting, neccs.
sary in my business, made me worse. /
have beoncompelled to lie in bed in help
less condition for as long as nine days at
tme the greatest pain was from my back,
which sometimes felt as though a bayonet
was being run through me in the region
Of my kidneys; many citizens Of Battle
Creek knew how bad / was. l could not
move without the greatest caution, for
rs soon as attempted to stoop over, bend
TO one side, or even turn in bed, the pain
was simply unbearabe. | wore porous
plasters constantly for the little, tenn
pOrary relief they brought me. When
ever | caught the slightest cold ii went
stuight TO my kidneys and made me
worse. | was advised to try Doan's Kid
ney Pills, and got some. l have taken in
all four boxes of them, and / now feel as
active as ever. A few months ago would
have ridiculed the idea of being cured so
quickly, and being able to work as can
now. ALI the long standing pains arc
gone, and the former traces of kidney dis
orders found in my urine have, disap.
pearcll I have recommended Doan's Kid
ney Pills to many friends who were trou-
bled as I was, and in every case have
learned they proved as beneficial as with,
me. Doan's Kidney Pills would be cheap
to me at almost any price"
For sale by all dealers, price 90 cents
Foster Milbum Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole'
agents for the o. S. Remember the name.
D0GB's, and take ~ other.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-06-18
NEwsY CONVERSATIONS.

Ex-Gov. Jacob d. Cox, OF Ohio, has
declined the offer of the post of min
lister to Spain, because it would inter
fere with his literary'labors.
The entire plant of the Standard Oil
works in Cleveland has been shut
down for an indefinite period. Close
to 900 men are thrown out of work
by the shutdown.
Owners of iron mills in the Mahon-
ing valley in Ohio say that unless the
price of iron increases very rapidly
they will not sign the amalgamated
scale July /. and all the mills in the
Mahoning valley will close down.
A match carelessly dropped in the
fireworks factory of NJ. Shure at West
Van Buren and Halstead streets, Chi
cage, caused terrific explosion in
which % people were injured, three
fatally, and $50, 900 loss sustained.
Prof. HintOn's base ball pitching ma
chine was successfully tested during
three innings at Princeton, N. j., the
principal defect being the slow process
of reloading it. Both the speed and
curve range of the ball was easily reg
ulated.
Prof Barnard, who had already made
two or three successful trips in his air.
ship at the Nashville exposition, came
very near losing his life by the burst
ing of the balloon, but the parachute
appliances enabled him to land without
serious injury.
Thirty-two states were represented
at meeting of the provisional com
mittee of the national Silver Republi-
can party which met at Chicago. 1t
was decided TO open temporary head
quarters at Duluth under the super
vision of ex-Congressmen Towne. Res
olutions were adopted favoring the es-
tablishment of bimetallism by indie
pendent action of the United States,
through the free coinage of silver and
gold at ratio of 10 to /. A national
executive committee was appointed
To have the full power to call q
national convention of Silver Repub
leans
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-06-18
.Found ono PewahIc rrensure.

Capt Smith, with the wrecller ii. A.
Root. has located the long-lost steamer
Pewabic, which was sunk in Lake HUI
ron i'm collision with the Meteor 81
years ago. She lays in 16O feet of
water, three miles off the course where
she was supposed to have gone down.
She is nearly seven miles o4 Thunder
bay light. She rests on the bottom in
an upright position, her upper works
gone entirely, but the arches, deck and
hull intact. The wreck is covered with
mud and moss to tho thickness of sew
eral inches The steamer had 200 feet
keel, and was valued at $500, 900.
1t has been the cargo, however, t ha
has made the search so attractive for
wreclSers. On board the Pewabic were
400 tons of ingot copper, now worth IL
cents a pound, or SS8, 900. The copper
is in barrels on the main dock, and can
probably be recovered without much
trouble. There were also several hun
dred tons on iron ore in the hold, and,
according TO some reports, $4,000 in
the safe.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-06-18
PERSONALS.

Rev. John Mcneil. the evangelist.
was a railway pcr.er for years before
he became a preacher.
c. w. Walton, justice of the Supreme
Court of Maine, will soon retire after a
service OF forty years.
Mrs Langtry possesses a dressing
bag which is, perhaps, the costliest of
its kind. II is adorned with gold and
jeweled fittings. and cost $500.
john Bryan, an Ohioan, will estab-
lish public school for farming on the
Miami river, near Yellow Springs.
Greene county. he will devote $50
acres to the projec., hoping to correct
the tendency of people to rush to the
larger cities.
William Schenck Of Pine Grove.
Wis, who has been town treasurer for
10 years, has recently made the first
mistake in his books, and even this
one is one of very little Importance.
He' is SO years old, and the townsmen
intend to keep him in Office for the
rest of his life.