The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-13
HOUSTON BUSINESS LEAGUE
Elects New Officers and Board of
Directors.
A FRESH START FOR The NEW YEAR,
Mr.. Gribbic Reelected Preside mt
Several Letters Concerning New.
Manufacturing Enterprises.

Dusiness League yesterday morning There
were present Messrs. Il. b. Gribble, VIM
Hunter. s. W sydnor. c. Grunewald. w.
l.. Macaioe. L. c. Crawford, II. W. Lott
man. II. II. Dickson. L. j. Tunly. n. NJ.
Norfleet, Fred Dunble w A. Childress
F. A. Reichafdt. e. W. Cave. A. NJ.
Levy. F. W. Gray. Ed Khan. T. Law and
many other prominent business men.
President Gribble presided and called the
meeting to order. The object for which the
meeting was called was the election Of ofh-
GERS. The vote was cast by ballot and
Messrs. Levy and Gray were appointed as
telicrs TO count the same.
During the time the vote was being
counted some other business was disposed
OF. the most important being the hearing
OF the report OF Captain Hunter, chairman
OF the committee on navigation. His report
was given verbally and was as follows;
cur committee appointed TO raise sub
scriplons and get out a map and folder 10
be distributed IN the Northwest Las raised
Sl20 90 We scared 5000 maps, iclders and
envelopes from Dcaly Baker for Sfi 20
The balance OF the money collected we
turned over to the secretary with which to
purchase stamps tor the distribution Of the
maps and folders through the mail. We
nave 1000 folders in envelopes aud have
nil,tee ria, vnes 10 yvnsbt,o,ar' III, =
Baker have donated to the leagae 200 maps
ninety of which are to be sold at {; . cents
each. the money going TO he 'cngue, the
remainder TO be distributed among the
M nbors.'
Cautnin Huuter tho, t.,1s-.a Liza ras,c-
nation ms nhairp,,, ~ 80, ne,,,,,i,,.s "a
20 doing so be thanked the league Tor the
honor that had been shown him and said
mo rnnf,ir,,,., 1891 -, ~ ~ ~
thcn made , short IN "1 ..,
hint rt,. nam, ha. - Nv 'a.N
inittce sent ort hv no ioa'.,c 80 ,,,ti"l,
s,,tscrt,tic,. ,,,, ,',,,,,,, a. 80 w ,1.,,,'
We have In tj"nsio,, ,,,,,,Snr Wv. ns .'.'a 5I'
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live in n favn Inv ,hs,,ssiy,5 s,,1 ,,', dr,.
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si,n on in ,n r.rnn,. t,,.. ,so., ..,,,,i .,'
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would rcstl, In n foiiuro IL ,tte,,',,cG W.
must rauy around no League ana sr,l a
body ~ n,ir best c{tt,ens IN SVoeii1,st,,,,
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II ,,r tou Ca ,ot an acnron,lo,i,, ti',,,,i,.
MIN -, s 90" ~ " '"a'V"' w. ui4'S
cari,ei Interested II rs ,i,I,lg ,,a,tt,
N dollnrs and couts TO got tweniv-nva foot
Of water At tho foot Of Main s,rrs, Them
~ no muck sand 10 contend Win. il ia
all clay and thu fcasibUitv M tho sobe,nn
ls assured. We cant e,,teci to haze n eit,,
unless we get q sea outlef 4 fo,y raiI.
roads won't make a civ mn win t,,cr-
tv-uvs fect of water nt the fnot n, MAJ,
street We would soon be- The chiraro ~ ihs
Tho rent,i,,ts rc,,,orrs ,,,,, ,,.ith oo,r,,.,i
and vot, nj thanks was tcnderri for hi,
Jealous work
Secretary Richardson read several COM
among which wac ouo iron, n
lead pencn company that waited to estnb- |
iisb a br,,,ch C,.,,r,. -. -, , -
'o,lld he secured. Also on" ,,,,c, y Ma
cigar factory and another ueo,lt n taqsing !
factory
MIR Richardson said he wanted manu-
featuring committee, an entertainment |
committee and display committee.
The tciiers then reported the following
ms tho result OF the election OF officers and |
directors
President. X u. Grbblc; first vice pros
ident w y. Childrrss; second vice prosi
lent Norman kittrell; third Vice prasl-
lent' Henry II. Dickson. Directors: Ii NJ.
I,nhhston' are NJ Levy, t. Hacker ed |
:, 'a,n' y Reicnardt' j. f; Meyer, c.
~ M'lpy' W. ~ o'eNelahu ana j. r. Car
w c.,, -
ar, T' t moved t' mat colonel sgd
,,,, nau ,'i ~, 'iun.,' W placed ON 'he
MN. sfs '".' vs. n'n'M o' appr'1sa''h III
20, n',, s 49, ~, ,ic iehgn'' lhe no.
nrotes, ~, CoInnnt e, "n ."''t ~ o.'r he
30 excmm,ed FROM, ' n, Nno 'e'usea 10
Hunter nrtno,, Ie1ce1 ~, pam
neat lttlc anerch III
The secretary asEea thar ,o,,,,, e,.,,,u
be- made chairman of tho ovr,,r.i, '' , ,,V'
nittec. which was done. WIN
There were several uulc .plke and after
adopting motion that The hoard ri NJ.
'cctors approve the minutes Of the ucrt-
ny and Offering II vote ~ .hanls In Tho
,ld officers and directors, tsl. u.ortsns ad-
ourncd
The following Is lst OF persons and
irnS who made donations for the purchase
II the maps and folders.
IA.