The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-20
THE NEW PACkERY.
some Suggestions Ms to what II VIII
Develop.
To the Editor Of The Post

To the Editor Of The Post.
The writer visited the site Of the new
packing company in the Second ward.
which is situated on portion of
the old Volksfeet grounds. that part bound
ed by Buffalo bayou. Sampson and Engelke
streets and the Arkansas Pass railroad. 1t
is beautiful. well drained piece OF land
OF abou; twenty acres. an ideal site FOR a
great packing plant or other manulactuT-
ing industry such as few other cities than
Houston can offer. He found the buildings
well under way ANA the materials on the
ground. foundations in and evidences Of
push and energy In the surroundings.
What most foreihly struck the writer is
the oight-inch artesian well just COM
ple,ed. depth 500 feet, flowing a rnasnifi-
cent stream Of $4,000 gallons per diem OF
pure. clear. crystal water. situated Just
whore 1. is wanted TO furnish the entire
plant with pure water suitable lot nrlnk-
Ing, ice and steam making, and Cor any
purpose wanted whatever. After loohi3g
over the ground, and again takias = drink
Of the pure life- giving liquid. he writted
of into 4 chain Of thought something like
this; Where on earth outside o. Houston
can site FOR z factory be aad so cheap,
with plenty Of pure water on 81 ground,
fourteen railroads and a water outlet to
the sea, atfogdiuE every facility for the re-
ceipt Of the raw material needed and the
outlet 10 all markets for It's product Our
people do not appreciate the value OF this
pure water lying under US AMI so easily
tapped and brought to the surface bold
.lowilg stream We do not appreciate the
pcash ili,i-s Of the future Houston. with
all the advantages our natural location af-
toris. augmented b. our network of rail-
roads leading IN every direction. the deep
SEA land-locked channel. afioviiug safe
hafhor and sure cargues for all seagoinE
vessels which channel. hy tho .av, we arc
sure 10 have completed in a worry few years
Another idea struck me In connection with
this psckory fWhen an idea-a real good
practical live dea-accidentaliv gets into
INC head Of any citizen he should at once
give his 90 workers the benefit OF IT, even
At the risk Of being called n crank You
know all men with a stock O, ideas have
boon called cranks at one time or another
In all generations and among all peoples
Real live. useful ideas are scarce and
should 20 Al safe premium in any market
even during the great trade depression Of
this decade. Tho last idea. produced by
the packing site is the hoy idea" Rails
ing and marketing hogs has boon and will
continue 10 be honorable and profitable 20
the successful, hog raiser In all countries.
40 section ia better adan'ed % hog raising
than the tln'be-ed lands adjacent to Ho0s-
ton which can be bought now at a very
low price. q few hundred acres Of this
land. d good artcsian we'll Of pure water,
hoes with four legs thrive hest on pure
waierl. ard few good breeders we'll caro-,
for r. all the capital required for good
T'ort Tho rackcry viii huy all the hogs
you can raise and pay You cash for the
meat The market At our door will soon
be ready the hog raiser should proceed
70 h. In it. Geo. T.. Porter.