The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-11
Regular Quarterly Meeting of the League Pc
port of Secretary Richardson.
WING WHAT THE LEAGUE HAS DONE
buston in Promoting Manufacturing Industries Securing
immigration Advertising the Town, Arranging for
Exhibit at the Transmissssippi Expo
ston and Other rlatters


freight rates that have existed between
New York and Texas points on account of
the rivalry Of the steamship lines has made
the last year hard one for local whole
sale dealers.
TRANSMlSSiSSIPPI EXPOSITION.
1t is with exceeding pleasure that can
INFORM You that the money necessary for
the representation of this city at the
Omaha Exposition is now in hand. TO
give You in detail anything like the work
that has been done in the effort 10 have
the State OF Texas represented as whole
at Omaha would be tedious. 1t is enough
to say that Houston has been liberal and
broad gagged in meeting with other cities,
and has come to the front Offering to do
her part, but now that this city promises
to be the only one represented at this
great showing Of Western products and
gathering of Western people, it Is desired
that Houston improve the opportunity pre-
scented to interest the people of the great
| mid continent north of us as TO the adj
vantage to be derived in bringing the rail-
roads and deep water together at Houston
as we'll as to show the advantages OF a
home in this portion of the State.
RAILROAD PUBLICATIONS.
The publications issued by the different
railroads of the country have been supplied
| the Business League, and some OF these
| publications. now in the hands of the print
| ers, promise to be of superior excellence
| both as regards typographical appearance
| and illustrations.
HOT SPRINGS EXCURSION.
Through the energy Of the International
and Great Northern railroad, the Business
League was enabled to entertain several
hundred eXcursionists from all portions Of
the country who had gathered for rest ana
recreation at that famous Arkansas resort
The Carlsbad Of America
THE WEST IN TOUCH,
Through the League deep water erd othei
literature has been sent TO prominent
Western newspapers and citizens intlud-
ing the congressman from those Sta'os
and a large correspondence has resulted as
the outgrowth of the Newcomers assoia-
ton, as we'll as through older citizens CT
the city.
WHERE CREDIT BELONGS.
AS your secretary, wish to say that IN
no other commercial organization in the
South, or country for that matter, Is there
a body of officers and directors more ready
and willing to do the work devolN!ng UPON
thsm than those who hold sucn ppaltlons
in the Houston Business League. Al meet
ings of the directory as well as committee
meetings the attendance and intores- hai
been most gratifying. 1t is no compliment
to our president to say that he is as de-
voted to the interests of the League as to
his private affairs, and ] wish further %
say that he Is by no means the only active,
energetic and untiring helper in the WORK
of this organization.
| To the newspaper men the League owes
a debt of gratitude, but the courfeoles OK
| tended by The Houston Post are beycri
rina n cit "
| | have been engaged in similar work
Counted according 10 advertising rates, The
| Houston Post gave to the Texas Frrit'
| Flower and Vegetable Festival, the san
| Jerlnto celebration and to the Gsneial nj
| fairs of the League during the last Twelve
months not less than $4,000 worth OF SPACE,
! THE DULL SEASON.
| The season of the year when The sI'i-
ness of the city lags, and commercial Or
| carnations. like other institutions -'""he
! dormant. is now before us, and III ny
opinion there was never tiil'e Wue,'
| uouston needed to buckle on her az .lof
more than the coming summer The up
| nortunity afforded by the Omaha bNat al
| tton Is TO be improved. The irahsmlssis-
1 sippi congress is to convene th'5 Ia d,
| wichita in the heart of the great Wheat
producing section of the West. Inc heA'
| meeting of this convention must Ne ~
cured for Houston not only netsuse we
wish TO induce the people of the West u
,,;sit nc and become better acquainted " IN
the deem water proposition here, ~ pc
cause IL furnishes an avenue thtoi,"
| which we can talk 10 the people OF t"'
Western country through Western he"sp'-
| ners and secure advertising anu prom
| which no amount OF money can phS' y !!
meets with the approval OF the Leasus, W
! lis directors as well as the local lhhasel
81 AIS
I would be pleased to be placed m io'''
tiop whore ! can tender my services GfS'r'
;to,,sIv AS far as those people are conee'tea
In an effort to make the meeting AT WlchlF
big success. Just now the question
1 war hstween this country and Spain hh'
caused Gulf port interests to take ufe'
seat and interest in the short haul NV,
have 10 be revived-hut thel Is "u''
for after consideration ...,on oo,,
The reports Of tho transportation COT
,,,,ttso and membership committee are nov
ready for consideration. e,..
| 1890 Thomas Richardson. SeerHtDrF'
In concluding his report the secreIai'
,air referred 10 the valuable aid Inc fos
rave the Houston Business League III ,n'
| furiherance OF its mission. ana ststsu ,na
In the country editions OF the paper wiz
! circulated all over this ana otheI o"'s
tbere were columns and columns OF ue
scriptiye matter devoted TO the objects o
tbis league which our home people ma
never seen. and which increased ,ust ma
much additional the debt of gratitlde IN
people of this city owe The Post.
vVhe secretary's report was then formal
put and unanimously adopted by the meet
ing.
TRANSPORTATION MATTERS.
The following resolutions. adopted
their meeting few days ago by the com
mittee on transportation. was submitted 70
ratification to the league and unanimopsl
adopted;
Whereas. The people OF the Transmissls
sippl region have united In a grand en-
position at Omaha June to November 1881
In which the general government, some
n the States east OF the Mississippi river, an
several foreign nations will participate
and
Whereas. Texas Is an important part
the Transmississippi country, and Is espe
cIally interested in the success OF sin "a
fir Il N,reat exposition ever held west OF IN
Mississippi river; therefore. be u
Resolved That the transportation CON
mIttee of the Houston business Lragl
he railroads drtuTs0uS