The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-27
BUSINESS LEAGUE MEETS
Resort II he Secretary oh the Work Of the
Last Quarter.
Com,ntttces Appointed to Confer
with the Secretary in Regnrd to
His Retention.

o'clock In the morning Is one OF the busiest
hours OF the day. the meeting OF the Hous-
ton Business League, heli at the rooms on
Franklin avenue yesterday, was well at
tended The meeting was presided over by
President w. A. Childress, Secretary Rich
ardson was at his desk and among others
the following gentlemen were present: ii.
J.. MacGregor, 6. j. Palmer. Ed Kan, l..
J. Tuffly, Emil Clede, w. u. Slosson, +.
G. Colby Adam Clay, ]. c. Boring, John
Lyons, Judge Norman G. Klttreh, jules
Hirsch, George w. Kidd, l. Lewyn, J. j.
Pastoriza and A. T. Sittig.
Immediately after calling the meeting TO
order President Childress asked Secretary
Richardson for his report on the work done
during tho last quarter. Mr.. RICHARDSON
replied az fellows:
Il have to report that all bills are paid,
including rent ard the secretary's salary
for October, and that there is stll small
balance in bank. In call issued for the
meeting you were promised that an ad
journment would be had In h.rty minutes
anu FOR that ieason [ VIII not real In dc AL
the extended report OF the last Quarterly
ineet.ns. neia on "Wednesday afternoon,
July e. At that meeting the preliminary
drl~nsentut5 were made Which Resulted
IN q Splendid celebration OF Texas day at
Omaha. August rs. ful reports of thar al
idir have been printed In the papers of
Texas. Through the Business League the
people OF Texas have been tuIn sneJ with
regular weekly reports, when have ap-
peated in the sunday editions of the dailies.
II was at YOUR last quarterly meet ng when
IL VAS positively decided 10 hold The Texas
F.Lit. Flower and Vegetable Festival. the
oates Of which, December to 10, inclusive,
have since been decidc4 uTon. AT thai same
lneeJEg preliminary dfrangemcuts were
made for the holding of the South TcXa,
Hay association convention, when provei
TO be not only successful in point OF at
tendance. but in practilal results as well
The directory has held a number of meet
luss, but the F.ur, blower alh Vege able
TeWVal lns idrgoy occupied public atten-
ton. es well as tho attention OF the di-
rectofy and VIII continue 10 20 80 until II
clLses Oh Dec mber TO-
Thanks have been extended Hon. Tom
Ball for his efforts In securing the Fourth
Texas regiment, ara his association with
deep water interests have MOI been forgot
ten. Your time is TOO valuable for me T.
bother YOU wiuh the efforts we have made
IN securing conventions for Houston, in
telling you OF the correspondence going On
li the l}pe Of inducing factories TO locate
here or with other matters of detail"
President Ch.ldress followed In an In
teresi rg review OF the experience of him
self ans other members OF Governor Cul.
lerson's party at the Omaha exposition. He
aid that II the Business League had ac-
comrlitlct no other results during tn,
year, that the exhibit maintained there fol
period OF FIVE months would be worll
more than the entire expenses Of the or
eanizat.on Relative 10 the continuance o
the League. Mr.. Chidress said: I'VE mus
nave an active commercial organization
and we are here today 10 take such step
as Will assure the Continuance of tue leagu
not only for 1889, but TO- q long time ate
that"
Judge Norman G. Kittrell spoke at som
length on the workings of tho league an
closed by saying that as long rs there wa
any prospect OF securing deep water th
league should by all means BIZ continued
The Improvement OF Buffalo bayou was
vitality important matter, he said, an
every effort should be made toward tn
desired result.
MIR l.. j. Tufily moved that the chnll
man be empowered TO appoint n commtte
OF three to confer with Secretary Richard
son with View to securing his scevlct
for another year. Tho motion was unar
imously carried
In this connection Mr.. Grunewald move
that a committee OF Ave be appointed /
subscribers to the league and working
interest among those whose names we
already on the book. The sneaker al,
Thought that the league should take son
action III the matter of keeping the Aud
torium In proper condltion, II IL was e.
pected to make any use of II in the futur
Thero were many business men who wou
subscribe towa.N maintaining the huildIn
he thought II any effort was made to ha
entertainments In II, or to use 1t In son
other way. There was no use, he though
In asking people to come here unless the
was some place TO which they could go {
amusement. The structure should not
allowed TO go to ruin. Something should
done at once.
The motion made by Mr. Grunewald W
carried. after which MIR. L. c. Crawfo
took the floor. Mr.. Crawford said that {
Houston business League hal done thou
anEs of dollars worth of good for this Sc
ton. Every one knew Tum Richardson. W
had been a potent factor In oserythi
done by the organization. He was Il 20
man, Mr.. Crawford said, and. IL possb
he should be retained. Other Texas cti
were not asleep. Houston has said I
speaker "a competitor in Sabine Pass.
Galveston and even in Sau Antonio Il,
Dallas ! was honored by being one OF t
representatives OF Texas at the Omaha g
position, and ! want 10 say right here III
for the amount OF work done there, Uou
Ton and the coast country has been repa
hundrcd-fold Houston and tho San 4
torio and Arkansas Pass Immigration COZ
pany was Texas at the Nebraska show a
the coast country was the only section
the State represented"
The speaker was, he said, working
the local Manufacturers association, viii
was moviug along the same hines as [
business League, but did not conni
Houston people who thought Of giving
such Organisations as these might as W
think Of getting rope with which to I'm
themselves. The Business League shou
be kept up and Tom Richardson should
retained or else the services OF some o
who could do the work equally as vel,
he should be secured. Houston had had
million dollars worth OF good done her Al,
Ing the last year ard the Business Leap
and Tom Richardson had ever been In /
lead In the movements for the good OF
town.
Mr.. Richardson saps thst he was We
SINfeful for all Of the kindly expressio
rerardirg him. He would be perfectly fra
With the committee appointed to cont
with him when the time came to have
sask with Its members He ended by saw
that the beneficial results Of last year Ne
due to the efforts Of no one man. All b
pulled together
Judge kittreli, In connection with 1
matter OF local manufacturing industri,