The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-08

49,, : VIM 50 iii hearty sympathy and ac-
60 ~sou tnat gland man, Governor j. u.
''s.. s's, VINO mas promised us a busipvs~
administration, and / stand resnv 10 IL
az ~ my Bower % help you il YOU convince
nse mat ne proposed moves a4e s 4
pss'. Ihe Post Is in rerfeci accord with
we administration. The support of this
A,N. paper practicaiiy assures the clct,
,na =. any candidate. have always
iound II 10 be liberal and iust and o., me
sias Q, me people. II we will stand To-
hctner. make conservatives timely rcuucsts
ala nave tie Houston Post behind us /
ieieVe we VIII get what we want and Tins
sss.s. ~ hie building OF thc great S,sle
The next toast was king Cotton
which. Mr.. Johnston said, reused 10 l.,
Seihroned. He introduced MIR. q. w.
Ma, ex-secretary OF the Hosslon Cotton
ENchahse, whom he said PROBABLY knew
No., noe about cotttn then any other man in
| ilors.on.
NJ. Kids touched on the early history
4 OF me neecy staple In Houston and saii
tnat he hal changed msay OF his opin,ons
since those early days. Now, tn Uaited
Il ota.es - the controlling power in tn sun.
Il Pay OF EUROPE and Texlss cotton went al
over the word, Houston was the FIRST q. NJ
10 open UP cpmme.ce wi Japan. lie < as
my wed-ed To the lea OF decreasi. q the
Gotten acreage. We should look slil, III In.
la.a
70 manufacture the raw product here Ia
stead Of sending IL away. The speaker
,oeehed on the work done by this Hous on
'Ytton exchange, 1ur.lg The twenty Ave
9y5is OF Il existence, for the good
1,toussen; II he couid do Anything for tho
y peHeht OF Houston no was Wiling to saefi-.
. lMssli on the altar at any time. He
closed by again cxpressirg his sen.,msn,
ressa eits tn purity OF the press.
ne Real Estate Meiy' -Was nnnlad ~
py MI. r.. J.. skaggs of Rosk Island, WAC
sad hat he believed that real estate was
sleatly enhanced in valus by a co-oper-
awe effort. He appreciated the k.n.iess
=, VI inc press IN this particular. He had
DeeA readiLs The Houston Pot Tor y i, s.
he stated thar permanent orgsnigatlo,,
OF the real estate men Of the State nal
yuSl peen perfected and great things werr
eAiecNd from the union, He felt that the
teaI estate men from ali over tha state
wsra ienly to Hous on, especially as "a
ths oeep water project.
In text toast Deep Wa,er for Hous-
tor, WAS responded to by TIoi, J. C.
Hutcheson, who waa introduces by the
postmaster as the man WAC had TAX II
ne inlt al steps IN the movement which
ineaGt so much for this CITY, He II was,
MI. Johnston said, who brought about the
WISH OF he rivers and harbors COMMITTEES
anu the benefits which accrued the rom.
E.thu lastie applause followed the an.
nounctment
Captain Hutcheson said he was nm ALL
r5ghter when it came 10 Speaking. ami ne
was gong to talk until o'clock. This
la enEss OF the hour didn'i deier him nc
SUBJECT needed at least five nouns fsr A
con ple5e discussion bu. as conplimeat
10 his friend Joyastan HI had decided \,
reauee ths time TO four hours The
speaker said The question o. deco water To-
Houston Was a. great one. not only to tais
c1ty, but TO all he great Northwest TIE
enterprise was Hnuston's and II was al o
une enterprise of all. The only way 10
solve the proposition which now confronted
the Feoole OF this section. the speaker said
MAS the opening up of this arm of ehe sen
from Houston to the gulf. The snan who
dug the products ont of che eargh eld
wanted them 20 be moved on WAS the man
who asked for deep water He G!dn't blame
Galveston, he said. but ewo railroads
ccll'i Do move olit what fourteen roads
brought in Deep water was what was
nseded ard II would come. Wien va
go from here, my friends SAID 1he speaker
don't say that Hous on NIss an entergTl %.
Say that Texas has an en- erprise--nay say
that the great Nonhwest hos an en.er0rsA.
No congress can wiihst3nd the necessities
# lhe situaaiol Give us your help ana We
viii have deep water Within five years. 50
Thai we as we'll as those who follow us may
anjoy KS fruits"
Mr. Johnston Introduced Major Cave who
spoke on THE Old Time Texans"
'tTho Alsmo-San Jac.rto SAID the
'peaker, always strikes "a responsive chori
n tine hearts Of lovers of liberty Thefe
lwo names alone are more eloquent t'an
my which can fall from human lbs. The
Nd time Texans were the true expamlcn-
lists TREY eaine whsn westward til star
u empire took It's course They pushed
N and they founded an empire 80 "a Ton
which gave us the State OF which we are
n 20 proud. They found 1t neaessl y 70
,e independent agld they went 10 var in the
interests Of their beliefs. The rssul -
ne Rspublic OF Texas, The gl3ry of wi i
an not even BIZ dlmmei by the gpan en-;
L The present state These men h3a no
omforas naT couvelieD-e5 They went to
her assemblages OF law makers over I'M
ro5ien rca5s. By the d.m tsloW ifg-t
he, wrote ther luws.
The old time Texans are passing away
-et there is enc class which WA never be
faced The woman OF the olGen tine
ytg again in the woman OF today--the
rice OF Texas TO remain no such as lolg
s Texas exists. II hope that i'ne yiT.ues
( the men Of The early esNe w.i be e''-
ltel by the present generation. NO young
AN can do hetter than TO say thai he
, verify OF his father"
you have b ard great dell about le
'tcit. lalow1p aml Vegetable Festival,
I'D Mr. Johnston. The gentleman whose
.torts made tic eyeps tbs sUce~ 2 si--
-e father of she F.u.s, Flower and Vege-
,bie Festivals Tom Richardson, VINO
d! nov adifsss .oti.
Mr.. Richardson. who was suffering from
sad THAI The ferttyal was i9ii-
y ts own story. But tor Il the present oc-
,gion would nct have heea r7s ih e hif
n fhe Iaus,ol pest there would have
cen no festival, Tire festival WAS OFF
latcd by men entirely uaze!fie1. No
lshed 10 make this section prosperous.
re are going TO give yoI bigger am
sttcr show every year" he eali. "bri
h not going to worry you wi this ycica
~ Iolger."
In affei 3 Of this kind ear NJ. 'ahn- :
oa. III 10 always oustocnary 10 keep the
ut speech for the Last and TO have tie +
ast speaker TO deliver q. Major chlres
:. prek Viii row addisss Jor on the sub
o. OF Ladies
Where arc the ladies?' inquired Major
eek at occurs to me thar the almost
nnlpo.ent Post should have furailhad J
ZEN. The last speslfer said sAat The Fest i
ade the festival The Post only heipei. i
was the ladies--tiods greatert eift--vo
ade the event tts success II ss. They l