The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-03
SOME TALK ABOUT TEXAS
Professor Attwater Writes Letter In Re-
card to Houston's Omaha Exhibit.
HAS REMOVED SOME FALSE IMPRESSIONS
The Conditions OF Texas Vow Better
Undcrstood-Hoyv the CominE
tivaI VIII Benefit Texas.

The Texas exhibit eft the Transmsslssippl
and international exposition, which closed
at Omaha November drew the gold meosl
and first prize for best collective STATE eA
hint. What this will be worth to IeNas
can not be ESTIMATED In dollars ana Genus
for. besides the two and one nall fh'iiioh'
OF people who visited the exposition' tne
entire reading world will learn that Texas
carried off first honors.
The following letter from Prof. ii. r.
Attwaluer. superintendent OF the Texas ex-
hibtt written TO the Houston Business
League before the award was made VIII
be OF especial interest:
"The exhibit made by the Business
League Of Houston and the San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass Railway Immigration as
ISOLATION. which has attracted SO much
atten ION at the Omaha exoesition.espy CT 'llw
among the farmers and home seekers. VIII
undoubtedly be the means OF inducing
many people to visit Texas for the purpose
of Investigating more fully the ADVANTAGES
and resources of the State.
THAT many people in the Northwest are
dissatisfied with their present conhiuo
and desire to make a move sooner or ldUer
| we have had abundant evidence during bhe
past summer and autumn. But the MANY
| fraudulent land booins during recent years
| have made people very cautious ana lhe
| man looking for location today VIII ho-
| be likely TO invest without first seeing the
| country in which he has been invited 10
make his new home.
For years past the conditions OF IeXas
| have been greatly misrepresented In lhis
| INN
| suits accomplished By this exhibit Is tnat
| the faiae impressions have been removed TO
a greut extent. This great display or our
products and resources together WIN the
| presence of orr Texas people themselves
| has induced MANY intelligent people 10
| Hsten to what we have to say. ana 10 Sc
| riously consider what we have told them.
The fifty thousand folders and other ad-
| vertismg matter which has been distributed
| from the Texas exhibit. very strongly ad-
| vlsed home seekers TO nav visit 10 leXas
this coming winter ana investigate Tor
| themselves the many advantages OF the
| Texas coast country 10 which we have
called their attention during the past five
months. Now II seems fortunate that lust
at the time when MANY strangers VIII be
| visiting our State the Texas Fruit. Flower
| and Vegetable Festival. inaugurated last
war at Houston, will be repeated with
| greater attraction and on larger scale
! tnan before, II WIS II SDIeiulu uioN' Nhei
| thu business men of Houston decided 10
| encourage this mid winter show. and it VIII
not only urove a COOL advertisement for
! Houston bu, { will he a fitting wind M
to their Omaha enterprise. Ir Short. the
| Texas Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Festival
Will be the top sheaf' on the sr at load
OF good works for Texas which the Hous-
| ton Business League and the San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass Railway immigration as
| soc,atl0n set In notion
"Ths great December Fruit. Flower and
| Vegetable show will not benefit Hous on
alone but the entire State of Texas. and
| especially the gulf coast country from
| whicn most of the exhibits will come. The
! ENTERPRISE should receive the support OF
| all classes ami especially the real estate
H.en of the entire State, who have for the
| first time in thu history of expositions been
! invited to par;iripate acrively and TO run
! the show for one whole day. Tuesday. De-
| cembel G.
From what know of the real estate
men In Texas | am certain that thsy know
/ we'll how to app,@eate this opportunity
| to it's fullest extent, and | believe they will
! make Real Estate Mems Day a red ltter
. al the coming festival The co-opera
| ton of the business men of Houston with
! the real estate men on this occasion will
| result ir placing thu Texas FruH, Flower
| and Vegetable Festival upon a solid foun-
daUon and the establishing of a great mid
| winter show which will increase in import
| ance and Imaginable each wear until 1t b.
comes perman Mt institution of the South.
| known and talked Of all over the United
| Ststes
| II heartily congratulate YOU on the out
| look and will take pleasure IN affo-ding
! any assistance In my power"