The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-24
HON RICHARDSON AT OMAHA
NE bia Exposition Will be Ready
the First Of June.
TEXAS WILL HAVE REPRESENTATION
Her Exhibit Will Not show the Full
Resources Of the state.
However.


4 for the exposition and on the LIST Of June the
epcsltion will be ready for the people. OF
course. everything will not be complete,
I hut no fault can be laid at the door OF the
active. energetic management, which has
made possible truly great exposition west
OF the Missouri river.
There are numerous attractive features,
and the Midway will not be overlooked.
but the main court is now and will cor
tinue to be the center for admiration AMI
the theme upon which newspaper men aud
! Others will dwell in describing ,hs show.
No group Of buildings at Chicago. from
any point OF view. except size. car he COM
pared to this surprising central feature OK
/ the Transmississippl and international ES-
/ position. 1t Is grand accomplishment a
complete picture. this main court. Iciiyid-
ualy the buildings are beautiful; collect
lively. they are triumph. As a Transmits
sissippan born and bred an proud OF this
exposition and felt AS ] tramped over the
broad walks and through the buildings, as
though some OF 1t was mine. Texas will
not be neglected. and Houston ard South
Texas will be heard from but / wish we
could have set the pattern and led the
procession In an exhibit as we do Ia actual
resources.
Illinois, with the great city OF Chicngo
TO urge her onward s on the ground with
superb building. Kansas Will make an
attractive showing but Nebraska and Iowa
VIII snrpass her. The pushing Georgians
are improving this opportunity. aud Cali
fornia, Utah, Colorado and young but pros
porous Oklahoma viii all he we'll repre-
scented. There Is space allotted in the min
Ing building for Texas and Superintendent
Day, who is In charge. said. Il could make
show OF Texas minerals that would set
the whole civilized world taking but
don't know how 10 get them, Who can
write 10 upon the subjeet7'' he urged AMI u
couldn't inform him Wen. there is siiil
time and II should be improved
Omaha has on her sunday clothes aud
wears smiling face over the prospect The
Eastern people are taking great interest in
the expos ition, and possibly thousands OF
New Workers and down East people gon-
orally viii learn that there is great duul
4 OF this big republic west OF Buffalo an
gNhicngo. The summer resorts along the
Atlentic anticipate a dull season. European
travel VIII be much decreased aud Eastern
eyes will drink In the marvellous resources
OF the great mid continent which produces
the food products OF tho world. and, Il you
VIII pardon depression. is as warmly in
favor Of additional deep water facilities on
The gulf as at any time In the past
Ihere is one interesting point here In
connection with The coming show witch
particularly impressed me anc that IL y
lack of new buildings Omaha peonl,, yer,
sensihly have discouraged the erection M
rev hotels flNs and boarding houses for
they realizs that there "a sufficient already
The hotels are good and there are enough
Inc same Is true with regard TO board
ins houses. old properties have been
panied and repaired. meRt everything hab-
liable IS occupied, and certainly there can
DC TO slump when the show IS over and
Omaha resumes her normal condition.
Now about the Texas exhibit Of which
. G. 5. Penfield and Rufus CAGE both of
I, Houston. are the active spirits with Prof
ftwater the superintendent, ! want 10 say
tha' considerable Is expected, and I ioo
that good impression will result.
To change the subject to one I'm which
Houston Is directly Interested, am pleased
TO say that Wichita has takon hold of tho
Tfarsmississippl congress. which conyenes
IN that city In October. in an earnest and
vigorous way and $2000 Is now in the treas
ury with which to handle the congress ana
print It's proceedings in full At this con
gress which meets annually, twenty states
and Territories have been represented upon
more than one occasion. and as deep water
facilities 10 benefit the Western producer
Is one OF Its chief objects, and not less than
forty to fifty congressman are expected. Il
ID easy to read between the lines and find
out where Houston comes in At Topekn
and Kansas City was asked about the gulf
outlet and occasionally about the part Tim,
Houston expects to play In this great trans
portation question, but 1t Is useless to da
giiitc the fact that many well rosd peoula
do not appreciate Houston's strong position
ant. to put II more strongly. many OF then,
never heard OF the Magnolia City as either
an actual or prospective deep water port.
Edueation along this lire can. and | he
lieve Will, be effectively done TT Omaha anil
Wichita with all intermediate points coy
cred In the meantime
AS TO the effect OF the var unnr the ex
position. those In command are not uneasy
AS TO the effect on appropriations for deem
water facilities. ! can only say that mo
people J have met are Just as STRONGLY in
favor OF securing the benefit of the SNORT
haul TO deep water as they ever were tho
only change being that high prices and blr
crops have put thcm IN good humor and
they are not so prone to kick at existing
conditions as heretofore,
Tom Richardson
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