The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-10
THEPAN- AMERICAN PROJECT
An Effort to Revive the frOi:ct
Started 10 1891
The PAN.AMERlCAN TRADES COLLEGE
An In.sssntion that should Re Lo-
Gated I'm the Gulf Coast
Country.

Until within the last few years" sale
| Mr.. George W. Griggs 10 Post reporter
THE now great Southwest has besn ioo6eS
upon by the people OF the East and North
as we'll as by our National congress, q,
OF but little moment. The past few yeass
has brought about change, and we are
now recognized as il people and country
worthy OF consideration and attsntion.
This change Is mostly due TO the restless
rand OF progress. rev ideas, new enter
pEises. new ports upon the Gulf OF Mexico,
and the sense OF self Justice that has
awakened the Western world The Trans
mississippi country has realized hAr i'm
portance and her needs she has demanded
o fair Consideration OF her Just dessrts and
she hes found a government ready and
willing to grant her demands.
She demanded e condition conducive to
| an extended iIade relation with her sister
Republics to the southwark, and the de-
mand was granted in the organization and
formation OF the Bureau OF American Re-
| publics. Thep she demanded a deep winter
| port contiguous TO her, upon the Gulf
OF Mexico. at galveston, Texas, and the
government has granted that But there
IS one thing yet lacking" said Mr.. Griggs
and fortunately there is remedy Within
our very grasp"
What ia the one thing lachng"
1t is the lack OF understanding of the
merchants and manufacturers OF the Unit
cd states as to the wants, needs, customs,
bahits, languages OF, as well as the non
acquaintance with, the people OF those
southern Republics and countries The
bureau OF American Republics, composed
OF business men from the United states
and all Of those other countries. has been
great school, In which We of the United
states nave learned. at least, how ignor-
ant we are ana have been, regarding our
own interests In those countries. countries
lying at our very door. This bureau has
stimulated the people OF all the countries
interested IN the same. TO a sense OF our
existing conditions, rs well as the posi-
hilities of the future. 1t has shown us
thar something more than deep water ports
upon the Gulf OF Mexico are needed 1t
mas taught us that our really greatest
necessity is an acquaintance with the biisi-
ness and social habits. the wants, needs,
necessities, luxuries. languages. habits
and customs OF the people OF those couu-
tries. Deep water will not alone teach
US those things. 1t requires an informing
ing OF the people in social and business
life"
How can this be brought about3''
There is a method, viz The establish.
ing upon the gulf coast a trades college.
permanent trades display, an institution
under the control of an inter American
board OF supervisors, governmental insti-
tuition, wherein the languages habits u.s.
ages, customs, wants, needs and desires
OF the people OF those countries shall ne
taught and exempifed, and where there
VIII be upon permanent exhibition and dis
pay, the goods, merchandise. machinery,
Instruments, implements, utensils wearing
apparel, and, in fact, everything used by
the people OF those countries, also al!
sorts OF articles manufactured or pro-
uueed IN the United States that would be
or become saleable in those countries.
Here, the United States merchant or |
could readily ascertain what
artieies he could make o. produce exprsss- |
~ Tor tho southern markets, regardless |
Of the STABILITY Of The same in the United |
states. The PEOPLE OF these countries would |
soon learn, by reason of the introduction |
lnereoi' to use many of the articles Of |
common use in the United States. instead |
of the inferior articles to which they have |
long been accustomed
10 this institution would come TN,
Young mon and women of the Western
hemisphere for that business education
nat would qualify them TO either enter
MO business for themselves. or to act
'gehts and statesmen in any OF these coun-
res Tor the merchants and manufacturers |
y the united States. The intermngling
u the young trans American in college.
II business and the social world would
ring ABOUT the desired condition quicker
nan hundred steamship or railroad lines.
n iact, We will have no need for steam
nip or railroad lines 10 those countries
ntil this condition is brought about"
Why should this institution be estab-
shed upon the Gulf OF Mexico?"
Because II is the center of the Western
enisphere, therefore central for all the | ,
ountries interested And because the
Innate here Is a golden mean between the
rlg'dity OF the North and the tropical
cat OF the South extremes therefore ner-
lifting the student or business man from a
,ther extreme OF the latitude to attend or
lsit the institution without experiencing !
nc danger or unpleasantness of extreme c
Innate changes.
Returning to the needs and demands
the great trans Mississippi country
' me ann' she mas assisted in obtaining S
sep water ports nj her door. and now she {
emands the abortion OF some means or a
e,hod o. opening up and extending her I
and trade relations in order "
AT those ports may be OF more and het- d
service TO her. Once has she already 81
opiainen her faith in and pledged ber o
.p.o,i 70 the Fan American Trades col y
&c, towit. at congress of the Western h
stes at Denver. Col, In 1891. o
III we cut ask II. n revival OF this praa, Il
meme can be inaugurated and given a. :
iretus that will moi stop within mo ny, "
months by having convention held q
that purpose at the Omaha Exposition Y
axt summer" Il
The question is, will we. who livinr h
mere the Institution will be founded. n =
unata a, an take the interest necessary :
revive the movement and give n n rs,, n
! tnink so. and shall use my efforts
that direction" ' S'o''s t.
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