The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-03
PRAISE FOR HOUSTON.
CIRCULAR OF GEO. X. LUPTON no
THE INCARCERATION ASSOCIATION.
urKing that They Take an Interest
in Houston's Fruit, Flower ana
Vegetable Festival.

Mr.. George r. Lupton. assistant genera
passenger agent OF the San Antonio AND
Arkansas Pass, and the active leader In i'm.
migration and advertising affairs has is
sued tho following circular:
San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway
Company, Passenger Traffic Department.
To the Members OF the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass immigration Association. -
Gentlemen; We have almost reached such
stage Of the game as to entitle each one
Of us to take the most important seats on
the top OF the BIND Wagon" or in the
iront row OF the wave OF prosperity anl
success as 1t sweeps over tho Lone Star
State this fall and winter.
inc magnificent success at the Omaha
exposition has exceeded our most sangiline
expectations and now that our Co laborers
IN Love'--that great city OF Houston made
up OF wide awake business MIN and women
lis about to lift up her arms and open her
doors to the world at large. to Texas as n
whole, and to the San Antonio and Aran-
sas Pass immigration men in particular by
noldlng her second annual Fruit Flower
am vegetable Festival. December & TO 10,
we should appoint ourselves as individual
committees OF one TO see that each COM
mnnity Is croditably represented.
Houston came to our relief when Il
seemed as If we had none Ito help us
Hcustons Business League through its
executive officers. and that ever active
non -downabM' secretary, Tom Richard
son. Joined hands with our immigration ms
soclatlon and enabled us to show to the
world through our Omaha exhibit what We
had in this section of the "sunny south"
Houston laid herself on our altar of love
ana pulled MS out CT the miro, and now II f..
becoming OF our association to stimulate
the lair young dams /" by applylng at
once for exhibit space in her Fruit, Flower
ana vegetable Festival,
Houston showed herself to be n true nnd
lasting friend Our immigration asso,la-
tion men can walk tn streets Of that en-
terpnsing center of cimmcrrc with heads
up ahA coat tails flying, knowing full well
that every person they meet VIII give way
ana point to us AS those who have made |
Texas ana Texas enterprise mo topic of |
conversation the world over.
Every town aud community on our road |
ought to be prominently repres nted at |
Hous on's Fruit. Flower and Vegetable /
FESTIVAL, and in order to accomplish this
] think | can arrange with our people to
garry Tree any exhibit matter which YOU |
may 81nd.
We have shown what could be done AT
Omaha and the dose should be repeated nj !
Houston December ) to TO-
Hcu@ton Is the great railroad and com
lnerc.al ccnbr OF the Southwest. Her
Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Festival Will |
attract thousands of visitors ami home
feekers, and each member II our asso,ia-
ton shout to on hand to hook after the
inhroats OF our section OF the StAe
would suggest that General Secretary
NJ &. Ranncy call a meeting of the associa-
tion a; Houston early In November 50 that
active Plans may be formulated looking to
suiuble representation at Houston in De
oemher.
II you think favorable az tho suggestion
kindly lei me hear from you. Send copy OF
your Letter to Secretary Tom Richardson
at Houston.
| haven't bctn informed as yet whether
or not President Childress and Secretary
Richardson have engaged band wagon for
cur use, or assigned MS a. prominent place in
the great strcsd procession IN Houston dur
Ing the festival | think. however, when
they put their ears to the grouni'' and |
hear the rumblings OF our coming that we
VIII be somewhere at the head Of the line
The fair maiden" Miss Houston) will |
bedo1k herself with blooming flowers. feed
on delicious fruit and tempting vegetables
eun in December, aud will cast n coquei-
tlsh eye On her admirers from tho forks of
the creek" Gentlemen of tho immigration
assoc ALTON. We Will he strictly in 1t, Yours
Ituiy' Geo. IT, Luptou.