The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-25
SOUR LAKE OPINIONS.
SOME POINTED STATEMENTS FROM
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
They Have Tested the Waters aud
Give Glowing Representative
Drummcrs Have n Good Thing.

Mr. Harry Benson is still hard at work
on the Sour Lake project and continues
to meet with good success, h seems de-
termined that the boys on the road shall
know that Sour Lake stock is good stuff
TO own and has furnished the editor of
this page with some very plthy opinions of
well known business men who have al sen
to Sour Lake and know whereof thoy speak
He says that next week he will furnish a
few points on what the doctors who have
been 10 Sour Lake think of that place and
viii probably publish the names OF the
subscribers to the capital stock at the
same time Here are the condensed opin-
ions before menrionel.
SOL HALFN of VI, Half & Bro. Whole
sale Dry Goods san Antonio-l visited Sour
Lake In 1898 TO use to mineral waters
for very bad case of dyspepsia and chronic
darrhea. Before | went there whenever
The bell rang for m ais | could not bear
the thought Of eating and ! felt Il disgust
for food of any kind. After one week )
use OF the waters greatly enjoyed the
coarsest food and | would 30 to the
kitchen before meals for a lunch OF cold
corn bread and bacon thai tasted delicious
in my craving for food, After three weeks
j was entirely cured and for twenty iiye
years | have ntver suffered from that
trouble. Ever Size ! have always spoken
in the highest praise of the curative powers
OF Sour Lake water for stomach and
bowel disorders. There's nothing like it.
JOHN WOODS OF John Woods AZ Sons.
Bankers, san AntonioI nm glad to speak
| In praise OF ii and the curative waLers
| there. | have been 10 Sour Lake and hav
used the waters for n very severe stomach
trouble. ! received great benefit and shall
| continue the use of the mineral water from
those springs. Sour Lake should attract a
| grt,-! many people on account OF its medci-
| raj waters mineral mud ana tar. and the
proposed improvements should make 1t =
| famous resort.
T.. A. PIPER San Antonio NJ reliant,
Banker and General Insurance. went tn
| Sour Lake; | saw its great resources, aud
| being convinced II was a splendid iDvesC.
ment on the plan proposed, | subscribed
for the stock and expect TO take much moro
| before the matter is closed up. | would
be glad TO plrr with every other inysst
| mont | have II | would be permitted to pui
ii into Sour Lake. hut the present plan
| precludes large subscriptions. else | would
be down for $4,000 now instead OF $500.
| hope the money will be raised aud | am
not afraid that the big fish VIII ga the
! lirtle fish" Big dividends are Just as at
| tractive to small investors as 10 large ones
| II | could dispose Of my other inter ats al
a fair valuation, every dollar would 8,
| INTO Sour Lske stock. | have a pretty
| large family, but as some great man said
| "Them's my sentiments"
| ROBERT CLARKE OF the Maverick
| Clarke Company. San Antoplo-lf Il hain''
| been for Sour Lake ! would have beer
| gathered 10 the land OF my fathers Ions
ago. and | feel owe my life to II. u Il
! a grapGly beautiful place and no one car
behold II without concentrating In ad
mirasion the beauties OF nature. grand
place for a w!nter resort and lovely re-
treat for rest and recupcratloa IN sum
mer.
UNITED STATES SENATOR s. -
| M'ENERY. New Orleans. La do no
know OF any health resort that ought to pa,
better IL properly improved. When the re
| markable curative value OF the waters 3
made known, with the fact that invalid
can be properly cared for. DO not thinl
that YOU could build hotel large enou q
to accommodate the crowd which woul
90 10 Sour Lake. In my opinion there !
no kaown place which can approach II 10
tbs many diseases for which It is an az
knowledged specific.
W. w DUSON. Crowley. La. fProb
ably the most enterprising business man !
r.ou!sisral.-Sou Lake has a wide and val