The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-06
EDITOR MARI PLEASED.
He Tells of Houston and Her Horpi-
table People.
Beeville Pccayune.

Beeville Pecayune
And while it is pleasant to dwell on
the objects and purposes of the associa
tho subject and recur TO Houston and her
hospitable people, and at the very outset
we are nonplussed in attempting to give
expression of our appreciation Of their
boundess hospitality. We are convinced
of one or two things, towit. The paucty
fof the English language OF our knowledge
OF same TO do the subject Justice and our
innate modesty forces us to admit that we
are confronted with the later dilemma. but
will under existing conditions do the best
we can. The newspaper fraternity tho
Business Mems League. the Cotton EN-
change, the street railway company ami
the Daughters of the Republic were uu-
firing in their efforts to make the recep-
! ucn and entertainment of the visiting cd
itofs complete in every detail and suffice
1t TO say that everything they undertook
was carried out. and there was NOT cop.
ceivable thing omitted. We We're shown
an over the city, our attention being
/ called to her many industries which arc
100 numerous to mention, but which are
I sufficiently numerous to put Houston al
the head of Texas cities. and judging from
the VIM and push displayed BIZ Ger ciii-
@ens We feel that We do not jeopardiZe our
9tahulns as a prophet when we say that
iaous.eh VIII ever maintain her proud
position as the greatest city of the great
est State OF the greatest Union OF States
on the globe. The trip down the bayou.
gotten up by the Daughters OF the Re-
pubic for the entertainment ana eniight-
eminent Of the country editors was A rev
eiatlon to many of us who had never seen
bufialo bayou only at the CITY of Hous-
ton, ana OF which we had formed rather
poor opinion as tt Its susceptibility OF
being made a navgable stream, but when
we got aboard the steamer Eugene to
which was dashed two big barges one on
each SIDE, ano went down the bayou, three
abreast to the historic battle-ground OF
San Jacinto, the Yorktown of Texas in
dependence we found the bayou TO be
like Enon, where John was baptizing "a
place OF much water" And while we OF
the interior have ever been seconding the
efforts of Houston to get an approprla-
ton for deepening the bayou up to the
clay. Since seeing ii we are convinced
OF the practiblity of the undertaking tfor
If there is anything We as a body know
anything about 1t is civil engineering)
and now we viii .whoop EN- up The
)
a sumptuous spread of the most tempting
viands, which was served aboard the
boats by the fair ladies composing this
body. In addition to this was an abun-
dance OF ice cold beer soda water and
water without The soda. cigars and fruit,
and TO the praise of all, we proudly say,
that no evidence of intoXication was
descernable in the whole crowd. A splen-
did band accompanied us on our water
voyage and rendered sweet music. and as
we neared the historic battlefield the band
struck up with Sam Houston's March
and as the sweet strains died away the
editors made the wellSn ring with a cheer,
Arriving at the ground we Went ashore
and reverently congresated on this hal
lowed spot around the modest monument
that marks the last resting place OF the
eight patriots who there gave their lives
that we might have freedom This sacred
SPOT is in a very neglected condition, and
its present condition is proof Of the truth
fulness OF the statement. THAT republics
are ungratefu." But thanks 10 the noble
women who COMPOSE the Daughters OF the
Republic, this disgrace to the State VIII
no doubt soon be removed and the famous
battle-ground be made a beautiful park,
the pride Of Texas. and monument to
the love of patriotism Of the fair Daugh-
tiers OF the Republic.