The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-16

A committee selected for the purpose |
having recommended Messrs. ]. G. s. Nor |
row. w. C. Moore. w. d. Slosson and J. |
II. Ruby for directors. they were unani-
mously elected.
Chairman Porter, OF the committee APP
pointed for the purpose OF preparing an
article descriptive Of Houston and her |
resources, the same TO be printed In pam.
phlet form and distributed by members |
of the association, submitted the follow
ing report:
Information about the city OF Houston
and Harris county Texas, compiled by the
Houston Real Estate association:
Houston is a modern city OF 10000 popu- |
lation, situated at the head OF. navigation |
of Buffalo bayou, an arm Of Galveston |
bay, fifty miles from deep water in the
gulf of Mexico. All the elements Of nature
combine to make 1t an ideal site for 6
large and prosperous city.
Houston's Importance now as a business
point stands second TO no city OF like
population on this continent. Holding as
she does the thirteen lires of railway with
an open waterway to the sea, she feels Sc
cure in having unlimited transportation
facilities, tho first requisite OF a large city
Her central location for all manufacturing
and commercial business purposes with
her other great advantages, suggests sure
and steady progress What Houston needs
is more braiDy men and women with en-
-
and to benefit by her prosperity; to all
such persons Houston extends hearty
invitation to come and investigate for
themselves all of her resources and posi-
bilities.
Cotton is the leading staple agricultural
product of Texas and the fact that Houston
leads the world as the greatest inland
cotton market. handling as she has for the
eight and half months ending May -,
1899, the enormous volume of 2,450 500
bales. shows clearly where she stands rs
a trade center The fact that more than
$4,000 carloads OF cotton alone we're re-
ceived here in one year and that in one
day $4,000 bales were handled over lous-
toms side tracks is evidence Of Ter ca
pacity for big things. Her several large
powerful congresses and oil mills 20 a
large and profitable business, employing
many operatives and this branch OF trade
properly belongs to the cotton hlstness.
In the cotton and cotton seed oil trade
alone 1t is estimated that more than 100 0o0
carloads annually are received at lIous-
ton.
Houston is bank reserve city and has
banking capital and surplus Of $4,000, coo
and her bank clearngs for 1898 were s306
e46,i A glance at such figures alone is
sufficient to prove her position as strong
financial center. In manufacturing Hous-
ton deserves more mention than our space
will permit. II is estimated that more
than 500 600 per month Is paid out 10
wage earners employed in the seventyfve
different manufacturing plants, which in
cludes one II the largest railway shops in
this country. and several others owned by
the different railroads that center bore,
also any number OF planning mills, sash
and door factories, ice factories brass and
iron works. brick works. cistern and COR
nice works two large hreweres, spice and
coffee mills. creosote works, a car wheel
/ factory, turning out the best car wheel in
/ the United States. made of Texas pig iron,
] soap factories, bottling works, candy
manufactures and others. This is splen-
did field for many other industries such
as cotton and wool factories, -four mills,
furniture, tobacco and cigar factories, a
I rice mill and others.
I Texas has large deposits OF the best
iron ore now being developed. The corn-
I try adjacent TO Houston has ineXhaust bic
quantities OF Pine and hard wood timbers,
hence the wood and iron raw materials can
be had here at 4 minimum cost.
Houston Is also a large yellow pine lGm-
Der market, most excellent quality for
: all purposes. The low price OF lumber
, and all building materials is another OF
Houston's important advantages.
, In schools and churches Houston is Ia
the front rank Her system OF public
, schools is not surpassed by any city and
equaled by vary few. Ample roomy, mod
: orn brick school buildings with a masnii-
, cent High school building comfortably ac-
, commodate the II 500 scholastic popula-
I ton. Hor churches number seventy-three
many o. which Are magnificent building3
:, The city has an abundant supply OF purt
artesian water, capacity 100000 gallont
daily; a splendid electric street car sys-
tenn gas and electric light plants OF large
capacity; telephone exchange. street pave.
ments, sewerage a superior fir9 depart
= ment, and, in fact, all first class facil'
. tiles to be found in an up to date city.
The health of the people of Houston
I and vicinity will compare with the mos
favored portions of the United States, will
u the smallest per ceLt OF serious diseases
= The climate is mild and pleasant, rainfall
= most equitable and entirely free from dan
= gtrous cyclones, storms or freshets,
!. The National government has approves
Q the recommendation OF Its able corps o
v engineers appointed by the war depart
ment to report the practicability and cos
q of completing the Buffalo bayou ship canal
\ thus making 1t a great National work ant
: nsuring it's completion at an carly date
v The last congress appropriated $500 900 70
beginning the work. with $4,000 on hand
makes SS66,000 at once available. Tn
completion of this great canal viii com
home to the people OF the great West i
that 1t will open to them safe land lock
ed deep water port with unsurpassed IA
i cilities 700 to 1900 miles nearer to tina
q vast producing territory thar any othe
outlet to the sea. II nSuralir means t
them large saving In rates OF freight
and consequently a large net prise for thei
e products. No harbor on the South Atlanti
y or gulf coast viii afford such unlimte
d facilities for promptly handling q lars
yo!ulo Of freight from rail to ship An
e from ship to rail at a nominal cost. 9TH
e rerort of the United States engineers her
1. folows,)
/. The effect OF the completion OF this grcn
= ship canal ac a factor in the developmer
I OF Houston and her adjacent territory ca
better he imagined than described. On
D. must think over and understand II to al
B. preoiate the magnitude OF the whole plaI
n Harris county (of which Houston is tn
e capitaD and the counties near by oher
"a varied and wide field for the farmer an
0 the stock raiser. In no part OF our cour
d try can greater variety Of paying agrlcul
Z tural products be produced, Cotton, corr
oats rice, tobacco sugar and hay are III
d. leading field crops. Vegetables, fruit m
d berries OF almost every variety grow
n wonderful perfection and yield enormousl
l. in this fertile soil and soft breezy a
I'd when properly cultivated Rice is nc
N being most proftahly raised in some OF Il
adjoining counties. Estimates place II
area ir process OF cultivation in Sout
o. Texas this year at 10000 seree, wnic
90 should yield a profit TO the rice grove,
OF $50 or $40 per acre