The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-21
REAL ESTATE MEETING.
Railroad Officials All Promise to Aid the
Convention
TO BE HELD IN FORT WORTH NEXT MONTH
Everything Vow Indicntes that All
Interests viii BE Represented.
The Work Outlined.

Fort Worth, Texas, December 2O.-since
it has became generally known that the
railroad officials of Texas were invited
to participate in the forthcoming January
convention of the Texas State Real Estate
association. letters have been coming in
officials most OF which are quite inter
esting. Mr. j. e. Leith general freight
and passenger agent of the Texas Midland,
writes from Terrell as follows: Il have
the pleasure to advise that ! will be glad
to accept the invitation and be present,
and also call attention to the meeting to
try to have some Of the other officials of
our company present. There is no gain
saying the fact that organization of real
estate men will be of much benefit to
the real estate interests in Texas. The way
TO prosperity in Texas is, by securing inn
migrants in Texas. settling up the vast
tracts Of uncultiyatcd and now useless
soil In this movement, the rail
roads are hand in hand with you. MS it
Is matter Of great Importance to them.
II you can prove to yonr organization that
there Will be "A unity of interests in ad-
vcrtsing Texas, the tide Of Immigration
TO this country can be largely increased"
Mr.. w. $. Keenan, general passenger
agent Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe railway
of Galveston, says. "lf circumstances
will admit l Will arrange to be present
at the January convention and will be glad
TO do all ] can TO forward its interests"
Mr. d. h. Keller, vice president Of the
Denver road, says; II trust | shall be
able to attend your convention in January.
l trust ana have no doubt that your con
yenion viii be the means OF doing a great
deal Of good for the State of Texas in the
matter of immigration.
Mr. S, G. Warner general passenger
and ticket agent Of the Cotton Belt. saws.
1t will give the writer pleasure to attend
your convention IL other matters do not
prevent, as | believe that your association
can do good work in helping to deyelop
this country
Mr.. Adams, the local passenger agent of
the Cotton Belt. has sent out cordial In
yltations TO all railroad officials of the
state who contemplate attending the con-
ventlon to make his office Headquarters
and he is furnishing the interior to mset
tho demands of the OCCASION"
Mr. NJ u. Foster, day editor of The
Houston Post, in n letter received today
sends greetings and says: II sincera,y
nope TO be In Fort Worth on the date ~
the convention and am glad to know that
everything points to the Fort Worth meet
ing being the most successful one In tbs
history OF your organization. During our
DIG mid winter festival last week. i mat
quite number of gentlemen who attended
your Waco convention. and they ell ns-
suren me that they would be in Fort Worth
on January 16 and IL"
Mr' G, A. Newning, editor and manaeer
OF the Southern Industrial Review of
houston. says: II beg to accept your
uoiaiai invitation to be present and TO
paruclpate in the associations proceed
,nss on January l6 and H.. or course, IL
may De possible that business engagements
wui prevent my presence, but you NAV he
assured tnat l am in hearty sympathy with
what Is to be done and will moi fail m
give the movement the benefit OF the Rs-
views service" ~
hon Horace Chiffon, who is now IN
washington, says; ~ will certainly al
TEND me convention OF the Real Estate
association of Texas II I can col sua,
IRON Official duties In any event 7 w,sh
NJ proeeedings great success"
at a. r. Coles OF the Ell Paso Times
ana one the leading promoters OF thai sac
non. writes that We may expect a renre-
sssn.atNe BODY OF citizens from that seq
'lon at the convention.
tue secretary says, In view of ths fae.
a. .ne Intense interest that ia cen,erins
N tn's state organization as an industrIa,