The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-04

the gulf coast ana their extension lnlan1
as far as practical TO meet the railroads
with their millions Of tons OF grain. cot
ton and produce is the solution OF the
cheap transportation problem, which, with
the maintenance of all wafer routes. will
govern the freight tariffs Of this country
where they have only modified them in the
past. of which we have late proof IN the
reduction OF AZ cents per hundred pounds
on export rates from Missouri river points
10 the gulf. which difiereniial was not
conceded until after the session OF the
Transmississippi congress at Wichita.
Water routes govern rates whether they
run parallel with or opposite TO rail routes.
Inc more OF them We have the more in
fuence they Will exert on the rates. and
the people of the Mississippi valley are
vitality Interested IN their maintenance and
extension. So we bid you God speed in
your efforts TO make the meeting Of the
next congress in your city n success"
The following letter. dated at Washing
ton university, ST. Louis, Mo. is as the
signature Shows, from the pen Of Prof
sylvester Waterhouse, a gentleman who,
In the language of the ST. Louis Man
ufacturer, has devoted the greater part
| OF long and useful l!fe 10 the benefits
and advancement OF his fellow man at
the sacrifice of his own time and means,
as well as his personal pleasure and ply
I fical comfort" The people OF ST. Louis
and Missouri and those OF the entire
( Iransmississppi country admire the un-
seihsh devotion 10 public interest OF pro-
I sresslge educators, and IL Is no injustice
/ to all others to place Prof Waterhouse a,
/ The head Of this class. He has been In
attendance upon at least Ave OF the con-
Z crosses and each year has prepared more
! than one special article. He has promised
( 10 be In Houston next year.
Every session impresses me more deep
! y win the public usefulness of the Trans
Va frE aeH HHnH.A
cuss and formulate the measures that viii
I mcst effectively promote the prosperity
OF tho vast domain which they represent
/ Same OF the speeches before the recent
congress at Wichita were full of local in
/ formation and practical statesmanship
ihese addresses not only enlightened the
! hearers with broader views OF the re-
sources and needs Of the far West, but
also furnished the facts and suggested the
policies that will enable our National leg
1 lslaiuTe TO take more Intelligent action
relative to Transmississippi interests.
The convention at Wichita was happily
| free from politics. An essential condi-
/ Ton OF their highest success is n total
absence from these congresses of all par
/ tisan discussions.
/ The next meeting will greatly benefit
| houston. II win widely make known the
shipping and manufacturing facilities OF
! your city, and enable delegates who for
the first time visit your great common
wealth to see something of the vastness
| OF It's resources.
| Hoping that the next congress will re-
ali2e all your anticipations of general and
ioca' utility, l am, very respectfully yours
IS. Waterhouse."
~
The following editorial relative 10 the
Importance of the next meeting of the
Tranamississppi Commercial Congress is
from the Fort Worth Mall Telegram.
The city Of Houston is proud OF Its sue
cess in securing the next meeting OF the
Transmississippi Congress. Civic pride
alone would make the people of Houston
sec that the delegates attending the CON
sress were properly entertained but they
nave more at stake than simply assuring
/ VISITORS that Houston is a pretty 70 ! city
and that Its people are hospitable. All
that is admitted, but Houston is a very
great part OF great State, an empire with
resources undeveoped whose advantages
are nnbounded. Situated as ii IS. almost al
deep wafer on the coast, and with an as
surance that deep water at its own
wharyes is only question OF but short
| time, Houston is one of the KEYS 10 unlock
the big door and let into the Southern
outlets that vast quantity of the products
of the whole Transmississippi country
ti'"A Aho hSiNAuAblt uttN hauled across the
continent at such railroads rates, and
held up by commission men at Kansas
City Omaha Chicago Buffalo ana New
York, as TO leave the plodueer bur a pitt
larce for his toll. Houston people are ful-
ly alive to the value of their natural ad-
Nantages and all that enterprising citi-
1ens, thoroughly organized for work. can
, do is being done TO see that their light
does not set hidden under bushel
, In The Houston Post he people OF that
part OF the state have A strong champion
The day is never too hot or too cold for
, that paper to devote page 10 saying
/ good things of Houston IIsa recent is
sue 1t has lengthey article about the
last meeting OF tho congress at Wichita
Kan. and outlines the work before the
next meeting. The congress I'LL bring 10
Texas a larger delegation than has ever
yet attended one OF the meetings Men
VIII come west of the Mississippi river,
men OF National repute, many OF whom
VIII have never been In Texas before that
VISIT. Right there is where the whole
state OF Texas comes In for a benefit
When such men as have attended these
meetings heretofore. and who will attend
the next one. come into strange country
ana return 10 their respective homes and
tell their people about what they found
in Texas their word has more weight for
the advancement OF the general Interests
OF the state than all that the newspaners
might publish in year. Texas has many
things to show the world, 1t asks the
people 10 come and see. They will come
at the next meeting, and they will learn 10
! appreciate the demands OF Texas for deem
err water on the coast, for better transpor-
tation facilities between gulf points and
the great producing States OF the western
} Mississippi valley, for the Irrigation of
! the millions Of acres OF tillahle land In
the west and other important matters now
before the public In incipiency II Will
! assist In the development OF Texas as
! nothing else will. The people OF the whole
State should rejoice that this comes 10
} Texas, II means much. not only for
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