The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-12

aTtlcle OIL weather Wnlcn we nave mere I
today and which enables us to begin our
week of festivities under most suspicious |
circumstances and, in addition to that |
We have another compliment to our city
today in the presence of very distin-
gushed citizen. 1t has been made my
duty, and 1t Is my very great pleasure to
introduce 10 you, ladies and gentlemen OF
Houston and of Texas, the governor of
your State, Hon. Joseph ID. Sayers.' Cap
plause.l
Mr.. Savers was received with every
manifestation of approval lie said.
Ladies and Gentlemen: When / re-
| ceived the invitation from the committee
to be present upon this OCCASION l very
| cheerfully promised 10 lay aside the cares
and duties of official life for the purpose
of adding, so far as my presence could,
| to the success of this exhibition. I con-
| graduate the fair women and the enter
| prising men OF Houston, ] congratulate
| the people of the entire State upon the
suspicious circumstances under which
this Festival is being inaugurated. Provi
| dence is lending the announcement OF
season that can not be excelled 1t has
been my happy privilege during the last
| three months TO attend two expositions
in this State, one at Dallas and the other
! at San Antonio. and now am called upon
as the chief executive of this great State
almost in midwinter, 10 lnaugurate this
tables. If | were pessimist, If | had no
confidence in the future either of this
commonwealth or of the race. my attend
auce at Dallas, at San Antonio and here
today would remove all doubt and
would feel that the course OF our people
is upward and onward and that the al
yancement of Texas is beyond question.
tApplause.)
I'VE have climate that can not be
surpassed and a soil that cheerfully re-
| sponds TO the efforts of labor in whatever
direction Pardon me, ladies and gentle
men. if | invite your attention but a few
moments to this State of ours. No ole
can know Texas until he has Travelled from
; Galveston TO Ell Paso and from Marshall
tn Rrownsyille. The great plains a few
wears ago. Major Cave known upon the
man of Texas as a desert, now bloom and
, blossom as a rose and from their broad
bosom comes year after year countless
= numbers of CATTLE not only TO enrich the
neople of this State. but TO feed hungry
miliions elsewhere North Texas in 1850,
, was thought TO be altogether unequal 10
orr valleys but now nowhere can be
found more productive soil, or more
, nronitious climate Once Eastern Texas
was known only for the able and success
I fuI nuhlic men II sent forth. today il is
: ore of the most prosperous portions OF
~ St.ta aud hefora The flowers begin
RI hloom even in the State of Florida
there goes thence to the markets of chi
caeo and of st. Louis and the North
a western cities fruits and vegetables,
bringing TO the producers most hand'
some profit. while its timber is carried
r. everv norton of the world South
western Texas was once called the home
of N. covote Todav 1t is as productive
Ia INV resnects az Central Texas Will,
> lie oattia are 10 be numbered by the ten
: If thousands, And Southern Texas. Wha
shall saw of the section in which thi
Is beautiful and enterprising city is stuat
: oda n NV Judgment. ladies and gentle
me-, does not greatly err it is soon des
ic .innd ~ become the italy and France o
.,,,or;oo IAnn1ause)
y ~ am one of those who believe tina
/. ,h, bishest arr of statesmanship lies il
Inc de1elonmont Of the material resource
i of a country. Wherever a people are in
- drstriaIIv and commemorative prosperous
y ous.r,aiis a i,,.o,IentmaI develonm,nt vii
NIL ,nnen md eneedily follow. would
d na.ho, boye NV name inseparably lnks
a,.a, oonsi,urtion OF The Nicaragu
oana, than IN have been the author Of
10 hnnd,ed no,itical platforms applause.
l. would rather be instrumental in bring
lie ing deep water TO the city OF housto
than IA he famous for my efforts upon IN
le .nan " ~ "AnnIamse5
D. stump po,a viii but devotion thel
4 u.avs with the construction of tn
wie,raema canal. Houston in FIVE year
80 81 ,e canal has beer constructed, WI
t, 49, 49,. ~ nonulation of 100000. (Al
l. n pDnns y
y p'a a.. dow ,r two since. pardon me, NJ
v 49, Jay taa1 Or Mayor Brashesr), +,
n, MasoI ~ a nriyato conversation. | hs
Il, t ,s ,assure Of meeting the gentema
If lhe piean 1uies The nigh position OF chi
G. VINO oroup - his nitv. He was on
IS, ,,,at, ~, Austin for the purpose of arranl
e, s,sit ,h W ,',aons hv which to construct ce
y, ,n nt 'i' ,,,nro~enents. said to him. b
e. s sora ynn exnerid dollar let syttem
n. io,I tSat will suffice for popu.aic
o ~ aOo ono (Applause) Who woNi n
~ Teyanq For you of the Sou,nwe
H. nd East with your immense fields
=, s smear cotton and rice. supplemented
OIL ,,oaaatahles and fruits. of which these a
he ne renresentatiyes, what more could
1t s,I XII hat is needed is indust
a anses so,f. reliance Do not appeal to othe
sne sssistance until you shall have g
as h ,o every resource OF your own. A
rd ,,ost avery day in the press I notice re
3 arencas to- foreign capital and in the We
ne same columns also the statement that
~, hanks are overlooking with the peopI,
~ money. Let us rely upon ourselves;