The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-30
RICHARDSON Al HOME.
Business Leslue Secretary Has Returned
from Western Trip.
MEETING OF TRANsmIsslsslPpI CONGRESS
Many Important Men VIII Attend
session M Bouston--The Texas
F., +. and v. Festival.

congress, has returned from an extended
visit over the West
Relative to the country he visited Mr..
Richardson said to representative OF
The Post: "Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska.
and Colorado are prosperous. Oklahoma
is really enjoying great boom. Her
cities and towns are growing with marvel
Gus rapidty and a great deal of stability.
The crops in the Territory are entirely
satisfactory, and merchants in all places
report business as unusually good.
Kansas has never been in better condi-
ton than at present. The most conserva-
tive element estimates the present corn
crop at 300000.o 900 bushels, and | have
heard the estimate as high as 400,O00,000
bushels. Take the lowest estimate and 1t
means little bit over 10 per cent of the
entire crop of the United States It is a
strong argument In favor of additional
deep water facilities on the Texas gulf
coast, tor everybody knows the roais from
Kansas come through Texas and find their
outlet at Texas ports.
Colorado has just settled a strike with
the smelter employees, which is estimated
to have cost the State sl2. 900, 900 You Will
understand that this would mean 60,000,-
900 TO Texas as Texas has five times as
many people as Colorado, but in spite OF
this great calamity, Colorado is pros
porous. There Is a great deal OF inter-
est in all sections of Colorado in the rapid
growth of the mining industry and in
spite of the strike, the output OF the mines
Of the State will be greater this year than
last. Denver, Pueblo. Colorado Springs
and other Colorado cities are growing.
The principal resorts have enjoyed
greater patronage this year than at any
other time in their history, and Texas has
led all other States, 1t is fact that In
Manitou and Colorado Springs, the chief
resorts of the State. there we're more
Texans than Coloradoans at the leading
hotels. At these resorts, however, met
representative business men from almost
every State and Territory west of the
Mississippi river, and I am firmly con-
WINGED that with the proper effort on our
part, we can make the next meeting of the
T1ansmississippi Commercial congress to
be held in Houston April II to 81, inclu-
sve 1900 the greatest meeting that that
powerful organization ever held.
There Is the same prosperity in Ne
braska that one finds in Kansas. and do
net know an important point in the en-
tire State that is not going forward I
expect in short time to write descrip-
ton of the trip | made over the Rocky
mountains, and especially that portion OF
it which covered the more famous points
of interest in Colorado. Although lived
fer years at the foot of the Rockies
never was SO profoundly impressed with
the magnificent grandeur of Colorado seen
cry as upon this last visit | had seen the
Royal Gorge many times on the clliSs
over Marshall Pass. and the imprrn i've
trip through the Black canyon was not
new to me, but 1t never seemed to thrill
me as it did this time Glenwood Springs
Is, according to my way OF thinking, the
ideal American resort 1t comes as near
perfection, both from the natural and ar
tifcial standpoint as It is possible for any
spot on earth to reach Manitou is a
charming place. Colorado Springs is Amer
ica,s most beautiful city In the 90 900 class
while Denver eXces Rochester or any
other American city of less than zoo, 900
people, with which ! am familiar But
some other time will talk of these mat
tiers at length.
Houston accomplished great deal
when she secured the next meeting OF the
Transmissssippi Commercial congress-"
SAID Mr.. Richardson when that subject was
mentioned by the reporter. 1T is the
intention of great many important men
IN all walks of life 10 be here, but in or
der 10 make the meeting OF the congress
must be ably represented at the next
meeting of the National Irrigation con-
sress to he held at Missnula, Mont. on
September 25 Is and 81, and must also
take part In all the other great meetings
held in the West"
How about the Fruit Flower and Veg
eable Festival this winter Mr. Richard
SOM" was asked. "Do yo uthink II should
be given?"
Yes indeed. we should repeat the fes-
tiYal In December on a more magnificent
scale than ever before. and the work
should be pushed from this time forward
with the greatest possible yigor Tho
active workers of the finance committee
will soon commence a canvass to find out
how much money can be raised. and II
is certain that in order to give entire
satisfaction to our visitors more money
VIII be needed this year than was spent
last year. The great festival events given
by the more enterprising OF American
cities are superb entertainments. The
Festival of Mountain and Plain in Den
vnr has been described to me By the peo-
pie of the Rocky mountain metropolis
as most magnificent spectacle. in which
Tho use Of electricity has been the chief
tenure, The great festival season in st
louis. Kansas City, Omaha louisville
Milwaukee and even the smaller cities
like Des Moines Topeka. Wichita, Salt
Lake city, Sioux CITY, 81. Joseph and
ether points have grown from year 10
year until they have now become the
greatest Of all annual attractions II does
not look we'll for Houston to brag too
much about her December entertainment.
but In many places have heard numer-
Gus compliments with reference to the
Texas Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Fes-
tiral, not only on account OF tho novelty
Of the entertainments given. but prin-
cipally for the reason that so much prac-
teal good has been accomplished in the
development OF the country.
From now on all Houstonians, as we'll
RS Texas people generally. are expected
TO work enthusiastically for the success Of
the Texas Fruit, Flower aud Vegetable
Festival. and II Is especially desired on
the part of the active managers that
enough money be subscribed In advance
10 secure two weeks entertainment
Mr.. Richardson settled down to his work
Immediately after his return aud from
now on he proposes to devote great deal
NJ his time TO matters in connection with |
the festival and to arrangements for the !
monster meeting to be held here next
April