The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-14

St Louis. The paper was one OF the best
read today and created a whirlwind OF APP
plause at times. Prof, Atwater gave a
good account Of the Texas exhibit at
Omaha and advocated a better one at St.
Louis He recommends the construction
OF large exhibit building for Texas ex
hibits and arrangements with the railroads
to place the exhibit.
Frank NJ. Sterrett of st. Louis. repre-
senting the St Louis Worlds Fair being
guest OF the convention, was invited to
tell the convention something about the
proposed centennial celebration OF the
Louisiana purchase.
MIR Sterrett came forward and extended
a cordial invitation to the convention to
bring samples of Texas products TO st.
Louis In 1903 The speaker RECALLED the
convention with an eloquent portrait OF
the proposed exhibition aud aroused much
enthusiasm.
At the close of the speech Tom Rich
ardson moved the Endorsement OF the ST.
Louis fair, which was adopted with
whoop
There was a disposition to get right to
work for Texas exhibit at st. Louis, and
Colonel Claiborne moved that a commit
/ Tee Of ten be appointed to confer with the
/ various railroads and promoting organiZa-
1 tons and perfect plans for tho exhibit,
/ hut upon reflection he changed bis mo-
/ tion so as to require the committee on
I resolutions to report the outline OF plan
/ looking to the placing OF the exhibit 4
permanent organization on the st. Louis
exposition is certain IL the delegates feel
tomorrow as they did today
The convention heard a paper by w P.
! Gaines of Austin, and tho president an
nounced the following committee on res
olutions; First district w. y Slosson,
Houston; Second John NJ Claiborne,
Rusk Third, John II. Battle. Greenyille:
. MnrGpr- nt -
ed; Sixth, A. p. Foster, Dallas; Seventh.
f. b. Williams Waco Eighth, j, j Jar
Wis, Fort Worth Ninth. w. p Gaines
Austin; Tenth, w. A. MAR. Halletsville;
Eleventh, r. II. Wheeler; Twelfth, l.. j,
Hart, San Antonio; Thirteenth, Ed c.
Baker, Mineral Wells.
The convention adjourned until ocloclt
Tonight the committee on resolutions held
a session and disposed OF great deal oil
business. but made no report The con
vention did no business tonight, but heard
several speeches adiournlng after II
o'clock until o o'clock tomorrow.
Mr.. |. D. Polk OF Beaumont, member
OF the executive committee OF the TeNa.
Real Estate association, was born aud
reared in the old historic town of San Au-
gustine, Texas. He was elected county
and district clerk OF that county wher
scarcely 81 years OF age, being the young
est public officer at that time. At th'
expiration OF his office he went actively
into the real estate business, buying and
selling He has purchased and sold pos
sihly as many acres OF land as any single
Individual in all Southeast Texas. To
gethcr with MIR. ] II Brooks he pur-
chased 1862 acres in one body and II 30'
acres in another In western and south
western jefferson county and these lands
FIRST attracted the promoters ~ tho Gul
and Interstate railroad and aided th'
cause Of building the line through t.
Beaumont Mr. Polk also sold large
bodies of pine land In Eastern Texas t.
the Kirby syndicates who are operatn'
so extensively In Eastern Texas Mr.. Poke
, family Is Of Tennessee, but he Is fon'
!. of being native born Texan He ha'
been operating in the Beaumont conntr!
about len years and always aided ever!
r enterprise all he possibly could