The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-10
HE BELIEVES IN HOUSTON.
INTERVIEW WITH MIR. CHARLES Is.
sLoAT OF THE ROCK ISLAND.
Thinks Houston should Push Her
Deep water Clnims--Incrensed
Port Facilities Are Needed.

Mr.. Charles b sloat, general passenger
ond ticket agent OF the Chicago Ro k Is
land ard Texas railr ad who M Ike his
headquarters at Fort Worth, ths Sou hern
terminal Of the great Rock Island system
spent yesterday in Houston, AMI was maxi
ing new acquaintance ami renewing old
ones in connection with that gcuili and
enthusiastic Houst1nian, Mr. Cdales y.
Goldng the popular commercial agen,
WHO represents Rock island irte ests here.
IT is useless for me" said Mr. sloa..
10 men1 the fact tina, Housoa IS pros
porous ana growing. That s. a.w4ys h.
case, hut recently 1t sesms to ME ihaJ you
have kept the city cleaner ou!li be er
business houses and hlud omer homes
than heretofore You have put On q TT
of metropolitan air, and it ITS ava $
have A&cl Houston and ] like s. uesrif
mis- time than ever before. tnl6 ur
Texas F.uu F.ower aAd Weston ne p
lval hiss uune a gradt dea. 10 A4.e sa
tho winter climate and 10 o1rle %. %
roNus and am pleased. nd ed, - ezra
Thar It is 10 be rcpea ed on Ia. ge ale
han ever. I baieve you have &c e4 Nl5o-
.y In adding live STOCK. 10. mat Is one OF
the grlater inIeies s Of Texas.
~ can see 20 reason wig you can no,
have great South Texas TAR b sfe, an am
cad y0u have positively decided begin
me @crk upOu such m eat t-rsa m ae-
Aiately upon he close of your De en- er
FESTIVAL No organ cation ever pe cot
In this city viii do Hous on N q slol
than the Prlnces OF Nl-Tsu On. II g
been the experience OF y w O.-e1 s. $.
Louis Kanaas City Louisville, Denver,
Omaha and oher cities when hare given
similar entertainments thar nothing els,
50 pleased und satl fled yis.tars as a gtea,
Orlen al parade. Tn mystery ira SUI
rounds such orEaniza ions adds gr atly Il
It's attractiveness. hut then It's chic
strength comes from the facg hat it on ISIS
the younger men e the own and slre
chance for many active spirits to wok II
behalf of the upbui,ding Of their city.
1T has occurred to M that II ust.
should improve the oppor unity affofdeC
by the present congress to push her deel
water claims, for there neyec has he n
grander crop OF grain pro5uccd in an
portion Of tho world Than that gown b,
the farmers Of North Texas, In Ian re' ri
tory Oklahoma, Kansas. Nebraska, low
aud. I might add, the Mississippi vail
this year. There is a disco ion "a eS
port Two esrc q, through IA gulf p It.
aud wien, you take the enc m 2ns bu Q
= heavy frsights in thc sh6pe OF co II we I
oats. -four meal cattle hge beef, no K
number and c1tton produc In III sco,lo
OF country tributary to Houst n, Il appear
that any claim you would make upon COZ
gress for assistance would be coJsil e
reasonable but tho ma ter is IN he fan
OF the people OF Houston and | have are
heard Of them overi oking any oFpO'
tunities IN the past and don't suppose tie
viii neglect the present and INN dat
future.
I've had great travel from III s ssetio
so Colorado and the Rocky m 7untnil 60 II
iry generally this summer. enl we eXpe
con iderahle travel ibis way du n til
winier aud this will be especially t1e ca
In the months OF January, February Mar
and April We expect co siderable
late IN March and carly in Aprll on Il
part OF gentlemen tr m all sections Of u
great West. who will be appcin o. by o
ernors of the different sta'es and TIE r
torirs as delegates to thu Transmits Is ipl
Commercial congress. which is to conver
in this city April II to II, 1900"