The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-14
II. I'm. 1,.-The Texas Real

a "a order w
/ Houston ~ r,,.h e.ro.,
ss A. church invoked divine bless
Y, yosn T. Battle of the local Real
!. ,..oelstlon extended a welcome on
4 d the city 80.
T. Henry, congressman from
...,,,, made the welcome address,
:. received with frequent APP
swan Of Normanna delivered
...,.o.e He was succeeded by Presi-
panied. who read his annual ad-
rsi,h was received with applause.
.,l,n,u-This is the first meeting of
~. Real Estate association. This
'i',InD was organized in December
!, gons,on. 1t is proposed as a We
h, The cooperation along broad
y III Interested IN promoting the
a md development Of our State
~, d growing. Has always been
no Int her extent is so vast and her
Dv-r s % great that she needs an enor-
sovtb We have until now been
~ ii stand to one side little and
~ greater growth n other Stats
ma been accorded US, bat our Of
tsplty is here now.
rrjpr the last thirty years migration
settlement have progressed pi!n-
I'M along east and west lines and mol h
M thirty.seyenth parallel, put NV
,leye new conditions are at hand.
,,vOrtstIon conditions have change4,
IN free lands OF tie Northwest no
m allure Settlers. Tie times are rro-
sus ior enterprise. Let rs avail trc-
hi Of the spirit of exp ll5l IN and ca
Texas!
are at the threshold of great thii IS
our State. Our gulf ports Of Calves
md Sabine Pass are.no IN basis
ranks them among the foremost sta-
Is Of our country, and the COVE! nm, mt
by, now determined, OF improving are
IL Vi luuSlNut ulOu~h " . ~ II a Tvs @ III
lG.ss Pass will soon give Texas sdct.
Eintags that we will more and Inota
rnana the commerce 0f the sieat
isnlssissippi region. Corsicaua, with
recently discovered oil veins, is lisht-
the pathway for new interest; Pc
hun and It's products are staples Il
sant and large consu no,icn, and with
prospects foreshadowcj by results al
Ny accomplished at Corsicana, It is
NIaNle to anticipate that We will soon
Tor Texas an industry that has en-
I'd Pennsylvania and Ohio. The lnm-
Ind cattle interests OF Texas are now
Perlersing great expansion. Mineral
cslt known 10 exist IN Texas are tc
ilasased extent receiving the a.;en-
q capitalists and developers. TIE
agricultural resources If cur state
hasnlhcent, but her farmers sie SUI
% lar home markets. O-her Southern
y have shown us ths way 10 bav5
p@ a. pome. Let us no longer aE
n LEI us all dev0.e our efforts. gu:
sa and our means unremitsllgly &c
~ o. establishing ia our own Slate
.elOrles which, while notwithstanding
a'ne our staple pIOdTiTs. will also af-
none market for food crops, thu!
.gasng our farmers IN greater diver
sal'n Of crops.
We mere to disc ISIS the situation
" situation is truly one of 1ict
'sial estate dealers and .te real es.
-SissN are the arst to be benefited
49,. =, therefore the logical leaders il
,. ,..as looking to advancement. an,
spssat' 1t is Jur duty and our ~! S,
saa II is our BUSINESS.
M vhVention we will be addressed
Nv aau eminent gentlemen, represen
n, " tne various sections ami tn
|.is H. interests OF our State. In the dis
r,s.,,. We VIII develop many valuabl
IN and ideas, but let it not EN-,
M, ,e business menl We are here +
~ our business interests. Let us de
|rtl,r. ' LOT general cooperation in ad
3,uoD ,s our State, in promoting immi
t3ss, ul IN inducing the location q
1. Let us stand together! To b
I,,,".. interests are diverse, but no
.s.sue' and by united effort we ca
ny ae interest OF all. In union Their
l hope our organization ma
! ~, q permanent and strong fac
INA ~ 'nat pertains to the develop
nm, .ae interests Of our State.
III, AZ the Transmississippi conqres,
month at Wichita, Kan. wher
4 ~ nohor to represent this associa
5rrrsrs profoundly impressed with tn
4 4. ~ influence which that body exert
3rbs s y, ana upbuilding OF that create
ts,r, me United States with who's
tss.S is concerned Its councils ar
d sr,ny me best and strongest mo
k,s,,ss 70 1t their ripest thoughts an
d. ,sans lts deliberations are of mo
trpu :. only to those Of the Nations
d rnh,a our government. This is tn
tas,osin our State to which aspire fo
.ts ~ other matters properly tn
ksl,s,, iof our deliberations. Texal
\, ,,oh was framed 10 insure bar cit'
FThions J -, against oppression in tn
fai M, 'or the protection of the home
\ isIlss, submit that. without impairin
Ees NM protection now given 10 ever
\ enstIssitead, our laws. or IL need h
II ts,, uIion, should be amended Wb
h. ~ roum money demands a rate Of If
ees.tbira ieAas borrowers -fourt
fsas IN s'u higher than other states
,sfas ~ me world but the menace fro,
4 IA, ~ Oh our homestead exemptio
~, Il M, ~ isct Of the exemption, I,
n eSarnn,tSl or the States. have HON,
n An. pNoh laws. ! believe n is or
Of ons me uncertainty in the one
e,siher nav, avs as at present framed
Il Is tha later well worth our conside
itrls,re, so-called Torrens system
|iihsr co!on' in use for a generate
& % ~ tIles and now in use in III
re kolSs immense relief NJ the re-
,,c %.aefs. Let as have ., hara' ~ !,
II d MAJ, ,ne progressiveness of q,
[,si,s N ,hng the complex problems
IL IL n,aNse advancing times. This
Y 'or Tarssi Tss and II is eminently a
n A.. ssAas TO lead II - u
L Our s s,s,il for a two days' Sc
nal eomnient secretary and the yea
/ 'sry a,sl,tee have provided a vari,
tala Ia -',Ye programme We vi
Z ba,ips...u lumber our meetings with
1i.tes x,n IS possible Our exeauti,
nave in hand the prepar