The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-27
IMPRESSIONS OF HOUSTON.
col. W. n. sLossoN TALKS OF CHI
CAGO AND KANSAS CITY.
Bond Purchasing Companies Want
Information OF This City-Pros-
poets for Immigration.

w. B. Slosson was seen at his office yes
tsrday on his return from a business trip
to Kansas City and Chicago.
To Post reporter he said: II was in
Chicago when the conference OF democratic
leaders was had last week. Among the
items OF work done looking toward the
next National democratic convention was
the views expressed favorable to the loca-
tion OF the next convention at Kansas
City.
THE commercial club of that pushing city
at the mouth OF the Kaw is one of the
best commercial bodies on the continent
and Kansas City, like Houston, usually
this committee to turn over to the National
committee 100000 in cold cash as soon as
the vote was had locating the convention
there made a very favorable impression.
The Kansas City people also appreciate the
first editorial Enforcement received from
the South which came to them from The
Houston Post about month ago aud was
copied at the time in all the Kansas City
papers. This sort OF reciprocity pays, and
when Houston wants anything she can
confidently pull Kansas City's latcn string
and will find a response"
What is the feeling towards Texas MS
you find 1t in the NORTH" asked The Post
reporter.
Always and everywhere favorable, 4" said
Mr.. SIosson.
The erroneous Impressions that pre-
vail relating TO the extent OF the recent
flood are being corrected. The ulip gotten
out by the ST. Louis Republic. in which
about three counties eide nearly across
the State were marked in black as the
flooded district, did harm, of course. but
sensible people know IL was the bottom
of a stream and should have occupied about
as much space as would n railroad line
traversing a State from the northwest to
the southeast, The fact that the prairie
lands OF the coast country are benefited
by the double test of dry aud wet weather
OF 1892 and that the BraZos river has only
overlooked four times in The last sixty six
years, or once only in sixteen years, while
the farmers OF that exceedingly rich sec
tion have harvested fifteen crops out of
sixteen years, beats the record of any
locality on the continent There IS hardly
any section that does not lose an average
of one oror in from five TO eight years
from drouth or Hoods or heat or some
other cause, SO that when the matter Is
thoroughly considered by thoughtful people
TO loss OF immigration this fall and winter
Will result. In fact ! am sure IL will be
tho largest in our history.
While in Chicago | visited several of
tho bond purchasing companies out Of Gu
riosity to see how they view Houston and
her tinascial standing. You did not have
10 introduce the subject and inform them
that the city had Just voted 100000 to
Improve her sewerage system They
know much about IL and were anxious for
more information regarding her resources
and probable future. | am sure from the
questions propounded TO me by these iinan-
cial men that brief, terse statement get
ten out by our mayor and city council would
do good 1t shiuld show the population
in 1890 and of 1899 the assessed vaiuatic n
ten years ago. the actual valuation, which
Is more than 30 per cent above the assessed
valuation. tho number OF railroads anI
manufactures here. the business in cnttcr
and bank clearances for 1898 aui incident
ally that the United States government
had now decided by appropriation TO max
this a deep water port, also no; forget
ting that our health record for lS9S VA
only 965 to the thousand. the best on rec
ord. Should this he done in a frank, orcl
statement and sent to the icons Of III
United States who purchase bonds her
would be more bidders and better rrIc,
would result. Probably our city fa.hnr
have already arranged for his, end GER
tainly it would do good.
II find in Chicago, and especially in Kan
sas City that all business has revived. Tn,
railroads are doing more business an,
earning larger dividends than ever. Il
I.rrsas City, wnere for yeas WAS hearC
thn calamity howl and forebo ings of evil
croakers who would not down have all
disappeared from the horizon. Peace ant
plenty, good crops and good prices arr
the rule. Towns and cities are being built
the farmer lives in painted houses. viii
green blinds. and has his family carriage
and the dreadful mortgage is paid off. II
one county at the fair last fall was adver
tised dray loaded with cancelled mort
cages as one of the attractions Tina
State. with two-thirds OF wheat crop har
vested, that means 4Oooo,00o bushels, an
tho finest corn crop maturing that ha
ever grown, and $40 to S75 farm lands, vii
send to Texas many of her sons this yea
To get in on the ground floor, NJ secretar
Wilson says. on the cheap, good lands o
the coast country Of Texas"