The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-24
|y5ia TEXAS FAIR
.,,,I,vn The Mldwlnter Fruit,
~ vegetable Festival
,,yrn TEXAS EXPOSITION
a.. Time Is Ripe for
v,.osle want IT and
4 npst Come

= q Mills III 10
y ~, the Festival this year
"a. and unqualified success,
49, mat. 1t was a magnih-
y wound and the hard work
- had charge of the va
.re to be heartily consrat-
..u,ts Of their well-directed
\. exhibits at the auditorium m,sar
y, and covered a much wlaer
$, Before. those in the annex
i .ny previous year ana a., .,
!, such a nature as to rehect
i the people of Houston ana
ri 49, country, the possibilities
- clearly shown thereby. Tho
4 ..,.de was a magnificent pa
~, /, added very materially to
~ the Festival no one doubts
y " II put Houston on foot
nav Orleans. Kansas Oley, ~
s nss and other carnival cities.
.sorle of the State, having seen
M V srfort Of the followers of King
q, without question come IN
.,msers to see the parades to be
~ future, which will be larger
N, each succeeding year. inc
a. institution in Houston
tbs people OF the city should 90
~ in their power to help the or
nm lis good work.
ssser parade given Thursday az
rapId have been more than cred
I IN Of the California cities which
n.elalty Of such features. 1t was
,9is.t thing OF the kind ever seen
Huth. and the fact that two OF the
,irosds Of the State participated
an, the amount Of interest which Is
|shIb.ted by every one who is work
II, upbuilding of Houston. The
!, circus parade and the grand Hoo
s,sant were great in their respective
M ali in all, the Festival was at
\. md instructive in every way.
| / t,yor the charging of the scope
festival and the giving of fair
~, / most certainly do. 1t would
|hcalculable benefit to Houston and
M ., the country, and / have no
/ bal II the matter is taken up the
q q Houston will carry 1t to a
Es,ul elimination. In this connec-
however. 1t occurs to me that 1t
| s a good idea to make the date OF
n somewhat earlier than that which
~ fixed for the Festival during the
ttre years. A race meet would be
ittrsetlve In November, say, and
slnrss Of good weather then would
neat deal better. ] stand ready to
gyhing in my power to push mat
lpnE,"
III. Kirkland of the Arm OF T.
A,npon & Co.. THE Festival was a
trsnt for Houston. The flower pa
Nd the pageant and ball of the No
7
h,vere alone worth thousands of
ITO Houston and the coast country.
lsehants OF the city did an extreme
alllctury business, the visitors. from
points were more than pleased with
they saw and every one seems to be
tly satisfied with the results at
| AS showing the resources Of the
Texas country the exhibits at the
'riun and the annex were inval-
are not fully Investigated the pro-
Of charging the Festival into a.
at year. and until have done so
'i!s to discuss that phase of the mat
However. 1t at first blush occurs to
y the idea, II properly carried out.
~ good one.
~
= A. Newning, editor of the South
'austrial and Lumber Review: II
sls than surprised at the industrial
made by the citizens of Houston
ale Festival, and am free to state
expected nothing like it. The i'm
\ made on me was that Houston
ang her light under a bushel in
.ag ner products to visitors to a
aat and flower exhibition, when
= ~ ialrs given at other points in
y annually furnish such excellent
reaching the outside world. The
~ 70 bring the great commercial
a1Iial resources of Houston and
I' \ country into great promi-
y extend the limits of the an
y s.a.ai and announce TO the world
. y metropolis has something else
gssiIes peets, cabbages and cauli-,
should say that Houston Is
y giving the greatest industrial
= any city in the State, and it
~ Ipaha at once from Festival to