The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10
Plans for the Big Con-
vention to Be Held in
Houston Next Year.
A Most Important
Gathering.
Gathering.
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Texas
This commercial congress is especially
fortunate in having for its president EIon.
Il. O. Stanard, one of the best known
business men OF the CITY of st. Louis, and
one Of the most thoroughly honorcd citi-
zens Of the entire Transmississippi con-
gress. The vice presidents are all men of
prominence and represent Texas. Mime
sofa. New Mexico and Kansas.
The people of Houston are determined TO
make the meeting of the Transmississippi
congress in April, 1900. 4he best attended
and, most important gathering in the his
tory,of the organization, mot excepting the
great meetings at st. Louis, Denver and
Omaha. Every officer ana delegate who
attends Is expected to bring either his
wife, sister or sweetheart. ms special pro-
visions will be made for the entertain
ment Of the ladies.
A part of the entertainment here will
be trip down Buffalo bayou and visit
10 the harbors NJ Galveston and Sabine
Pass II it is possible to satisfactorily ar
range for such entertainment.
Late letters from officers of the congress-
predict great mastng Mt houston next
year. President Stanard says. 81 OBJ
served the enthusiasm of the Texas dele
Cation before the congress at Wichita, and
l ain pleased at the determination to make
the meeting at. Houston great success
First Vice President Hon. Walter
Gresham of Galveston has arranged for
a Joint meeting of the COTTON exchange and
chamber of commerce 10 make advance al
rangement with Houston TO assist in MAX
ing the 1900 meeting great event.
Second Vice President Hon. H. Bradford
Prince OF New Mexico says: II shall GER
tainly be with you and do alb in my power
10 make the Houston meeting.a great sue
cess
Third Vice President Hon. E.'V. Small
ley of st. Paul. Mimi, says: THE iu-
tense desire of the people of the' Transmis-
sissippi country to secure ample deep
water facilities on the gulf coast Is the
cause that has held the Transrnis'sissippi
commercial congress together, and think
it appropriate that the meeting be held
at Houston
The secretary OF the last meeting.
Fourth Vice President l.. Hudson Nc
knight OF Wichita, is rendering all the
assistance in hE power to the ptesaant sec
rotary aud has given assurance already
that he will attend next years gathering.
That tireless worker and ever enthus
iastic advocate of the smlssissippi
commercial congress. Hon. F.. r. Moses of
Great Bend. Kan, chairman OF the ex>
ecutiye committee. has made so many val
iable suggestions to the Houston commit
tee that 1t is impossible to even give
suggestion of them in short paragraph
Hon. IL. r. Whitmore OF st Louis
chairman of the advisory board of the ex-
ecutive committee, writes most encourage
ingly and compliments Houston by say
ing that he congratulates the congress in
having chosen this city for its next place
of meeting. Hon. c. A. Fellows of To-
peka Kan, vice president Tor the Sun
Flower State says that Kansas, as usual,
will be on hand in full force, Hon.
George T. Jester of Corscana says that
Texas will not be behind.
The newspapers OF the entire Transmits
sssipp country without reference to poll
tics predict great congress here next
year, and it will certainly not be the fault
OF this city il the meeting fails TO be all
that is expected.
The following report made by the spe-
clai committee of the Houston deep water
committee was considered by the full COM
mlttee and ordered published.
To Hon. j. @. Hutchss>n, Chairman,
and the Deep Weter Committee. llons-
ton. Texas;
Your committee to prepare maps aud
statistics upon the subject Of procuring
deep water at this port and the peces-
sity therefor, would respectfully submit
the following report:
We have In progress the matter OF maps
and other statistics. upon which We hope
TO make report at an early day for your
consideration. The facts and figures We
now present are recognized as authentic
by the States interested and also attested
as correct by the commissioner Of lgrl-
culture at Washington, We have net gone
beyond this record. Nineteen STAGES and
Territories of the South and Northwest
are directly interested and Will be rneee
or less shippers TO our gulf ports haze
after. We have selected only seven states
on which 10 make our official estiiapte
VIZ, Texas. Arkansas. Missouri Kantas
Nebraska, North and South Dakota; enf
only three crops, viz. corn, wheat end
oats raised IN these States in 1896. "a
portion OF these grains are not shipped
but consumed at home. your committee. II
order TO make a conseryativp estimate
TINT ran not be controyerted, leave out %
this estimate All other crops and product,
raised IN these seven States Tributary 4
the gulf harbors. These articles ire, Il
part. cotton, hemp, rye. barley, buck
\ wheat. sweet and Irish potatoes, casio
beans. fhx, tobacco timothy. liver an:
prairie hay, and all fruits and vegetables
also cattle, hogs. sheep, wool, etc. Texas
ships OF cotton alone an amount IN boil
and value more than equal the amour
c0nsumed In these seven States, TIL
VT olo Northwest Is equally with Texas In
treated IN securing deep water" here
- these figures show. II was because
4exas ana those States demand II OF con-
ot>ss thst TIC bill sppropriatipg c,soo. oo