The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-14
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! Fissnclsl Conditions 10 the
10 md In Texas.
WON Of TEXAS INDEPENDENCE
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scottish Rite MASON.
slseted ofdcer-.
r.,os February 1s.-"yes,
,rom tho north pole said
Y onsley editor OF the Tribune,
~ Isl ss,erday from Chicago. and
snsS J AZ the train here ! thought
W. r.st my station and landed
n s cole. Really, j should be I'M
!, hadn't been In chlcnso'
peN !. .r.ometer registered II de-
80 and where the lake breeze
.,snt 10 about 07ia below.
..ople Of Chicago are so fun
= ~ they don't mind the cold.
'..ra great deal when things
= q. raw and things are surely
.,ress way. Alta commercial
s,sht before ] sot there the
g. authoritatively made that
.'s..,. manufacturers and jobbers
c,'rmly cutting down all orders
teI,inr their customers to
~ sp months for the balance. Even !. ,',,,,
Il " sdyertlsing agents are osu ,n,a.,
1900 and manager OF one asehcy
a,s''., onJdnrt spare a clerk even
y have the grip. Only rev
~ hanks OF Chicago made a.
~ w 5000. 900 to Berlin. The
~ sore in hiding are out seek
slss .rt and money is positively the
Y soumodlty in the market, me
k1tlo per ctut -, ,sr :
~ Inuis heard q man ass
y T., ! loan OF credit of $4,000 to
"a me answer was: There is
Ian 10 loaning you money, but
N' us.sd "a deposit money, would
4 mink It over. an,
...,r Texas we are paying and
", and congratulate ourselves III
n Al TINT. There is something
~ i would profit our lawmakers
\. Il try to find out what 1t Is. IL
", y ontside Of Austin or outside OF a
a ~ y Alarmed circle suggests more I'D
sl.,.,,on or new constitution so
wv s,., nav stand alongside Missouri
1s ...b IN credit and industrial devel-
~ n. Il howled down as a conspirator
s.-, y Win the railroads and Wall
Il is positively pitifui. we are
x Along pretty well In TeNas. Dut
...curces and opportunities surpass-
d ~ VA II any State In the Union our
'!.sSsnt Il comparatively far behind.
K money enough in Chicago and
i.si, not to 20 East, to build a nun
,atsu mills and evenly packeries, put
~ Ioorinq this way. shan't at
q 10 i've the cause, but there Is tne
irm md sorrowful fact.
Kan night In st. Louis a committee
\ N q Inc business men met to for
m ,n,ururate a worlds fair for 1908,
Az raised on the spot s25o,0o0 for
EIrIr,r expenses. They intend to
26ni, Inc centennial OF the Louisiana
va ~ an exhibit of the products
1 n states carved out OF the original
Inv. They have started out boldly
1 xip the Chicago fair, for they say
euAIcally that they must have a big
= IN Or do themselves more harm than
her say they will raise S5,000,000
& IN business men, and a conservative
~ told me he would not hesitate to
IRurte the amount. Then they figure
EtAa9 from the corporation of st.
kSihe counties and the State of Mis-
II 100000 from the States OF the
1tne 1t means nearly everything west
" Misslssippi-and S10,0o0.0o0 from
Rasicus, coin sales, railroads. etc. You
6taiy twelve hours in st. Louis without
Ilhg Insured that they will do precisely
\ hey have undertaken.
Men thought of some of our ambi-
Hnd progressive men in Texas ! grew
] realize that less energy and talent
y tlsy possess are accomplishing so
N more there than they can accom-
y here, Personally, l rather like to
| tkv. very little satisfies me and
~ b about my gait, but il we don't
etisa the pace we are going to lose
y d our talented and wide awake men.
opportunities elsewhere are too tempt
4'no "pcsu I Apply, VI Sou'SS, ~
1talun with her deep water and the
liaen Pacific, or to Houston, with her
} Channel, but to the remainder of the
Y. II should be matter of some con-
a
There's Frank Holland OF Dallas, who
hKn invited to move his paper, Farm
Ranch. to st. Louis. ] don't see
! ~ can refuse. ! was with him in
loul and heard some of the negotia-
y ne has made final proposition,
,,aslg whole lot, and unless I mis-
" ne business men with whom l
aN meg Will accept II. I expect to see
! zoe made within six months.
nNand draws deep water up there.
VIZ rext to some folk that the rest
: nave to take off our hats to. If
.nuld make the move, as / now be-
Z g vii be In position to do Texas
%la o. good, and know he loves
w 80 we'll he just can't help It.
q, w pietty suro to catch on to that
~ hlr movement, or 1t will catch
y alm--there are hooks out in all
Es.us Tor hustlers of his aort-and
Z, lems wants space at the fair or
~ u" q heard in trade circles, I think
~ md Holland very handy. and
\. an quite lose him, II he does
= mall at st. Louis.
~ WY talk Of space at the fair,
n 70 be bigger than the Chicago
~ vhlch rs TO be within ten hours
oul nearest border? 1t is against
sNl!ution TO appropriate money for
aposes, and We have found ~
neee that It can't be done BY pri-
.eilpion, So We will have to be
WIN what the railroads do for
.Nni sections. II we only could
= exhibit there OF the right sort.
uy of money TO arrange and
~ Texas would step forward
ssAt the people would flock here
~, 70 md that our laws are really
,,sne'y to capital that unjustIy
reputation in this respect
~ ~ doesn't deserve. and we would
= bad name which will cling
a.ne as We stay in our shell.
Il. nats the use of talking about
1~yrs sns the constitution"
mLD BURST BOTTLES.
'me store room OF the fremont
q the north side OF the building
alllard room. Yesterday morning
v - cOmmotinn e., 49,.