The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-17
Texas Real Estate Mems Meeting

Texas Real Estate Mems Meeting
Dallas Times Herald.
On the 18th and 14th instant there will
Dc ned at Waco the semi-annual conven-
ton Of the Texas Real Estate association.
The membership is composed OF some OF
the brightest intellects of the State-men
VINO have made the realty conditions of
Texas a special study. The several portions
OF the State will be represented in Waco,
and vast amount of most valuable in
formation will be ELECTED, not for the bene-
ut Of the members only. but for the peo-
pie of Texas at large and the inhabitants
Of other States.
AS there is no other State near SO large
as this. so there is not one with such dl-
verstty of woodland prairie lands, mineral
lands, stock grazing lands and quarry
lands. There is to be found nearly every
conceivable variety OF woods disable of the
several purposes known to commerce. The
pine lands, and particularly those OF South
east Texas. OF the long leaf variety, are
quite equal TO those OF Florida and Missis-
sppl, SO much in demand. The curly va
riety OF recent years extensively sold to
the East and West, takes on a finish that
makes 1t the rival OF the oak for many
uses. And then We have all the oaks, the
walnut, the cypress, the cedars. etc, The
millions OF acres in the interior and on
the coast would keep hundreds OF factories
OF furniture, agricultural implements, We
hicles. etc, busy for the years TO come
Surprising all other breeding and feed
ing grounds Tor live stock in the matter Of
climate, Texas has the year throughout,
the most nutritious and succulent OF
grasses for the myriads OF cattle, horses
and sheep that are here at their best. If
| a prospecting investor will but indica.e the
kind OF business he desires to engage ill.,,
he can be furnished with the lands ne
wishes. And these are to he had at figures
and on terms that Will astonsh him If he
| has not already posted himself about this
section
Next We have the farming soils. The
great grain grower OF the Dakotas and
Minnesota can find here lands ineNhaust-
| ible In their fertility and al prices that
must double before many years. Or going
from Western to Eastern Texas and the
coast country. are to be found veritable
paradlses for the horticulturalists who can
ship at profitable figures his early fruits
aud berries 10 Northern markets, where
they command the top notch. Many OF
these are today real bonanzas for their
prOprietors.
As for mineral lands, 1t is safe to say
that Texas has now lying dormant millions
Of acres OF iron, the hematites and the
| lemonltes. Nor are these confined TO spe-
cial sections of Eastern and Middle Texas,
but they abound in various parts of the
State, and are most convenient for trans
portation, and readily accessible for the
miner Coal and Ignite and kaolin and
the fire clays, as wen as the building
stones could alone make Texas soon rich
II they. with the metals, should be eX-
plotted as Alabama has acted with her lin
lied productions.
These are OF the subject matter 1t is
assumed the convention will treat when It
convenes An intelligent and practical
presentation of them to be generally and
generously distributed from such authentic
source can not fail TO he OF immensity OF
benefit to every citizen, and this whether
he be a toiler in the helds or a denizen Of
the city since whatsoever builds up the
country insofar prospers the cities,
The Times Herald. therefore, has abund-
ant cause to thus refer and takes especial
pleasure In directing attention TO the real
estate mems outlined work at Waco and is
certain about the magnitude OF the results.
Much may also be accomplished in the
way OF legislation that may facilitate the
ready and safe transfer OF Texas real
estate and In the line OF perfecting OF
titles suggestions as TO the clearer dehni-
tion OF a homestead also to matters per-
tanning to mortgage loans, etc