The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-19
THE REAL ESTATE CONVENTION
ALI PARTS OF THE STATE BECoM'
ING INTERESTED.
Relieved that Thorough orEnnihn-
ton of the Agents VIII He OF
Much Denciit

Waco. Texas. May S-As the date for
holding the real estate convention APP
prc aches the interest becomes more vida
spread All nerts OF the state a.e be-
coming moro Interested and gratifying let
ters. both in tenor and numbers are ill.,
creasing
Mr. NJ. e. Rnnney, tho secretary OF the
san Antonio and Arkansas Pass Railway
immigration association. with headquarters
at Yoakum arrived yesterday and VIII
spend several days hero in the interest OF
the convention Mr.. Rnnuey ls a promi-
nont land man in South Texas and Va
widely known as good authority on land
matters In general In all parts OF the
State He Ia man Of push and energy
and has done much to develop the ro'
sources not only of his own town Of loa-
KUN. with whose growth and advancement
he has been Identified from the time the
town was laid out, but OF all OF South
Texas MIR. Ranney was asked What do
you think OF the outlook for real estate
business In the stateT"
II think we are on tho eve OF great ac-
tvity. Texas Is attracting more atten-
ton abroad from conservative sources than
ever before end look for material deveI-
opment Of her resources in tho near fu'
ture, he answered.
The visit OF Hon Jos II, Wilson sec
rctary OF agriouli Ire to The State for the
purpose of personally looking into the re
sources OF Texas Is one OF the many prom
trent incidents showing the growing In
telcst and attention that Texas IS attract
ing away from home The real soytate
business, which goes hand in hand with
general development, VIII prosper IN pro-
portion.
What effect will thorough orgAuiza-
ton OF the real estate men have ON the
othor interests OF tho Statef II Will be ~
wonderful benefit Tho real estate mai
II he is a real estate man, and not merely
a commission grNhher, Is OF necessity a
promoter OF public enterprises, lie Is
such, not because he is smarter or more
euterprisinE than any one else, but be-
cause the public interest is necessarily his
interest II public enterprises are beng
constantly inaugurutoi business Is cor
rnspondlngly good with him, A thorough
organization means putting them IN posi-
uon to assist each other in public enter
prises all over the state. And in having
Texas properly represented abroad, | want
"a say right here that the Texas e
Real Eetate association is organiEel on
such a broad basis that II takes In all tho
leading interests Of the state. II Is not
an organization for the heneht OF icN
real estate men. but for the general good
OF all interests. Take the question ~
deep water for instance, which is to be
thoroughly discussed by such men as Hon.
Norman q. Kittrell Of Houston, Hon.
Thomas IL Ball Of Huntsville, Governor
T. g. Wheeler OF Ararsas Pass, Hon, Joe
IL osgopl OF sabine, Hon John d. Me-
CAN Of Austin. The trade OF the eroat
West aud Northwest ls so Immense that az
some day not far distant as many dc,p
water ports viii be needed on the gulf as
there are now IN tho Atlantic coast, and
every one IN the state should take such IN
torest IN the subject es will cause these
ports Go be developed.
AGAIN, take the matter OF properly
representing Texas at the ST, Louis ok
nostion In 1909 and at Paris IN 1890 The
secretary OF the ST. Louis exposition
writes that he win have representative
here and ovinees a warm interest In the
convention. lie wants 90 sec how We DO
things in Texas. and we want to SHOW
him that we DO them right II Is OF the
greatest Importance that Texas should hs
credtably REPRESENTED at both exposiiioas
and while the time is probably TOO shorl