The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-30

state has such variety oil climate. No
state has such variety and fertility OF soil.
NO state can grow such variety of crops
and all that Is necessary for the support
81 man and beast. No State can show a
better health and mortality record. No
state can boast OF more intelligence and
morality in the same number of people.
NO state can show more school houses and
churches. No State OF Its age can show
half SO many high schools and collegiate
institutions. No State can boast OF the
publication OF SO many newspapers No
state can boast OF 50 liberal endowment
Ter school purposes, No State can boast
81 lower rate of taxation No State can
boast OF nner State house. No State can
boast Of so many large and thriving towns
and elegant public buildings. No State
has SO many navigable streams and (saye
California; more seacoast. No State can
boast of so many seaports or debouchures
into the Gulf OF Mexico where seaports can
be made and are being made; instance the
work on Buffalo bayou, which will make
Houston seaport; and, lastly, no State
mas so many miles Of railroad with numer-
Gus other roads being built whereby the
states transportation facilities and adj
vantages equal those OF almost any other
State, and, more. there is no better field
for the successful labor of the real estate
ana immigration association, and they are
the men that can soon push Texas to the
trent and make her the grandest State in
the galaxy OF States. Every real estate
man in the State may be and should be
regarded as an immigration agent and
should be connected with such assoca-
lions.
The organization last winter at Houston
OF the Texas State Real Estate association
was move in the right direction for set
Ting of the State. with the bone and
of hA To-, t,sftt 1, al. IS l..
who will develop the resources of our
great State and soon make her the most
populous, greatest producing and mos,
wealthy STATE in the Union. The honest
intelligent and active real estate agent
| Is indispensable to the growth and pros
perity Of every town and county in the
Staie. Every real estate agent in the
| state should become a member of the
State Real Estate association Clearing IN
mind that In union there Is strength. and
that cooperation is absolutely necessary
I for individual success) and be present al
the first regular convention to be held IN
Waco on the 18Th and 18th OF June, and
where there will be representatives from
all parts Of the State.
! Every real estate man In the State
should attend the convention because that
/ matters will be considered and actor
taken looking to the individual and col
/ lective interest Of ali real estate men, ant
/ | predict thte assembling Of very larg,
number of the braln.est most wide-awakt
and most energetic men that have evel
been brought together in Texas for ans
purpose Waco Is making extensive prep
4 arations to entertain the hundreds If moi
| thousands of delegates who will be ir
attendance. It is not stated however. tina
she viii wine and dine the delegates free
| az cost, but she will give them warn
/ welcome; give them a pleasant place FOL
holding the convention, provide good hote
and boarding house accommodations ant
VIII see TO II that the piles" of the dele.
gates are not sized and all taken to pay
board bills, as some towns do Cor have
done), which kills them very dead.
Cyrus Thompson.