The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
SHOULD pE ALERT.

Tho real estate mer OF Texas, and es.
pecially OF this section OF our great and
rapidly developing State. never had finel
opportunities than are now offered them te
induce Northern and Eastern capital "a
make Investments In Texas lands.
1 There are millions Of Idle capital In the
North and East that want good and secure
land investments, and no section OF the
American continent can compete with
lauds-productlve lands-are here. and the
figures are lower, all things considered,
than can be found anywhere. There is no
need or excuse for American capital to
go beyond the borders OF the United States
In any direction In search OF valuable and
ever enhancing land Investments.
That this section of the continent is at
tracing a great deal of capital from the
North and East is apparent to the most
casual reader of the public prints.
| The Denver Post OF a very recenb-date
says:
From q report of the American consul at
Matamoros II would appear that public lands.
private properties. big hacienda and large
bodies OF private. uDCultiVatnl lands IN Mex
leo are rapidly changing hands at prices 500
Der cent above those demanded four years
ago. This advance. the consul SAYS. is war
Ianted by the production of the soil In the
Southern Suites where the annual rainfall Is
sufficient to guarantee two cropg of cereals.
and where rubber. vanilla. cocoa. coffee
plantains. pineapples. oranges md other val
liable tropical products are cultivated.
This section of Texas, 1t Is true is not
productive OF all the tropical fruits re-
ferred TO In the above but Its capabilities
In other directions are equally good, II
not better, as money earning investment,
while the settlere have the inestmable
blessing of living under their own govern
ment, among their own people. and sur
rounded by American influences that are
equal to the best In every way. Why not
make special and united effort to In
duce this capital to seek a home in Texas,
under the American flag, tempered and
added to by our own excellent State gov
eminent and unsurpassed free school ia
clities?
The Denver Post in the same article adds
the following:
From statistics 1t appears that nine tentbs
OF the transfrrs OF land during the past year
OF the railrond running across the isthmus
OF Tehuanterec This territory is now most |
ly In the hands of syndicates and future IN
Vestofs must go to more Northern States |
where an American will fee moro at home
and where many millions of acres of the
richest soil are yet to be had, North Of the
CITY of Mexico there are vast areas of land
: nat can be cultivated through n proper sys-
TEN of Irrigation which, SO far. has mad (.
nut poor progress in Mexico. In the Laguna
district IN the state OF chihuahua, where cot
ton Is produced. irrigation has been carried
on in a systematic way, but elsewhere little
Is done In that direction.
The fact, as set forth In the above nara.
graph, that tho Mexican territory referred
to Is now in the hands OF syndcates, and |
that future investors must look to more |
northern (in Mexico) States, shows that
the tide is drifting homeward Texas, be-
Ing directly on the Mexican border, Is
naturally next In order, and her real e,-
tate men should look after this character
Of Investors. The soil, the climate and |
every other essential Is here. and when
once acquainted with the ''lay OF the
land" and all the surroundings, these
people can be easily induced to locate with
u.s. They viii not have to be made to
feel at home" in Texas, for an American
Is at home In any State OF the Union, and
especially SO In Texas, as her cosmopoli-
tan population is ready at all times to ex-
tend the right hand OF fellowship to the
intelligent and Industrious of all sections
Of our common country.