The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-25


ga ou, Ian '''r. at.-tH.'I. I.u.. Did,. l.
r. onward fi ir.u. naI Iuu-1
= e,,n." ~. our erolIs are Dr,,.,.,
;n.. Inc literary clubs az .r
on a ns FEDERATED and agreed ,,no,, t,a, .,'
rt ,,,e,, WORK to be the bujldins, I'm o..s ~
o.,oh Oh libraries throurbo,,, Ilu pr
" ne, 'us houston Lyceum is tbs yor,. "a
1t. WAC Al ,he state OF Texas, l. as l,brsr H.,
56 c,n,, asheu 10 prepare and read befora u :,
IL nave. iihempers this afternoon s,atis,io
PAPER bearing on this line of ,.os,. ,,, ic
B. Under ordinary circumstance Mi" MI VIM
Noive some trouble and de,an won
% nappehs that | am at the nreso,t ~, ~
~, in equipped with the noces.arv ~ .,'l
!, ~ we nave recently, in answer tn n'
fr.s, Oh inquiry, had commun;cat,.,
ii,,i, Two or three hundred libraries j., ~
: nlatio. a,ates, each giving briefly tho nor
S nro,,,.,u, on city, the amount of inonev ~
f worl ~, ~. III tue purpose and plan |,
1 Quoted. 'iorarles were con
/ VI course there was a yar,e,v =,
nesorted to by which to raise nsosn iean
pia,ions, but only three out Of tbo aI.,o
n"inper OF reports claim to be ip6ana sa.'l
OF municipal aid 'n"epehuen
i ,,pa ~ some instances chartered assoc;,,, a.,
na,i,. "uis, having struggled along IL s,aS
vote ~ ~ seu Dy Its directors or by popula,
II hra -..r
ms ms an auxiliary to the public scho,, o'
lnerc are still others founded ~, n ss,,.'
| luuiihcent donation, thereby attr,st.,.
n.tra sIits from wealthy or public spirit Cd
:, Dut Libraries of some nature the peon,o
| ton,n "a. inast nave. Almost every CITY
.oWn and village in the states norsb 10y
ana west Of us is supplied with = i;brs srs'
st ata.ai a at public expense. MANY
states aiso maintain travelling lihrarIas
anu anu Wltnin The past twelve montbs n 81,
s,u.s mas been organized in Texas for that
purpose and is already at work.
phii. nave given the Library company OF
speak of its ramifcations viii sasiIv -
libraries. w. 'aNelihg
IN city SO widely scattered there ara
necessarily many residents who can NM
without great Inconvenience. avail tben,
serves or the privileges OF any one cen
traiiy located library. It would he u,ith
considerable expense to travel IN and frn
from suburban places like FranklinvilIe
Summerton and so on, Just to take out .
pook, hence the branches located at |
4. =. D, ana on the other hand it would be |
impossible to meet all the requests that |
are =, Deing constantly received for the estab- |
, nsmnienL OF branches So the work inau- I
gurated by the Civic club and passed over
70 the free library seems to have met with
tne requirements OF these places and now
travelling libraries have been located IN
suitable places all over the country.
! am IN receipt OF letter from the Ma
Ionai Library league of Hartford. Conn.
sIslhs Terms ana plan OF work, and have
been waiting to avail myself of an oppor-
unity to place 1t before our clubs.
Inc adoption of the plan proposed will
make II unnecessary TO expend much Z
money on the class of literature that il
low the source of income to the Lyceum.
! our means are limited we naturally III
'lsh 10 expend that little in valuable /
ooks. ana on the other hand we must | h
ave the new and popular works of fiction q
meet the demand of a large majority of n
he reading public.
twenty-five books, or fifty new books +,
very month for SIS or $50 per year would a
long ways toward filling this want, a
I'd thcn be 100 per cent more books for v
70 per cent less money than have had
eNpend in reading matter for the last fir
In reading over the various library re- re-
rts, noticed that In some cities GER "
In sum was appropriated from the gem
RI fund, others levied a small special PC
of from TO cents hundred, others a
i'm to 10 mills on the dollar; again, ia
lers that appropriated the license BIO
'neys. fines and. defaulted bond funds; 20
still others--and here, indeed, might 70,
accused of telling fairy stories If | had fol
authority for my statement-are en- sta
ely supported by the dog tax in Massa- iDt
lsetts which has law by which each sin
inty appropriates all the dog taxes for 4
maintenance of q library in its priuc- adl
town or city. Thus the county and mt
city of Lynn collect from tkis revenue adj
"a. 1t is hard to believe that from the
II an ignoble source should partly core yot
means by which higher education is 2tt
ched and the degree of culture with wol
Ich the people OF this State are so pre- an
lnentiy accredited. Let us not despise YOU
day OF small things, for II given time pro-
portions We might some az ne oI,,t giv'
men, cultivate taste for the canine 20
every small ones, anyhow-if for no S mns
.s,,;ss " is ,u,da ,.or,- ana 10 ,,,;,,,,t cult
worse. For my part do MT believe ~
$ wise. II we wish TO keep UP with the ~, w,
eession. to let our Eastern friends get s w.,
rich, while we, away down South in 80 80
~" remain dog poor! az 7,
Understand that the valuation Of prop ord
.ne eIy Oh 'ous.on py me tast III
uon which there was tax levy OF tsIIi
err ant. OF this levy one-half lie Tor ones
paAent OF bond interest aud ne-haif II ts
=, S1nvi' purpcnes, siV,ns q eacn iuna' effor
| IN
veverpnly about 100000 Of that lazy are
beeneo!lected. IL the strenuous er- Ind
Is thatre being made to collect those the
X taxeare successful. II viii prove no start
onsiderJe addition 10 our city funds. siaie
me OF Utmost noticeable library move gupp,
nts Is y annual convention OF libra alone
ns, anu fe men ana women who pass see y
ir lives. / this business discuss and with
lpare thebest and most successful stand
thods OF frying on their work. The Asha
9 OF librss is becoming distinct go III
*. and Is fyading all intellectual and the /
elligent cirs. We know that IN unity focd
re is sirens, and therefore let us be- evil.
ne as un and with this object In sha
W be as 81 women and Intelligent shall
n. In whose nds lie the power to pro- to boz
fe--push onp that goal. turning not hand
le through courarement but facing she
situation heIy determined In tiir public
10 build iilpy old Houston Lyceuin. pie 81
II none OF uSil have reason to blush judge
n strnnsaTslom other States yisii low y
public .'brf Hoi;
let he
.,, xx,. facts
o''o"'"e Thauers aduress' "''' explain
r. Gibbons. OPT Houston's most ac-
lplshed tlocnusts. recitAl with tell Miss
effect "oid Acbeing description OF ,ra,to
drilling horse e. with a wife as III, nprsa,
Se. a,,,a.
rs. W. b. SIN then addressed the
ience Oh hehaf tho Taiie1' Reading Iuhistt