The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-05

ton never does anything by halves, or in
half hearted manner, | am sure that all
OF our citizens will unite In making good
the guarantees OF the delegates 10 Wichita.
Too much can not be said as 10 the i'm
portance OF this congress When a meet
ing OF business men. manufacturers and
agriculturists unite in four days session
for serious consideration OF business prob
lens and those OF manufacture and trans
portation, eschewlng all political themes,
we have wise recommendations as The re-
suit.
c. H. Mlby The magnitude and i'm
portance OF the Transmississippi CONNER
cial congress at Wichita was far beyond
my ideas OF that organization. To meet
men of National reputation like Hon. y.
r. Francis OF st. Louis Governor Pitkin
and other prominent business men from
| New Orleans congresses en- from Missouri.
! kansA Nebraska, California and other
States. governors aud ex-governors. rail-
| road sen, manufacturers and commercial
| men, whose names are known everywhere,
! gathered together at expense OF time and
money that 1t requires to visit such a
place as this. created a deep impression
upon me. We must begin the work al
| once to make the meeting here next year
| the greatest success in the history OF all
| preceding congresses, next In Importance
! TO the National congress at Washington.
! Thousands Of persons who have never
realized the Importance of Houston as u
! deep water port, are now familiar with
! our strong position. and the benefits tho
| West Will derive from a deep water chan
mel from this city. We must raise the
money necessary to push this work with
out delay. | shall take pleasure in sub
| scribng to such a fund.- as | feel certain
others will who are interested The people
OF twenty States and Territories will for
the next year have their eyes upon Hous-
ton. The citizens of this great wheat pro-
ducing section take great interest in this
annual meeting and everywhere the Trans
mississippi commercial congress Is men
toned during the next twelve months II
will he associated with Houston. The ex-
act date OF the meeting has not yet been
decided. but II has been expected that It
will be held sometime in April, 1900.
~
F A. Heitmann | think the next
meeting of the Transmississippi CONNER
eial congress will he OF more benefit to
Houston as city and as a port than any
other meeting that could be held talked
personally with gentlemen from California.
Idaho, oregon, Colorado. New Mexico ana
with dozens from Oklahoma. Missouri, Ar
kansas, and I believe that If we push the
meeting here as it should be pushed the
entire Transmississipp country Will be
represented by hundreds of delegates 1t
viii require considerable money 10 carry
on this congress We have pledged our
selves TO print the full proceedings Of the
! next meeting and to furnish halls, badger
I and all other expenses and 10 keep THE
executive committee supplied with the
money necessary TO carry on an effective
C1mrDiuu no mo b, d.
Houston, as understand, in next April
J shall take pleasure in subscribing 10
2 iund to be used IN carrying on this work
% ~
- Senator r. A Greer of Beaumont. Nv
b. wife and l started to the Transmisssslppi
d Commercial congress more on pleasure
trip than anything else. knew nothing OF
The objects ana aims Of the congress ex-
cepl what little had seen in newspapers,
, and 1 paid very little attention to that
I was much impressed with the importance
a Of This congress and most impressed with
" The determination of its members TO do
If good for the entire producing class of
S. people, ] am satisfied that every member
10 attending he congress had he interest of
y he producers moro at heart than any
n % her class Of our citizens. Most Of the
n discussions we're along this line and The
Is principal idea seemed to be that the pro-
u ducer was oppressed fore from cxorbtani
n freight rates to the seablard than from
any Other one cause. I im sdIsQai thai
his congress will work To jho great good
" Ct The people of the South ana West and
he day Is not far distant when all tho
Western and Southern congressman viii
e be compelled to work for the enactment
y VT the views Of this body into laws. and
gHf laf f..l 9 Ia
strong that Eastern men VIII have 10 fall
% in line aud recognize the force of III,
~ section west OF the Mississippi river Tho
~ Houston delegation certainly deserves
great credit for the earnesi and zealou.
work which they undertook In securing the
next congress for Texas. 1t Is NOT only
Houston who should he proud of thcst
~ delegates, but the entire State OF Texas
V II was a hard hight, hut Houston won witt
hands down. do not think that the bene
= fits to Texas by having this congress IL
u Houston next year can be overestimatel
y Certainly II this congress can cause Tho
y National legislative body to deepen thu
d channel between Houston and Galveston
1t will be OF untold benefit TO the State a.
u well as the whole West. Outside of the
= mere personal question that Houston will
y. be benefited, the whole State will reap tn,
u benefits from the advertisement that thest
people will make Of their trim and of In,
T. erted in favor of our gulf ports by the
n members OF congress from the West. II
. this connection. / desire 70 say that the
g Houston delegation were ably seconded in
t their efforts by the ladies whom they car
It ried along, ! never saw such zeal and
energy shown as these ladies' exhibited in
the interest OF Houston, They worked
ceaselessy. / also wish to make mention
i, of the fact that Mr.. Ewing the orator
~ furnished by Texas, was by far the most
% gifted and eloquent speaker that was on
the stage during the entire sessions of the
congress. In saying this, 1t Is no small
y compliment, because there were governors
Il eX governors. senators and prominent law
e yers from every part Of the country. and
u men whose speeches will live in the annals
, az the congress.
Colonel n. H. Mills. The session Of the
: Transmisslssppi congress at Wichita has
{ been a splendid one and the large number
. OF delegates In attendance from the States
: entitled to representation gave evidence
Y OF the growing Importance In which these
y sessions are held by the people The great
y interest shown in anything brought before
: the congress relative to the gulf out
y let's and to Houston and deep water in
% Buffalo bayou in particular showed very
plainly that people north and west Of ms