The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-02
4 ADoRNMENT OF A CITY.
A. 70 rosTER.)

X-e eup1eet w a
vas in one OF these mooos' no
!. hat he made that famous remark,
~ =, one is almost persuaded. at
N mink that his speech, properly
~ ss.s' might apply to other countries,
~.,l as to the British Isles Tor GER
~ mere are abundant proofs that fools
!. found everywhere.
,.esiyed letter the other day from
:. who had been reading the indus
4, .,,,cles 10 The Post, and VINO had
!, dive for the apparent apathy
a, AZ remedy to suggest therefor.
4. gentleman claims that the whole
/. dus to the tendency o. city
N build magnificent homes. He
nat this is a criminal waste of
~, and is preventing the building of
IN Hous.on--that men spend all
nav on handsome homes and
1. nothing left to invest in manufac-
81 enterprises. The remedy he offers
Jaw prohibiting any one from building
hat costs more than $4,000. He
!, that even this is useless and de-
"a. waste of money, and that il peo-
content to live in modest homes
~ho,s country would grow and pros
thst the Idle money now stuck into
..rsul buildings would be used for
,,,tlng new industries, thus employing
usands Of laborers.
~
am not sure that this writer's thought
molly original, but any way 1t is COM
.,,~ IN believe that he is the only one
NJ kind in Texas. The people of Hous-
ara 40 anxious to see the city beautl-
--,o see magnificent residences, sky
aiming business houses and ornamental
hlic buildipgs--to see fine paved streets,
.rks public squares, monuments and
ssr eity necessities, that 1t is fearful to
Dotsmplate what might be the effect OF
,uread OF such belief as that protested
ths writer mentioned We are all
rxIous to see factories. to see thousands
laborers employed, to see a unitarian
L,symation In the Industrial line, but
don't want this contamination of our
shss to be at the expense OF the people
ma build beautiful homes, On the con-
ary we contend that there should be
ore palatial residences, and that the
ore factories we get the more costly and
x.,ilI ha ha 81
y will the factories give thousands Of
Mss homes for the employees, but that
owners will build large and costly
sdences In observation-disclosures that
Al employ labor to build and that will
slp labor in furnishing and maintain
q There was never a large factory town
that didn't have handsome buildings,
u there never will be. Some few men
content to hoard their money and to do
ehlug whatever to make life pleasant for
suselyes, or their families, or their
Fghbars but the great majority OF the
IL psople Of the United States believe
comfort and display. To secure this
NJ must put their money In circulation,
that Is what labor wants.
~
Instead Of advocating any lessening OF
" desire for the beautiful and costly in
v architecture the true citizen will do
In bis power TO encourage it. There
20 little OF 1t in Houston today. We
TOO prone to be content with homes.
III business houses and with public
Alalnes that suited the city when 1t
y IN Its youthful stage. We are yet
\ failng village garments, when we should
j Coming the dress suit of city
Is not because We haven't the money
simply because we find 1t hard tc
cut Of rut We have done so well
4 " these make shifts in past years thai
oiincult TO realize that this easy
ls method must soon come to an end
1'vy citizen of Houston is proud te
'lat tails city has a bank that ranks
y one Of ten others In the United nate:
Na'iohal bank that is making big divi.
Wy Tor Its stockholders, and the stocl
snien Ia quoted at $500 on every hun
( ss'aeilar share, and can't be bought fol-
\ 'eAps twice that sum. And yet 1t ISM
\ - cfediiable to the city that this banl
ss'ug pusines in a little building tina
= ~ We suited to the leading financia
sutton OF village of two thousan'
Aabltants
- Dshk Is merely mentioned as al
~1's' ~ is no worse than dozens ant
~ 81 other buildings in the mail
j '''a 81 the town-bulldings in whicl
& S'pers nave made money, but hav
N IVY" 70 Improve and enlarge thei
4 sSa''nss as their business increased
"A ~ are too many OF these rat-riddel
ID 'S'ss IN Houston. In the place O
D VS. should have fine office buildings
y with all the latest improve
1ucn buildings need not be erecte
ga tribute to the city from thos
-A's made their thousands or thei
/, ym. ' nsre' They will prove good in
"a ~" Inc owner of the Binz build
~tys chief ornament-doesn'
ny difficulty in securing tenants
! N 10 that big structure are al
Y Supieo, and they bring better rem
n '-Sss IN any other building in tn
~
~aay cities there are always a fe,
S'.fed citizens who donate fin
n. hne parks and fine monument
wy In which they have secure