The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-21

| him would have an opportunity TO draw
manufacturers and merchants not presen,
last night.
The suggest having been adopted tn,
chair appointed Messrs, b. p. Bailey. IL
NJ Burke and u. G. Crawford TO do tbs
drawing with the following rcsult--thost
present drawing for themselves those alb
sent were drawn for by the committee
viz
Mosehart & Keller, third choice. Star
Bottling Works, NTH choice; Dickson Car
Wheel Works, tenth choice; j. W. Ed
ward & Co, nineteenth choice, Hartwen
Iron Works, sixth choice; Jas Monaghan,
second choice, r. c. Crawford. hity-third
choice; Magnolia Soap Co. LTD, thirty
ninth choice: Henry Alexander, i,fty- sec
ond choice William ID, Cleveland
6 Co.. thlrty-third choice NJ. Ga
bert Cigar Factory, eighth choice;
Neeeo & Eisemanr. fortutb choice; Q,
X. Blackburn, iifty-eigth choice Ameri-
can Brewing association, forty hrst choice
James Charlton. forty second choice,
Houston Drug company, FIRST choice,
Howard +. smith Machinery Co.. fltty-
NTH choice; The American Cotton COM
pany. thirty second choicc; kaufman u
Kneeiand. thirty-sixth choice. Frances
Elleg twenty ninth choice LOTHIAN Bros.
Manufacturing company, fiutieth choice;
Houston Art Metal Works, twenty sixth
choice; Tomkies 4 Co. fourth choice
Houston Boiler and Sheet Iron Works as-
soctaiion, ninth choice, John s,cvtharl
Cigar Factory. sixty choice; Holt
kamp Hardware Store, twenty seventh
choice: A. II. Hitchlor. iifty-fourth choice;
o. l.. White, twenty third choice. Stoppie
& Ries. fifty ninth choice; q. $. shannon
& Co., sixty second choice Union Bottling
Works. Atty frst choice lnrhet & Co.
siStieth choice; Houston Daily Hcrald
hfty-seventh choice, n, Randolph sons
Thirty eighth choice; Cage & Baker
Lowery Press, fortyhfth choice; Purdy
Book Store thirty first choice,
After the above drawing II was an
nounced that the remaining numbers
would be sealed in an envelope aud holn
at the rooms of tho Business League for
the merchants to choose from under the
auspices Of Mr.. ], r. Carrot and his com
mittec.
In this connection II was suggested by
Mr. Penield for the information Of the
merchants Of Houston and other manu~
facturers wishing to make an EXHIBIT theI
plans Of the buildings would pc kept az
of today at tho rooms Of the business
League subject to their inspection, and AZ
2 o'clock p, M. he would he present per-
sonally to offer explanations.
Prot Attwater, from San Antonio, belng
present, was invited to address the meet
ing. which he did congratulntins the
manufacturers upon the good work they
were doing. He pledged himself to do All
he could for the festival His remarks
were received with applause.
Colonel W. p. Siosson being called upon,
said that TWO propositions FOR factories
were before the people of Houston. which
he hoped to SEQ adopted--one a wooden
ware and the other a canning factory He
had some figures which he would give The
Post or a canning factory that may prove
interesting, lie said IL depended mueh
upon the Houston Manufacturers assoc
citation 10 expand Houston induftrially.
and Judging h. the good work il WAS do
ing, the city would develop under its In
hueune unlike under any other meansA
MIR. ID. IA. Fleming Of Hampstead,
upon invitation, said that he formerly
lived in Houston hut that was twenty
wears ago Tho town had wonderfully
changed in that time Then the business
center was at he crossing of Congress
and Main streets and tbe. limits between
Buffalo bayou and the Capilol hotel, while
Congress- street had one line of cars run
ming a mile out. The water works then
were three big holes at the head of Main
street water heing pumped from the
bayou to fill them.