The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-11

AS matter preliminary to the business
OF the meeting, Mr. Orr was present ant
! permitted to address the league upon tn,
! the Chicago Chronicle, in which write-ur
| Endorsed the idea of write-up as good
one, particularly If taken advantage of by
the local deep water committee.
President Childress announced the object
OF the meeting to be to elect officers for the
current year and nominate board of d.
rectors and in pursuance of this purpose
he named the following as a committee on
nominations: +. a. Reichardt. Ed Kiam,
Cliff Grunewald John Lyons, H. II. Dick
SON
These gentlemen, after retiring for q few
moments. submitted the following nomina-
tons; For president w. A. Childress;
first vice president II + MacGregor; sec
ond vice president, Ed KAN; third vice
president, Henry Henke; treasurer 7. w.
I House; secretary Tom Richardson.
For directors: Il. NJ. Johnston, Henry
II, Dickson, G, A. Mistrot, W. d. Cleve-
land, Rufus Cage. +. Hacker. +. A
Reichardt. Cliff Grunewald. John Lyons. j.
F.. CARROT, Abe Levy, l.. j. Tuifly, r.
X. Dillingham;, +. A. Heitmann, n. G.
Kittrell.
On motion the officers as nominated We're
elected and the names of the above named
candidates for directors will be posted in
the league rooms for today until IL o'clock
noon next Tuesday, January II, for the
purpose of being voted upon by the sub
scribcrs. The nine of the above names re-
ceiving the highest number of votes will
be declared the directors for the ensuing
year.
The same committee that nominated
these directors were appointed as tellers to
canvass the vote and declare the result
next Tuesday at p IN.
letter was read from Mr.. James Davis,
the immigration commissioner for the At
Gibson, Topeka and Santa Fe railway at
Chicago, stating that he was In correspond
ence with a gentleman who would like to
start small wooden mill at Houston. pro-
vided he could raise stock subscription
OF $4,000 and secure building, against
which he would be willing to put in a plant
and his experience.
This letter was referred to the manu-
featuring committee, of which Colonel John
r.. Dickson is chairman.
The following resolutions, laid over from
last meeting and referred to the annual
meeting were read.
Resolved. That tho president appoint a
committee of Ave members whose duty il
snail be to canvass the situation with the
view to the inauguration of a movement
looking TO the formation of q stock COM
pany. to be composed of citizens of Hous-
ton and Harris county and surrounding
section. looking to the erection and opera
ton of cotton factory.
Resolved further, That like committee
be appointed for the purpose of investgat-
ing the matter of securing n tobacco ware
mouse. to accommodate and encourage to-
bacco culture In South Texas
IL was stated that the idea of the cotton
mill committee Is to consider the feasibility
OF establishing a cotton mill at Houston on
the cooperative plan, similar to enter
prises OF this sort successfully conducted In
the Carolinas The people themselves
should show their faith in such an enter
prise by getting up popular subscription
among small shareholders, which would he
sufficient earnest of good faith to induce
outside and experienced capitalists in this
line TO come to Houston and Join with the
people In the proposed enterprise
On motion of Captain Reichardt the res
olutions were adopted and the chairman
requested to appoint the committees con-
templated by them Mt his leisure.
The meeting then adjourned.