The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-18

n permanent organization insofar as its
membership is concerned. Let annual dues
be charged and the Congress be conducted
as other permanent organizations. BY this
means representatives can be had to 20
to the National congress and present the
resolutions and recommendations OF the
Transmississippi Congress for its consider
alton"
The matters which Mr.. Goetz is espe-
cially Interested in are irrigation laws,
the ceding Of the public domain TO the
States and Territories and for any laws
that will promote home industries and
American manufacturers.
Hon. F. B. Thurber OF New York, who
delivered an address yesterday on the sub
ject, Wider Markets and How to Secure
Them is in attendance upon the sessions
Of the Congress at its special invitation
Mr.. Thurber lives on the wrong side OF
the Mississippi river, which prevents him
from becoming member of the Congress,
but he is in sympathy with Its every
movement for the good of the West.
Mr.. Thurberhis president of the Unltel
States Export company, an organization
composed of ninety eight different lines
Of Industry in thirty-four States. the head
( quarters OF the company being in New
York City.
1 Geo. r. Brown, the secretary OF the Lit
I tie Rock. Ark, Board of Trade, made an
inspection of the Houston banks yester-
day afternoon under the guidance of Man
ager Raphael OF the local clearing house.
From the gentlemans observance TO a
crowd of delegates at the Capitol hotel last
night it is evident that he goes below the
surface when he goes visiting"
! why he remarked, this city has
passed its crucial stages and its futu19. is
assured. IL is bound to become one of the
great cities OF our country; in fact it is
already great city in its commercial
status--its business has run away with
it's population It is giant in ewaddling
h clothes. Look at its bank clearlngs, its
cotton receipts and its newspapers, The
clearings are remarkable. the cotton re
cepits wonderful, and the morning paper
marvellous. Many of our cities half a
dozen times larger than Houston haven't
paper that will compare with your Post,
either editorially or mechanically, and It's
news service is excellent to marked de-
gree. Houston's progress reminds me
much OF the recent growth of Little Rock
except that our Texan neighbor is few
laps in the lead. Great is Houston, and
the future marks her as a city OF destiny
while all the banks hers are worthy
or notice, the South Texas has It's nome IN
a palace, and is surrounded with deposit
OF a million and three-quarters. The tlfs'
National lives in a howell, but Its deposits
are upwards of two and half millions
and 1t is an institution of which the state
may we'll be proud The Commercial Ma
tional and the Planters and Mechanics
are also well worth visit from the dele
gates"
c-oIonel n n Williams of Little Rock
who arrived yesterday. is a delegate from
ttbe Little Rock Board of Trade, stat'
senator and one of the leading Arkansa'
river planters When he was 'youn'
fellow to use his words, he paid his mrs
4 visit TO the village of Houston At tina
time" he said II was a sherih in Ken
lucky and / came here after a man wn'
forgot TO tell his friends goodbye tralle'
him off up somewhere near the site o
Waco and made a settlement with him
letting him keep the niggers. Yes ina
, was before the war.
Colonel William has ever been man 0
affairs In 1853 be was manager OF IN
, Pixies Peak Express company, and whe
The company established headquarters a
, the site OF the present city OF Denver the
, received a donation of town lots,the pres
ant value of which is S., 600 900. Durin
tba civil war ne was a Federal officer. bav
, ing been appointed captain by Preslden
! Lincoln and assigned to the stan OF Gen
/, eral McCool1. His seat mate In congress
, Rev. j. NJ. Lucey. Catholic priest of@Plp
: BLUM. served in the Confederate army an
4 Is today a leading educator OF Arkansas
he president of the Colored Industrial IN
,, stitute. in which trades arc taught IN
oolored youth OF both sexes. This wor
, for the elevation OF the race Is recelyln
: world wide approval In the Congress to
: day he will deliver an address on
Relation of the Negro 10 the lndustrii
n Growth OF the South.
: ~
y one Of the most distinguished visitor
e a. mo Congress is Governor W. NJ FISH
hack of Fort Smith. He is statesman !
!, National reputation. and was one q q
Cleveland campaign managers IN
movements looking to Southern deSeioI
ment he is a leader. and deep water por
on the gulf is his hobby.
I. Harry r. Sails. ehe big delegate fro
s Fort smith. is as braipy as he IL -bis' 81