The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-12
IMMIGRATION TO TEXAS.
Relation Of the Railroads and The People
10 The Premises
HOW The MOVEMENT Way BE HELPED
Success of one Snrmer VIII Attract
others from the Outside--As to
Large Land Owners.

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Mr. John Howard, passenger and immi-
grafton gent Of the Southern Pacific
company. MIR. Howard said:
! Farmers in general, and especially the
truck and irut growers. are directly IN
teies,ed in railroads and immigration
Their interests go hand in band Rail-
roads are necessity to carry the surplus
products of the orchard, grden and poul-
try yard to market. and that there may
be sufficient quantity OF these products
to enab.e the tran portauon companies 20
handle them with profit to the producers,
it is necessary to have more people in
Texas to join those who are already here
in producing same. As so the markets
for these products, so goes the settlement
and development OF the lands thar are
adapted TO the raising OF same NO mar
ket no further progress along these lines,
In my opinion the Texas truck ana
fruit gr wers are ent tied to the blue RIB
bon for patience, perseverance and en-
dutauce and wien / see man with an
unusual amount OF patience in any line of
business | am forced To say: That man
has the patience and perseverance OF
Texas truck grower" The truck growers
OF Texas have given us a sample OF What
aud seasons. and II we ever solve the mar
ket question for the truck and fruit grow
sfs w now have, and Others who VIII JOIN
4 Them Il wilt increase t. e earnings OF the
railroads and express compar les and tne
bus mess OF our merchants, and add vety
much to the value of Texas lands a1d
: town and city property While ths is
true, ! would suggest that We waste no
" more valuable time N waiting Tor or eN-
!, pecting the truck and fruit growers OF
Texas 10 solve this market question with
out any as distance and cooperation from
le business men. land owners and trans
= porsation companies. The interest OF the
truck and other farmers Of Texas is that
= 81 those in all other bus 1t viii re-
" quile the united effort on the part OF ali
u who are Interested to secure the desired
" re ults Unless there is a better marke
" made for the products of the orchard and
- garden, lt would be we'll for those en-
gagged in the truck farming business to
t turn bhCr attention to other crops.
Speaking of immigration, immigration
agents and railroads: We have doctors 81;
y medicine. doctors of finance and IL has
" been said that we have immigration dor
tors. There are, as you know quack
It doctors in all lines and in my opinion an
imm grs don quack, With the backing G.
the railroad and the aid of the press, cal
= break up more people financially than a
~ hurricane.
Land as we know, ls the foundation o.
NV the home and without good land propQ-
- stiOn to present to the home seeker, the
-. immigration agent is In a position 10 dc
80 greet deal more harm than good. Ia
explain what | mean by a good land prop
osJion viii say that enough land must be
pl ced on the market to supply enough
In people 10 make good thrifty settlement
ami that, too, at reasonable prices ans
TO terms, aud not be placed on the marke
m today at a certain price and that price
IA raised as few people are brought in b.
the railroads and land agents. Land alst
must be presented for what 1t IS worth
ill., that is TO say it must be stated what tht
ed so l. climate and seasons are most adaptaC
s.. to, and we should in our own intereo
NV give those wlo come to Texas TO maxi
no their homes he benefit OF our experience
IL and observation, for the new settlers car
en- not fail without seriously affecting IN
40 railroads, businegs men and land owner
-" OF the state. Their interests and ours va
by be benefited by the success of the ne,
settlers. ! consider IL very importan
ed that we present the land of the Texa
40 coast country to the home seeker and in
err weston for what ii Is best adapted to an
in at prices and terms that they can affor
ie to accept Where one man falls, he vii
wo keep twenty others from coming, and o
ere the other hand where one man succeed
o,o and IS fairy prosperous he VIII help u
led secure others 10 join him in the develop
ment of our counties and state. Hence W
tea find we are interested in our neghhor'
OF welfare and in helping him we are smpl
ed helping ourselves.
M The immigration agent who Is not
ing quack and understands his business.
va backed by the railroads and aided by tn
ing press and has the confidence, good wi
and assistance OF the people who are c
the ground. can be the means OF placin
many coed people, who are now with
Ipuf In Of hal
le- be can also with the aid Of the lnnJ
ence mentioned, save many people WIN
DRY are row located In Texas. and In deb
81 from losing their homes. He can q
80 this hy bringing them good nelghbors.
W. without noighbors those who are now lc
OF Gated in many parts OF Texas coast cour
ron Try can not have schools and marke
leir such as they should have for thet chi
'el9 dren aud products
emu II he land owners, business men. ra
uu reads professional men and the settler
lha now located in South Texas were "a
.a sHe united and working together for the be-
80 interest of themselves and country "
would not then be more than abe
compets with the people and railroad
OF other States and sections that al
working for immigration and capital,
accomplish any too much to satisfy m
ISL average citizen II would be well {.
those who are not directly engaged
new tanning 10 consider and recognize N
eri- fact that they are directly interested
not those who are so engaged. and VIII prot
i by the success Of the tillers Of the so
iyea II goes without saying that unless y
mil can secure neighhors, schools and bett,
Af- markets for the new settlers. whom a
hut BOW have In many counties in s,ut
pro. Texas, that We are going 10 lose u
TayNs Many good citizens As the raj
road companies do net own the lar,
aicng their tines it Is for the large lar
owner Of TIE Texas coast country Ia $
He whether or not we are to have furth,
settlement and development, and Il wen
, az be well for the settlers we have 10 ~
,av. derstani his fact and not be tependl-
on the railroads 70 do something tn
rs Is not within their power | believe n
IN railroads 81 Texas would be encourar,
kelly 70 spend ten dollars whore they are NO
hey spending one, and so secure for Tex
Al. ten new settles where we are now se
age ting che, 10 the lana owners OF Tex
de- would place their land on the mark
TOUR for reasonable length OF time at n
prices and terms For one, | do no .,