The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-23
CRIPPLE CREEK ALERT.
Alrcsdy Getting Ready for The Next Meet
lne Of The Congress-
THE SUBSCRIPTION ALREADY STARTED
The Next Congress Will he Held
in Midsummer In the Colorado
Mining Camp.

On July IL, 1901, the lransmlssiesippi
Congress will assemble at Cripple Creek.
COL. the richest mining camp in the
world. The new secretary of the Con-
gress. Colonel e. II. Martin Of that city,
has already commenced active operations
to secure the largest Congress there that
has yet assembled. lie has for starter
assured subscriptions of two mining kings
for $4,000 each toward entertaining the
Congress. His plan. as outlined to
Post reporter, Is to send strong men
through all the Transmissssippi States
to assist in the organization OF all the
States interested and to see that delegates
who will attend are selected.
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An important business matter trans
acted by the Cripple Creek delegation
while on the trip down Buffalo bayou Sat-
urday was the election of Mr. John c..
GLADDEN. as chairman of the committee on
ARRANGEMENTS for the next meeting of the
Transmississippi Commercial Congress-
The Cripple Creek delegates are going to
begin the work OF preparing for the 19Ol
convention at once and in elocting Mt
GLADDEN. their chairman have undoubtedly
made good start Mr.. GLADDEN. is an
alert. enterprisng business man and is
connected with various interests at Grip
ple Creek and In other parts of Colorado.
He Is at the Cripple Creek Mining Elk
change and will be certain to have mining
interests of the State thoroughly tdentined
with the next Congress
The full committete OF arrangements
will be selected Just as soon as the Cripple
Creek delegation reaches home. II Is their
1,fst mi To n n
sist Of between so and 100 prominent cit
izens. They will select representatives
to visit the various states Interested In
matters to be brought before the next
Congress and will see that every State
is well represented at the 1901 meeting
At yesterdays meeting Mr.. w. S. Mont
gomery was made a member of the execu-
tive committee in place of Mr. Herke OF
pueblo Mr. Montgolnery's home Is at
Colorado Springs, but he has large mining
interests at Cripple Creek
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Mr.. John C. GLADDEN., chairman OF the
Cripple Creek committee on arrangements
for the 1901 meeting. left yesterday after
noon for Hot Springs, Ark. where he and
his wife will remain for the next two
weeks. From there they Will take trip
East and probably spend the summer In
Europe.
Mr.. J. c. GLADDEN. is an active man who
will see that nothing Is left undone to
justify the promises made by the Colo
RADIO delegation as to how the next Con-
gress will be entertained. Mr.. GLADDEN.
said:
you may say TO The Post readers that
1t Is too early for us as yet to outline our
plans. but YOU can assure them that nc
one will be disappointed when you bid
the Golden City adieu in 1901
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Secretary Martin said; I'VE are ali
ready to construct a convention hall a
Cripple Greek; we were SO sure of secur'
ing the convention that I put up 500
first payment on the lot, before we left
also we viii show the 5000 delegates whC
will come to us in July. 1901, mining
palace as fine as Pueblo had the funds
of which were arranged for by our seere
tary Tom Richardson, Coin Harvey
and myself. In this mineral palace YOU
can see not only specimens. but the aetna
gold in quantities to surprise and deligh
all who come. Houston has surprised III
oil, and she never had SO good an adver
tisement of her enterprise and great waite
course of course the Colorado delegates
were good workers for our city. Hon
Tom Patterson Is Il host of himself an'
J. Morris Finn, our chairman, Colonel II
#. Montgomery, Antun Francis. editor o
a splendid paper at Salida. Andrew Park
N. w Kirby, Charles G. Herkle, ex-mayo
OF Pueblo. and others were all with u
from first TO last. New Orleans made
good fight for the Congress next year AM
the able delegates will be with us a
Cripple Creek. Colorado and the Yves
will help the business men of that grea
seaport carry out their plans for deepe
water and larger trade. Please say TO
our Colorado delegation that our splendi'
entertainment by Houston citizens--ladle
and gentlemen--has delighted us, and w
go from this land OF flowers and sweetes
smiles with hearts full OF gratitude 4
you ALL"
Mr.. A. r. Francis, a prominent membe
of the Colorado delegation, is manage
OF the Cripple Creek Times-Citisen. II
remained over In Houston yesterday an
expressed himself as heartily delighte
with the entertainment that had been fur
nished the Commercial Congress by tn
people of this city. Mr.. Francis Is a
experienced newspaper man. having bee
connected with several OF Colorado's lead
ting papers.