The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-20
TALKS WITH VISITORS.
The Delegates Express themselves OF
Various Subjects,
THE DEMANDS OF OKLAHOMA EXPLAINED
An Enterprisins Citizen OF Poncm
cits-iNansss Only Woman Dele
sate--somc Personals.

Hon. c. J. Drew mayor Of Topeka, Kan,
is attending the Congress. Mayor Drew
Is land owner in Harris county and
taxpayer here and has been for the last
three years. He saw the proposition and
comments thereon in The Post regarding
the new departure proposed in Harris
county 10 build good roads from Houston
TO the county limo Ia several directions.
and 10 Post reporter said regarding Il:
1T seems to me that what Is nov required
to build up this coast country Is good
roads aud the consequent drainage. II is
the same plan we have adopted In Topeka
the capital OF Kansas. We pave with brick
TO the city limits on all thoroughfares lead
Ing out into the county and at the city
limits the commissioners court takes II
up and continues with maradam to the
county line. We were to have a state
convention called by the good roads com.
mittee OF our county at Topeka on May |.
but from the fact that so many Of our citi-
zens desidered 10 attend this Congress at
Houston IT. was postponed till September
next" Mayor Drew says further; AS a
taxpayer of Harris county | most heart
lily indorse the views OF Judge Vasmer
IN the article read in The Pest. That Is
the best way 10 act In an emergency as
exists here and II you can have $500 900
10 cNpend now. so that those OF the pres
ont can have tho advantage OF 81 without
any additional exl ense to the citizens Of
the county, there should not be aud prob
ably Will not be any opposition 10 the
measure. shall certainly return 10 my
home in Topeka better than ever assured
of the safety of the investment | have
made here; also can see from this visit
to Houston that your city is steadily Inn
proving and now that tie government has
taken a hand in the making of a deep
water port here It's future is assured.
can say | think confidently for our SEN
ators and members OF the house at Wash
ingtou that they will heartily indorse
the recommendation OF this Congress
which, from the tenor OF the resolutions
read by Captain Hutcheson before the
Congress here today, will ask for con-
tinuous CONTRACT and an appropriation that
will complete the work in a reasonable
time. Yes. we of the Northwest are deep
ly Interested"
Mrs. Augustus Wilson Of Kansas, who Is
attending the Congress. is the only lady
representative from Kansas. she cast hcr
vote for deep water at Houston and for
the location OF tho meeting OF the next
Congress at Cripple Creek. Mrs, Wilson
brought to the Congress tho proxy OF four
dom to vote on all questions In the Con-
gress for them they moi being able to at
tend Their names have been registered
and badges OF honor sent them. The de.o-
gates are Mayor G, Roekhold OF Parsons.
Kan. Judge N. G. Webb Mrs. Webb and
Mr. h. W. Welch, superintendent OF tho
| Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway com
pany at Parsons, Kan. Mrs. Wilson Is
Southern woman and enjoys the hospitali-
ty and social greetings of the Southern
people She Is a representative to me
peace congress, Jerusalem. also 10 the
peace congress at Paris, France, TO be held
| in 1900 and as a vice president OF tho
universal peace union and correspondents TO
! the Worlds Peace Journal. she has re-
Gently been appointed by President Alfred
H Love OF the Universal Pence Union 10
! treat with Lord Salisbury In the interest
I OF peace between Great Britain ana lhe
Transvaal government Mrs, wilson IS IN
Iterested in the great questions OF the day
/ that pertain to progress and the welfare
of humanity and her success is phenome-
nal
! Hon. Alfred Keen OF California tells
nice little story OF the possibilities OF his
State'a productive soil and climate when
its natural productiveness is supplemented
by the use OF Texas seeds. Mr.. Keen
failed TO secure afhdavits as to the literal
| truth Of the story. and OF course he docs
! not require everybody 10 accept II as
| gospel truth why" Mr., Keen says, as
! Illustrative Of the wonderful productive
| ness of California and Texas, the TWO
! greatest States In the world, III just cell
you something that happened out on my
! place IN san Diego county One year
| had some cucumber seeds Texas frieno
had sent me from his state. planted
! IA - tn nh
| occasion TO visit New Orleans, When
reached III Paso Texas. en- route to the
! Crescent City, found cominotion among
the citizens, On making inquiry ! was
told that the cowboys had been gathering
oucumbers from vine that was spread
ing along the valleys there. ana tnat 80
far they had been unable to ind the origin
Of the vine Investigation, however, proved
that il was The result Of the seeds J had
planted on my California place about two
weeks previous.
Then. before any one could lnterpose
protest, MIR Keen commenced 20 tell OF
how he once planted water mel0ns on
tho Jde of a hill and watered the whole
valley with the supply of water drawn
from the melons. using the vines as water
pipes.
Hon. A. J. seay OF the Oklahoma dele
CATION is a resident OF Kingasher. Judge
seay was a member az the supreme court
OF Oklahoma Territory and was appointed
from the bench to the position OF gov
ernor Of the Territory which place he
allied creditably for period OF fifteen
months, being removed from ofice. as he
plainly puts it. by President Cleveland
Judge seay's politics being directly op-
posite from those Of the sage OF Prince
ton" Judge seay and the other mem
bers OF the Oklahoma delegation are en-
deayorlng TO secure the Endorsement OF
the Congress OF their demands upon the
National government for the opening w
OF the balance OF tho public domain OF ire
Oklahoma Territory, which amounts to
about 100000 acres, for free homes Tor
the people bill is now pending in con-
gress, which was introduced oy EDDY OF
Minnesota. having that end In view, and
the resolution which Judge Seay and his
associates will present 10 the Trans
mississippi Congress for It's consideration
and approval asks that this bill be speed
lily pissed. Another thing which the
Oklahoma delegation Is working hard for
is The admission OF their Territory into
Statehood They believe. and are pre-
pared TO give many facts and figures 10
sustain their belief, that their Territory