The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-06
WILL co TO HOUSTON
Mayor Ross Names Wichita
Representatives.
GREAT INTEREST SHOWN
How Houston Proposes TO
Entertain Congress.


Transmississippi congress to be held at
Houston Texas. April II to q. o. H.
Bentley. R. P. Murdoch. o. z. Smith, A
c. Jobes and J. B. Blazer.
There is a great deal of enthusiasm OF
this meeting of the congress as there
was over the meeting held in Wichita last
year. Houston is arranging great treat
| for the delegates. as is shown by the
| following from the Houston Post:
The fact that the people OF Houston
are profoundly interested in the coming
meeting of the Transmississippi CONNER
cial congress to convene in this city April
| II to 81, inclusive, has been commented
on in a complimentary way by hundreds
of newspapers throughout the transmits
sissippi region.
In addition to the entertainment prom
ised in the official call. the people of Hous-
ton expect to spring some happy surprises
upon the delegates and visitors, but ii
must be understood that none OF these
entertainments will be allowed TO inter-
fere with the proceedings OF the con-
gress.
The people of Houston are thoroughly
alive to the importance of the transmits
sissippi commercial congress, and every
interest in the city was represented at a
mass meeting recently held for the pur-
pose of arranging such reception and en-
| tertainment as will be worthy of ian or
ganization which stands second in i'm
pcrtance only to the national congress.
An executive committee, composed of
prominent citizens, representing the differ
ent interests, was chosen to assume gem
eral charge of the local matters relative
to the meeting of the congress Commit
tees on transportation, finance, arrange
ment, reception and entertainment have
been selected and are at work.
An auxiliary committee, composed of
many of the leading ladies of Houston.
will work just as earnestly to arrange for
the comfort and entertainment of the
wives, mothers, sisters and sweethearts
of the delegates. as we'll as the gentlemen.
and 1t is particularly urged that the la
dies from all sections of the transmissis
sippi country arrange to make this trip
and see the south at a season of the year
when it approaches, if it does not reach,
perfection.
Among other entertainments will be a
trip down beautiful Buffalo bayou, Hous-
tons highway to the sea- past San ia
cinto battle-ground, where Texas won her
Independence; through Morgan ship chan
mel; across Galveston bay, a view of Gal
weston harbor, and a ride through the IA
nous jetties, at the mouth of Galveston
bay Zone of the greatest engineering sue
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deep, blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
the Mediterranean of America, which has
done so much and will do still more to
tighten the burdens of the western pro-
Queer.
"a trolley ride over the city of Hous-
ton, through the residence, manufacture
ing and railroad districts: public recep-
tons and variety of social entertain
ments will give an opportunity for the
people Of Houston ard the great west to
become better acquainted. The local COM
mittee appreciate fully that they are not
to interfere with any program mapped
out by the executive committee of the
congress. but at the same time they do
not intend to allow the delegates and the
ladies accompanying them to get home
sick.
The congress closes on the 2lst of
April, San Jacinto day. which is to Texas
what the Fourth of July is to the bal
ance of the United States. April q is the
anniversary of the final triumph Of the
Texans under General Sam Houston over
the Mexicans, commanded by Santa An
ma, at that time president of Mexico.
Houston as the home Of the next
Transmississippi commercial congress, IS
naturally point of interest to the peo-
pie of the great west Houston is the
Magnolia City, and, as its name implies,
is in the midst of great groves OF mag
nolia trees, which will be in bloom during
the session Of the congress, April Il to q,
inclusive.
Houston Is destined to become a dis
tributing point Of importance TO the en-
tire transmississippi country, as it is now
the chief concentrating point in Texas. II
leads other American markets in cotton.
handling in twelve months 2.5i3,959 bales.
Its bank clearances for the year closing
December 81. 1893. were 33l7, AS, 453 The
Houston market is only euualed in the
south by Washington and New Orleans
Has ample hotel facilities, fourteen rail-
roads, complete street railway service and /
other metropolitan convenIences."