The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-26

and wearing sackcloth and ashes. Let
us show the people OF the North that
we are not wiped from the face OF the
earth. as many believe has oeen the
fate OF the entire coast country. Let US
advise them in no uncertain terms thai
we are alive and full Of energy ant
there Is no better way OF doing it than
through our mid winter festival
Ed KAN favored going ahead with the
festival by all mean.. and so did Mr..
Charles Parker of Mistrot Bros, who
referred TO the fact that the riiroads
were now arranging 10 run excursions
into Galveston.
Mr.. Taft favored going ahead with
the festival. Hs would guarantee all
the vegetables that space could bo pro-
vided for.
MIR. Jones favored renewed and re-
doubled effort to make the festival this
year bigger and greater than ever. This
will be simply In line with the sentiment
that prevails at Galveston. They want
something to make the situation moro
cheerful. They have even advised their
own people not to wear mourning. They
want to try and forget the great calamity
as far as possible and the announcement
Is even made that Galveston will have
its chryslnthemum show in November.
Then why should we not have our fes-
tival a month later?
Mr.. Palmer thought the directors
should exert themselves to even bet
ter show this year than ever before
While some crops were destroyed imme-
dately around Houston we should give
a festival this year that will draw peo-
pie from even a greater distance.
Mr.. Adair said he sincerely hoped the
F.. f. and V. Festival would be ven a.
he spoke from the card when he said
that the No-Tsu-0h's would give pa
rade whether the f. f. and VS. gave q
festival or not
Mr.. Johnston agreed that while 1t
might be little harder to get the money
this year and while the returns might
not be as proftable--which, however he
did not admit, yet for sake OF argumen.
should both these conditions Preya /, y {
there were many other reasons why the
festival should he given, chief among
which was to refute the reports that mad
gone out that Houston had been wrecked
by the storm, when as mater of fact
the immunity from danger Houston en-
ioyed was simply remarkable and It was
one of the strongest arguments of her
future stability. Another strong point
demonstrated by the storm, said Mr..
Johnston. showing that Houston presents
an absolutely safe land locked harbor,
Is found In the fact that double-deck
llght passenger steamer, the LawrC nee,
ed with a single rope stood the storm
while tied at the foot of Main street with
out even losing its piot house. But tho
report has gone out said Mr. Johnst n,
the Texas coast country has been -uineI
and let us controvert this with a nig
mid-winter carnival instead OF gong
about moping for the balance of the year.
Mr.. Tom Richardson said. "Cotton Il
coming in and bringing a better price
than for years Fortunately the rico
crop was but slightly Injured and tho
sugar crop came through much better
than We expected. There will be an enor-
nous demand for labor not only herd
and in Galveston, but throughout the en-
tire coast country and this will put a
great deal Of money In circulation. maxi
ing times much better than was expect ed
a few weeks past. The demand for lum
! her and all kinds of building material
viii be enormous In fact, out of the
gloom will come a steady glow Of sun
shine. Prosperity will take the place ot
diversity and affairs OF all kinds viii
move along as though there had nevs.
been storm"
President Cortes indorsed all that had
heen said in favor Of pushing the festl-
val along with renewed vigor and on mo.
tion of Mr., Taft the date for the festivl
this year was fixed for December TO t,
10.