The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-14
Texas Railways Are Securing immigrants
for Texas.
Mr.. LuPTON FAyORs PERMANENT EXHIBITS
Coast Country Vegetables Give snti.-
fnction In the North-Arc EARLY
and Are Properly Packed.

great State offers to the man who has
plenty of energy, even II he has but LITTLE
money.
From conversations with railway Off.
Gals The Post reporter infers they have
come to the conclusion that the only way
to get factories is to populate the state
with hustlng. wide-awak class OF agri-
culturists who will create the wealth from
the soil and lend their surplus money to
men in the towns and cities who will uti-
lie 1t in the establishment Of industrial
enterprises which Will enlarge the market
This element will brush the mossback 10
one side, and the avaricious money lender
Will find that 10 and II per cent loans
secured by liens on lands is thing OF
the past. No road has done more in the
past few years TO develop and attract at
tention to The chast country than the
Arkansas Pass, which runs through fertile
belt. which is renowned for raising vege-
tables and fruits OF superior quality and
early in the season, too
In an interview with Post reporter the
other day. Mr. George T.. Lupton, general
passenger agent Of the Sap, said:
1t would take too long a lime to .ell
in detail all that the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass Railway company has done
the country along it's line, but we are
much encouraged in seeing other and
stronger lines entering heartily into the
sane good work.
Texas offers the finest inducements for
actual settlers of any State in the Union.
We have the land. soil and climate: all
that is needed is the people. To accom-
plish this desired end every road In the
State should present a solid and harmo-
NOUS front Texas and Texas immigra-
ton should be the watchword.
"A local immigration association should
he formed by each railroad company in the
State, composed of live, wide-awake.
active and responsible real estate and
land men. We have had such an organ
ization for three years and our success has
been marvellous These associations should
stand in the closest touch with the gem
eral officers of the railroads, their inter
ests should be common. Each difIeren.
local association should be in friendly
working relationship one with the other
so that the combined efforts of all would
represent all Tc as
Permanent EXHIBITS should be estap-
lished. one in South Texas, at Houston,
the other in North Texas, where the home
seeker would have visible illustration
OF the wonderful advantages of our great
State. These central exhibits should lie
so conducted as to permit OF the addition
from time TO time OF fresh exhibit ma
terial, accessible alike to all who may
desire to make suitable additions thereto.
The several prominent interior towns
and cities should establish and maintain
local exhibits. at or near the dspo's,
where the travelling man aud HON sseeSer
can get an honest view of the products of
the surrounding country.
The city of Houston being the great
railroad center OF the State could well
afford to lend financial aid and hearty
support to such a permanent exhibit.
Houston would then be an objective point
to which the homesesker would be di-
rected a place where the several rail-
road and landed interests of South aud
Southwest Texas cent.red.
I'VE are glad to see that one great IN
terest Cthe Southern Pacifc) is now adj
vocating the same thing. Heretofore the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass railway
has had to stand almost alone in inn
migration work.
During the past three years our San
Antonio aud Arkansas Pass Immigration
association, while not claiming everyth ~,
has been the pioneer in such work. The
enterprising little city Of Rock Island,
seventy seven miles west OF Houston on
our main line, is standing monument
showing what push energy and brains caa
do, and there are numerous other recently
settled places and communities showing
similar comparative results.
"Our wonderful truck farming growth
has resulted from hard knocks along the
same line. A few years ago truck farm
ing was an industry almost unknown our
immigration association held regular
monthly meetings at different towns on
our line of road and explained to the peo-
pie our object, Today our coast country
has become Of National reputation am stu
we are yet in infancy.
South and Southwest Texas holds The
key to all early marketable products OF me
United States. and within the next lew
years ws will supply the thirgs that g.Il-
den the heart and stomach of man weeks
before California and Florida. Instead OF
carloads, we will be sending out iuil
trains of early vegetables on passenger
fast schedule.
Here are a. few extracts OF letters from
Northern merchants relative TO our corpu'
Christi cabbage, and yet we have narnly
started
Your cabbage has given excellent sat
isfaction. The best stock We
have ever handled. Have for past
ten wears given close attention to handling
cabbage and experience shows that Texas
stands in the lead.
(Signedl Hayes, Blair q 70,
"'CleYeland, Ohio
"'This report Is unsolicited. The only
trouble is we could not get enough Of your
Corpus Christi cabbage. Texas cahbazf
comes in at a time to supply great want
that California IS unable to supply Your
class of packing over California is much
better and the quality Of your stock Is
higher 80,
IA Grossenbach & Co, Milwaukee.
1--WE have some testimony from Indian
apolis, Columbus, Ohio; Dayton, Chicago
Minneapolis, Cincinnati. ST. Louls, Dem
YER. Kansas City and other cities.
shipments from February u 70 April
30. present year. 200 solid ears OF cabbage
renreseptlng $50 900 in money turned loose
among our truck growers. Had II not
been for the light freeze we would lave
had 500 cars
"Texas is the State for honest and in
dustrious settlers and the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass IS ever actise - show wha'
W. have. =.
"a permanent exhibit At Houston would
be the thing"