The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-11
TO ATTRACT SETTLERS.
Texas Is Proiltins by Many Bureaus o.
immigration.
HOUSTON EAST AND WEST TEXAS PLAN
immisration Agent to BE Appointed
Orchard Owner Here Prospect
fng-Notes and Personals.

There is no doubt about the fact that all
eyes are turning to Texas. The resources
OF this great State are not being overlooked
by people in any line of business, and
while associations OF business men are
looking out for mercantile advancement,
sending their men to Texas to put upon
the market OF the Lone Star State those
goods which they have for disposal. so
also are those who are seeking place for
agricultural pursuits, turning to the fertile
soil of the commonwealth for a location.
The possibilities OF Texas are not dis
counted by statistics published by any
country. The products OF the State include
everything-lumber. cotton, tobacco, fruit
vegetables, grain, coal. iron. live stock
10 fact, almost everything one can want.
Ii 10 true that with more factories Texas
would have better facilities for disposing
Of the products here at home, and at bet
ter prices, but until these factories are
here the other parts of the country will
take that which Is offered. A number OF
the railroads OF Texas have done a great
deal toward the development Of the State
by organization OF immigration bureaus,
by Offers OF special rates to those who are
seeking home and desire to come to this
State to look over that which is to be had.
Every year there are hundreds and hum
dreds of people from the North. tine
Northwest, the Southwest, from Kansas,
Missouri and many parts OF the Union.
Many of these people locate in Texas. and
1t is the location in Texas Of so many Of
these newcomers that makes so much bust
ness for the railroads during the holiday
season, when the cheap rates to other
States are offered. The man who has
adopted Texas as his home desires to re-
turn to his native State to see Ibis folks
and to tell them Of the possibilities OF the
adopted country. There is a movement
on foot now to extend this development
feature further. Several sections of the
State have their immigration associations
and number OF railroads have their i'm
migration agents. They cover all parts OF
the State, and especially the coast country.
The Houston East and West Texas faSv
way has fallen into line in this matter and
will put TO the front the benefits of the
eastern part OF the State. 1t is a feature
which will be pushed by the passenger
department OF the road under the direction
of William Doherty assistant general pas
senger agent, He has made an investlga-
ton of the section traversed by his line
and has reached the conclusion that It
presents many possibilities for the settler
IL has fertile lands and sure growth. He
states that under his calculation statistics
show that the counties through which his
road runs and those counties tributary
thereto give better crop average than
any section of Texas, and he believes thai
by putting this before The people he car
induce immigration to that part OF the
State, An immigration association will be
organized which will have the support Of
the business men in the towns along the
line. An immigration agent will be en-
ployed 20 prepare a statement OF the re-
sources and possibilities OF those counties
and this matter will be sent 10 sill parts
OF the country. II will be missionary worI
which will be valuable to the State. II
writing of Western Texas, in the Decern'
Der Sunset, Henry M. Mayo SAYS: While
civilization is present in multitude o
spots carved out by human enterprise tn,
great wastes are still barren of preseu
day progress" In regard TO Eastern
Texas this expression can well he para
phrssed while towns and farms ar,
present In a multitude of spots, and agri
cultural pursuits are followed to q gres
extent there is vet much 10 be developed
and II remains but for the influx Of popu
lation TO make this development possible
and TO settle up waste tracts Of land ye
to be cultivated This Is true of man!
parts of the State, and what other road
have done and what the Houston East ant
West Texas railway Is now preparing {,
do Is thing which will in years to COM
rebound to the benefits OF the State am
the people living therein.
The appointment of the immigration
agent of the East Texas section has no
been announced.