The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-21

tlon competent TO present the merits oi
propositions and to concentrate enorts lot
the accomplishment OF merltorious anu
beneficial objects Is the chief factor IN US
success
Speaking OF Houston, Mr.. Roach said:
with your railway facilities and prospes-
tive deep water, and the fact that the
State ia On the very threshold OF its in
dustrial development, the future OF your
city is fully assured. II Is not ques-
tion OF whether or whether not the CITY
will continue TO grow, but rather OF how
fast aud how much 1t will grow In given
time. This Is an immense and resource
full State, and what say OF Houston
prospects will apply with equal certainty
TO the prospects OF other cities oil your
State"
Hon. Elwood Mead OF Cheyenne, wyo,
is In charge OF tho department OF irriga-
tion of the United states government, hav-
ing been appointed to that important POSI-
ton about year ago. Mr.. Mead was for
twelve years prior to the acceptance OF
the position he now holds State engineer
for Wyoming, and thsre gave the sub
ject OF irrigation much attention. He Is
considered one OF the best posted men In
I this country in the matter OF irrigation
and his discussion on the question of
Water rights on the Missouri river and
Its tributaries" which is Issued by the
! government In pamphlet form. is quite
interesting and valuable. Mr.. Mead Is
In exclusive charge OF the irrigation de-
partment for that section OF THE country
west OF the Tooth meridian, though his field
Of work is now even extending much fur
Their east than that. There is some rrl-
eating being done In Connecticut and New
Jersey, and II is successfully conducted in
South Carolina. The rice fields of Louis
lana and Texas will come in for a consid-
cradle amount OF attention from the hands
OF Mr.. Mead and his department in due
time.
'"rhe Transmlssssippi Commercial Con-
gress brought about many pleasing incl
dents not arranged for in the programme"
said Mr.. George w. Kidd, chairman of the
Houston Cotton Exchange ship channel
committee. in referring to conversation
with Mr. John Caulfield of st. Paul, MINI,
about Hon. Alex Ramsey, secretary of war
in 1881. who was fellow collegian with
Mr.. KidG at Lafayette college. Easton,
Pa, in 1885.
The report of Major s. NJ Mansfield In
1882 concerning Buffalo bayou was sub
and ordered to be printed. This report
contained statistics prepared by Mr., Kidd
as secretary of the Houston Cotton Ex-
! change, thus the names Of these old col
lege friends appeared in the same report
after separation of fortysix years. Then
from delegate from Salt Lake City
Utah, Mr.. Kidd got a history of the family
OF boyhood friend whose spirit had
passed to the better land and whose peo-
pie had removed to Idaho In this Con-
gress many hearts were stirred with
| "reminiscences Of other days that will last
for years to come
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Mr.. John R. Barnes OF Salt Lake City,
Utah, who, in company with his wife AMI
daughter, has been attending the Trans
mississippi Congress here this week, had
the misfortune to lose his railroad tioket
yesterday. The lost ticket is the return
section of a round trip ticket and is made
out for the passage Of John r. Barnes,
Emily 8. Barnes and Emily Maud Barnes
from Houston. Texas, to Salt Lake City,
Utah. The railroad officials have been
notified of the loss and as the ticket could
now BIO OF no value to any one except the
parties to whom it was issued, Mr.. Barnes
requests that the finder leave same at the
Houston and Texas Central ticket Office
in Houston before Z o'clock this evening
and notify him by telegraph at Galveston,
care OF the Utah delegation to the Traas-
mississippi Congress.
~
Colonel ID. A. Kingsbury and wife OF
Buffalo, Wyo.. were both delegates to the
Congress. Mrs. Kingsbury is very
/ pleasing, cultured lady and has by the
constitution of that State the right of
| being full fledged voter in the state OF
her adoption. Colonel Kingshurv having
600 cattle and $4,000 sheep on his 1000
acre ranch, is properly osassed as one OF
the cattle kings of Wyoming, This Con-
gress session has been very fully appre-
ciated by the colonel and Mrs. Kingsbury.
and both will so TO Mexico tonight on The
Posts excursion Mrs. Kingsbury said
Houston Is an ideal growing, enterprisng
city and we shall always appreciate the
generous Southern hospitality shown by
Houston's cultured people,
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Hon. t. NJ. Patterson of Denver, Colo
who put in nomination Cripple Creek as
the place for holding the next session OF
the Congress-. and who worked indefatig
ably in behalf of that city, left Thursday
night Tor his home Mr.. Pattersons ef-
| iVits III OtnhlI oil the matters looking to
the development of the Transmississippi
territory are always well and intelllgentiy
directed and his individuality is felt In all
the meetings. on Mr. Pattcrson's mo-
ton in the committee room Thursday the
resolution favorable to the Hanna PAYNE
subsidy bill was killed by being laid on
the table by the committee.
! ~
| Mr.. Clarence N. ousley, editor OF the
Evening Tribune Of Galveston. was at
tending the Congress yesterday. Mr.. Gus
ley expressed himself to the effect that
this was one of the strongest bodies of
men he had ever seen, and much good
would come as result of its deliberations.
Galveston" he said. recognizes this
Congress as the motive power of her deep
water system and FOR that reason she Is
very anxious that the Congress should
visit Galveston and see the result OF its
own handwork, for such IL is Calves
ton has had the strongest delegation here
from day to day OF any city In the stare
and that is sufficient evidence OF Calves.
toms appreciation OF the Congress"
Mr.. John B. Weber OF Buffalo. N. Y.
who delivered an able address beHre the
Congress yesterday on the benefits TO be
derived from expositions, in behalf of the