The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-23
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To the Editor of The Post.
Bryan, Texas. April Ell read with con-
siderable interest tho letter OF the Alvin,
Texas, correspondent signing himself "ob-
server. in your issue OF the 2Uth inst. The
letter [ refer TO was entitled Make Hous-
ton Headquarters,' etc.
While / consider the suggestion OF "Ob-
server OF some Importance and timely.
doubt very much II Houston can Goa
slstently claim 10 be headquarters for in
formation for all Texas, homeseeKers, in
vsstors, etc, etc, VI Observer presents
1t. He gives twelve reasons why Hous-
ton can and should present herself to the
people of the old States and Europe as
headquarters" / can readily see why
Texas should have some city known as the
place for those In search OF homes, safe
investments health. pleasure etc, but
before we name the city for headquarters
and advertise it as such, we should be
sure we are right and then go ahead
with the branding process and put IL In
deep, in "boXcar letters so that he who
runs may read"
Don't you think that either the city of
Dallas or Waco, located as they are fairly
central, would be the better plaza to have
headquarters for the people of the old
States and Europe to come to?
l will admit that what the stranger in
our State most wants is reliable informa-
ton of the States resources, price of landy
what the different sections OF the State are
best adapted to, etc. but have you this In
formation in Houston? II mol. can you
get II on short notice? 1t will be better
to have no stranger come to Texas or
Houston If he is going to be disappointed
or misled
Austin being the capital of the State it
should be the place for those interested
in Texas to write and come to, but it-as
we all know-would be the last place u
advise seekers OF information about
homes or investments to write to.
If farmer in Ohio or Tennessee should
write to our State officials for informa-
ton OF Texas and 90 the same Lme hy
the same mail write to the officials of any
OF the Northwest States or California, the
chances are that that farmer would be
located In one OF the other States named
and have his first crop harvested before
the Texas Information reached his former
home in Ohio or Tennessee, hence Austin
is out OF the question.
What the undersigned don't know about
what you have within the city limits OF
Houston in the way Of State information.
etc, might m6&e quite a book, but as I
said in the start, you should have con-
siderable. or l will say a great deal OF. in
formation before prnclaiming to the world
that Houston is headquarters for Texas. A"
For Illustration we will say that you have
an average traiuload of facts, figures and
information generally" Il quote 'Ob-
server OF Alvin you could with moderate
expense and on reasonably short notice
ado on another car or two to your average
train, but have you the average train
load Is the question. II not, 1t may he
that Dallas or Waco has. II so. we could
start our train and hitch on an extra car
from week to week, and We would soon
nave headquarters in fact and - not on
paper--if We have a city IN the State thit
can claim headquarters and do II con-
sistently and truthfully, We ara nil
deeply Interested In having the said city
known for all It Is worth. for. as / SEQ
~ II Is an actual necessity TO have some
place known generally throughout the
country as Texas headouarters. All seq
lions OF the STATE would profit by this. and
! DO know this much OF Houston people
u they can not rightfully claim their city
headquarters they will not stand In .hs
way OF any city or people in the state
VINO are entitled to the name of head
uuaFiers' erazos.
Pear Tree Biight.
TO the Editor OF The Post
Drummer, Texas, April 9O-I noticed IN