The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-23
SOME OF THE BENEFITS
To Be Gained From the Meeting OF the
Commercial Congress-
SPLENDID ADVERTISEMENT FOR HOUSTON
II brought Houston in Close Touch
with che Great Northwest. Upon
which II Relies for Aid.

Houston has never in her history been
so we'll and thoroughly advertised to her
future advantage as during the past week
when her citizens SO well entertained the
Commercial Congress" said Colonel w.
b. slosson to a Post reporter yesterday.
This is the conclusion of citizens and
delegates alike The object lesson OF
ride over our waterway showing our Wis
itors as 1t does that Immediately below
the city 1t widens out and Is OF sufficient
depth to float the largest ocean steamers
was a revelation never TO be forgotten
The representative men and women or
sixteen States go home not alone having
heard of our prospects for navigation and
a harbor lin which they alike are inter-
ested) but have personally seen 1t and
sailed over II in steamer with the gov
eminent engineers who were here. LETT
with them all an impression never to be
effaced. Houston has accomplished more
In the last week OF what has to be doue
= succeed than all the work OF education
OF the last fve years. When we have tina
support OF the Northwest our work is ar-
complished we will have continuous
contract and the appropriations viii hs
made as fast as needed TO finally complete
1t as we so much DESIRE The $4,000. 10
bill for Galveston when these same people
demanded it of congress, despite the nat
ural opposition Of the East and West
transportation lines OF Chicago, New York.
Boston and Newport News.
From the parting expressions OF such
men as Ex-Governor Troutinan of Kan
sas Governor Francis of Missouri thai
practical business head of this Congress,
Mr.. Moses of Great Bend, Kan. we can
be assured Of the active and hearty sup
port OF most II not all OF the States
represented in Houston last week. They
so express themselves and In very posi-
tive manner Captain j. Q. Hutcheson also
made it easier TO secure the desired result
by Incorporating into the resolutions $50
fully indorsed) the appointment of COM
mittee of 1--WE from the Northwest and
Texas to so to congress and to personally
present the strong resolution adopted
here for a continuous contract bill that We
shall work to secure next December Inc
work OF education has been well begun,
but only begun. Eternal vigilance is the
price" as we should realize. The people
of the Northwest are now hearing OF
Houston and know something of Its ad-
mntages. We have this advantage If we
follow il up. The representatives. OF SIX
teen and of twentythree States are In
terested financially in the results we seek
TO bring about. They will look to us 10
suggest how they can aid us. We need
not be modest in calling upon them and
their representatives in congress just
when and as often as We need to do so
They are ready and willing to respond
delegate from Wyoming said at part
Ing: L do not know how much deep
| water at Houston will help my State, but
/ we all leave here believing that whatever
Houston wants or asks for we are ready
to help her to get Our business men
never made better investment thar
when they contributed to entertain the
Commercial Congress
~
eve have mado the entire West oui
} allies said Mr.. ~ s. Schmitz. land tht
acceptable manner in which Houston ha
entertained the Transmssissippi Congress
as evidenced bv the unanimous expression
OF praise heard from the delegates every
: where, is a continuing evidence of he
capacity for properly meeting maturing re-
suits. The great central idea to be &C
complished by the meetings Of this Con
gress is the material development of tn
territory represented by its delegates. Tn,
greatest factor in rapid development Il
immigration. The planting of immigrant
is to material development what the plant
ing of full grown trees is to producin:
shade for the yard. To intelligently di
rect the flow of immigration the same fac
tors enter into its success that are presen
in any other well managed business Their
are two legitimate causes that impel Tin
immigrant The first is to improve hi
financial condition, and the second is Il
improve his health. In shaping his des
tination he is governed by the information
placed before him. 1t is therefore nantes
If we wish to populate our unoccuple
territory with thrifty immigrants we mus
adopt the necessary measures TO plac
a before them correct information as to on
resources. Point out to them what the
can do in the different fields of industr
, here and how to do it. To successfully
do this there must be a central directin
7 Intelligence. Chicago assumes this rol
for peopling the States and Territories t
the west of her
! Let Houston meet the emergency tina
( is now upon the Southwest in this line
3 Within the radius of her commercial in
, huence there are now the richest unoc
@ cupied lands, with the best seasons bes
transportation facilities susceptible of pro
!, dpcing with good profit the greatest di
, versty of crops. where wood and waite
are better distributed. that can be bough
for less money, than there is to be foun
: elsewhere in the United States To max
: known these facts Is TO have them oc
cupied, To have them occupied with
y thrifty population is to add to tn
prosperity Of every industry embraced b
their influence Houston with her lively
lines Of railways converging here. an
reaching out into this sparsely occuple
= territory, together with the informntlo
= that can now be had in Houston as 10 tn
r fruitfulness Of the lands that are seekin
r occupants, and OF the industries that ar
a seeking development, pre- emnently desis
nate her as the Mecca OF the immlgran
F; and investor