The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-19

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entrance to the Nicaragua canal. The |
great problems which today vitality con-
Germ the material prosperity and develop
ment of the Transmlssissppl country are
OF more vital concern to the city OF New
Orleans than to almost any other or the
large centers OF trade on or west OF the
Mississippi river
Now the entire interests of the great
West are Identical with those OF New Or
leans aud we are anxious 10 have the
Transmssiaslppi delegates como TO our
city and learn many things Of vital inter
est to themselves and the development or
their great Western country. Ours rs an
ideal convention city by virtue OF our
beautiful climate and our ample railroad
facilities. The people OF the great west
4 would find In coming to New Orleans much
that would prove OF profit 10 themselves.
: They will find food for instruction, as Wen
: MS recreation The Mississippi Is the great
. highway to the sea and it's thousands miles
OF tributaries are the links In the chain
u that binds our community OF interests.
!, ~
n Hon. E. II. Moses of Fort Bend, Kan.
the chairman Of the executive committed
ls o, tho Trausmississippl Commercial Con-
gress. is one OF the greatest hustlers that
= the organization possesses. Mr., Moses II
le very much In favor OF making the Congress
a permanent organization and Is eXertini
his influence among its members in tina
direction. He believes that from oOO u
In 1000 members could be secured ana tina
- the influence of the Congress would b.
greatly enlarged and even more good eou'
re be accomplished than at present. MI
G. Moses feels very much encouraged az IN
IL outlook and has received a very larR
es number OF applications for membership .
the Congress. THE Post Is great pa
81 NJ ypatpruNN. In tlC
IL Is the greatest paper | have ever see
from the South. Its editions are simpl
ga immense and everywhere that | have bee
he and talked with delegates to the Congres
lar they have been much Impressed with H.
Hon. l.. W. Shurtlift, an executive con
miteeman from Utah. is also memb'
a, OF the advisory board. He is an inilue'
tial man in his section of the West, ha'
Ing ing interests both in Utah and Idaho, y
far as we are concerned" sud Mr. Shur
TO lf Yesterday though we are far we
=, of you, We have great interest IN 70
iu- deep water project and trust that v W
-, be brought to u successful issue we 9
'n for ANYTHING that will advance the mat
o.. rial interests OF our State and sincere
believe that will do this thing. we ma
ovo millions OF acres of lands which are bel
developed by means OF irrigation ana VI
The can vet sufficient appropriations 20
something In that line II would open up
Any country and the products, OF course, wo
go through Houston and other ports on
gulf coast"
MIR. Leon Blum OF Galveston. gent
tho man well and favorably known throul
ner. out Texas, was among the visitors, an
mes delegate to tho Transmississippi CongT
,uty yesterday. MIR, Blum said; Il want to
lakc that l am here for one thing in parti
1901 lar--to help Houston on this deep wa
ney, proposition IN Buffalo bayou rom
galveston ietties. We Of Galveston
favorable to this enterprise in which
people are so deeply interested. we
work together To bring the immense pi
sion ucts OF the Northwest. and there Is emo
for us all to do. and am pleased TO VI
last we shall work unitedly for this great
jeet'
O OF ~
lion. James A. Troutmau of Top'
i"' whose address before the Congress yes
and day on the subject Of "A Century
....r Transmississippi Development created
much favorable comment, is quite an
man, He is prominent IN politics IN
sas and at ono time held the positlol
lieutenant governor Mr.. Troutman's
'ream dress yesterday contained consider
your amount OF interesting facts concerning
peA' wonderful development OF the Trans
sisslppi country, and they we're prese
in an interesting manner.
olates ~
'uo7'' Governor Joseph D. Sayers came In
In Austin yesterday morning and was m
ling among the delegates during the
HIS address at the AUDITORIUM in
- H'esp , morning was full OF sound logic and
- gu mon sense and was we'll received by
80 Congress. You have n splendid man =
head Of your State government" 90
ooth's. delegate yesterday, "a brainy man, a
man whose IDEAS are as broad as tho
over whose destinies he presides. q
have no doubt that the Affairs OF stat
executed ia an able manner"
~
/. A party OF delegates from Cripple
was shown over the city by Mr..
Lang yesterday in quite novel WI
ire Ice being an English dos cart drawn b,
lcosl-blaek horses, tandem style, with