El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-26
FOR TEXAS development.
John Howard Is To Undertake d
Great Work.

Mr.. S. F. B. Morse, passenger franc
manager of the Sunset and Central
routes, has announced the appointment
of John Howard as passenger and I'M
migration agent of the Galveston,
Harrisburg and San Antonio: the
Texas and New Orleans; tne new
York, Texas and Mexican; the Hous-
ION and Texas Central; the Galveston,
Houston and Northern: the san Anto.
Mo and Arkansas Pass: 10 fact, all OF
Abe Huntington roads in the state OF
Texas, with headquarters In Houston,
his field of operations to be EXTENDED
over the entire union as to missionary
work, the south 10 be the oenehclary;
Mr.. Morse is great believer In the
Industrial deyelopmert of the state,
and L as stated SUCH views on that SUD-
ject as TO leave no doubt as to his
ID eas. He believes that tor Texas ana
southern Louisiana there Is q Rreat
future, and he is pushing the good
work in every way that ls poselole.
The literary bureau OF the sunset ana
Central routes is publish hing regular
articles on the subject, In the nope OF
inducing immigration to the state, In
aucing those in the state to take ad-
vantage of the fertile soil everyw re
10 be found. and in this way bringing
Texas to the front as the
producer of everything that
the people need. He be-
ueyes that when this development has
progressed to a certain extent 1t Will
induce the location of many factories
in the state of Texas, and In this way
the people of the state will be benefit
ed. In appointing Mr.. Howard to this
work, he has done SO with the In
tent:on to push thu possibilities OF
Texas prominently, so that the people
Of the entire country will realize what
the state can do. Mr.. Howard will
travel over the entire United States.
He will bring parties OF prospectors 70
Texas. show them the broad fields, the
acres of fertile lands, the natural ad-
yantages for agricultural development,
etc. , and in this way will induce i'm
migration In addition to this he will
have charge of the collection of per-
manent exhibit of the resources OF the
state. This exhibit Is to have agr1-
cultural and mineral products, and Ia
TO be located where it can be shown to
those VINO visit Texas. He will search
every part of Texas, will gather every
product of the state, and when taken
bOe ether, the com binatiOu can not falI
70 impress upon the stranger the ex-
tent of Texas.
In selecting Jonh Howard for this
work says the Houston Post, Mr.. Morse
has designated one who ia not q strang-
ar to the work or to the people. He
was known for years under the SOU
briauet of "Of ana For Texas" and it
WAS through this motto attached to his
name that he became famous. He has
done much for the state OF Texas In
she past, has built up many communl-
ties, aad has shown the products OF al
most every part of the state to people
who were seeking investments. Re
Gently he has been located in the Pan
handle of Texas, but firing OF a llfe OF
Inactivity, he has consented to
undertake this WORK, intending TO de-
vote his entire time to it, with the hope
of making it q success.
Mr.. Howard will have his chce In
Houston, in the Hill building, at the
corner of Main street and Franklin
avenue. A peculiar coincidence Is
that when he first went into the rail-
road business 10 Texas thirty years
ago, Mr.. Howard had his office at the
same location, The present building
was not there, but it was the ground.
He is well known throughout the
country, and as soon as 1t Is learned
that he is undertaking the work, Tex
Rs will profit from the association OF
the name, "John Howard, OF aud
For Texas, ~ with the destinles OF the |