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

Nor,bweet. He Is also secretary OF tho
p,,eh,o business Mems association. Mr.
rjaas was connected with the san An
tan,o Exuress IN 1894. The Pueblo Press
cinh Ia composed OF eleven OF the news
napers OF that city and jointly these pa,
pars WELD a powerful influence IN az
maiters in which the people OF that sec
tIon OF the West are interested.
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..you can nudge how much our people
think OF this Congress-" said Mr.. y. ~
plnsou. a member Of the board OF alder
men OF the city of Cripple Creek, by the
large delegation which It sent to your city
~ secure the next meeting OF the Con-
gress. We have lots OF beautiful scenery
10 chow the people who attend the meet
Inv In 1901. but what we take especial
nrlde in are tho gold mines. We Will
chow them all through these interesting
works and will give every delegate VINO
comes TO Cripple Creek gold mine for
his own use"
One Of the greatest advocates of placing
the Transmissssippl Commercial Congress
upon a permanent basis was Hon. A. s.
Goetn Of Carlsbad N. NJ. and the results
in tha, direction we're exceedingly crafty
ing to him, over eighty members beins
secured on the floor OF the Congress when
tho matter was frst brought up. MT.
C,oetz expressed himself as being greatly
anpreciatlye OF the manner in which he
and the other members OF his delegation
had been entertained by the people Of
Houston.
From remarks heard around the cor
ridors the delegates will go home to sing
the praises and the coast country OF
Texas. One business man from the
Northwest said. 81 propose to come
South and this visit has settled 1t In my
mind that Houston Is to be my future
home" Another remarked that hereafter
when asked by people looking for new
homes shall say go to the coast country
OF Texas, where lands are cheap and the
climate better than California"
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The address of Ex-Governor David n.
Francis OF Missouri, before the Congress
yesterday morning, was one of the most
able heard on the floor OF the Congress,
and his remarks were given close atten-
ton. Governor Francis is devoting a
considerable portion OF his time in the in
terest of the Worlds Fair and Louisiana
Purchase exposition 10 be held in st.
Louis in 1903, and his speech yesterday
was on that subject.
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1T is a matter OF sincere regret to the
members of the Congress that Hon. J. r.
G. Pltkin of New Orleans, the newly
elected president. had to return to his
home Thursday night. Although elected
president Mr. Pitkin never had oppoTtun-
ity to preside. He delivered his address,
THE South and the Seas" Tuesday al
ternoon, but suffered an attack of rheu"
matism that night, He was unable to at
tend the Congress after that.
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Hon Presley K. Ewing stated yesterday
that the present Congress was composed
as he had ever seen at such a meeting as
this. There were more big, influential
brainy men than had ever before attended
the sessions, and he believed that the re-
suits to the Transmississippi territory
growing out OF the acts of the Congress
would be great.
Hon. Walter Gresham OF Galveston oc-
cupied a seat on the platform yesterday
Colonel Gresham has been connected Will,
the Congress since its inception. He has
done great deal in promoting the deep
water enterprise at Galveston, both be-
fore the Transmississippi Commercial Con-
gress and the National house Of repre-.
sentatives while he was a member Of that
body.