The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-20
HOuSTONHEADQUARTERS
.x,o.r SEEKING RELIABLE IN.
s~,ox REGARDING TEXAS.
80. city Can Conristentiy
rse,r OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
,.om an Alvin citizen.
-..o :, The Post.

rAitor or Ine roee
rs.as. April 2o'--spesking OF
cate and Of the settlement
s,ooment Of same. the thought has
~ the writer that perhaps 1t
= veil to have some one city OF
ne state known as Headquarters
,,,ne reliable information re-
40 state ut large. and know
\. in the state better entitled &c
y name headquarters than Hous-
Il. well known fact that pros
.ms..eekers, health-soekers and
!, other States can write to the
most new States and Territories
~ from them reliable and de-
,.,ormstion; particularly is this
-. ,sw states and Territories that
v',,ug the ome-seeker to settle
their borders
- are sorry to say. can not be
among these States and Terri
rberefore it becomes necessary
INV In the State to supply the
a,lop desired by inhabitants OF the
Fs,,,,v settled States, and of Eu-
~ Of the opinion, and II wrong
ba corrected, that Houston can
claim being Headquarters:
rsl,able information regarding
y, .aa =, for cheap lands and
..s,,sr,ers for those who wish to
au manufacturing raw materials
oducts OF Texas l., .,, e
sssouarters for those In search %
and a mild climate.
ssc,arters for those who have a
- hunting and fishing.
.annarters for Northern people who
Measure resort for the winter.
saruarters for those who desire
sra in the cultivation of rice, sugar
pSscco. fruit, vegetables. etc.
a.anuarters for the man who has
10 lend and desires safe security
AIR rate OF interest.
sssnuarters for men who would like
yrhsse large bodies of land, cut
m into small tracts and place there
he builders.
fieadauarters for those in search o
lands,
tJsadouarters for the $4,000 renters
al men who today have no homes
II own. II Is safe to say that al
10000 Of the $4,000 renters of Texas
brlhy and Industrious, hard worklnf
and II given an opportunity the,
erorne home builders and home own
W,th as much vacant land as ther,
rexas. there is something radically
when we have over $4,000 renters
state. Men who own their homes
much better citizens for the stat
ne cities therein than those WHIT
NE have tens of thousands OF acre.
Ady land in Texas. from fifty to 10
Of which will make a man goo'
and these lands are within thu
Of all Industrious people. 1t occur
writer that the placing of these mel
III own land is subject we'll worth,
attention OF our best citizens, State
and city officials.
Headquarters for those who desir
rage In stock farming, raising gooc
wed or blooded stock and feed 10
my humble opinion that 1t woul
the interest of the people of tn
10 name and present to the publ
lge the city of Houston as HEAD
TIERS for the land seeker.
reason | say this Is that It woul
the prospective homeseeker, healt
and investor time and money
their attention called to some Oh
n the State where they could 81
formation they are in search OF.
you know, Chicago. Kansas City an
pulls are known as headquarters f
interested in the cattle bushes
cities having what is known as stoc
ngts, and men who want to purchas
pose OF cattle naturally so to eith'
ese cities.
wing this to be a fact the though
rs itself that Texas ought to hay
NY al least known as headqua1
|or those having lands for sale, al
ose who wish to purchase lands al
BY bringing these two interes
Ter and concentrating, we would s
eoon results not only for Housto
me coast country at large. and
% all Texas. AS it is now. and h
III the past, we are too much sea
70 accomplish the desired result
P'ate being so large, equal we W
nve OF the largest States In Il
when We come to scatter a fe
over this vast territory without al
sanl.ed effort, and no headquarte
people to come to, we are not doll
'es or our State justice. Other nc
.nat nave been successful have co
W shelr efforts. and benefited
~ success Is a good thing to co
ms we will say is only a thong
sSSuon' and 1t is for the people
~ 70 say whether or not there
I ~, 10 II worthy OF their attention.
.u A. become generally know
y sOui the old States and Europe tn
w Texas, is headquarters for /
~ iargs, we will have thousan
p,e coming here where we now ma
uuoareds These are facts, figur
,u'matlon generally within the cl
y your city to claim for her Il