The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-15

4 ield rose to respond FOR the first time IN
this city TO toast. His bear1less face
wns flushed and his manner embarrassed
In hesitating tones he began.
F" 'Gentlemen--Before entered this
room I had an excellent speech prepared
Only God and myself knew what I was
going TO say. Now God alone knows
And he sat down"
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II do not expect 10 see scent cotton
again for many long day" said Major
A. NJ. Lawson to a representative of The
Post yesterday. "The victory won by the
Southern planter this season has Deen n
notable one and see no reason why he
should not continue to profit by 1t for
years TO come In this connection | can
not help expressing my regret that nothing
active seems TO be done toward securing a
cotton mill for Houston. There is abb
~ ii-iy no dc %, bi my mind that such
factory, Pr. reriy conducted would be OF
immense benefit to the city as we'll as eA-
tremely profitable to its owner, and | nope
that the day Is not far distant when the
efforts which are being made by The POST
and the other interests which are working
to secure such an enterprise will prove
entlTely SUCCESSFUL.
Colonel Lafayette F'ltzhugh Of Waco Is
spending a few days in the city, being
the guest OF his cousin. Judge A. c. Bull
HIT. Colonel Fiitzhugh's home is In Dali
las, but at present he is connected with
the National Cotton Oil Mill company OF
Waco and makes his business headquar-
tiers in that city. He belongs to the his
toric Fitzhugh family OF Virginia. and
like all the Fitzhughs, is proud Of mis-
ancestry and is able and willing to trace
the family back to William the Goa
queror, or even to King David If neces-
ssry. Colonel Fitzhugh is naturally an
ardent southerner, having been born in
Virginia. He has lived as far north as
Now York. however. and as far south as
Mexico, and for the last fifteen or sixteen
years has been resident eli Texas. He
is delighted with Houston and her people,
and speaks very highly of the enterprise
and spirit of activity seen here.
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DR.. Rogers the gentleman who is in
charge of the chapel car which is now
located in the yards of the Houston and
Texas Central, was yesterday presented
with an article which nc prizes highly. 1t
is birds nest taken froil the limb Of
tree in South America and is so widely
different from nything OF the kind ever
seen IN this country as TO excite general
interest. The nest. which is made OF
long wry grass. which resembles that 80
be found along the water courses of the
Texas prairies. Is over three feet long and
has the general shape OF pear, although,
of course. 1t is much longer than it. is
broad. The blades OF grass composing
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an opening for lngress and egress at tins
small end. near the top, while the large
end, in which the nest proper is located.
is 50 strongly made as to be able to resist
the attacks OF any ordinary enemy to the
little bird, no larger than the American
sparrow, which inhabits il. nr. Rogers
has added the curiosity 10 the collection
which he has In his car.
Colonel w. a. Childrese. than whom no
one man has done more for Houston, is in
the city on business Colonel Childress
was a resident Of this city for many years,
but some months ago the requirements of
his business made q change necessary and
since that time he has made his head
quarters at Dallas. He visits all OF the
principal points in the state and occasion
ally his many friends in Houston are per
again
Although no longer a resident Of Hous-
ton Colonel Chldress is as active in the
advancement of her interests as ever and
he never misses an opportunity to say
good word for the place. He has been
watching the progress of the deep water
proposition with great deal of interest
and in conversation with a representative
OF The Post yesterday he expressed him
Gals as 1,aF, y TIL -
suits which have so far been ACCOMPLISHED
This naturally led up to the subject of
the meeting of the Transmississippi Con-
gress to be held here in April and Colonel
Childress expressed the opinion that the
people of Houston would do the right
thing In the premises judging by the
amount of enthusiasm manifested at tho
meeting held at the Cotton Exchange on
Monday night.
THE meeting Of the congress will be a
great thing for Houston" he said. land I
have no doubt that the people of the city
VIII show their appreciation of this fact
IN every possible way. The meeting will
be attended by representative men from all
parts of the country which will be bone
fitted by deep water AT Houston. and know
of nothing which would tend to better
place the matter before them in the proper
llght than VIII this same gathering When
my nave peeu sloN0 me situation as IL
actually exists there Is no doubt in my
mind that they will all put shoulder to
the wheel and help the good work along.
The work Of entertaining the delegates to
the congress and OF putting them In pos
session cf all p1ssib'e information re-
gardtng the deep water project could not
be in better hands and | see no reason
why the meeting should not be a com
plete success in every way"
Colonel Childress will leave today for
other points in the state,