The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-06
IT MEETS WITH FAVOR.
Houston Post Excursion the Talk Of the
State.
INQUIRIES FROM ALL PARTS OF TEXAS
A Trip that VIII he Both Pheasant
and Profitnbie--Generni In
terest Manifested.

| Since the announcement in last Sun
days paper that The Post would run
personally conducted excursion to Mexico
for the benefit of it's Subscribers aud
friends, inquiries have been coming into
the business department In every mail,
| A trip OF this character Is bound TO att
tract, for the reason that 1t possesses 30
many interesting features. Many Amerl
cans cross the ocean annually to visit
Europe when they have closer at hand
a country that is far more interesting than
all Europe.
Mexico is combination of Italy, Swift
zerland and the Holy Land Comparing 1t
with Italy we find It contains people
whose language, customs and habits are
so dinerent from us Americans that when
we cross the border we are strangers In
a strange land. on the American side OF
the Kio Grande we see The modern dwell
ing, but on the Mexican side we find the
adobe hut
Mexico Is replete with foreign customs,
habits and magnificent scenery Switzer-
land abounds in mountain scenery grand
to look upon but Switzerland Is but
small area compared with the Republic
OF Mexico. In this land, inhabited in the
past by people who constitute an age
which in itself is the study of llie-
time, we find ancient herogyphics, cas-
tiles and remnants OF race that long ago
has gone out OF existence. What a land
Tor study-what land for slghtseeingl
To illustrate the interest taken In the
Excursion we quote the follow ing let Ell
received from one OF The Posts patrons,
whose expressions serve TO show the lnter-
lest taken generally in The Posts enter
prise
Its.lf
Dear Sir: After reading Sundays issue
, of The Post, ! have concluded to join the
: special excursion to Mexico. For soms
: time past | have believed that trip some
whore would do me good and make me
feel myself again.
G | have often read of interesting old
: Mexico and the many sights to be seen
a there. and as often as have read OF them
/ have each time made up my mind TO
p make the trip, but something has always
4 interviewed to prevent However, your ex-
a cursion given me the opportunity l have
long been looking for.
Since reading Sundays paper | have
been picturing to myself the interest ting
y features OF the trip, | can imagine my
a self picking oranges from the trees IN
o the tropics; floating down the Las Vegas
canal in one OF those typical Mexican gon-
1, dolas. / can hear the tinkle OF the man
!, dolin and guitar as we drift through tn
: Aguas Calientas make me feel that have
- discovered tho fountain OF life which vii
r restore to me my youth. And when
read your description OF the City OF Mex
leo l feel convinced that | have discoy
cred the Garden OF Eden.
Dear Mr.. Editor. don't you think tina
the site of the City of Mexico was one
le inhabited by Adam and Eve? Don't yo
ct think that we Americans are so busy wi
our business that we have failed to realiz
=, that close to the border of our own coun
y, try lies the promised land? So thorough
sn convinced am that Mexico ia the prom
nS Used land that l have made up my min
10 Investigate, TO convince myself
n And now, dear Mr. Editor. II you wi
w just put me down for Just one lower bert
ar and accept my check, which is enclose
herewith, for $25. | shall feel secure
he placing myself in your hands to be show
he through the country which feel sur
RS is the pnoLlsed land
| have a number OF friends who ar
~, talking about going, and hope TO advis
ue YOU in few days that several OF thei
will accompany me,
:, Awaiting an early response, | am, your
ne sincerely Chas. Il. Raymer.
The above is only one oil the many lei
tiers received by The Post indicating thu
the excursion to Mexico meets with favo
ar The Post hopes TO be able in the near II
ture IL the demand FOR space Is sufficier
Wv to warrant TO attach dining car whic
ell, Will serve all meals on the trip at Vel
an moderate price
VI. II is highly probable that number
special features will be arranged through
VI out the trip 10 entertain the cxcurslonisi
vas for example; a bull fight a trip to q
summit of Popocatapetl. moonlight Il
tina through tho La Vegas canal ana Wis
DIV. to Chapultepec to meet President and Mr.
tar Porfrio Dia2,
TAI II Is important that those who conter
ght pay lo'nlns ne us ne.s9ua'y uunuuo
ere w eN'.t Slon ni1Nv app''VH .'Vn toi 'eas
that tho proper equipment may be secur
from the pullman company. This may
done either by letter or by calling pc
re- sonally at the business office of The Pos