The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-10
ST. LOUIS BUSINESS MEN
Passed Through Houston Yesterday
En- Route to Galveston.
THEIR OPINIONS OF TEXAS AND TEXANS
Cordial Welcome Accorded Them Has
Been preciated--Itinerary for Re-
r,ainder Of the Tour.

Texas arrived IN the city snoru} htteV
the noon hour yesterday from Beaumont,
and after a short stop proceeded to
Galveston 1hc members " the party eXs
pressed themselves as belns deeply i'm
pressed with the possibilities Of the Beau
mont oil fields and many Of them spoke
with particular reference to the immense
advantages which viii accrue from the use
of oil as fuel. This, they thought would
have much TO do with Fastening the de.
yeiopment Of the manufacturing era in
Texas, as the matter OF fuel has been
rather vexipg one heretofore. Many OF
the visitors have been In Texas before,
hut the present trip Is giving them a bet
ter opportunity to observe business and
Industrial conditions than they have ever
had In the past. and they are finding mauy
new things each day to interest them
and impress them with the fact that Texas
is great in many ways beside that OF mere
area. TO those who have never before
visited the State the trip Is opening up
yeritahle series Of revelations. All OF
them are sensible OF the fact that obey
are. being welcomed In manner which
really means something and there Is little
reason 60 doubt thar the state and It's
cltizensAp are both making a most favor
able Impression.
mons Hardware company left the party
at this point yesterday and boarded a
train for home during the afternoon. To
him during the time he was at the Rice
hotel he said that he had made his hrst
"trip 10 Texas some TWENTY-FIVE years ago.
land that he considered tue progress vblcn
has teeh made since that time as moth
Ing short ~ narVelous. II would have
given aim great pleasure, he sald. 10 have
gone % with the party, but his business
required his attention al homa ami BE WAS
therefore compelled to leave his associates
here
Mr.. I. n. Jacobs, one of the most popu
lar members of the party. formerly resid-
ed at Atlanta. in Cass county. this state
but is now the secretary aud treasurer Of
the A. DaHst Hat company Of ST. Louis
Speaking Of the impressions that have been
made on the M.ssourlans during the pres
ent trip Mr.. Jacobs said:
Those OF our party who have never be-
fore visited Texas are exceptionally well
pleased aud wholly satisfied with the hos
pitallty that Texans have apparently taken
so much pleasure In beStOwinS upon US,
and they. ms well as the rest OF us. are
very deeply impressed with the general
greatness Of the State.
Former excursions Of business men Into
the State have been more OF the character
Of Cold-blOoded business Investigations but
our party is ont Tor the social features,
with business matters a secondary consld.
oraiicn. Texas Is essentially 81 Louis
State already. and the business men OF that
city gan very well afford TO come here and
m!ngle with the people In social inter
course, thereby cementing the good feel
ing which exists between them
However, | believe that our visit will
mean much substantial heneht 10 Texas
The bankers ana Officers of commercial or
ganHatons Included in our party, will, Of
course. submit reports On tile business and
commercial conditions here. and these re,
ports Will II facts are adhered TO. ueces-
flo a4ufn flur essN. a
the various business communities The
opinions OF these men, VINO are In every
way capable nj Judging conditions. viii
have tendency to reassure capital, and
that can have but one result. This result
viii be 20 draw capital Into Investment
here. and. once started the deyelopment
Of the states magnificent resources viii
magnitude"
Mr.. E. G. Rider. clever Young newspa-
per man. representing the ST Louis Post.
Dispatch is bright and entertaining mem
her Of the party Of excurslonisls. Mr..
Rider said that the first stop the train
made was on The state line OF Texas and
. kansas at rcXukana, aud at every sinh.
sequent stop the visitors had been RECALLED
rs citizens With such courteous and open
hearted hospitality that the trip had proved
one continuous round Of pleasure and de.
lightful incidents.
AliuoNsns Siilu Ml RIDER. 'inlS crOMd
Is made up strictly, OF business men. men
who are supposed to not give much
thought or attention to me pleasures
tertaipment, aud II Is difficult to md
words with ssufaocut strength of meaning
TO properly express their gradhcuiiou over
the Kindness, courtesy and absolute hos
-'tslity that has been shown them ii
1T ladies have especially delightc,
v,rl, ny: Mt many OF the stops they nav,
iorh n train with magnificent collection,
enviableut nowers- Texas greatest bless
- eyes Of some. and these token
governor Is reached the hearts Of III,
past This eur party pleasing them be
was unlocked ~
The contrasfgher Is one of the mos
and that of his i'm rs '' n rov me rs, Is ~,
"orlhE OF study II the opinion tina
0del went into ohere that are no.
of machine political, of things in gen
Plat. It was expected - n'm on 'n'
ture of Plat in the GUT IN the forowIn'
the ring was confidently
boss. AS matter of ia say that wcul,
pened. The responsibility n' Q, my an
completely changed the Texas. iii,
against Platt's aggressive s freely n,. an,
He has vetoed over a huAenjey our
passed by a legislature stu a peFfee
chine. He has prevented tho state
unpopular measures He has Of th,
enlarged the revenues and has nv rr,b I'm.
himself with an independence cemen
much as it has astonished New "a stll
Roosevelt, posing as reform, il,
man of the strenuous sort. went aud
rial office with the confidence of -
elements in the State. They exp,n
the machine" to be his own mas N.
degree, to fill the offices within
fiatt men and to institute grew
hardly taken his seat before he.
PIPE to Plat. He fell early Coles
fiuence and from that time until ,n,na
he regularly conferred with Plat Sneys
over every public matter of any iyoal
= odell made no special pretenspptt q
oped into a governor whom the prIb,9ss
Roosevelt, puffed by vanity and sea-
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