The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-17
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trade we arc getting does not an come from
such sources by any means, although. OF
course, they have furnished their share
The business Is steady and promises to
continue as good as IL Is now all during
the season Houston Is fast assuming met
Iopcllau proportions and the size OF her
floating population is keeping pace with
the other factors
Some rather extensive improvements are
being made In the Rice just now. The
house Is being completely renovated MS rap
Idly as possible aud when the work NOW
under way Is finished people who have not
seen the house for some time will hardly
recognize It, Workmen are now engaged
in renovating and rcftting the reading room
down stairs and as soon ms this Is finished
some very material changes VIII be made
In the appearance az the lobby which, when
the work is all done, win be credit TO
the town All Of the rooms of the house
are being gone over, new papcr and furnl-
ture put In where II Is needed and, IN
short everything that Is possible under the
circumstances is being done 10 make the
hotel an that II should be. We are little
torn MP inst at present, but | think the re-
suit Will make mp for any slight incon-
venleucc that are guests are now having
10 contend with
MIR. Frank T Mullen. who represents the
Barber Asphalt company in the Gulf States.
came over from New orleans yesterday
morning and took apartments at the Rice
hotel. Mr. Mnlen's company secured a
large portion Of the paving work 10 be
done in Houston under the recent bond
issue and IL is on business connected with
these contracts that he comes to Houston.
In conversation with Post man IN the
lobby Of the Rice yesterday afternoon Nj,
Mullen said that business in his line was
better than ever before. We are closing
an unusually large number If contracts Just
now" he said Towns which had never
before paid much attention to such mat
tiers are waking up to the fact that good
pavemeuts are highly essential to the prog
ress Of a place and are actIng accordingly
one of the latest converts In this direction
Is Baton Rouge. La, which will shortly
put down its first paving. OF course the
event is regarded as a very important ono
and is being gone about with due impress
siveuess The same conditions prevail all
over The gulf States Many towns are get
ting their first pavements and those whicl
already have paved streets are ARRANGING
Cor more. Just as Houston is doing. Nhet
this new work here is finished Houston VII
probably be as well paved as amy city ol
the size In the country
Mr. Mullen does not believe that any
considerable delay VII result from the dli
ferences regarding the proper Kind Of raj
10 he put down by the street car company
an Tho streets that are 70 he newly paved
III. exOects to see the work begun in th'
near future and pushed to o speedy com
| pletion. -
Prof II. p. Attwater Of the Southern
Pacific industrial department returned L
uopsron from Dallas yesterday with th'
1 100 exhibit. In conversation with a Pos
reporter Prof. Attwater said: The dis
may NJ rice and other products from South
Tevas which we made was surprise e
the North 1exas people II was the first
time that the coast country had beer
fairly represented at the Texas State fair
and as the past season has been disas
tr,,ns one for many North Texas farmer,
an account OF drouth. green bugs, boil wee
,.ii etc the rice proposition could not have
betn presented at a more opp0riune time
The idea OF making money raising rice ~
Teras In dry season was a new thing II
many Of them and II was PLAIN 10 see tna'
iieya that today throughout Sortn Iena'
rico Il being more talked about than am
ofher thiuE We distributed over 200,
ntecea of rlce literature, newspapers, pam
phlets etc. besides a large quantity 81
rice souvenirs, many q Waleh wefs takel
disnlav n South Texas products we were
sbfe 10 correct the idea that the coast
region was a desolate. storm swept region
almost nndt for human hnbitation. wkici
immersion many we talked With seemed {,
mold / firmly believe continued the pro
section OF the State by this exhibit. snt
mar II viii be an illustration OF wba
car Be- accomplished when the people ant
the railroads 3eiu In advertising tAs ~