The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
THE PROGRESS OF TEXAS
Is Likely 10 Be Accelerated by Dis
cOyerieS In Near Future.
WEST TEXAS is COMING TO THE FRONT
Rice In One Section and Minerals In An
other to Cause the Settling Up and
Development OF the State.

Austin. Texas, December 2s.-For prog.
ress Texas this year has record OF which
any State would be proud to boast. Tls
story of this progress lies In the fact that
the books In the secretary OF states office
disclose the filing OF ll5 charters per
month for the past twelve mouths. That
is an average for the year hy months
which viii cause the business man WHO ls
keeping an eye on the States advance.
ment to stop and think for moment and
wonder what Texas will be In the years
TO come. The record OF new industries
which have come to the surface during
the year is something that can not be
eaualed by any other State In the Union.
They have sprung up at the rate OF four
day, including Sundays and holidays.
Many Of them were brought about by the
discovery OF oil in East Texas, and WHILE
that has served to rush the State TO the
front at o very rapid rate something is
liable to happen In West or Central Texas
during the coming year which will again
give this commonwealth the streamer IN
the business and commercial world. Dur.
log the past week an authentic story IN
| the way Of an official report has como from
Brewster county TO the effect THAT a little
tcn.ton smelling plant on one Of the quick.
4 silver mines Is turning ont $1,000 per
month, while certain prospectors are put
ting Ia tweuy-ton plant, out Of which
they expect TO get in the neghbo,hood Of
$4,000 pcr month. That IS a nice sum
Of money to be made in month In Texas,
ana If some one had mentioned the fact
to the forefathers In the early days they
would have no doubt taken tho party to
I've part Indian or a Mexican pure and
simple
The ore fields In Burnet and Llano coun-
ties are likely to cause a stampede most
any day snd when 1t comes It win equal
! the oil excitement Of last spring Several
I mining experts from the West and North.
! west have visited that section during the
I past month, ana whlte some OF HEN viii
not express themselves on the situation
/ utners come right out and pronounce IL
1 the greatest copper district 10 the world.
/ Of course Whei,Ne copper Is FOUND in
abundance gold Is supposed to be some.
strikes pocket of The precious metal the
rash 20 the dis riot will he on the osder
( VIII be etosed and lG.y companies win
be organized and take out charters. THIS
VIII all be a source Of revenue to the
state as wen as the people who PROFIT by
The people who live in and around Bur.
net ami llano are not saying any hing and
] are tot udNtlLlslHS lneIf Ianus OF poaStlhE
/ OF what Is under the ground AZ the same
uMe visitors Hre pelug attracted 70 those
pluces pF What they near anu there Is d
steady settling UP Of the country whieh, a
/ lev. years ago vas barren ana rough 10,
+ CAVITY, with only lew houses mere anu
therc. ,, .,
hepfeSentatlVe VIII Bryan OF Anuehe
! has been mere Tor the past rev DAYS ahl
4 IN speaking or west ltNhs ana MS secnon
sara; ne people over ~ Ehst ltNns are
1nst beginning To- IeqrIi1e that mere Is
such a place as west ieAls, ana as re
SUIT we are getting ~ me nlcr uo'lres
We want anu our secllun - on me NefSe
Or taxing on inc metropehtaI altltuqe' We
are coming out IKE tue movers IN the
spring time ana as We are OF tne variety
Inat never know where or When 70 stop,
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