The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-16
a VISIT TO eARwooo.
Delegation Of Business Men Spent a
Day There.

Delegation OF Business Men Spent a
Day There.
To the Editor of The Post.
Garwood, Texas. Aususl 14-At II o'clock
slarp on the morning Of August 13 some
i've eqnipages drove into Garwooi over
the elegant new bridge that spans the
Colorado river at that point, carrying n
delegation Of eighteen gentlemen, who came
to insp, ct the plant o the Red Blun Rice
Canal company and look into the future Of
Garwood, and more particularly TO see
what that little city needed. The parry
was composed principally OF Young and
progressive men OF both shrcwd business
nculucn and means, many Of whom have
already made large investments in this part
o. Texas and whose acquisition means
mrch for the future prosperity of our
county.
Inc party was composed OF the following
gen lehtn; w. T. Eldridge. vice president
aud general manager Cane Belt railway;
Charles Boedeker. general freight and pas
senger agent Cane Belt railway: A. A. u.
Woerhlde. president Lincoln Trust com
pauy of ST. Louis: W. A. Brandenberger,
trust officer Lincoln Trust company, st.
Louis; y. II. Coffin, passenger aud ticket
agent Wabash railway. st. Louis; Cyrus 4.
Rayner. general superintendent Lakeside
sugar Roaming company, Eagle Lake; Andy
Waugh, barker, Eagle Lake: Daniel r. Col
Inns. wholesale grocer, keokuk, Iowa; A.
o. Rule, broke, s.. Louis; g. F. A.
+. Had, assistant clerk United States cir
cult court, ST. Louis; j. FL. Aug Meyer,
Meyer Supply company. ST. Louis; Jacob
MoTsthel president Capital aud st.
CHARLES Proving .ccmranies, ST Charles,
Mo, william G.. Brenneke. civil engineer,
~ Louis J. Wagner Wholesale, pickle
!, secretary ixacIca Coffee Cultivating
company. ST. Louis: W. II. Johnston, con
tractor. st Louis, and c Herboth, banker,
ST. Louis.
the party was met by Hon. II. NJ. Town
sent Charles Peterson and George w. BaN.
ter managers % the Garwood townsitc;
together with number Of our prominent
rice planters OF the Garwood vicinity. and
escorted h p by then then to the pumping station
O. me Yea biau hiee ANA 81! SoIilp N,nS,
ager Thomas Brulden. who conducted them
through and showed them the machinery
aud canals Of the company. The. visitors
the works and bestowed great praise on
Manager Boulder for the ability and sue
cessful management displayed by him In
The management of the Rice Canal com
pany, having learned a very short time
before that the party was coming had
prepared . fine barbecue for the occasion.
4 his being somewhat OF novelty to most
o' the party, was higaly appreciated by
them,
hral Manager Eldrldge called the towuslte
managers 20 the front aud expressed for
himself and party their thanks and appre-
ciaticn fot tlfr hospi'able manner In which
they had been entertained, al the same
time highly compisentng the proprietor
o' The Garwood hotel Mr.. q. A. Jackson,
aud ,hc ladies who 50 kindly assisted him
Tor the elegant repast
To cap the climax. several expert pho
tographfrs iu The pnrtr requested all the
- present-some thirty IN numN
group themselves around the very neat
postofhce building when their pictures
were taken. as were later those of the
excursion party. who were grouped around
tho Garwond t0tei. the parches OF WIFI h
were des Grated with s1eaYes 0f rice. corn
AMI other products OF thet fertile vicinity
Afttr this the party made most cor
dial farewell 10 the hosts OF the occh
sion. with the promise extended by Gen.
erai Manager Eldrlde9 to soon return ana
the assurance that nothing In their power
SHOULD he left nndone ~ promote the wei
fare ~ the little 3-months-old city Of Gar.
wood and It's enterprising citizens. r.