The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-30
Il WAS BENEFITED
= Il Southern Industrial Con.
!" ,,atiOn at Philadelphia.
!, HIGGINS OF WACO SAYS 50
official Also Makes suaoes-
w''s s,ooo the Line Of Municipal
W Reform

- v,ssins mayor of the city OF
r : no has been in Houston the pas.
4 VIZ retu,n ned home last night.
az ssfore the departure of the
np' p,rqlus was encountered by
" The Post in the Hutchlns
re- ~ waco's handsome business
wv asked for an expression regard
s ,,snt southern industrial conyen-
|pe =. the city of Philadelphia.
81 hsaipnlng on the subject OF the
|'s sS,look and the Industrial prooa'
4 W "a possibilities for the south, Mr.
y ~ .,..r.sed with the reporter NUM-
skiIrs. -. =, o,+,
- It's foremost aud most repre-
.,,,zen. He ought" said Mr..
,' ~ be a sort Of clothes-rack on
/ hang and exhibit the goods, wares
3..s,sapdlse Of his city" In line and
~ With these views Mr.. higgins
H.r wearing a suit OF clothes,
NHsssais' of which were manufactured
IVY. Waco. from the time the wool
BY u "a " from the back of the sheep
sciothes were ready for the new
I'd, nroposftion confronting the
.s neonle. said Mr.. higgins, rs
asssssssahnent of municipal governments.
,,.sion must lie In treating tue ar
4 " q rIty like those OF a great Dust
4 s,nrsrn, wherein every taxpayer Is
,shoIder. The city government should
to1ch and receive COUNSEL from the
ssiress men OF the municipality, IN
Y i"sylng them. as many cities nave
" ia doodle takers aud the curb
Sorn.footipg politicians. was IN
llama during the me of the great
TX sandal which has been so much
1.aa In the press John Wauamaker
"a % n0 900 for franchise which the
smnrIl and the mayor had granted
" ronsideration to another corpora
Il was stated that Mr.. Wanamaker's
svrlrailon was thrown In the waste
/, lrnopened. The incident shows that
nynlrlpal government of philadelphia
il touch with It's wiser and CONNER
nurer business men. The result
N TODAY Philadelphia Is the most
4, Municipality in America These
f,tters for the students of municipal
H~nent 10 study. Just so long as
~ men think of municipal matters
sstyi and refuse 10 lend their time
n nsoerce 10 lettering conditions, just
N win the burden of high taxes, with
Sss and corruptions of all kinds be
std upon the communities"
II Higgins Is serving his first term as
Il oi Waco and during the year and
nat be has been in office he has
~ the floating Indebtedness Of the
n bout $4,000; has greatly improved
,DHcng Of the CRY, and has done won.
liz the way Of street paving. Mr.
Nd attributes his successful admins
~ Of affairs TO the fact that he Is
aug the affairs of the city along
Hs lines.
+ ths subject of the recent Southern
asl convention at Philadelphia which
higgins attended as delegate from
that gentleman said:
sieye that Texas has standing now
aje5ed before that convention. The
ds advertising which the State re.
Rby reason of the Philadelphia meet
ouli not have been obtained by an
.l,ure of 100000, and the advantages
setate from this advertising can not
nputed. One Incident alone will
for an illustration. After leaving
tsphls, I came home by the way oil
sgton, and did not reach home until
week after the convention had ad
s When ! reached Waco. found
ktters awaiting my coming. They
nom all parts of the country and
hklpg further details concerning tht
images which the State offers to manu-
ing enterprises, agricultural pursuits
De various lines Of industry which
here"
isng directly OF the meeting, Mr.
u said:
e meeting was not so largely attendet
one In New Orleans last December
every purpose OF the Philadelphia
lg vas accomplished. The Southern
VIA association was formed for tw
VIZ the mutual promotion o
sin interests and the exploitation o
NgintTh States as the place 70
Aae investment and development
@n'auye men from all over tn
NV and felt the Importance OF tell
- pain facts. They prepared state
snu WIN these statements attende
ateungs. These statements, wheth
ssen or written, were put into a
slAg publications of the Eastern an
Nates. The statements bristle
p.aphties and prosperity. Their
ioaaying or boot.licking, but a sell
Ntrespectlng front-an exhibit 9
y, aoyaneement, of wonderful pros
me hearers and readers of III
-sas made were both astonished an
WI When the fact is stated tina
Moys an Increase of population {
PEI cent since the census of 1891
whole country only shows les
PEI cent; when our fabuloU
cotton, iron, coal. timber, o
are Presented; when our favorabl
: snects are truthfuly told befol
e Of such a city as Philadelphl
/. r'a'ea In the daily press, read by III
4 - when the fiber industry OF Tei
Essenled in such clear facts an
S,sons Of Prof Attwater of Hon
HWY the effect and good results N
such was part Of the work dor
Mrliiadelphia meeting. AS to II
IN, when we SHOW we have on
tle population of these Unite
Is Eoe1ce 50 per cent OF the cote