The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-03
COMMERClALCLUBS
ADDRESS TO MEMBERS BRINGS OUT
DESIRED RESULTS.
Cooperation Is Desired in the Work OF
Advertising Texas Resources
to the World

Dallas. Texas, November >. This circu-
lar letter Is sent to every member OF every
commercial organization IN the State which
is not vet in actho afiliaton with the
Texas Associated Commercial clubs There
is MISC enclosed copy Of the constitu-
tion and a circular letter Issued in August
which you may not have seen.
The executive committee, being business
men, know that the state Organization can
succeed only on practical Illness and that
it must build on results r-9er than reso-
lutIons In keeping With TINS policy it is
proposed to thoroughly advertise Texas in
the older States countries. Leading
publications representing the various
branches OF farming and manufacturing
vii be utilized by placing advertisements
in them pertaining 10 the general resources
Of Texas, worded, for instance. as follows:
Texas an Empire Ia Itself. Ii you wish
to know oil its wonderful rusourCee ana
the splendid opportunities for up-to-date
tarmeiS an manufacturers. address Texas
Associated Commercial clubs, etc. Re
sponses 60 this will, as roguagr intervals, be
duplicated and mailed so every afillating
club and, II posSiDlefto every member OF
each club. In this way the inquirer would
not only get responses from the State or
gGnzation with general data and replies
from local clubs touching the advantages
OF their towns ana cities, but he would
be put in touch with individuals who
might haye definite propositions 20 make,
and in all Likelihood would he induced to
locate somewhere In Texas, Properly placed
advertisements In farm and factory pa
pers of the older states and countries
would bring a tOod Of responses and to
the addresses thus gotten could be sent.
In addition to other data the multiplied
thousands OF copies OF splendid special To-
cal papers annually paid for by business
people ana left In their offices unmailed.
The matter Of Texas exhibit at the st.
Louis Worlds fair is another undertaking
which might be handled by the state or
Ganlzati0n, Our AFFECT failures along this
line in the past certainly cail for dis
play in st. Louis which Will redeem US
In The eyes Of progressive people and be
worthy OF our matchless resources
Another thing. While the association
would Of course he STRICTLY non-political,
there ere needed changes In legislation nj,
fecting our commercial ard Industrial In
terests which ought TO be discussed by our
business people. Take for instance the o.
cupation tax A great many people look
on this tax a. haGrant discrimination
against the business man, Who, IL In an in
corpor0ted company. pays three different
taXes-ad valorem, occupation and fran
chse.
This is essentially an age of oreaniza-
ti0n and cooperation, and there Is no
reason why these IBstrumentallties OF
progress could not be utilized as effective
~ by towns and cities as by Individuals.
Sew ara States already have hourishinc
State organizations, Including Alabama,
Arkansas, California, Massachusetts,. Mich
igan. Connecticut New Hampshire IN
diana, Maine, and others, and they have
proven Of vast benefit to the material in
terests Of the several States Such an
organization in Texas embracing local or
CARNATIONS in the 1a4 Incorporated towns
and cities Of Texas would WELD n wonder
full influence In the development Of the
Lone star state and It Is hoped all live
towns and cities VIII at once connect them
selves with the Texas Associated Cou,mor-
cial clubs and assist In the lAudahle work
for which II was organized Respectfully,
e. A. Heating, President.
S. A. Fishburn. Secretary