The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-02

BID MADE FOR SCHOOL.
kOUSTON WANTS THE STATE m
DUSTRlAL SCHOOL 70 RGlRLS.
Two Acres of Valuable Land Within City
Limits, fronting on Iceland Avenue,
Donated for Site.

Houston Is in the fight for securing the
State Industrial School for White Gi Is
and expects to win out. BY the resolution
adopted 10y the State commission appointed
to locate the school all bids sealed and
addressed to Hon. {. b, Colquitt. Terrell
Texas, were to he in the hands of the
commission on or before December /, 1891
The Houston Manufacturers association
some time since appointed Il committee OF
which Mr.. James Charlton, president of the
school board, was chairman to see what
could be done toward securing the location
Of Industrial School in this city. 1t seemed
for a while and up almost to the last mo-
mcut that the committee would not secure
suitable site, and II they did not 1t was
determined Saturday afternoon not TO ma .
amy night to secure the location OF III p
school here. Late in the afternoon ON
made thn proposition to donate a site for
the school If 1t can be located here, and
with this proposition Houston entered tn
night in earnest, and the bid as published
below was at once forwarded by mail TO
Hon c. b. ColQultt, Terrell, Texas, who is
president of the State commission,
The site proposed for the school is an
excellent one and most suitably located
The school to be established is really a col
iCge ana the grounds offered are abundant
ly large for all the buildings and rooms
is proposed to donate for this site are
within the city limits and are very vau-
able, the two acres which it is proposed
TO donate being worth more in ready money
than hundreds Of acres in other localities
In the state would be worth Houston Of
| fers no cash bonus for the school, but It
| does oner two acres of valuable land
| fronting on Iceland avenue, and In addi-
/ tion offers many advantages which no 9th
I city in the state possesses. IL offers to
the school the advantage of being locs ed
| at aud in the railroad center Of the State,
| ana the industrial center also. Ii one S
/ a location easier Of access from all p r
/ tons OF the State than any other city c n
I oher These advantages and the mahy 9th
] ers which this city possesses hut which
need not be enumerated here, will be p e.
scented to the state commission. and II the
! location OF the school is made on the mcr-
| US OF the propositions submitted and the
! location Is not 10 he purchased, then Hons,
| ton has little 10 fear.
The following is the proposition submit
TED 10y Houston through the Houston Man
| nfacturers aSSoclqtlcn.
| To the Honorable oBard commissioned "a
| locate tho Industrial School for White
| Glrls IN the State OF Texas
Houston, Texas. November So-Gente
men; We have the honor to submit TO-
| yonr consideration a site in the city OF
| houston for the location OF the While
GIFTS Industrial School, which is described
square, fronting on Iceland avenue, out
| OF the rerwestcr survey, within the cor
| porate limits OF the city ~ Houston, beinG
one fourth mile within city limits
| This site Is placed at the disposal OF the
| Houston Manufacturers association. whom
We have the honor to represent, as a dona
| uon 10 the State for the specific use rs
a site for the White Girls Industrial
| School
| In submitting the above, we invite you
| 10 visit Houston and give this property
/ personal inspection. at which time the
many advantages OF which this city J:
/ Possessed and the claims for its location
| VIII DO impressed Respectfully.
James Charlton. Chairman.
| j. PaStori1a.
Charles Culmore.
| Committee Houston Manufacturers Asso
| citation.
! +, y. GRAY. Secretary.