The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-10

James NJ. Vincent at the Rice hotel last
night. The gentleman Is from stephens
VILE, Erath county and has been here fcr
some time on business. lie continued:
The paper was not an exaggerated ur
fictitious evidence Of the activity that pre-
walls here. | read IL thoroughly. and IL
perfectly represented Houston as | see 1t
day after day do not wish 20 be nm.
derstood as referring to the stan editorial
or reportoria! work on the Issue, either, in
these rem arks, because Its every day excel
sumo of State and National happenings,
largely by special service, Is the remark OF
every one who takes the opportunity to
compare 1t with other newspapers. the
real excellency of that issue lay in the
reportorlal and editorial work Of the bus-
ness men of Houston, Their work shows
what Houston has and what Houston S
doing, from the fruit stands on the Side
walks to the wholesale houses, lumber
mills, rice mills and all These business
men as editors talk dollars, and that at
last Is the kind of talk that counts TO the
lIenterprising and progressive. With this
idea In view, Just sit down and read those
business editorials; They mirror the city
Ms truly ms does the amorous looking glass
the dc ting mistress. One hundred thousand
G. pies Of that parer ought to have been
sent out to all parts of the United states.
acc6n rtnied by the assurance mat II was
only glimpse at conditions as they really
exist here"
Hon Louis ]. workman Of Austin Is here
to spend the Carnival week. Mr.. WORKMAN
walks around with his eyes vide open.
and never fails to see what is going on.
To a Post reporter he observed yesterday
evening: There Is always striking fea-
ture about the business streets OF Hous'
ton. The buildings may not be SKY scrap
ers, but a majority of them are built witn
an idea to the most artistic display OF
mere handise, aud the merchants here nave
certainly learned TO take the best adEuht
age OF It, Nearly all the snow WlhuoN7
ON Main street are objects OF almost uh
surpassed beauty, and the work OF uItss'
ing them bears evidence OF tue Iact thAl
I their diapers are modern and rlght UP Va
the minute in their ideas There Is not, non
/ ever has been, a street In Texas comparau',
/ with Main street, as IL exists now, ~ w
beauty and novelty OF the enects prolneeu
| by the men who dressed the show window
! that are located upon 1t The fact lS' th'
sight produced at this time is not greatg
in advance of what can be seen any aaG
I Ii Is all right, and gives lne VlsltoIs ~
your midst from Northern cities a know
edge OF the fact that he has not yet IS
/ capped the frontier OF American elVlilhtot
that he is still at home. IL Is q STEM
advertisement OF the city, but very poteh'
and a very beautiful one. BY the way
/ he continued. your Carnival attractions
/ have drawn good many strangers q N
! city, even If the crowds on the streets ar
/ not al probably enlArged. There are az
ways world OF people on the thorough
fires here, aud few hundred more o
/ less Is scarcely noticeable. This fact bring.
! me 10 the point | want to make. Do .yol
! know that G great many are disposed z
| ridicule the enactment ana enforcement ~
M ordnance prohibiting eKpectpration q
/ the sidewalks? hut | want "a tell YOU tina
/ ! am heartily in favor Of n In place
| like Houston. which has been You ma,
! peenle. il becomes matter OF serioJi
| Importance Thousands Of people tram
| your sidewalks daily, and when tney Ar