The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13

a royal good time He declares that It is
not necessary for Texan to visit the
North or the West 4 he is hunting 4 tSyo
swlftest place IN Tcxas. and is not equhi ed
this side Of Chicago. ic says he oon'g
here every time he wants to see something
new and So far he has not been dlsnp
pointed. He thinks that the flower parade
yesterday only lacked the feature Of being
made Of natural growth, especially WDon
IL is remembered that the flowers are here
in ABUNDANCE. Nevertheless Il was baanu-
ful and in his opinion SURPRISES anything
that was ever before seen in Texas
~
Sam Henderson The insists on hcng called
plain Sam Henderson, Is here from Bryan
on pleasure bent He said 81 am not
in notifies, and am NOT emitted TO- me
the bench. hut | have never attempted 10
borrow, appropriate or steal his title. /
am plain Sam Henderson ! came here 70
to be beyond my most sangune eSpreta,
tions and II there Is any fun here. ana J
have no doubt there Is lots OF II, intend
to have some. Just tell them that you
saw me.
f. E. Douglass of kaufman, is at the
Rice. Mr.. Douglass is out for fun, ana
he does not propose 10 miss an oppor
tunity 10 have all there is in sight He
says that grass, water and stock as wei
as present farm prospects are Az T,eh IT,
their time during the Carnival as well rs
their money. lie Is very muc9 IRos eias!s "a
that there Isl no city in Texas that mas
the accommodation for visitors that Hous'
! ton has.
| Mr. e. Dickinson left last evening for
! his home in Abilene He has been here In
! pdg If
and remained here since It adjourned as
| one of the pupils in the school or instruc'
! ton He regrets that the - dquarter'
| of tho Texas Masonic fraternity has been
! changed, as he regards Houston as me
coming city o. the great southwest. n. hG
| remarked The change however, VIII
| never make amy difference with me. TX
pect TO continue to visit Houston on
! other mar who. has ever been here twice
The old town has a fascination about II
that is Irresistible and you VIII hhn 'iai
| charm will ever he an admlrer Of the OLD
place Nature designed II for a grea'
place, and no COMPUTATION eyer conceived SeT
change the trend Of results.
j.. C. Crisp, Esq, Of Beeviile, Texas
With his wife and her cousin, Miss John
ston, Of Hot Springs, Ark, are in tn'
city and attending the Carnival, WIZ
apartments at the Logan.
In response TO Inquiries OF a Post Re
! porter about the Beevlle country, MI
Crisp was enthusiastic In his praise OF hl
locality as a desirable place for residence
and Investment Of capital. He lays par
| ticulnr stress upon the truck farming I'D
austry, which is constantly growing III eA
tent and brings larger returns than an!
ing especially adapted 20 the production o
other ENTERPRISE the soil aud climate be
a great variety of vegetables, most q
which produce two crops year. Ih
mild winters make It possible TO put Ycse
tables upon the market IN the Northerl
cities when they are very scarce an'
bring the highest prices. Lands valued q
SIS 70 500 per acre Will produce ~ ca y
bage easily 500 per acre: In canllnoNe
they have produced as high as siW pc
acre: cantaioupe $500 per acre. IN tael
the Beeviile country Il the truck farmers
paradise, as well as the stock farmers pan
adIse many Of the stock men hhVinl
herds or registered stock, which are ,easi !
taken care o. owing ca the mild climeu
and abundant and cheap feed crops J. a
Southern Pacific officials, Including srv
ersl members OF the immigration depart
ment. visited B.aFlne a few days ago 2n
| seemed 10 he highly pleased with wlu
they saw and heard OF this new ana rap q
Is developing locality, Mr.. crisp Viii IN
plea sure In answering any inquiries A'ou
his locality
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