The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-02
LOCAL MANUFACTURERS.
CITY Will BE ASKED TO PROVIDE
FOR ATTWATER EXHIBIT
In the New City Hail--Lookine Out for
the location Of an Industrial
School.

There was representative body OF bust
ness men assembled last night at the rcgti-
lar monthly meeting Of the Houston Man
ufacturers association and considerable In
terest was taken IN the entire proceedings
In which several Important measures were
discussed and adopted.
After the adoption Of the minutes and the
treasurers report. Secretary +. n. Gray
reported verbally upon the work done since
the last meeting, which covered quite
list Of Interesting matters. Among the
measures, the secretary referred to the ac-
ton OF a previous committee appointed to
act CONFORMITY with other committees In
the matter of raising fund to dcfray the
cost of permanent maintenance of the All.
water exhibit In the city of Houston, and
which report showed that with very little
work a most excellent beginning had been
made toward getting up the fund As this
work applied only to providing fund to
pay for cost OF maintenance Of the collec
tlon and was received as progressive from
the member of the committee appointed
for that purpose, the following resolutions
Delng IN order We're offered and were
unanimously adopted
=. Whereas, There i now collection Of
state products IN this city known as the
Attwatcr Collection and controlled at
the present time by the Southern Pacific
Railroad company, ard,
whereas, said railroad company and the
proprietor of the collection, Prof II.
Attwater, have signihed their willingness
10 permit me exhibit 70 be used In the
name Of Houston Exhibit or Texas Tx
hihit' OF the States resources IL proper
place for IT'S display and maintenance be
provided by the people Of Houston, and,
Whereas, Said collection is comprised Of
nearly an products, especially of South
Texas, and viii serve Il good purpose In Mt
tracing attention to the undeveloped re-
sources, particularly Of this portion Of the
Whereas, BY the proper maintenance Of
this exhibit In the city Of Houston, this
city can be made the Mecca for all informa-
ton concerning the States resources and
win prove of great value In the cause of in.
dustrlal development. therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Houston Manufacturers
association, mat the Attwater collection
he permanently maintained In Houston as
the Texas exhibit OF the States resources,
and that committee be appointed by the
president of this association 10 present this
matter to the honorable, the mayor, and
members OF the board of aldermen OF the
city OF Houston, requesting that in the de-
Sign Of construction of the new city hail a
! space on the ground door of such ediice be
| provided as an exhibit hall and which hall
shall be used for the display of the Att
! water collection.
! President IL. c. Mosehart appointed on
| the committee Messrs. J. J. Pastorza, II.
! w. Cortes, j. G.. Porterheld aud e. A.
| Newnng. On motion Captain George w
! Kidd was requested 10 act with the com
| mittee.
Mr. James Charlton called the attention
! of the association to some correspondence
recently held by him with state Senator
| Gtubbs, who was the author Of the bill
/ which passed the last legislature making
nm appropriation and providing for the loca
tlon and maintenance In the State of an
Industrial school for girls. Mr. Charlton
| expressed the idea that Houston might II
the proper steps be taken. obtain this schoo
In tue competition, in which various elite,
were now entered, and offered resolution
for tho appointment OF committee to take
the matter actively In hand. The resou
ton being adopted, the chair appointed on
this committee Mossrs. James Chart;tn, G
Culmore and Or. s. A. Romlne, instructRg
them to confer without delay with Senator
Gruhhs and the committee appointed by the
legislature to seek n location.
Another Important measure was discussed
and adopted OF which due notice will be
published at the proper time after which
the association adjourned until date OF
next regular meeting, the first Thursday IN
September.