The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-08
With Prominent Visitors
to and Citizens of Houston
Who Have Something In
teresting to Say.
ShortTalks

see marvellous growth, not only in ter.
rltory' but IN the character OF the build
lngs' ana these additions to the Are an.
paratus merely keep step with the needs
OF the rapidly growing city"
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This world isn't such big ono after
ALL remarked a Houston business man YES.
terday In support of this observation
III tell you little story that heard this
morning, young hotel clerk Of this city.
who was located at Kansas City about four
ye9rs ago, had some photographs taken
While IN the Missouri metropolis, and rs
ne made very good subject the photog,
rapher displayed number Of the pictures.
Aceording TO the story a young actress
went to the studio some days after the
motel clerk had left the CO. and her atten.
non was attracted by the Photographs re-
ferred to. They resembled a Philadelphia
friend OF hers to a marked degree, she
SAID and as a result she carried several
OF them away when she left Kansas City.
Wen, this young woman is now a member
Of the 'Florodora' company. She registered
at local hotel today, recognized her
friend the hotel clerk from the photo
graphs and discovered that be had been
located 10 Kansas City and that he was
The original Of the pictures. very pleas.
ant acquaintance followed and the hotel
clerk Is still ratulating himself on the
tact mat he looks IKE the chap from Phil.
adelphia."
Il am glad to note that The Post is pay.
ing a considerable amount OF attention to
the matter Of truck growing in the coast
country Of Texas" remarked F. S Bige.
low. who travels for Northern commits.
sion house, to representative Of The Post
yesterday. Il am very strongly of the
opinion that the growing OF vegetables
small fruits, truck. etc. will prove to be
even a BIGGER thing In the future than It
Us at present. OF course, great deal OF
land in the coast country Is being devoted
70 rice culture with the bes1 OF good re-
suits and the acreage Of cotton will nrob-
ably continue 90 he large. These facts,
however. should not interfere with the de.
vclopmcnt Of the truck growing industry.
and / don't believe they will. The fact
that truck growing pays has been fully
demonstrated and there is no doubt ID my
mind that the Industry has a very bright
future before IT,
NO matter how insignificant your birth
place may appear on the map" said Mr.
John W. Rankin, who was in Houston yes
tcrday in the interests Of Mr. Charles 3
Hanford 'Ht is always beautiful to you
and in your minds eye you are continual
" comparing it with places whose import
ance was established long before 'Jour
town was even heard of, and usually 10
the detriment Of the town OF city IN cues
ton. In looking over the route OIL All.
Hanford who viii present The Tanning OF
She Shrew' In Houston on November ~;
] rade 4 utntal note OF the fact that J
would not like this city. And, strange IS
II may seem my first stav here, although
short. was con pulsory, as ! arrived 600
late TO make railroad connections for Cal
weston Thinking TO make the best possible
use Of my time. l concluded TO LOOK over
the city and was very much surprised aud
delighted to nnd that IA place Of being II
the usual easy, s,ow-going Southern city
was In = 20 Yu whose every pulse beat
suggested push and enterprise Houston
Ia appearance and energy resembles many
OF the big Northern cities and with deep
water II the Gulf Of Mexico will IN a
very short time become the principal city
hoth In size and importance Of the great
Southwest