The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

Mr. n K Price Of Thornton is In the
City He has heeu visitor 70 Houston
for several years, but has not been here
before for some time He is greatly i'm
pressed with the city. and observed yester-
day evening The tact Of the matter is
Houston Is wonder There is a steady
improvement here Tho result is that nat
urpl progress, pressed as steadily as good
judgment viii permit, Is the safe order Of
business The movement here is charac-
teristlc Of Chicago, and am ready TO state
that J an not prepared TO discount the
most sanguine expectations Of your most
enthusiastic promoters There must neces-
sarlly be some great city in the Southwest,
and this place has all the natural advnn-
tages 10 assume that position In the
ancient day n was said that all roads lead
to Rome. il Is actually the case that all
railroads that enter Texas lead TO Houston,
aud such viii continue 10 be the case as
long as the present condition prevails
Furthermore everything tends 10 the war
ranting Of the belief that that condition
will grow stronger as developments pro-
coed Houston has already taken on tue
impetus and The operations here in all
lines Indicate that the people here. and
those who come to Investigate, are founded
IN the heller that this city Will MAINTAIN
the position II has assumed as the leading
commercial center OF Texas, And, by he
way, before You pass thar proposition light
~ by, take into consideration what the as.
sefuon the commercial center Of Texas
means IL means that II will have more
natural territory from which 20 draw its
greatness than Chicago or New York nave.
or course, IN that statement | do not m6Sx
TO Include any artificial constituency tuat
those Two cities and probably others, have
made Tor themselves by reason Of the fact
that they had no rivals. Houston II the
n do ta
~ ", VIII have all the advantages that
water communication with the principal
depots of the world Is worth, aud at the
same time Is on the main arteries Of travel
from the pOpuous centsrs of Mexico to the
United States II Is only necessary for
the business people here to prepare TO take
care Ca Or t tho trade that Is ALREADY beginning
IMAM lAVNO,Ooy of people In Mexico. aud
they have never made themselves ready
TO supply their most ordinary wants. II
they haven't the cash 20 pay for what they
need they have the precious products gold
and silver bulion) that ali the world IL
Seehng,to give In return for what they pur-
chase Houston stands just below the point
rail- enter Mexico, and is therefore prepared
10 supply the demand Of the people Of our
sister republic from its Northern boundary
10 tha mouth OF the Rio Grande. DO you
catch what that meansy n you don't, you
have not examined the subject al all. IL
means that We are In almost direct rail
communication with every important cou-
munity IN Mexico. II IL only question OF
reaching out for the trade Houston Ger.
tainly has the situation grabbed. as the
street Vernacular would put IL. In the face
Of that statements which the cursory ex-
aminer, must admit Is true. Is the assertion
that Houston's natural advantages. aud
the foundation upon which its greatness
er than Chicago or New York had hight
20 claim when they started on the career
that has placed them whore they aTe1