The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13

Display OF Fruits, Field Products, MIN
erals, Timber and school Exhibit
Having noticed from time to time ar
tIcles in The Post suggesting that Hous-
ton should have an exhibit Of the pro-
dGcb Of farm. orcharG, garden nine, |
Mill, factory, etc, OF Texas, this st5n
reminded me OF The Post, Houston and
Texas, ana decided 20 investigate ana
sec whether or not there was anything
In this exhibit business.
After spending an hour and half in
t7lking win the secretary, Mr. ). A.
Williams, nnd in loodnS over and
THOUGH the collection OF prodrats, | also
met and talked with 1.-Two OF the members
Of Inc business league who dropped In to
consult and confer with the secretary as
- n4lit tdey were gong 70 do the coming
year ana how they were going TO do 1t,
etc. have come to the conclusion that
an active, pushing, progressive organ
laztior of business men VINO are repre-
scented by secro tary VINO has patience,
perseverance ana taste for the work
that falls to the lot of "a man in such
position, and he has In his office good
collection OF tbe products 81 the oil,mli,
mine ana factory. together with printed
informsolon Of the Slatc--facts and 1g
ures for farmers. business men and manu-
facturers-7tflat much good can be accom-
plished at a very moderate expense.
/ ma in the office OF this business
league a room partltionea off from the
exhibit which has in it, the secretary's
desk. also a long table which Is used
by visitors end prospectors TO write let
tiers, supply OF stationary, which Is
free TO visitors. The stationary Of course
carrying an advertisement with 1t for the
city and State; also on this table ig
supply 81 printed matter fixed up conye-
nlently 20 mail. State ana county news
papers are at hand for visitors TO look
over. There is also register and tho
visitor or prospeotor for nome or in
vestor is invited to register his namo
and address, also to Furnish a LIST Of
names OF HIS nelghbors that they may
be supplied with information OF AraKu-
sas and Fort Smith. ! would think nhat
list OF names secured in thi. way
would DO val1'able l 1ni Ii look
ing dhrough the eXh!t1, samples of
lrulti Vegetables, wheat oats. differ
emit kinds 9f feed s.utf for stock corn
colloh, broom com, minerals OF ali Kinds
Iounu In the Suite Coal building stone.
STante, timber, etc. one can learn mora
~ one h0uf of Arkansas and Fort Smith
IN uais Business League office than he
couIh IN travelling over tho State in a
week. An hour or so spent hero saves
me prospector both time and qnorev and
enables him TO investigate further with
some knoWledge and certainty | have no
uouDt but that this business league
managed as Il Is, has had not a little 10
DO WI h tho increased business and pop-
ulation OF Fort Smith, The city has.
am informed doubled It's population and
business during the past ten years.
have seen Fort Smith grow from d rop-
u.ation or 1000 10 what II is tOday-tle
citizens claim 10000 for it--oountlug syv-
erai additions which were mot counted by
tho government census takers
Ind that this business league With
their exhibit CT products and their able
and accommodating secretary assists yery
much In keeping visitors and prospectors
| out OF tine hands OF the sealping, curb
| stone real estate flends that annoy ana
make life burden to those who visit
| Texas with the view of locating or in
| vesting. After prospector spends half
| an hour IN this ofhce he naturally be-
| comes Interested He sees and earuA
! enough OF tho State, county and town 70
| be prepared for the real estate shark
| should ne meet him He learns the
! name and address of the best and most
| reliaIole real e7tate men in the city anil
| state from the secretary of this bust
ness league. lie gets the names Of men
and firms only that tho best business mon
CT the city can safely recommend In this
| way the prospector for a home or for
| business Is practlced and good Results
follow not only for the prospeetor. but
also for the city and state.
They do not expect a man 10 20 out
and buy a town lot farm, mill or factory
site as he would a glass OF beer or
new hot, as some real estate men do
that I know Of; neither do tho real es-
tate men here light and run down each
other and the property they have Tor
sale, as have seen done elsewhere.
Yes. ! am converted to the idea OF
Texas having n good state exhibit, one
that would be = credit 10 the State and
people and Of having the same located
at Houston and the sooner We get at Il
the better Yours for Texas, H.