The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-19
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ture. ] never saw so much building going
on at once in my life. You see ave new
| am also interested in rice culture and
will look over the situation. There are
large number or we'll 10 do people In my
section who have heard n great deal lately
II matters arc as reported there will he
colony Of them down this way In a very
short while. They are good people, too;
They nave money, are enterprsing, and
viii make splendid citizens"
~
"Nes, sir. the last OF the visiting de-
tcct'vcs have gone to their homes" said
chief Of Police Blackburn last night. "and
While | want to thank the newspapers for
NIL tho good things they said OF the work
Of the police during Carnival week, I want
to say a word or two for the foreign Of
hcers that were sent us. found them
all to he clever gentlemen, hard workers
and In the top notch as criminal cntchers.
From the time they arrived until the day
the Carnival ended they had the wires
hot tracing thieves and pckpockcts and
many was the criminal who started for
Houston and never reached here. They
were laid for at all points and seldom did
the net fail them. In the city Of Houston
dozens Of suspicious characters many OF
them dangerous men 10 nc AZ large, were
spotted by these men and Into a cell
they went To remain there until the closing
day and then TO be escorted out NJ town.
Their assistance was Invaluable, and | do
not know what we would have done With.
out them. as our own officers were taxed
to their utmost TO hold down the crooks
that were familiar 10 them
49,
The arrival on the same day Of two hank
presidents from the SAND town looked
rather out Of the ordinary to the man on
the hunt for news. but when an attempt
was made to locate them at the Rice last
night 1t failed Mr.. Dan Cogsdell, presi'
dent of the First National and Mir. Ed
Critics president q the Merchants and
gentlemen alluded to. Mr. Cogsdell had
gone to Beaumont on business and MIR,
Critics was busy with friends There IL
some big deal on somewhere between this
visit" said an intimate acquaintance, and
one that will provo Of advantage to Hous
ton, but It Is not quite ripe for pubica-
lion. The chances are that Mr.. Critics
may be induced TO locate In Houston, and
n he does 1t will be a big thing for the
town, because he is hummer. Much
he is the kind OF people we want with
us"
Hon. w. c. Henderson, one Of Bren
ham's best citizens. was in Houston yos
terday Mr.. Henderson said that he was
pleased with Houston; that her progress &,
! phenomenal and keeps pace with the IN
| State. II want "a state" said Mr. Hen
dersou. that the people Of Brennan arr
| also determined IA no up and doing. Oul
! town has held its owl In the face ot
| hoods boil wecyil and disasters that would
| have overwhelmed less jealous and deter
| mined people. This year our farmers made
three-fourths Of a crop Of cotton aud corr
| to carry them over next season. There
has not been failure In BRENNAN ol
Washington county this year. We arr
going to have a cotton mill. Already near
|
been subscribed and the leading dnsncleri
and business men are pushing the cnter
prise along
Mr. John u, LinthloOm. who travels 10
one Of the largest tobacco houses In III,
country. is iu from one Of his trips. Speak
ing 10 a number Of friends In the lobby o
the Rice last night, Mr.. Lnthicum said
business on the road Us good; in fact
| better than usual. although ut this season
| If the year Il Is always good. The elite
and towns that | visited on this trip al
seemed 10 be on the 20 aud the merchant
were never in a better humor. They or
AFT laying In large Christmas stocks an
expect to do a big holiday trade
Colonel 20 Cunningham, the sugar KIN
from Sugarlnpd as all hts acquaintance
know him, was in the lobby Of the RIc
laet night BEYOND rcmarklng that every
thing was lovely in Sugarland and tina
he never felt better in his NE the coone
had very little in the news lInc to civ
| out