The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-24
THE NEW WORKERS ARRIVE
Deegailons From the Chamber of Commerce the Merchants
Association Are the Guests OF Houston
Men
uons the invitation toll
vestigate Texas Laws Conditions, in Night

The delegates from the chamber Of com.
meree and the Merchants association Of
New York who have come TO Texas In re.
sponsc to the invitation issued BY Governor
savers and the state legislature. are now
the guests of the city of Houston.
The New Workers crested the state line
carly Yesterday morning and arrived here
at 5 o'clock in the evening, after having
visited Orange, Beaumont aud Sabine Pass.
They were formally welcomed to the
state Of Texas at Orange, where well
arranged and wen executed plan OF rccep.
tlon was carried out by the people Of that
town. and whore Speaker Prince Of the
Texas house Of representatives greeted
them on behalf Of the governor. the lcsIs.
lainre and the people OF the state. COY.
ornor Savers was prevented by press OF
business from being in attendance ON this
occasion and Mr.. Prince acted as his per.
sonal representative
The citizens Of Texas have every rrrn,
TO expect an almost lnestimahle amount Of
good to follow tails visit Of representatives
"i two Of the prominent commercial bodies
VI the metropolis Thcsc gentlemen are to
spend two weeks In the State for the pnr
pose of studying Texas opportunl,,cs
Texas laws, Texas people aud the rein.
tons past, present and future. Of the
Lone Star state with the Emelrc state.
The present tour is not iunkrtng trip
in any sense Of the word The men from
Gotham and the Texans who arc accom-
pauylng them are enjoying themselves, It
is true. hut they are out strictly for husi.
ness and not FOR fun. The New Workers.
keen, Wide awake business men, every
one Of them, are keeping their eyes and
their ears open and from the moment they
entered the state they commenced the col
lection Of material of various kinds on
which to base their reports 10 the bodies
which sent them oat 'he Texas people
hope aud think that these reports will
show that the laws Of Texas nrc not mimi.
cal to capital. that New York needs Texas
Just as much as Texas needs New YORK.
and that there Is absolutely no reason why
the very closest Of relations. social as
well as commercial, should not be- cstap-
Iished between the two States The New
Workers apparently entertain this sam,
hone, They are not saving anything much
for publication concerning what they think.
As Mr.. Jesup, the chairman Of inc cham,
ber of commerce delegation, expressed Is
In his address at Orange yesterday morn
ing. they desire to keep their minds In
wholly receptive condition, and to report
on the situation exactly as they lind it, 1t
is quite reasonable 10 state that they hope
they viii hnd It to he just as favorable in
every way as 1t could possibly be.
The party is travelling in magnificent
special train. the finest ever sent out. ex-
cept on the occasion Of a prcsdenta, tour.
During tho time tho New Workers are go.
Ing from New orleans 10 St Louis. through
the principal cities and TOWNS Of Texas,
they will he the guests VI the State Of
Texas. The committee Of Texans appoint
ed nv the legislature to chaperone the Wis
itors is composed Of representative men
from the various congressional districts NJ
the state. These men may he depended
ON To do everything In their power IN fur
Their the interests Of the state with the
New Workers.
The trip OF these Northern business men
to Texas may he said to he .hc most i'm
nortant economic movement ever carried
out In America It is SO regarded by the
members Of the delegations from both New
York and Texas. The ultimate results or
the tour win not be definitely and finally
known until the varaus subcommittee
have formulated their reports TO the parent
bodies. The people Of the state, and es-
pecially Of those towns through which the
party viii pass, are expected to do all in
their power TO facilitate the work Of the
visitors
The party win be shown around IIeas
ton this forenoon and viii leave at 100
this afternoon for Gglyeston. The Trip 70
Morgan Point will b made by boat From
Morgan Point to Galveston the special
train Will be used.
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As told Of in yesterdays Post, the spe-
cial train bearing the New Workers md
their Texas chaperones. left New Orleans
at $50 Monday night, II having been found
necessary TO change the schedule some
what. Accompanying the party was Mr..
Henry NJ Mayo. chief Of the literary de
partment offhe Southern psSiae who had
gone over from Ilouston for the purpsse
81 meeting The visitors and travelling with
them. Mi. Ellis az the passenger depart
mcni % The southern Pacific was also On
Ihe irib to Texas was made without &C.
cldent or incident and the State. line was
rsnched - an early hour Yesterday morn,
| ing, The train arrived al the Orange sta
ton At 7:So and after short stop was