The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-30
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS
MEXICAN CONSUL is SEEKING FAR
MERS TO FORM COLONIES.
Arrangements Are Being Made for the
Meeting Of the State Bar Association.
Notes and Personals,

Arrangements Are Being Made for the
Meeting OF the State Bar Association.
Notes and Personals,
Galveston. Texas. July 2o.-senor En-
rlque c. Idorente, the consul for the gov
eminent OF Mexico, has began the pre-
liminary work for establishing colonies OF
farmers from Texas IN the Republic uf
Mexico There Is yet great deal OF
land Ia Mexico that Is owned by the gov
ernment and II Is desired to colombo IL
with farmers who are experienced IN their
| vocation SO that the soil may be utilized
ana the country developed. A number OF
colonies have previously been csta5 ied
| IN that country. both by private COM
/ panies and by the government ana nnnf
Of them have proved very prosperous. fhe
present scheme Is to make terms directly
petween ahe immigrants and the Mexlran
governments through Consul Llorente. 1t
Is the intention to thoroughly ut IN ine
| Immigrants In regard to. the adviati Scs
ana also TO the drawbacks of the cannty
! ~ Whlch they are invited to 90 ana only
| ne better class of farmers Will be x IA.
ne Inducements that will be offered 10
| the prospectors are land Mt Il Very low
| price, exemption from taxation Tor a
| period of years and also exemption IRON
military and personal services. Tie u
|
duty.
There is some land owned by the gov
| eminent OF Mexico In every state in the
| republic but the attention Will first be
directed to the encouragement Of iInml-
grafton of cotton farmers; For this pu
] pose the soil OF the republic land Ia the
! state of Coahuila is thought TO he tno
| best and II Is most probable that the
| hrst colony of immigrants win he taken
! 70 this state. There Is also some good
| ANA owned by the government In the
states of Chihuahua, rmnauilpas and
! Sohora and this " i'll also. be sAtled b
| coicn!es from Texas II they can b. IN
| duced 10 accept the terms on which II
| Is offered to them
| 60 are cheap land exemption from taNauoii
| Tor n period of years. The disadvantages
| are dcprlvatlons Of the advantages of this
! State, educational and social. \ ceftn'n
class Of farmers in this State who do NOS
| own their homes could doubtless henent
| themselves by immigrating to Nj xico, but
minds in advance That many of the ad-
yantages offered In the rural d.stiicts OF
| Texas are not available In Mexico.
Senior Llorentc has just returned from
! u trip into the interior OF the Stale. whe
| he made some Investigations Into the NUT
! ter he has in hand and Is very much eii-
| COZ ragged with the outlook. In short
| time he viii 20 TO Mexico, where he VIII
make definite arrangement with the gov
| Clrment In regard 10 the land TINT Is to be
distributed among the colonlsts.
| UT. lime frOmOuOn.
Galveston, Texas, July 20.-A rumor has
been current for some time that DR.. l. ".
Cline in charge of the weather bureau
here, was going to leave Galveston 1t has
now assumed definite form In that he is
to be transferred to New Orleans to sue
! coed Colonel Blythea who will be transferc-
I'd to Indianapolis, Ind. Dr. Cline declines
| to make any statement concerning the
] TumOr at present
! DR.. Cilpe win leave here Monday for NY
waukee to attend a convention, Of weather
! bureau officials. After that he VIII 20
Tennessee on leave to visit his parents.
! L. II. Bowie of Dubuque has been or
latter's vacation and it is altogether likely
! will be his permanent successor In the
| event the transfer of Or. Cane 70 New or.
! leans is definitely concluded. There seems
10 be little doubt this will come about.
The Bar Association.
Galveston, Texas. July 29.--Judge b. II.
Webb of Fort Worth, the reporter Of the
Texas court Of civil appeals. arrived in
the city this morning fer the purpose of
making preliminary arrangements for the
meeting of the TeXas Bar association. An
Interesting program mas been arranged Tor
! tha rcraelon and owing to the fact that
| the minority Of the members of the as o.
/ citation have not visited this city s.n g
! the storm, it is thought that there VIII be
q larger, attendance than nsna,, Us u, SC
wl doubtless have curiosity TO see now
| the city looks. 1t is the intention u
mak. the coming session MS Int. est. ne as
! pcs sihle and to eliminate much of the
| tedious portion of the business of the
Perpetual Secretary Or. Charles 3, :.
Morse of Austin will arrive IN the city
tomorrow night.
Notes and Personals.
Galveston, Texas; July 20 c. p y.
| has arrived in the city ana will assume
! charge Of the duties of the station here
! when has been In charge Of Dr. Keller
since the departure of Or. Peckham last
October.
A fire occurred at about 80 o'clock this
| afternoon in one of the cottages In the
| ward Of the UrsUline convent II WAS ex-
tingus;hed, however, before any very greit
| damage was done. The fire originated In
the roof of the building.
Deputy Sheriff Ike Posner was presented
ternoon The gift was from his friends in
| the court house and II was presented by t.
/ S. Dean.
Fey. George Clothier, fer many years the
! OF this city, but now q resident of Bren-
| ham filed the pulpit at his old charge
! yesterday.
Marriage licenses have been issned to
! Jack Jeterson ana Miss Prudle Williams.
Eugene Joseph Dupre and MISS Anie +.
| Gallagher.
! Charles II. Thulemeyer manager OF MIS-
trot Bros & Co. has returned from an ex-
| tended trip through the North and East.
Miss Emma Mcdonald OF Austin. is
visiting in the city.
T. X Smoot of the firm OF O'Connor &
Smcot the jetty contractors, arri rcd IN the
city this morning from Washington, d. G.
Richard Miller, a travelling salesman with
headquarters AT New York, spent yesterday
| with his brother, J. II Miller in this city.
L. Meggett II Houston was in the city
today
Colonel John D. Rogers returned this
rnornlng from his plantation near Milliglr.
lewis Levy ana Henry Runge left yester-
DAY for Toronto. Canada.
! Colonel W. l.. Moody ard wife left last
night for Capron Springs, va.
Gus Heye and family have gone to Tor
orto. Canada. to spend few weeks.