The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-25

ter seeing this exhibit that visitor made
use OF the expression quoted aboyc show
the prospects of Texas for rapid growth
and development in the near future ex-
ceeded those of any other State And
wncn the other members Of the two com.
mittees, representing the New York Mer-
| chants association and the New FORK
board OF trade get ready 60 do the
ltnlking officially and uliOfhcin1ly I'm public
aud conhdcntialy to friends in quest OF
Investments, there viii be n great coal
said In favor Of Texas which Inns never
been said before. IL one may judge from
the Impressions which seem to have been
made upon the visitors
~
The following statement containing In.
tercsting information in regard to the rep
resentatives of the MerchantsT association
has been given out:
| Mr. Aivah Trowbrdge. chairman of the
| committee appointed by William f. kinS
| president of the Merchants association VI
| New York, for the purpose of visiting
Texas In response TO the official Invita-
| tion rendered the chamber of commerce.
and the Merchants association of New
| York through the act of the Texas legsla
ture recently unanimously passed hy both
| houses, has appointed the following sub
| committees for the purpose of systematic
ing the work to be done by the general
committee in studying the conditions in
| Texas.
! president of the American Bankers aSso-
citation. He will. with his genetl know
edge Of the conditions, act as an advisory
member of all these committees. so that
there may be the hcarticst cooperation
between all the members and the chairman
of the general committee:
mitree. Mr. James b. Dll; counsel
for the Merchants association of New
York; general counsel for the Carnegie
company, American Steel company. Amcri-
can Tin Plate company and North Amerl-
can Trust company of New York,
Banking Mr. Dick S. Ramsay. chair
man; Mr.. William G. Hooplc, Mr. Frank Il.
Transportation ana Export Facilities Mr..
William X. Corwlne. chairman; Mr.. Henry
! i. CoSgrove.
Mead, chairman; Mir. Manly A. Rutland.
Mineral Resources Mr.. Thomas Grim
Minis chairman; Mr. FL A. Metz,
| Lumher-Mr. William II. Gratwlck,
cotton Piece Goods Manufacturing Mr.
i John Pynes. chairman; Mr. G. u haNa-
naugh. Mr.. c. r. Root Mr.. q. W. era
General Manufacturing, Mr. p n,s hs Roy NI
q. G. Batcheller, Mr., II. Elmer Gihh i,o
Mr. 5 chaSs GeW csSawa
Labor Mr. n g; B. Knox eNaiFman' Mr.
LIST Of Texas committee OF the. Mcr-
chants association Of New York: Mr. Al.
yah 1rowbrdge chairman presldenl MINI Mn, y
Tnnkrrs' association; Mr.. Dick $. Ramsay.
| plesitlcnt Hide and Leather National vans;
4 Mr. Willllm G. Hoople, investor rlae hn,'
I Leather National bank; Mr., George {; lot
ter, Of lIutchens & Potter, manufactnrcfs
III. & y. Gloves" Johnstown, \. y; NJ
Charles u. Knox, manufacturer 'hnoN
GUlatine" Johnstown. n y; Mr. '; VI
Wicker Wicker of H. b. Hoillns < Co; Mr.. II. \:
Meta president Victor Koechl COMPANY:
Mir II. Elmei Glib. of Mills & chm 1nty
goods. importing and iohhing house; M
Isrnnr t. sheldon OF Frank l.. sheldon \
n co. note brokers': Mr.. Gustcv a. J2hn; -
Gustav A. Jain & Co., rice; Mr., u. l-e Roy
Dresser. of Dresser * CO.; arE s%Hls I II"i
lock. d. D., editor and proprietor of INC
Christian Work; Mr. William H. Gratwlc,EE
investor lumher. Buffalo \; ~; Mr; com
pany. editor of the Econmlst: Mr.; GeorIs
Clinton Batcheller. of g. G. Hatrn,p,nr N
CO., manufacturers Of corsets MI herrs =
Ccsgroyc Al Exchange place; Mr, w, a.
Marble vice president X. q. Corset com l
pany: Or. George A. Soper engineer ano
chemist: Mr.. Thomas Grimmiins' , fnaln'e,'
:, Ruland Of rutland ( whiting, real csthrft
Mr. John II. Pvnes mauufacrirer, Of ND,
, goods, Waterford, y; NJ. I, ~ w NnEr
ford, \ V. Mr.. James r. Dill. counScl o.
/. the Merchants association, OF New i"CN
! Mr. Charles 6. Crawford Of W yyr,ntol,
ana publishers. Mr.. Frank Nicholson. ~
,, vcstor and engineering expert Mr.: GitoNWd
. Graham. investor; Mr.. s. Chusty hehn
, siG}itn az New York: Mr. William r. Cor
, wine geer-tary representative Of the Mer
! chants association Of New York; MI ~ y
I, Tlnnte". official stenographer ior Tue Nei
. chants association OF New YORK
2 The rarty returned to the Rice hotel to'
lur oh nj noon and at l p. m left on 'l'
. train for Clinton. in accordance with th'
( arrangements which had been made by th'
g COMMITTEES In charge Of the program OF en-
l. tcrtainment The visitors nadc fareweil U
. | Houston, with many expressions ~ Iuvvno
,rc at the hosptabie manner IN whica , ,ds
their STAY in the city. they were enp<
> tanned by the citizens Of La PORE yes
terday afternoon and VIII be Ill HaNes'oi
today. ,,,,
Mr.. \. f. Planter the official stenograph
er of the New York Merchants ass9oia
I ton. who is accompanying the texas a IVA,
I CATION has earned the everlasting grattnsn'
!, of the correspondents VINO are hhhihA Wy
= trip through the many favors ne mas fuh
q dered them. Mr.. Flanter has been Win ~, ~
v Merchants association for over three he 'a =
= and vhcr that organization was iilNes 'e1t
. ing the Ramapo water deal some l'o ',st'
1 ago he made the official record ID tne ca ~,
t He Is being kept quite busy during ny
:, present trip, hui he always hnds tilne =, y
Mace himself at the disposal of any OF Wv
. others on board the tram anu ds ~ 49,
Il frenucnt caps are made on him: ne Is y
charge of the official record OF the you
-' whiCi Is TO he published on the return
II the visitors to New York.
II The members Of the Texas committee
y who are showing the New Workers over IN
= state deserve no end Of credit for thel
: efforts to maks the trip ms pleasant ana q
n comfortable as possible for their honore'
r guests. Mr.. Edwin Chamberlain. the chair
e man of the general committee, is indefati
gable in this line. as is Mr. Louis j
/. workman, the secretary of the genera
committee and chairman OF the sub-com
~ mttee on transportation. and, for the MAJ
:, Ter OF that every individual members q
= the Texas delegation. Mr.. workman ma
- npch TO do With The Arrangement ot ~
:, itinr rary and since the trip begun nc M
% been untir!ng In sealing that al OF "
~ nlans heretofore made are carried out !
~ III, complete satisfaction of everyone col
" eerned. Mr. WORKMAN Is always the lrs
y man 10 leave the train at stop ann "
~ iasi to f,oard Il when fresh start IS pen
-, made When he Is known 10 he on ~
~ ho,gtl all Of the others, Texans anu Ne'
~ Workers alike. feel perfectly satlsned VA
a no one has been left behind, that ali ~
=. ,.,,,,ap,euta are complete and that, In snof