The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-06
THE NEW YORK VISITORS.
+. Revised and Complete List of Party
that Will Visit Texas.
The MOST INFLUENTIAL SET OF MEN
That viii Have Ever Left New York on
a Similar Mission--What They
Represent.

Chairman II. b. Rice and his lance
committee are at work raising funds to
provide The entertainment that Houston
will give the New York business men upon
the occasion Of their visit to this cty,
which viii embrace period from the
evening of April % TO the afternoon OF
April "A
The character OF entertainment that VIII
be provided will depend entirely upon the
success with which The hnance committee
meets "Bui." said Mr.. Rice, II lave no
misglyings as TO the result. The business
men Of Houston have too much good judg
ncnt to let an opportunity Of ehls sort
pass without putdng their best foot for
ward
II see from the dispatches" continued
MIR. Rice. 'thai President King OF the
Merchants association of New York SAYS
that the delegation Will be the most IN
huental one that ever lcft New York on
mission OF this Kind. and II is bound To
be productive q great good, not only 20
Texas. hut 10 New York md the whole
country as well The committee nnl chcl
member OF II understands the purpose ni
The trip to he purely business uirnir.
having in view the inspection OF IN" re-
sources OF the State. aud conferIing wlih
its business men and officials rs TO tho
best means of developing those resources.
They all appreciate tho opportunity ana
intend TO understand Texas aud have ON
crs 10 understand j. properly and 9ll thal
10 show them what thcy have come to $40
and tho benefit TO Texas resulting from
the trip will he simply incalculablc.'
~
The revised and complete personnel OF
the New York party IS as follows:
The chamber Of commerce committee
consists Of Charles VI Jessup, chairman.
vice president. the secretary and a nephew
Of the president Of the chamber OF com
merce; Morris X. Jcssup Esq, Alexander
NJ. Hudnut OF IIasey ~ Hudnut bankers
and brokers; William c. Lcgendrc, man
ager Brown Bros & Co.. international
bankers. New York and London George
w. Young, president United states Mort
gage and Trust company; Henry c. Bcr
lin. merchant; Thomas j Hurley. wct
president Of the Exporation company OF
New York, and identified with many large
mining interests. formerly resident OF
Fort Worth and well known IN Texas: VIII
lam Durica, retired merchant and cnpi.
tallsi; W y. Colcr, Jr.. 81 w y. Coic'
Co. municipal and comfy bond dealers
aud bankers, also brUahcr OF the comp.
trollcr OF the CHty or Nc,y York; Howard
Page, merchant, aud G 7. Collins. mcr-
chant.
NV IekSNp. Inc tnltrmNn, Is lcirtnllncH
to make this trip success mud hc l. most
sangnne that the rcshlls VIII he ut vast
Importance not only TO Texas, bat TO th'
members Of the chamber Of commerce.
ganizatlou Of It's kind In the country, en-
lrnclns membership which Includes ,lc
greatest men engaged IN commerce, min
Ing. manufacturing and banking, "a wen
as professional Hues,
President william f. King Of the Mcr.
chants association has appointed the com-
mittee which win represent that organ za-
ton aud IT. stands complete as follows.
Alvah TrOwhridgc. chalrmHu, prcsdcut
Ninth National bank, also president ~
American Bankers association, Dick 8
Ramsey, president HIDE and Leather IN
tional bank; William c. H0onlc, iuvestnr
Samuel w. FalrcMld OF Falrchild bros y
Foster, chemicals and drugs stewart W.
Eamos' treasurer II II. Claim company
dry goods; Johu c, !. Uhnng OF Frame
II. Legeett X Co, importers aud grocers'
George L. Putnam Of Swectser, pemhrooN
Leach 4 Co., municipal and. county bond
Dealers George c. Potter OF Hutchcns 4
Potter. mnnufacturcrs. Johnston, \ Y.
Charles Il. Knox manufactures, Johnston
y, y; c. NJ. Whkor of H. h Hontn-
& Co, Investment bankers; II, 4, Metz
nresdcnt Victor kpechl cpnpunN. cheul
Magoun & Co. international bankers, New
York and London; James II mn cOun
sci for the Carnegie Steel company; II
Fillmore Glib Of Mills " Gihh, Importers
& Co. bankers and brokers; Gustave \.
jain Of GuStave A. Iahn & Co.. lmpurtcra
and dealers In sugar, coffee and rice. n
Ie Roy Dresser Of Dresser \ Co bankers
representing Vanderbilt interests; James
w. Tappln, Vice president Colonial Trust
COMPANY; southern pncihc director.
either Edwin IIawley or T. II Hartman
both men,itcrs NJ the executive cnmniitte,
elected Wednesday; Prof J. w jerks
Cornell university Ithaca, ~ ". and
president OF the industrial commission. g
v Makepeaee COTTON goods manufacturer
Providence II. l. John ~ Dench ~ Tcfrt
Weller Co. dry goods NJ T., Banni
Of Converse, stanton * Co cotton Gem
mission merchants: Alexander King vlrl
president American Thread company: Rev
Joseph Newton Hullock, u ~ editor -
tho Christian Work Willlam Gratwock
dent TcN+llc Publishing comphny, Grnrc,
Clinton Ratchclor Of G, G. Hatchclo
8 Co. corset manufacturers; : Crsl
Nead. assistant secretary NcrrhNu.n' nsSS
ctsfion and seeretarv ~ the COMMITTEES: y
Planter. official stcnogrppher OF The Mci
chants association, md several press rep
reseuhativcs.
The committee expects 10 leave New
York SATURDAY., April 20, either by spccla
train or In special coachcs attached 20 tht
regular train 10 New Orleans II thcy
travel by special they VIII reach New Or
leans Sunday evening. AnMl Il: n nv reg
nlar train they will reach there Monda,
morning. April 90 AZ New Orleans the,
VIII he met nv thc Texas committee 1nf
Will become the guests of the State frhp
that time until theIr thur ~ tho state 4
completed, when tho Texas committee wji
escort thcm 20 81, Louis, wherc thov vii
be left TO make their horeynrd trim