The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-23
RESOURCES OF TEXAS.
y, ii Prof. II. P. Attwater Be
y y, Philadelphia Convention.
EMPLOYMENT OF A GREAT STATE
q, Has Been Done During Past
~ " and What the Future
VIII Show.

,,..s. Of Prof. II. r. Attwater. who
uouston at the recent meet
sontbern Industrial convention
.s,sdelphia caused much favorable
mere and elsewhere. He spoke
.,ss undeyeloped Resources of
"a his address was as follows:
.,soyeloped resources Of the State
.rc 20 vast aud so varied that |
=, .s,rlre very considerable amount |
u do justlce TO this subject. |
sa,efore be obliged to refer very
some Of the natural products !
.noond and to some al the vast de-
q raw material which have been
.,,o,ced for years, but which have
Ns,nn to attract attention. As pre-
IN "a such reference do not con /
= ant Of place to call your attention 4
AN general reflections closely con
a Win this subject.
many years Texas has attracted a /
5esl Of unfavuruulC notice. Former
I'M thoughtless people in other parts /
4 - eonntry were greatly mistaken in 1
fssas regarding our state; and even I
~ nresent time there are thousands 4
ZrleignI people IN the Nufta ana East I
4 thlbk Of Texas as very large semi /
III kind of region inhabited by a dan !
n. mwless and hall.civilized people, |
4 narts Of IL capable of producing large l
IStifies of cattle, cotton, cowboys and /
4 ,sS and th1i wheh one OF thtlT neigh |
i moved to the distant Lone star state /
&rls 10 escape arrest or cneat their crcdi- (
Il some reason or other. the name Of /
n certain warm place which all good |
tse are recommended to keep away /
III and VI Is common Deliet that In /
La the Inhabitants OF all the "Old (
Irrs indulge In hot time, not only at /
In. as Is usual In more highly civilized |
Ies IN the North and East, but that we /
|sirue TO keep II up an through the day 7
II II is undoubtedly taCt that these .
|u.g Impressions have been iurthered ana /
|aaed by seyera unfortunate yarns or .
|des about Texas. which have been go |
\, the rounds for years, ana which are /
rsjuH as they are untrue, and though |
s,Ing really very harmful
IguinICE RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING |
III. ~. No.. ,..,.,...,., .,,,....-., /
|setniR leAas mas al'roeteu unusual and /
h favorable attention, caused by sew |
..,,rrences which bavn l,teIv +at,o,
~, Tbe vielt of tba nresjdont of fbn
IA Statas Of Two lnrJn iinicgatiors ~ /
.s.sss mcn and conit5lists fIom Tov, |
n md ST. Lonis. and the wondcrfuI 1
.,1srv M rnshing iii wolfe In So,,tn /
", nave III lsteiy directed rho sftnn /
!. \, optsiders ia our Stato Tboso 90
.,."ses Sore done much oood III 4bot |
\. bsra servcd To- graat 7cvtopt 10 20
NJ nany Of tho misteton idnoe ana /
.s4 some NJ tho false imnrnssI0rs ~
IA 10 Texne nnonle ara tbnir c,,sto,ne
", !. '"e "'''i''ON az" avs w 'ne
he discovery or the oil sushers brought .
,lS sand o. r shreWg ana f6aI-seeing husl
psrts, and tbey saw other filings WHEN /
ned their eyes besides thousands of
1es Of o. moving s our OF me ground. /
he their trip for business and NOT for
y health or pleasure. They visited many
siul INVESTIGATIONS, ana II was plain
see that they were also greatly sur
go at what was shown ana revealed /
inem
hey found q State with over 10000
e q railroad aud this mileage rapidly
cts and rumors had led them to OK
! they foupf the railways and the PEG
on me bSc' Of terms. They saw mile .
2 mile Of thcSe railway tracks crowded |
blocked WITH freight cars, moving the /
,else crops to market and loaded with .
oef, wool cotton. sugar. tobacco. corn,
eaI cattle, rice and other products
w or produced In this State Ana /
e with these cars were as many more
ans Into the state piled mp with ma
lfu and merchandise of every dcSCUip-
, the whole apparently presenting to |
put the practical and hustlng railway [
laters a magnificent confusion. but tell |
q prosperous times and business ac-
y and ability
WHAT VISITORS NOW rINn
nav s,o,
y epVppen on IN many towns, and |
the Presidents party, they found .
: ,o.n. Irving ana np-to-date IN
' 'espect lhey discovered that Texas |
made more liberal provisions for nublIc |
alton than op,. otbo. So.
% Instead ~ ~ sat- ~ IN, nv
nps along thc c,,if " nIcV,inS /
eypected 10 Nm on McNic9 ,Whlcn
Il climate 90 unu; theE iuiul u ,ue
q the coast havoms anu ti,ey s'iies
4 covered win V a ne, Weeh nanKs ana
landscane dot,od r.i. seiil ,tr9iplS
es ''''" WIN cohlprt'ple
L fertility Of tho col, 49,. .,,, ...,.,.
tise Tho. go, Suli was al",her great
nc bonntIf,iS dM aSrlcnililral lands prn-
tant cnitiva,tolnu pS Mhlrn nag heen ~
on which no artien,o1 ~ sr,.i H. Nea,s,