The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08
rs IS GROWING.
|, figures to Show Just How Fast
4 We Are Going.
| sAsuFAcIURING CONCERNS.
|, ..rttsd Charters Filed Filed for Them
h the Past Few Months
|l,p6f VOLUME OF IMMIGRATION
...r,o Up the Vacant Lands and
''' there Is a Great Scarcity
81 4 abOr.
,,,sf VOLUME OF IMMIGRATION

4 4. Texas December Tins mas |
y, '..ord breaking year in the history |
Nsn.trial development of the State.
Z a I'm, has Texas forged so rapidly |
ami in all lines Of industry and
-, has been felt in almost every |
:, the commonwealth.
..s, ~ said that the discovery OF
4. Beaumont fields has been the
!, q the miraculous advancement in
4, n business. and the statement is
m true. Nevertheless. steady
i, been encroaching itself on the
u tbe past three or four years and
!, a. erst time that 1t has made It's
k,'npce in the open and in full view
A ,Saunels of trade
:. .lpee the first Of the year the
a,Osrtments here at the capitol have
.,scrowded and at times greatly
4 / ritb work. which has been some
/ 81 a revelation when compared to
rs.s gone by.
"a date the secretary Of state has
4 ,Di charters for business institutions
sps state, which is an increase Of 500
IN, for the previous year. So fnr
trteur outside corporations have been
M authority to transact business in
ne 1907 domestic charters placed on
A !, least 800 Of them are for mauufac-
!, concerns, so 1t can be readily seen
4. people Of the State are progressing
uttty fast clip and it Will no only
h. ot few years before the Lone
A, state will be recognized as the ban
4 aits Of the Union.
h, many natural resources are attract
4 he attention of capital everywhere
Il notwithstanding an occasional growl
4 As subject Of antitrust legislation.
"a ssfe Investments are being sought
M corner Of Uncle Sans big lot every
H. great volume Of immigration into the
n, ircm all over the Northern and Cen
n states speaks very plainly for the
Sigs Of Texas. 1t is consereatively es-
tlM that nine out Of every ten people
u asdde 10 make this their future abode
N. TO friends at their former home and
krg to them the many advantages which
D fsand here on every hand.
\ glance Of the wonderful increase In
ghtlon 10 West Texas and the Panhan-
4 within the past year more than sub
Ftilites this fact
~ Of the new settlers can be found
he counties of Foard, Knox, King.
faeVa, Kent, Fisher, Jones. Donley,
lssgorth Chlldress. Hutchinson, Pot
4 CARA. Nolan, Mitchell, Coke. Runnels,
fcao and Tom Green The people who
Il located in those counties have come
Teas to stay, and with that determine
\ 10 view the statement that they viii
81 good citizens is absolutely correct.
IN an association with the people here
thlt length Of time the strangers get
A trst'class Texans and serve this
IL Win more zeal and energy than
~ would their native soil
fASeF fact which will show conclusive.
taa' the State is on the high plane of
lnfnent is the scarcity Of labor. Re.
Y nom all over West Texas and from
4 o. tae cities and towns are to the
4 nat carpenters, brick masons, and,
aa hborerS of every description, are
Ely 10 demand Day laborers are also
needed everywhere. but more espe-
uohe the lines Of the proposed rail-
II 81 crucial of the Chicago. Rock
Y ana Mexico, which is building
esa cerner Of the Panhandle, stated
0'aef DAY that his road would give
sS'nent OF 1000 men and IL that many
5utd
Tue past year skilled labor has been
Z al'er, and in many instances i'm.
saen's would have been made In many
saes could the proper kind of labor
s'p secured. This has a Significance
',spefliy and wherever that is found
Y" advancement is bound to follow
n "N amount OF Irrigation which is
'aea on small scale in the western
7 me State is gradually spreading
s1e II VIII be a question VI only a
,ssfs before old friend Dry Weather
NVuei Drouth will be entirely for