The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-28
INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION.
GOOD WORK ACCOMPLISHED AT
HlLLSBORo THIS WEEK.
Steps Were Taken Toward Procuring
Agricultural Acknowledgements tor
Philadelphia and Buffalo.

Mr.. f. n. Gray, secretary Of The Hons
ton Manufacturers association, returned
last night from the Industrial convention
which was in session at Hilsboro Thurs
day and Friday Of this week. Mr. Gray
was very enthusiastic over the result oil
the meeting ana In an interview with
Post representative said;
ut was representative body OF men
from all parts of Texas aud great prepar@
lions had been made by the hospitable
people of Hillsboro TO entertain the de'e'
gates, some 200 in number, who we're as
sembled there during the two days SEES
sion OF the Industrial convention, when
closed Friday evening.
"The papers and addresses by leading
minds In and out of the state WIN MI
n volume of rich reading for those who
have the material interests OF the state
Mt heart. Hon. j. W Higgins, presideht
Of the Texas Real Estate aud indutsrlal
association, and the other Officers are to
be congratulated upon the signal success
of their work. -, +. ~
,,rlgss Mr.. Oswald Wilson. Prof. II. l..
Aftwater, Mr. c. Gilmore, Mr. John How
ard and myself.
"a number OF important resolutions were
sdontad by the convention. Among them
vas one In the interest OF additional agri
rni9,pai eynerimcnt stations In the state.
N was unanimously the expression or the
convention that a strong committee be mp
nointed TO at once wait upon Governor
| Savers. and memorlallze his exeellency
| TO make 1t part OF MS cal Tor an eAtfa
session OF the legislature, 10 fonsluer the
needs of these stations In agricultural dc
| veiopmeut A permanent committee on reg
| Islativc matters WAS elected 70 attend u
tnis measure and al others arising.
| "Another important act was the election
! ~ delegates 10 attend the meeting OF tins
| Southern industrial association, 10 be held
| in philadelphia in June. These delegates
| two In number from each touslessiVnn,h
| distriet. with one alternate from each diS
arjct are 10 attend the meeting at Phila
| delnhin and afterwards attend tho Pan
Anipe,i~on exposition at Buffalo. This hody
/ ~ mon IL they will AL go. viii he thirty
" scrt,. in number aud viii be capable
- deing ru,ch good for Texas. IL was
sneeested. and will likely be part Of
| 1he pIogram, for the delegation 20 TAKE
i Prof Attwater's collsrthih 10 DOM Inlid
| dclphIa and 20 Bnnalo IN speeiai ~ ,
| n y.ould do a great work for Texas, now
| aver limited lis stay In either city.
| .arhe convention adopted unanimously
! ,..rL,,fon Endorsing the work OF Hon. q
! - t.ri.@s IN his rrasewOfihY EFFORT u
| i..ohiish in this State the Pan hmerlcai
.ra,ios c6iiegt sud exhibition. which Th'
post has previously Described In us col
| umns and Of which NJ; 1rlSgs ~
M indnrseunrnt Of the Texas legislature.
inr tiiii,shoro As a prosperous city OF abou
| 40 IN nonulafIon aud almost the geo
I-S,hte,t confer Of the State. 1t u sur
Ei..p'dnd hv n rich agricultural country. pro
anaIns abundant crops Of cotton. wheat
aa,s s,d corn. and land values OF fcrtlle
biack lands run from $50 to 500 per acre.