The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-02
TO PREPARE FOR THEM.
Coming Visit of New York Business
Men TO Houston.
BUSINESS LEAGUE MEETING TOMORROW
Mr.. n. Baldwin Rice Tells Of the Inn
portanoe OF the Proposed Tour
OF Texas.

/ Mr. H. Baldwin Rice. member Of the
/ committee created by Governor sayers Il
/ arrange fer the entertainment and trip OF
/ The gentlemen composing the New York
I Merchants association aud the New Yorl
/ chamber Of commerce, said yesterday to
I Post reporter;
Immediately after my return from Fort
Worth, whore | was placed upon the com
mittee Of transportation and itinerary, I
had something to say in the paper about
the Importance OF this delegation, and not
| only The Post, but most OF the papers of
! Texas have printed q great many details.
The fact Of II IS. this viii he the mosi
Important body Of men that ever left New
York city for Texas or anywhere else for
the purpose OF investigation, and II these
gentlemen are pleased 10 win be worth un
told millions to the State.
~ expect to confer at oucc with Major
JOHN y. Dickson, chairman OF the com
mlitec whose duty II Is, In connection with
the Southern Pacific company, tn install
the Attwater exhibit, for | feel TIT splen.
did showing Of tho resources Of Texas
should be pui In place before this delc.a.
ton rtNehe" Yloastcn. pM cours1 FihAye
my own affairs TO look after, aud as we
nave TO mise considerable sum OF money
10 entertain these gentlemen, eXpeet
the hearty cooperation and assistance of
bankers, property holders. business mcn
and citizens generally, | feel under obi.
cations rs representative Of South and
East Texas interests to the gentlemen on
tue committee from every other section
OF The state for they realized the necrs
a..
ors fully Instructed as TO our timber. oil
rlcc and sugar interests, and as the timer
airy shows, gave me all that / fclt I rould
ASK for' In Justice to other portions NJ the
STATE
Houston viii be tho arst important city
at winch bnnquet Will be given and while
! realize That these gentlemen are arcus-
TONED 10 the very best cooks ana service
them.
Every Intelligent Texan who Is familiar
tnr9uEn the newspapers with the reasons
,W4leh nave promp,ed this visit, know thar
IL lH uht u Junkeilng party, for thorc viii be
many men IN this delegation VINO couid
not alnrd to give up their business In New
YORK for $1,000 day unless the occnsion
was an extraordinary one The great In
nuiancc companies, Investment companies
manufacturing and commercial iutltisfrjrs
mortgage and loan companies aud nthprs
Mnu control me placing Of vast sums nr
Money VIII he here to personally lnvcsti
tHtc our resources and thc results from
t.mt'r lrlp WIN not he for a day or year.
pul for nll lime 10 come
irel maj the people OF Texas nrc nm
uer profound obligations Ia Governor saw.
"iiS '9r presenting ihis Invitation ana an,
ElHd To take this opportunity ia ~iyr 49,,
precision Ia my fuli apprrrintiop ~ ~,
MN"rk accomplished by Mr.. Chamberlain's
Nlan to New York, and to furihcr sav
, .,n, me committee who hnvc these gentle
ti,n ~ cnarEe' probably with the rxcep
t'"n % myself are men who viii do credit
u, \ meeting 70 fully discuss the situation
n,s ''' na p'Arlhgs VIII he held at the Busi
I'm R1d we earnestly wish the business
mVR TO lay aside thdlr Affairs al mi t,r's
t 4," nt'ehd, as u Is an uiter lmposslb,ljt,
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