The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-07

Mr. l. s Fox has returned from an '1
cursion to Monterey, Mexico. In ta'NnE
about his trip he was heard 10 say
left here on the night Of February 20 IN 60
10 Monterey. MY intention was 10 stop
over In Laredo In take In the Red Men
celebration of rhe anniversary n Nashlus
toms birthday. hut unfortunately our trn'h
got behind time and We had but q few
hours at thar place What ] did SOC and
hear. however was good and tho entertain
mont was UNIQUE in its character Great
crowds were in attendance and they were
all taken care Of The fact IL, laredo poo
ple deserve a great deal ~ credit Tor me
genuine merit Of their annual entertain
ments and the manner in which they handle
aud provide for the great number ~ eN
cursionists VINO flock to their city on those
OCCASIONS From Laredo we proceeded ON
to Monterey. which Is ltb miles from the
border via tho Mexican Naponal raliroa9'
That place Is improving rapidly aud Is
fast becoming Americanized II is Sald
To be moving faster than any other city IN
the Mexican republic, and view ~ " Us
sufficient to convince ono Of the Iroha 10
correctness Of the report. they are lust
completing q S1O.OOOO0 steel mill, aud va
rious other enterprises and mamlaciorl'S
arc belng iuHugtTatcd They call II the
Chicago Of Mexico. but ii will have 10 nave
several hundred thousand more people ana
a fustcr movement on II than ID has nov
before the name win not be regarded rs
one bestowed IN ridicGe Nevertheless %
Is "A good place and promises to straliIv
grow From Monterey We started on he
return "trip home, stopping ~ San Antonio
where we enjoyed ourselves very much.
That ancient city Ia 70 tnc place a. hr n
and Ike the climate there better than j
do NJ Monterey About the Two places
liar. and the residents of either of those
places ought 10 feel at home In tho othc".
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prominent attorney of tho city was
heard Ia say YESTERDAY "The people of
Houston have two reasons 10 rejoice oveT
the fact that the State is 10 h. divided into
four Federal judicial districts The first
Of course. Is that onc of the courts is 10 he
located here: the other is that the loca
tion of the court will involve the erection
Of pnhlc huiding here. The pOstnfIcc
does not deserve to be dignihcd with the
high sounding name ot u Federal bulldihS.
There X probably no city Of the size i'm
portancc aud age of Houston in the Union
that has such a poor excuse for a publ
building ms We have. OF course 1t Is out OF
the question IN anticipate that the court
can bc loratcd Ia IT. and new building will
necessarily follow. That viii mean that
the present place will he sold and large
md commodious cdlhre VII be erected. I.'t
us hope that It viii he Of such q character
that We win br proud Of IT,
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There is ono thing the ladies NJ this
city ought IL rejoice about. ami that is tho
fact that Tho council has passed an ocdi.
nance proIhitins splitting on the sidewalks
They ought g. appeal 10 the mayor 10 re
turn it promptly with his approval" This
was rho observation of gentleman stand
ing IN Main street Yesterday evening. lie
observed further - have seen the walks
along here absolutely flthy from the OF
pcctoration Of the passing crowds. Wbcn
indies came along they had 10 pick ia 'ir
way and at the same time hold their skirts
high in order 10 avoid the lnathsome places
Whcr tho resolution becomes a law tho
police should he careful 10 enforce H. Be
sides being a movement toward Increased
cleanliness II Is a sanitary measure ana
the splitter should be made to observe II. -
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A pedestrian remarked yesterday: There
Is az ordinance on our statute books for
bidding - riding Of bicycles on the side
walks and It Is fairly observed H. the main
part of the city but II Is not so in the resi-
dencc portion. There you will haze TO get
out Of the way apd sometimes take to the
street no matter how muddy when you
see a bicyclist coming. II You don't give
him the right of way he III butt right
into YOU. ! wish To goodness policeman
Culd happen along sometime and nan one
VI those gentlemen; and then / would Ike
Ia know that the corporation judge gave
him the full beneh. Of the law One On
two Instances of that kind might make the
bike fiend keep the middle of the street.
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Mr.. II. V. P. Block OF Aberdeen. Mo.
was IN the city yesterday. He was al one
time president Of the Missouri end Of the
| Chicago and Alton railroad before the Mis-
souri, company was sbsorbed by the big cor
porstion. To Post representative he said:
This Is my first visit 10 Houston In fact
n II the hrsi time that ! have b.an this
tar into the state, and I ana certainly tell