The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-20

| business reverxes Nothing dauntcd By this
4 Austin again turned to the West for new
acids wherein to recoup his losses. and the
| boundless plains of Texas. then almost un.
| known 10 Americans and rottiDg under
| Spanish misrule, arrested his attention. His
| eldest son, stephen +. AUSTIN an honored
name In Texas history. had attained the
| age Of 90, and had shown wonderful ability
| aud Intuition In business affairs so he
| called him Into consultation and preached
| the scheme which had terminated In his
| mind. 10 plant a colony Of Americans In
| Texas, preferably on the fertile banks Of
Apparently insurmountablc difficulties
stood In the way. Texas was part Of the
| Spanish province OF Mexico. aud the nu-
thorities were generally hostile To citizens
Of this country. Americans were barred
from settling there and the privilege even
| Of travelling through the province was de-
MED save on special permit from the com
maudant general at Monterey. Austin was
not whit deferred from his plaus by any
OF these obstacles. and proceeded with
his preliminary arrangements as though he
had authority from the Spanish colony to
locate his colony already In his pocket.
STEPHEN ENLISTED.
| A base near the border Of Texas was nee
essary for the movement Of his proposed
colony, so Stephen was sent to Arkansas
for the purpose n establishing It. He left
Potosi in April, 1912 and located claim
! on The banks Of the Red river at Long
''"'i'r' 'u' punt iIohl "nlVh the pIupuScu
| overland journey n the emigrants was 20
) heqin After thIs b,d boor 'oono,,,,,.,,a
Moses Austin set out for Texas In The fall
Of 1890 to obtain permission from the gov
| ernor Mt San Antonio to locate the colony
! Wen aware chat II he asked for the permit
| to enter the forbidden land he would prob.
| able he refused no determined 70 hoard tb,
uan ~ ~. 49, ~ 'i'l''1' - oehru cue
,revas Sronder yyith 10 80 Uss'u ~
/ nearo hoJy sa.,.nr, - - ovirPan i.l iHu q
sefrtfoi, from, ne eorern,ao,t nlS ans
forn at tho rist ~ his ~ NJ NV i,r .uv'e
San Antonio meant borseback ri1a nf s60
I've n we[ AuStiu c1Esre" ~ WIN coinPara
the morning Of December 2s, 1s25 worn
and weary, though ready to proceed at once
WIN tne Worh ,'ttore MIN
at san Antonin do Rexor ana Sos not
really n had sort OF nm OFFICIAL but lie was
not on the bcst terms with the command.
ant general nj Monterey. Arredcndo. and
[ this rendered II an uuprouitious time for
Austin to seek concessions from him which
might Involve him IN trouble with his su
pcrl0r Austin knew nothing Of this how
eyer, hat ~ once SGT about securing an
audience With The governor which was not
very difficult 10 obtain Martinez received
Austin With very little courtesy, and
promptly refused bis request for a permit
to establish colony Of Americans in the
province, u must have been q nard blow
to Austin after his long and arduous tour.
he!' the reluSAl without even moments
, u'laN' OUT iir uld up' show IL. and sought
70 engage Martinez Ia a general converse
non IN the nope of rendering him moro
cuecrtul, ana mus give him an opportunity
. 10 plead again, Martinez dismissed lin
, very anruptly, however, with q mint That
ne hau better leave the country without
utlVE II IiC WlHh'u 70 escape serious conSe
. quchccS Tor having entered 1t without per.
h-Slon
HuSuh lPit INC othce OF the governor
looklhE Yen years Older and WIN near
aark Wlth despair, out ~ Thought not OF
nose apparently chahce Things wnicn
tPrhR up III q man lile ana prevent MS
fortunes from pluhginE TO utter oblivion
-
FRIEND IN NEED
! somr years before he had met at New
,,a', -, -, s.,al,',. ,o,
h"q u''uWe cN'eH'eut irIehuS' puV theH
J paths In life had soon diycrgcd. As he wa,
? crossing tn pasa toward MS lodgings Aus
I TIN almost Jumped into Il man walkin,
c along with his mead howcd down, and mai
: turning ia apologize ne started hack i'm sur
{. mise and mon extended mis- houd. wni,
n the word baron" tell from his iips An,
Il ,vos frdcod ia, Hnatnro tbn rr,rud a
II ~ ~, -, a., ~. Hrinr,,us NOW, Twin,
q tn san AntHtln Ina almost co1nDlete novert,
r I'M Wcycrtheless win .rcat inuuPnce #
s ,,i,t,"n rir,ios ExnlaNnttous soon ron
'e Lo,ycs' Ilnstfln WIS JrIi,bted vim Ans
10 49, .,',,,,,, Ind or,rci he ,sstetncp II
d ,r.ssf1c jS t,t,,,,b ,hc ,ttci,i ,nonnnis
a, p'r2Ht"T ~ t"""7" CAV, "s $3.50, ,',,.',t 20
y me hrft BUSINESS tu uc ac'Vlnp"suru wv
~ 70 secu,e lhr L'.urauoH Nt ~ , '" III Sf an
n iehte oil pan'SnuleuI Wn''h nau , vvvm ~,
ot mlvit" on Nu.t , 'mV , s"tIr, oayice
n. went to MS i2uGlnSS' on bnSarop > aut a.e
ana LOOK /" a'S pru' nc paiVu ~, y, ~,
t. cecued L" MUlntH anu ny tep.est ,,,
=, mission for him TO remain AT San Antoni
a for at least a week. me resi- IL a'lnos
n. 90 tedions In us strugSles Win req zap
IN 10 tell. but by divers arthur means b"s,tu
ne pressed Austius request until Ut iaet MN
KS tmrZ looked upon IT with FAVOR ana ioi
or warded 1t, with his Recommendation ina
,n II he granted without delay, to Arleoohu