The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-15
MOST POPULAR PROPOSITION
Rice Palace Suggestion Endorsed in
Mass Meeting Last Night.
temporary Organization Was Effected and Com
smittee Created to Enquire Into and Report
\ Upon the Merits of the Project

fact that in connection with the rico nal.
ace ana the exhibit that would be placed
therein IT would be necessary to have n
program each night for the entertainment
OF Inc visitors. He said he believed the
No-Isu-Oh organization would give it's best
teuainmcnts.
a gentleman from Iowa, who has been
here since December. made n speech thai
was enthusiastically received. He said that
MS presence In Texas was chargeahle to
secretary OF Agriculture Wilson. lie said
ne was personally acquainted with that Of
nclal ana had high regard for him. He
saw statement made by MIR. Wilson to the
cncct THAT II he were n young man he
coast Of Tetas fol s,at iG b tn% south
he said, "and here am. aud have nothing
TO regret for being here. | came deeply
prelndlced against Texas. and thought /
/ am mere yet, ms you all can see.
lounu 50 many opportunities that / could
not resist the temptation tn stay and take
advantage of them. You all don't appre.
ciate what YOU have got. ana YOU are here
on the ground. Can you expect my people
To believe me when | write back to them
ana tell that what | see and what | have
lGnrncdf They have all kinds of prcju-
diccS against your State, but all Tint Is
necessary is to get those shrewd fellows
down here and they will see great oppor.
tunltlcS that you have never dreamed Of:
get them here and they viii invest fast
enough. And | want to say right here that
the pan of campaign that you have opened
tonight Is the very way TO attract their
attention want to tell YOU all something
that you may not appreciate II two-thirds
OF the ClaimS for this section as n rice belt
are true then ! want to tell YOU that
Houston Is destined to be n gigantic city.
That prophecy, based on tho premise that |
made is Just rs certain Of fulfllmcnt rs
that the sun will rise tomorrow. waa
10 tell you something else. If YOU in
augurate this rice palace, and get the proper
excursion rates, you will have iudisSoluhy
linked the name of Houston aud - culture
OF rice in the minds Of tho Northern pco-
pie, Oh, you have started RIGHT il You
VIII perscvere. Why, gentlemen land In
my State that Yields SIS and Sc net per
acre Is worth from $50 to $50 what do
you think your land, on that basis, yielding
from $50 upward net per acre ought to ha
worth? Get out and let the people know
what you have got II you want a tccmkG
population and an immense city. You have
n great many obstacles TO overcome. hut
those people you bring here as visitors II
see your rice palace and other exhibits will
become citizens and their own convenience
Will make them gladly assist in making
this section as comfortable for homes AMI
families as any part of our great country
When he finished he was heartily cheerCd.
Mr.. Cleveland then rose and moved th"t
committee of fifteen be appointed to
consider the whole affair. and that sub
scquent meeting be held to receive that
report. lie supplemented his motion by
saying that he had reason tn q lieve that
the railroads would give rates 70 the pro
posed entertainment that had never been
cOuacd into Houston before and prob
ably never into the State. He said further
that the organization should be effected on
n permanent basis, and that the propose
rice palace should be open from two T.
six months.
Mr. Clcvcland's motion prevailed where
upon Chairman Holt said that he desired
some time TO consider the names Of genie
men to Place upon that committee. He
viii probably name the committeeman some
time today.
The discussion then became general, and
it was decided to invite the Rice Associa
tion Of America to assist in making the
effort a success. 1t is thus plain that the
people Of Houston do not desire to appro-
pirate all the benefit from the rice palace
but want all the interests Of the rice bolt
10 participate in the good 10 come from
it. The executive board Of the Rice asso-
citation will meet in Beaumont next Friday.
and Messrs o. NJ wilson f, y. GRAY, w.
c. Moore. J. 4. Radford and j. II. Love
grove were appointed rs n committee IN at
tend that meeting and invite the co-opcra-
tion of the association.
No further business appearing the meet
ing adjourned subject to tn call Of the
committee to he named by Chairman Hot