The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-21
RESULTS OF cONc1E'
FARMERS CONVENTION App,,,.
AS TO ITS RESULTS 'V''
Immigration Is on the Boom !.
Possible lndueement Is oH.,. s y \
the Homeseeker =

General Passenger Agent r.,
migration Agent Dixon Of ths -
East aud West Texas are r.,, a'as
with the results obtained a, ,s. Nlrs
Congress. Mr.. Dixon said n 's's1
tive Of The Post; II was an. Mas
inal organizers of the congress
'ne iatners OF the institution are nss
with achievements so far ana 'suAs
WINGED that 1t is indispensab,. ~
sion this year was by far ~. .|
monious which we have ever heM r., !, y
tendance and Increase in membe,,s,. =
larger than ever before. II u.
that everyone went there 10 sYaH
something. / never saw such sn,ss.
Visitors from Louisiana, MIssI,s,s. !
Georgia came to study Texas r,.,s.
some OF the best speakers were f ro-u y
lana. The best speech made h.,,.'
truck growers department WAS ~
Mr.. +. |. Burch of Marlin H. lsA
prietor Of large commercial trn =
and has lage vineyards at Cornn. s',es
AS an indication Of his success n WV
out last year S1S0O for express,,s ~
The peach and apple exhibits Va. ~ ".
lent, wy go
The Texas peach belt can ma, !.
celled,' said Mr. Dixon. aTbs a. ~ v
peach has no rival in the worIs '' KS
Keithville, La, as far south a. ,sas
and Livingston on our road the Eh,r,
the most profitable industry. M ~
already SHIPPED this season from n.
station on our line ten carloads. M. .,el
consignment selling for $40 a cat. Y
$3.50 a busbel. The ten cars n,t.ss \
cents a crate at the depot"
Speaking of immigration. Mr.. Dlsc, M
Il am constantly receiving letters M
homeseekers. Some OF them reside ii Nm
Texas and in every other STATE Of M
handling our immigrants. All who M
come have settled and are satsr,d n,
prosperous. II Is strictly a pefsonsl WI
with us. We meet the Immigrant whu \
arrives, accompany him on his tour Of b
spection and discover lands and MA
terms which suit his resources ans E
poses. The secret Of our success lie, h
the fact that there are no real ssia
sharks In our business. We vii I'M
nothing to do with them. The BIG Mt
that =. made so frequently Of late ips
Texas land sharks and about the hrr'a
raising the price of lands after the lrrt
grant arrives to purchase. is unworta! 4
special notice because such howls cone
a rule, from the big land sharks We
selves.
Here is a case In point: pig nav
facturer of Kansas city solicited out M
| ices in securing a large tract OF lana 81
very low figure. He proposed 70 oesss
the property, to build mills, eye. aug lsa
out for less than he gave for II. belei'
that | might be able to locate M.g -
ony | became interested In his pIopo'mm
and after spending time ana mon. ~ ~
tuitously got the option on IN, ~ ~ ~
wanted and made the sale. W.T. i, M 4;
for him to redeem his promise; .. !. i,
nothing OF the kind. He lausIsa \,
| sleeve. lie did not spend ac. ~ !. - ~ :,
lnnd. hut he Immediately adaea e. ~ \. \,
on the price of the land and onsrea y Il, n
sole. 1t is In the market n9N' ..r,, i,
original owners had asked 70 m ..,,a |
ocre more for the land than ne erR sN sal
obtain 1t for he would nave nv who Il n
imStiiv These are the fellows WY ~, "A N
~, king We can get all tne .A IN h
b % want, from one sss aot i
1900 acres, ct very d, 'o tor TIE tbs ale ~
any Kind of terms, READY ior , Nh nave I
| thc nlow. Not one doliar ". .sttler us,,
NO Maid in advance. All the ss - 70 Va
t W. do ,s ia erect his tent ana ~ -
70 develop the property