The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-03
ITS ANNUAL MEETING.
HOUSTON MANUFACTURING AssoClA
TON HELD 1T LAST EVENING.
The Association in Better Shape Than
Ever Before-Reports of President and
ecretary--Work OF the Year.

Secretary--Work Of the Year
The Houston Manufacturers association
regular monthly aud aunua meeting was
held last night In its rooms. No. PIG M0iA
street. 1t was OF much Importance and
Nes au excellent meeting. The attendance
was splendid, every officer and many OF
the members being present, The reports
OF various committees we're received aud
acted upon. The accounts OF the score
tary and treasurer were audited aud found
correct. After all accounts we're ordered
paid email balance was left in the treas.
ury to start IN on the new year. The re-
ports OF the president, Mr. II. g. Alosehart,
ana the secretary Mr.. +, \: Gray werc
received, read. ordered furnished TO tho
press for publication and Med These re-
ports are as follows
President Moseharts Report.
The Houston Manufacturers Association.
Houston, VeNas January ., 1OU2-Gentle.
men; With the close of the year 1t again
becomes my duty to cali your attention to
tic aims, the object ard the opportunities
Of our organization We have accomplished
/ eohSlhlfdple WORK Ia The past, out slaA
nor attempt to review this as II viii he
! cumpeteiy summarized N the rep0tt VI
the secretary. snail content myscu with
! pointing out the condition or the nssocia.
tloh as II Is today ANA with the OUTLOOK
! Tor the future.
| take it Tor granted that every member
/ SI our Equalization Is greatly interested
/ IN tue WeIare or Texas III general and VI
{ houston III particular, and yet, so tar US
| J am able to learn the work OF the Asso-
! cation Is better krOwu and mere fully an
. preciated outside Of Houston than IL is by
. a majority OF our tmpers This is bud.
! II shows thar We are lJkewarnI In our ef.
| IortS and that few have all the work 10
| DO. 70 fact, | think 1 um safe IN saving
Ton ita gf.rea.
/ OF our Sccietlry we would have accom-
/ plished Othing in she past year one OF
! the greatest obstacles with which he has
hau 10 contend has been The influence Of
! our members
Let US hope that all this during the pres
ent year VIII be changed and ii each ona
/ VIII DO MS little pro- urtion the work OF
the association will be a pleasure
The Industrial deN eopmeRt committee
curing me past year has handled all propo-
sltionS which came before IT. to the best OF
lts ability and did good work YET this
committee is Handicapped iu lts work for
me want tf statistical information as TO
fhe industries now established. the amount
OF capital Invested, the condition of in.
/ austria. enterprises and as To the capita
| waiting Tor investment This information
! the Couuniiee on statistics should furnish
/ Yet this committee has never held n mcer,
Ing ana II seems not to realize the purpose
! Tor watch " was c;eEtcd or the Importance
/ of the work to he done
/ Gentlemen, ! fear you VIII think | am
| e,urhpt IS to lecture you, bur nothing is
/ further from my thoughts NV own short.
/ 'omngs arc too great TO permit me 10 do
/ desire. But I think il Is due you that yon
! know the exact stutus Of affairs. AS TO
/ the work of the future. there Is much to
| he done and the outlook Is bright. Busi-
] Iess in Houston Is mere prs porous than
! II has been for many years. Roth capital
| and population are coming this way, and IL
! is our 1lty TO take advantage OF every op
| portunlty to secure new industries until we
have built up a city in keeping with the
| advantages which God and nature have
To my mind the most most important
work Tor uS 10 do Is to secure from the
next legislature the right OF home rule in
] taxation.
/ The most important because 1t Affects all
! mon and all Industries alike AS you prob
/ ably know. a bill for this purpose passed
the lower house of the last legislature nv
/ over two-thrds majority and only failed TO
/ pass me senate for want az time In this
I connection. our committee on taxation de-
serves communication for the work which
IL performed
The work, however, will have TO be done
! over when the next legislature meets |
! trust that every member will constitute
himself committee OF one 10 push this
work along. The day we secure the right
OF bone rule IN taxation; we can II we
| that we have accomplished more for the
! industrial DEVELOPMENT not only Of Hous.
ton, hut OF all Texas. than any other body
OF men since the meeting OF sam Houston
and Santa Anna on the San Jacinto,
Gentlemen, I thank YOU for the honor
you have Don done me in The, past ana trnst
WI elect tcnghJ your earnest and pcr
slstent support Jet VS. work 10 make
the Houston Manufacturers association the
banner organization cf the State. Respect
| fully yours, II. G, Mosehart.
Secretary Grays Report
Mr.. President and Members of the Houston
Manufacturers Association.
Houston, Texas, January 2 1902. Gen.
tlsmen: Tonight closes my second term
of ofnce, and il hecoues my luty to again
lay before You the work OF the associa
tlon for the past twelve months.
The constitution OF the Houston Mana
ftcturers association defines work under
three distinct heads, viz: 1. Agriculture.
. Manufacture. B. Merchandise Il was
thought by the trainers OF the eonstltu.
tlon that the manufacturing aud merclntiie |
interests In Houston demanded the develop. |
hient Of the Agricultural resources Vt the 4
e2uhtry contiguous aud tributary 10 thls /
CITY, oy the utilization OF the vast area
q pndeIeloped lands lying thereln
therefore, for the past two years your
ASSOCIATION has l0bored earnestly in this /
behalf, and the results shown IN the rapid /
development Of The country surrounding
10 your advocacy Of rice culture on the
prairie lauds, sugar growing In the river
oettoms ana tohaceo culture In the &C.
r. - ~ NiH'H'ifN ANUS Az interests
N houston, manufacturing or Otherwise
nave felt the Impetus TO trade given by
these money making crops. and the work
Is yet IN rs Infancy. The discovery of
on pas hSd, OF course, great Influence
On the commercial world but aside from
furnishing cheap fuel for factories and
employment IN few lines OF Industry, IL
nas not phi much money In circnlation In
this city. Tie basis OF ou- manuf1 curing
snd mercantile prosperity lies "a the nro
uuction of the valuable raw materials nenr
"a ne Misunderstanding centerS ana these
lumber and agricultural products
Following VI the WORK dcne In the vas,
prsviSVss large easineaa nsattng was