The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-27
At Beev;Il.

fon agents excurslonists and tbo,, $50
"iiNeu mere on their special train =, .,s''e
."acnes yesterday afternoon NJ a,",e,i
oNer the San Antonio and Aror,. :,
ANYWAY. They were met nj mo - .ss
large number of Beeyflle neonia ~
eseorted TO the court house sonarn 4"u
an olu fashioned barbecue had hoer 80.
ing tnem ever since / O'clock H. -
Ut winch they were scheduled 70 srr,.a
AT the court house they were woioa,
Ny captain A. c. Jones. one OF rho ,,ts,''-
eltizens OF the county and a man vho ~.
oeeh foremost in neatly every move,,a',s
Tue county has made for advancement 49,.
!ng forty years. Captain .Tonos -
tne VISITORS that they were mors th a uleu
eolhe' not only as visitors hut tht N Wel'
w6at mma a as permanent citizens: that
T.t Dec county needed was hons, IA IA
urustlous men from the oyercruv,1ed =, ~ ~.
~ tue North to aid in the deveIont,'S1,l atcS
t fac, "9hhaerinl resources. lie regretted ,Sa he
renderod the unprecedented drouth had
tI ~, tne county anything bnt sttr a.l
I've, out was CAD that so rrnot ~. a.. AZ
resources OF the county that in snito.t the
cnit,,ra II WIS aple to show products OF aSri.
culture equal to those blessed b,, % ISL ISL.
.aNor tnat nature could bestow ~ e1SlS
NY coulu show VI thus well nndn,e Og "
most unIayorable conditions. what n,' nc
ne expected of 1t under bettor na ,Inisht
or under the electrifyInp ana JiVSnHitions
huehce or lmmigratlonY He asked ;bnSS ~. u
n0meseeker from the North he - ~ .ie
Vii win1ie me, ne assured the agents. he womb he
WI WI provided for. "'" "e
inc welcome was responded to hv Ca,,
AN oaim ". NJ; Mckinney, general immIgraiinn
agent OF the Southern Pacific systnIS ' HEl
agents and nde tb people OF Beeyille that the
nuu come and were duly grateful for III
t thhaS hineent reception accorded them erd
that that n many my 81 them would come again. and
t that ~ no Instant day, and bring some 80
tnelr friends with them. and tbnF ~ Jotne vi
s saine they came it would be to stov uI H.
.oF r Tue people OF his section had heard
odannatas , and ltS wonders, but that no
,,oe quate luea could be formed OF III vnst
ness, greatness and productiveness ev ,%Slt
~ sSelIg II with their own ewes Can.
1en ~ MscKK ,y was many years ago eli.
I'm OF Texas, having been In charge ~
big ranch near Weatherford H. se OF
u great work for the State in tho noSI}inp,
ne ne now occupies with the Southern PacIac
Colonel c. l. Swan tbe wou ,,o,..
Immigration agent OF Normanna. was thn
next speaker. He came to Bee conntS fr ,rS
compa aS Ten wb gcSrS ago at the head of tde
mamma section and made It one Of t the , Noy
eSnrlity and prosperous communities In tLe
state and he knows from actual aynerior ono
ort ne INDUSTRIOUS agrlcu,turist can got
no dQuht about the resources Of Tcv"s
ana the productlveness of its sotI-tbat oi1
il was needed was men tn settle mn its
isnds ana take the place of tho long born
leNas COW. At the close of Mr. Swnn,a
remarks the visitors were invited m +bo |
oaoIes' which had been arranged unJer n |
grove or trees IN the court house ward md !
on whlch an abundant supply of rre bsr |
uecuea peer and mutton, bread coffee Ice |
,wuler' cantaloupes and watcrmelons had |
peen spread About n half an hour was
spent In putting this substantial renost |
good. W. tee most |
Some ONE time was then spent in listening
20 speecnes by Judge George ~ Chnffee Of |
ohelpyVllle, ILL.,, and Mr.. T. II. HOFFMAN
~ Tii, aged German farmer OF the state Of
llnnols. The latter gentleman said he in |
tended to advise all the Younger mon of
MS acquaintance In his State who ware |
renting land 10 come to Texas where tber
could buy good home for what thew naid |
III rents In one year in Illinois
me eXcuTsionists returned 10 tho denot
"hefe on vacant lot near by they Wit
,,esSed the riding OF n bucking hrouCho nv
Mr oilye Sheeran, n well known younp
man OF Beeville, They then boarded their
rain and with shouts aud nraisos for
Beeyille left for the coast
, All or the excursionists agreed In saving
mat their reception and entertainment M
beeville was not eXcelled BY ANYTHING thov
lad met with on their entire trim The
barbecue was especially a treat to many Of
mem. ms II was the first they Ind ar,r
nartaken OF They all EXPRESSED tber
selves well pleased, especially with the
'oast country Of the State, and many az
hem signided their intention of feturping
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