The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-26
TURNING TOWARD n,
COMING TO T1s SssI''V
New saIl'oad Hopss s.nt,,.,.
fiouston--some THRIVE, ls'sss ceAs
Planned BY tho sso We. : w
To the Editor of The po,,

~ .ne Eoitor OF The Post
Chicago, October ..
move" ana Texas ia fo,n, I1s rux n
with wa, astonishing rapidly. n . y
near the old oft-repeated ,ots y I, non q
after returning from wes,s 49, =. = SA'ua
close Of the war, that 4 !. . . as'
i've In hell" wi Issh
No. not only army ofn...
senerally are singing the Dr,,.. -
lana q OIL rice, cotton, sugar. 81. =
ana fruit enough to supply h, "isr,|
to spare. 's| "e Eci
Houston is coming to tn. 49,.
In the estimation Of tho rsss, .'sa' ~.
the North as center for n. p'sa
region OF AoOO0.OOO acre, 60 1as
sold all over the Unicn, VIA "
lands doubling In value each ~.' - y
OF the new rice Industry So v., n -. 'sa
In the last three years ,hs s''ss
the country where the raIu, i Y, w
TO $40 per acre can be and IA r.,...
costing the farmer S12 to SD n.r y. I
sucn condition exists elsewhers ~. 40. an
not require the foresight ~ sae "a
recognize In the near futn,. R,oNH y
vance In the price OF coast ccnr. ln "a
very rev people even nnv ,s. AlA
that within twenty-five miles =, uSnassn
the largest sugar plantation ana n 10y
the united States, soon n i, .sllo1
Cuban sugar Brought In BY ~ Wy
iaseo, Brazos and Northern rsl Is ~ Y
waller, president; e. p gnss,.
manager This road Is now sSosss ...s
financed by chicago and New Yc,sS 49,. ...l
ists ana hids fair In the next Two ~
naRe mileage OF from $50 10 M y.
the new road win visit HonStn- ls s.,.s u {
next ten days for inspection ana w" ss,
Its future development, This ~ sI Wv
II terminals In Velasco, Is IN closs ~. as.
ton with the InternationsI AZ WE N.
northern, the Santa Fe, and tbs 49,, US
Paclhe, and new traffic arrpn ssrs ,..'. !.
speedily be inaugurated with thoss =,
Ems movement means wonders M ~ !. I
minal Velasco, which has been rs,,..
past honors for the last few 49,
mas landlocked harbor, which r,v,,,,.
10 the coast have learned 10 ann....a
since the storm Of 1900 fr"s
Chicago people feel very hin0lv ,,.,.
Texas now, and are doing mora th,n \
70 secure some Of the great ana T.'..
Texas trade. Here are headouartsrss. y y \. \
Two largest railroad systems IN me nm
states, the Santa Fe and the southrs n, B
enc, ana both have recently turned is
attention 10 advertising the resources II
our great state. The Southern pacs v (
an exhibit In prominent Location N M,
street of Texas products, and ia ~. ~
tlon bureau Is very efficient ga n,
good work for Texas. The Rresf a,..s \,
reaching from Chicago to the Pacine ~, u
ana south TO the gulf, including ualt,gs
Houston and Beaumont, has alway, NJ
known as remarkable factor In boEn,
States In the West, and he's now turaerl /
attention southwark. Its latest pcs,,
work on rice culture Is having 4 rensriiN Il
run, giving facts ana figures fruu ihhu +
forty rice COVERS in the coast coYntI +
results already obtained. With ptitt, d +
costs OF raising rice, and each article erG
with the name and address Of tho h /
grower, which work brings the rics mta
business up to date, lSQ2. and eta,
large book, also illustrated, Is nsv !
process of being edited at the headQairu
of the company In Galveston. Mr. Wan
keenan, general passenger agent
Last week the three general psnnC
agents of the whole Santa N urr 7
in consultation In this city, planning < N
future work. and how best to ASST q +
grafton TO Texas. Two very importsni 4 f
cisions have been made BY this road b Ai
direction; one Is TO give the homestsin Z
excursion TO Texas, which occur ths n
and third Tuesday Of each month ~
lists sleeping car At about one-htf ~ " f.
OF the regular Pullman. and the olAr \
greatly reduced rate to families muni +
Texas. A one-way rate on excurhop w l.
Of 50 above half the regular farA ~
stance, the rate from Chicago to Htxz
Is $81.75. The rate now given egr
Santa BE to people moving to Houses
$3.50, and from Kansas City 70 H'1n
S12.96; chair cars on each train tee \
sleeping berths at half rates is Ity :
portant concession and will DECIDEDLY Y +
slst immigration to Texas.
We hardly appreciate the work dnA
the railroads In settling up new cca,E
No man who is working earnestly 70 tiH r.
dse and work for the State but M &
hearty cooperation Of the TexsS Ilftla
n distributing advertising free, and u y +
ng low rates. For instance, ~ III ~
give the excursion rate Of one fare ~ Y r
for the round trip on thu first ano w
tuesdays In every montn IN tAe yeAH W Is
'or twenty-sne days
Were 1t not for the iiisgtffnete nuSfH
II ticket scalping, we could az e. "
1t any time over any rpad tnat lha
Texas OF course this ilegitmats ~
,ouid be regulated by hw o., nettG ~
DO abolished entirely.
Tho business has no right to elise
Inder any law or any system o. asaas
n fair dealing. The party buying Y
ate ticket signs positive agresrsa
Use II himself and not to sell to ctnt x T.
les: that Is the essence Of the conlria n
ween the individual and the raireae y e
he laws of every State should c2nss "
)arty, the railroad or the indlylaun.
i've up to his contract; then the ps,,sa..~
Il scalper's ticket has to crop ~ y,
lame and personify some one eise W.
rates falsehood to save rev oAa'
rhe whole business is demoraliEing B
This fall and winter will witness !. ",
Migration to Texas oUtstripplng an ~ ~
heretofore made In our State. Che,n ~
nd an exceptionally fine climate wv \. ~
hat abundantly protect eapitsl 49, .,.
ffers to the homeseeker and infetl@,
'antages TO be found In no other 49, 49,,
ur Union. w D. sD's