The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-07
The Passing Throng

'Oeoseu Va Tue raising Of fruit tho
greater part Of his life. aud who is copsld.
cred Que Of the ablcst experts in the coup,rv
upon the subject Of horticulture. was in
Houston yesterday.
AR. Messiek is enthusiastic upon the pos
siollities Of Texas After visiting three
counties IN Texas, upon the line of the
houston East aud West Texas" said lac In
conversation with Post reporter. Il fccl
tnat the people Of Texas have been sleeping
Tor great many years, and have failed 10
realize what this State can do in the ,ysv
OF fruit raising. have discovered that
there are hundreds and hundreds Of acres Of
land in Nacogdoches Shelby and Polk coun
ties that could and should be utilized for
fruit growing, especially peaches. black.
berries and possibly-early apples and pears.
though the pear proposition is a risky one.
on account Of the blight, aud l would sus
gest that the pear acreage be put in
peaches visited Fitze Hill. in Nacog-
doches county. and found that the soil
there contains great abundance Of peach
bearing elements / have travelled 5000
miles since April, 1902. and know Of no
place more suitable for DEVELOPMENT than
the three counties | mentioned especiaIv
loG the fruits nomed. At Emporin / found
large tract Of land with natural drainage
over and underground. which is one OF rho
most important features IN peach growing
reaches and cherries can stand more droi1tb
tnan any other orchard fruit. and the higher
lucy are planted, the least subject they are
70 lale troStS, ! neglected to mention rhe
iact that cherries were also suitable Tor the
iandS in Nacogdoches. Shelby and Polk
counties. The growing Of cherries has been
considerably neglected, though there Is
good market for them.
If 1 had forty acres Of such land az
saw ID the country along the Gulf Air
Line. continued Mr.. Nlessick, by the
planting of peaches, cherries and black.
berries, / would be able 10 figure safely on
making net profit Of $1,000 for the frst
nve years after planting The soil climate
ana otner conditions are most satisfactory.
ana any other man who would give the mat
Ter ms best attention aud use modern
methods would succeed likewise. The Hons.
ton East and West Texas people are doing
a great work for Texas in developing tbe
section OF the country through which their
Inc nuns and their efforts will result In
bringing more revenue to Tr2nS than any
9 sI,L enterprise that the state has ever had
Aue rahroa1S generally have been kind To
me IN my visit through Texas, and my
thanks are due theu for It. If any OF tho
roads Of the State desire me tn 90 over thor
me and investigate conditions FOR them |
VIII be pleased to do So"
il Is Mr.. Messicks intention to become n
resident of Texas during the winter months,
and proposes To make Investments in tho
state, so much faith has he in the future
81 this section NJ the country. lie began his
career IN the orchard business whom but &
years Of age, and has followed IL steadily
Of his life.
HARRY REAYEY, advance representa-.
tive If the "Pcck's Bal Boy company.
Is here making arrangements for the np.
pearance of bis company Ia this city. he
also closed q contract with the Southern
Pacific passenger department, through As
siStdnt General Passenger aud Ticket Agent
Tom ]. Anderson, for the transportation OF
the company IN its tour through Texas
Theatrical people are supposed TO be OF a
superstitious nature, but evidently Mr.
Redyey II not, for he carries thirteen peopie
IN his company, aud to further empnasize
Inc TACT that he does not believe Ia the sup
posed fatality of that number the company
WIZ he seen mere on the 18th of the month
which Is on Friday, another supposed III
omen. One thing, whether anything serious
happens or not as 2 result OF the Conglom-
meration Of unucky numbers, Mr., Reavey
promises all who attend the performance q
good show.
HON. CLIFF a. ADAMS, one OF the
penttentiary inspectors, was in Houston
last night having come IN from Sugarand
and Harlem, where he had gone in the in.
terest OF tue penhentiary system. Mr..
Adams reports everything at Harlem,
where one Of the state farms is located,
in splendid shape. The present crop Of
sugar cane has been gathered and the men
are now engaged in planting the now
crop. The weather is exceedingly bad and
the work has been somewhat retarded on
account Of that fact. No work was being
done yesterday, the convictS having becu
ordered 10 the walls, on account OF the
rain. Mr. Adams went up TO Bryan, his
home last night. He makes Houston his
I headquarters, and comes in and out Of this
city quite frequently
~
HON. A. S. FISHER, who recently au-
nounced his intention of locating in Hous-
ton for the practice of law, having some
time ago organized the firm OF Fisher, Tur-
/ ner & Fisher arrived In the city. yesterday
| from Georgetown. He was accompanied
by Mrs Fisher, and Miss and Mr.. Harry
Fisher, aud has apartments al the Rice
| CAPTAIN Fisher has an exceedingly high
/ upinlon Of this city Us business place,
I ana II Eluu OF TIC NlpuA AhAlA9 1" M 40
his home He and his family will make
3 valuable additions to the society Of this
! city.
! EDWIN A. PRATT, the representative OF
I the London Times, who was here several
days. left yesterday morning for Beau
mont. Mr.. Pratt is making a tour OF the
/ United States for the purpose Of writing
/ series Of articles for his paper upon the
/ subject OF railroads and railroad corstruc-
1 ton I'm this country, especially from the
I standpoint Of comparisons with those IA
( England Mr. Pratt was entertained VINE
/ In Houston by a number OF BRUSH ngti-
feIlow countrymen. He stated that hls iu'
pressiops OF the railroad systems IN me
United States were quite favorable, Indeed
,an, ~ docks az Galveston, stating thnt
n y,as moi better an, where than mat e&-