The gold leaf., 1905-04-06
WORKING ALONG RIGHT LINES
Col. T. ]. Anderson's Good Work in
Developing the Country Traversed
by the Southern Pacific Railway.

The following, which comes to US
from Houston, Texas, will be read
with interest by those VINO know the
gentleman alluded to:
Col. Z. J. Anderson, General Passenger
Agent OF the Sunset Route, is not only
one OF the best passenger men in the cOun-
try. but he is a most successful developer
of the general interests of the country in
dustriaI He believes that in bringing in
new farmers, new manufacturers, and
capitalists he is building up permanent
business for his road and at the same
time helping every person along the line
of the Southern Pacific. He has already
done much valuable work in this section
and is pushing forward with energy and
ability. The settlers convention to be
held in Galveston April 21st-23rd, is one
of the best ways to show to the world
how well those who have already settled
and invested in Texas are pleased and in
showing they are pleased Others will fol-
low for we all follow success.
Col. Anderson's great prospecting trip
and one thousand mile overland ride
through the territory tributary to the
Southern Pacific was the biggest thing OF
the kind ever pulled off in this country
and the road and section received thous-
ands OF dollars worth of advertising
thereby. And it is the start towards the
development OF that part OF the great
Southwest.
Col. Anderson has brought to his assist
ance able men in the development work.
For more than fifteen months Mr. } ohm
r. Patrick, of North Carolina, has been
inspecting that portion of Texas and
Louisiana traversed by the Southern Pa
cific. Mr. Patrick was brought to this
section through the influence OF Colonel
Anderson, who knew OF the great work
he had done as Chief Industrial Agent OF
the Seaboard Air Line and General I'M
migration Agent of the State OF North
Carolina while Colonel Anderson was
General Passenger Agent Of the Seaboard
Air Line Colonel Anderson was sure that
Mr. Patrick could be of assistance to him
in the development of industrial condi-
tiOns and immigration. Colonel Ander-
son says Mr. Patrick has posted himself
thoroughly in regard to the advantages
and resources OF our territory and Will
go East to work as General Eastern In
dustrial and immigration Agent OF the
Southern Pacific Sunset Route for LOuisi-
ana and Texas. His territory will en-
brace the Northern and New England
States Colonel Anderson said:
Last year, under the supervision OF
Mr. Patrick, we made a tour of the New
England States, visiting State and county
fairs, showing to those Eastern people
the products Of this section. We had an
exhibit that was most favOrably COM
mented upon by the New England news
papers and the public generally. 1t was
arranged that we hold a reception and
banquet on the day previous to the open
ing of the fairs, and that teachers, edi-
tors and other prominent people be in
vited. This feature was quite popular.
The receptions were prominently men,
toned, editorially, by the newspapers,
and large numbers of teachers and Others
attending were very much interested in
the exhibits of rice, cane, cotton and
other products, which were new to a
large number OF those present"