The Houston Daily Post (Houston, Tex.), Vol. XVth Year, No. 75, Ed. 1, Sunday, June 18, 1899 Page: 18 of 26
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before the Texas State real estate conven-
tion
I feel that t am among friends The
newspaper and the real estate men are kin
ycji know and I am proud of the relation
for Instance tho little deal In which ho
secured a deed to Louisiana from Napoleon
In 1S03 an event that tho great West Is
going to celebrate in grand style at St
Louis In 1003 Then to como nearer to
the present day let me clto that little deal
In real estate Uncle Sam made with
Spain last year and It wasnt a good year
for real estato either Dowcy comes next
as a real estate mm and It doesnt take
him long to clinch a deal elthor Thf
newspaper and thp real estato men have
been with us a long time but I believe
the latter have a llttlo tho best of It as
we arti told that Adam was a dealer In
dirt but afterwards engaged In tho fruit
business
My subject I believe is The News-
papers Part in Texas Advancement Tht
subject is a broad one and I shall have
to content myself in discussing It briefly
The press of Texas number among Its
workers somo of the pioneers ot the State
some of the early settlers who though
born In the great East or North decldod
to go West and grow up with the coun-
try The press of the Western hemis
phere is not old in years but it is old lu
experience It was In 1610 I ballove thai
Governor Berkley of tho Jamestown colo
ny remarked In a public speech that he
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galore Dut he also found virgin slow Inreeognlzlng their friend
rfha
Ho found that nature X fivtah Fn < our legs at o
had to be installed the standard of so
elety and morality had to bo raised
churches and schools had to be estab
lished jrallroadB towns and factories had
to be built ln all of these the newspa
Justify such combination
Tho benefits and advantages to be do
rived from this system aro manifest iu
many particulars It gives us opportune
poratook the lead Show me a iafge er Vhtrtu YamSi wMh Clch oth
p u b e e trPJ J as show m a S wcT iao1 ft fS 001 b u
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estateTeenY ° i t b u K if M A clrc °
way system or any of tho big pubic en of a Tea
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Houston Post was born and with It waa > uut and meet the peoplo must not bu eur
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AVhnt the PreKH Uitu Dune for the
AtlvnnccmtMit of Tcxn
The following address was delivered hy
air W A Mair of the Halletsvllle Herald OOO souls Its network of railroads on a fishing excursion The Idle daysand
Its
car Its weeks somo months
ehops Its big cotton seed mills Us coop will naturally come to the real citato
erago establishments Us fine electric man who sits complacently back In his
lines Us crcosotlng works Us carriage I office and waits for customers to hunt
and wagon works Us furniture and boxLnlm mi
factory Its mammoth compresses What Then K we conciudo that an extensive
wrought this wonderful change Look over I acqualntince Is a good thing to have
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AOltltl LTUHEIVrnVAS
innt is carrieu on vy uo mouusii
aro refusing to hav overcome however by live and
curbstone broker by
any business dealings with him whatever f Pf T ihlBCrU3t raust bp
his nefarious business can soon be brought ° and the light thrown In to wake
to nn end nnd the order purged ot this dls1 P J e oysters and put now life mid energy
reputable clement J l which they will change
Ono other sublect that I think should1 ontlnontB ail Gladly Join the pro
command the attention of the real estato
nifoCHtlon of Texas and that Is tho de
velopment of manufactories and develop
tlie
prosperity of Texas and gives our home
had mJ e0010 tbat mueh addUlonal employment
been he r w dom to refused l t nhS
Its dealings with this great undeveloped law Ho J Im SuP oso this nollcv was moro extensively
ever some of hesev4
region And yet what availed all this tlclans vl leam before thh 0CS Nifp Pursued by the people of the Unitod States
What wero nil these advantages to 1 In vember moo thrt th n w S tf N ° at larK ni lnMeai1 ot the ho °
without the People to take hold of tlon liuie band waion of th i7 r hav I wealthy loafers that annually take their
and develop them Here was a work and who fought us lS tho uLumS T5 men nimer flight like birds ot passage to
the nrt newspaper Mim started to do it Columns who also admit t they S have lre a grievance 1 raen fashionable IJuropcan retorts should pat
1 ronle tho many elegant pleasure and
health resorts of America and Instead of
scattering their millions with such lavish
hand8 nWn W
wn
scales began to fall fW aSST v SLS
m i oB 8a Sn i1e i1 n a s i TAT nimbus
of the newspapers of Texas Increased tho
reputation
of our State becamo moie fa
vorable abroad Capitalists began to In
vestigate and those who came finding tho
had
not deceived them invest
How Their OrcniiUnllon Tan Ho im
tiro > cd uml IrcfccMciI
Tho following paper was read before
tho
Texas Rcil Kstato association at
rto rtti6 I Jne b XI tie
UBlls 0Lcopl8 of Te5tas PaP ° r fell
into the hands of hard working indus
trious farmers and they too becamo con
vinced and settled among us It Is un
necessary for me to say what these farm
ers have done for Texas their efforts and
their work speak more eloquently than
words
at my commend
nut the work of the newspaper was not
confined to the Northern fields There was
missionary
Tho question that presents Itself to me
as being ot primary Importance to the
order is thorough nnd complete system
of organization First an organization
to embrace the entire Stato In ono grand
real estate association and second the
organization
of local associations at nil
work to do at home The wher0 there aro eal estate dealers
d U wM no M n d cllrao sown here tta < brokers In sufficient numbers to
had to be exterminated Law and order
themselves in the good graces ot the titled
paupers of Europe would content them-
selves to spend their money at home In
deed what a differenceIt would soon make
In tho financial condition ot this entlro
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Texas neods a thoroughly equipped
ngrl
cultural department with the means to
pthcr tabulate publish and distribute
order a1 thf Information necessary to place
adva1 n th0 hands of the Intelligent enterprising
be theiarmeJ so that ho may ha vo the benefit
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bo
done at comparatively small expense tak
ing Info consideration tho Immenso Inter-
est at stake
Regretting that I can not bo with you
rniier Tlcail li > Culnnol X T < MI1U of
llmiKdin
Colonel N L Mills ot Houston Texas
spoko as follows
I am one ot those who believe that In
Texas our best attention should bo given to
country The Immenso exportatlons of
th eopmont ot the country as tho
gold that are made from this country to I
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HOUSTON DAILY POST SUNDAY MOENING JUNE 18 1899
Papers Read at Texas State Real Estate Mens Convention
TUB snwsPAPGltV PAIIT country town with 27000 people But Theor who makes llttlo or no attempt to Bet
will bo greater than money Invested would bring much greater
business houses rcYl the assistance of dealers h e w ° uer tn a d0 Pr < I bankT
a lot of boxhouse other real estate S th TVHi fhl
donees filthy streets with llttlo sandcrab and that Is one rwson wny l am diw ya I t0 b J 1 J m > I t1kllnrtin1n in Schools
mlte lu ny opinion the diversity of In town building look lust to the 6cnoots
tcrprlses Dut there came a change Thero wcre not conBlll rcrt ° any value save any other State ot this great Nation for boom in any one special departmeut
was an event In the News family that an1 CXKePt 8 pasturngo for longhorna In natural je30urces sho is practically with1 Dont build too many houses
ancl What has the result v
meant new lifo to Dallas a little sister to mUBtanSS been out limit Agriculture commerce manu
tho Galvesion News was bom and sho was a ew 7oas carneit ai Intelligent lu facturlng and mining aro tho groat ele-
ment to the big North Texas town Hero Vr y the rw V 11 0 Sen ot Galvsl0 ments of material progress for agriculture
lu Waco so close to Dallas It Is useless i M09011 aml VcMv TIlcS9 same pral sh0 has broad and rich plains ot soil un
to toll tho result We all knowwhat Dal aro now Joltcd a1 ovf wlth homeu surpassed for commerco sho has more
las is with Its public enterprises Its mills of ProsPer0US and baPPy armors tuck wliea of railroads than any State in tno
and factories Us fino street ral ways s sardenors fruit Misers etc and theie Union except twoPennsylvania and Un
churches and schools and lu wholesale fSL iSSa v lfv 20 Sr SS n nol and besides sh0 has tho gulf with
houses
that at the clo o of tho present century
all over tha United States struggling to
buy our produce The Idea was unpopular
but tho newspapers worked untiringly un-
ceasingly Their energy was inoxhuusttvu
They talked truck year in and year out
In tho meantime the real estato man ap
peared upon tho scene and these two
powerful agencies for development Joined
hands Look at Southwest Texas today
From the 1st of March to tho 1st ot July
tho newspaper got there flrst The uews v JJai > Clty Now York Chicago and other
paDcr man went West and not only Northern cities draw on us for thor fruits
grow up with the country but ho Bhuckcd ani1 vegetables From Galveston to Cot
hls coat and started In to make tho coun1 P > Chrlstl from Kennedy to San An
try grow up with him
l rl ll L l J L Idcep water opening o tho world for the
San Antonio has made all of Us growth of frl ° hr 0 river bottom farms and plantations i I r the land Mining Is In Its lu
In ii last fifteen years About 1SSO tho i That V
h
Sau Antonio Express put out its towline Vv i
rn tactorlt and after I iii nays
1 J Jv1 have finished tural i
fanc but w bo devei0peaB at tho proper
Yhe ZctlcalW llme manufacturing also as population in
mere were practically no agriem will rise
hoped the day would not come during his Industries pursued throughout
lifo when this country would h eiirsnd ffitfclMt he enter southeastern nortlon of Texas Rut t
It is true that the lawyer the merchant
tho banker has each contributed In hH
to tho development of tho material
way
that that vast cotton field would be con 1 resources ot the country but I assert as
verted Into a truck patch with buyers from a fact and challenge successful comm
ond
diction that to the untiring ener-
getic efforts of the real estate man more
than to any othor ona consideration Is
due tho present progressive spirit ana
prosperous development that can b seen
on every hand lu Southern and South-
eastern Texas I am convinced that what
can bo said of tho real estate agent of my
section is equally applicable to those ot
ovcry other r irl ot tho country
Like all other honorable trades and pro-
fessions the real eBtate business has Its
charlatans and frauds whoso principal op
tDe have the raw material at hand Texas Is
Sa
with newspapers and public school
in tho early part of the seventeeth ccn
tury the son of a poor candlo maker ot
Massachusetts Den Franklin tho printer
boy brought this dreadful ovll the news-
paper Into existence In the United States
by publishing Poor Richards Almanac
From thai day the history of our news-
paper dates Poor Rochards Almanac
was a crude aflilr when compared with the
newspapers of today but it laid the foun-
dation tor the grand work that tho press
has accomplished tor this country
When Horace Greeley started the New
York Tribune his Implements were tow
and his resources limited and yet that
little pioneer paper laid tho foundation for
the development ot tho groat metropolis
and no doubt manv ot the colossal fortunes
that have been made there came from en-
terprises that orlKlnatcd In the limited
columns of Horace Greeleys semlocca
slonal Tribune Those men paved the way
tor Journalism In the West In tho South
and today as we approach the close ot thR
most eventful century in tho history of
our Nation the newspaper is so complete-
ly Interwoven with this grand govern-
mental and commercial structuro of ours
as to be a part of the great whole
Now to my own State Wherever you
find society culture and refinement
wherever you find churches and behools
wherever tho Godgiven elements ot na-
ture respoud to tho magic winu dfhus
bandry thero you will find tho newspaper
And you will find upon Investigation that
at E h WOfk0r S S FSdSFlX rB anrSn hr inS
s t an
Dut another thing Many of tho earlier cstne maiand ai aTevUnce of the I mblnedls lar3 ° r than the empire of
ler r 8n Tfa were lure < 1 he y JSUU rtt he bus said concerning ran d PonuBal combined and those
filkli n reCUlatl < iS Toxas was a Klontho superior agricultural dualities ot I l w ° a ° s suPPTt a popu atton ollover
llkecottcn was tho ore All a man had South Texas pralrlo lands we refer with JOMOOOO and Texas has about 3000000
to doi was lo plant a big acreage ot cottou nrido to tho magnificent rlco fields of Ultb slch immenso resources and a cll
nnd he had a fortune Dut this condition Jefferson Chambers and Liberty counties mato not surpassed on earth why should
was not permanent There came a change to tho splendid market gardens In the ° t Texas lead all Stat03 and not trail after
and king
cotton took a fall Here was i vicinity of Houston tlut havo made the as wo are now doing
more work for a u
newspaper The atten
tlon of tho farmer had to he diverted from
the onecrop lde to diversification How
well the pross haB succeeded can not be
more forcefully illustrated than by the
statement that Southwest Texas Is today
shipping truck by tho train load
Houston market noted throughout tho
length and breadth of this entire land
and by extending the Investigation
through Fort Dend Wharton Matigorda
and other counties in that vicinity It will
bo found that the prairie farms all of
which have been developed within the
1 have the honor lo represent what I last ten years aslly rival the famous
It will probably Interest you to know
what other States are doing in the interest
of agriculture so that you can compare
tho efforts made by others as well as
ourselves for advanced positions upon this
subject of unlvorsal Importance The fol
lowing amounts are appropriated for
boards of agriculture exclusive of the
consider tho garden spot of Texas the black lands of North and Central Texas amounts appropriated for experiment sta
great coast region traversed by the San In the production ot corn oats and cot
Antonio and Aransas Pass railway Down ton
In my country ten years ago a man would
have been laughed at If he had predicted
tions and farmers Institutes
Missouri J4S000
Illinois
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Tcnnesseo
Louisiana
Ohio
Massachusetts
Colorado
Georgia
Maine
Ponmryivanla
New York
Texas
125000
12000
15000
25000
15000
43000
42000
40000
20000
20000
6S00O
135000
1 bellevo every State1 in the unlon lias
made appropriations in thl3 great Interest
except Texas
It may be asked If Texas has such mas
nlflcont natural resources why is it that
lect nnd aim is to niako what they can i aho lraga nlong ln 0A a VJranc
And need I say tonl0 Yoakum to Waco there Is a I whatever means possible whether hunora hlnd h 3 the an enternrlsb
twiv i nu i mu m i < i uu miutusi iaifen
grown
Need I that the Texas loads of truck dally That Is diversified fraternity Is especially cursei thjg
genclcs combined and they
the San Antoth nnd Aransas Pass rail
way nnd tho San Antonio and Aransas
Pass Railway Immigration association
There aro Lupton Rannev Skaggs Buehel
Swnnn Pcnfleld Tom Richardson and a
If wo will only look
ot today grftU nterMtr
not the same Texas that our nloneer jour1 farming That Is development Theteln with this species of human parasite an abmt lg a flnd that
nallsts found here I claim that the news les the key to Texas future greatness tt annears to mo that one o the P lP progress on these linos has been nine
paper la tho corner stone of development ani tho ProBS ° t my ond f tho Stato objects to be obtained by tho order should b the mS
and had done h etiMhia I manger
enterprise Tho farmer yon know nothing elso In tho advancement I bo to weed out
Is the mudsill upon his efforts depend
our efforts upon tho fruits ot his toll we
build our commerco his efforts make pos
slbla skyscraplng buildings continental
railroads great steamship lines nnd lofty
elevators Ho Is the man who mnkes pos-
sible the existence of the busy merchant
the doctor the lawyer and the politician
I am not going to dlsputo with the farmer
the title of mudsill but I do claim that
the press Is the biggest turtlo that lodges
on that 11I
The newspapers part In tho advance
ment of Texas has not been a email one
knSthit ln the ar North anil
n2 i
tne enetc East Texas until recent years tow others I know of men who work day
was regarded as a nt habitation for only and night for tho advancement of Texas
desperados and alligators It was referred and for Southwest Texas In particular
curd i ireathas the homo of blood j With such workers Texas can not fall to
our
hindered
for an empty
building Is always an obstacle to tho
growth of any town
As I said In the beginning bo honest in
your work nnd in building a town never
make promises that tan not be kept
TCYAS IIBAITII ltnSOHTS
Inpcr Prepared for Heul Hstnte
MiMtluK by F Ij nillnve
Address by F L Dlllayo of La Porte
on Texas Resorts Summer and Winter
Mr Chairman Ladles and Gentlemen
Whatever tends to attract people to Texas
aids tho dealers ln real estate Cotton
and cattle the two great staples If you
please may entice some but there are
many other products ln Texas still unde-
veloped that find favor among the peoplo
of the North Our mining and mineral re-
sources are receiving marked attention
Tho recent discovery ot oil at Corslcani
has set on foot an Industry of possible
great magnitude Out lumber Interests
havo assumed mammoth propartlons and
hre growing larger Our achievements
in agricultural horticultural and porno
logical lines are rapidly becoming known
rind appreciated The swiftly growing
commercial Interests of Texas are caus
real estate agent As the man with the
dinner pail is the lite of a city so to
even a greater extcpt Is the man with the
hoe tho life of bath Farmers are the
greatest factor in building up Texas
It is quite unnecessary to call your at-
tention to tho multitude of logical and
convincing reasons that can be cited to
a Northern farmer to Induce him to locate
In Texas Let him devote his time aud
energies Intelligently to almost any crop
and he will bo successful And when his
success becomes known does not the real
estate man talk unceasingly about It and
sell a tract of land near by
You may wonder what all this has to do
with summer cr winter resorts ln Texas
Simply this that as our State Increases
Jn papulation and the development ot
every Industry means a corresponding In-
crease In population a greater number
will deslro an outing In summer and look
around for the most Inviting places Some
will go in search of health others ro
creatlun and pleasure
For tho former we have Mineral Wells
San Antonio Fort Davis Smr Lake and
othor points Tho mineral springs in
some of these places are said to he as ef
ficacious in curing disease as any in the
United States Other places San Antonio
and Fort Davis for Instance are noted for
their high altitude dry air and uniform
mild temperature
The resoits near tho seashore are by far
the most alluring and especially so where
one is to be found with a happy com
bination for health recreation and pleas
urc and where bathing fishing etc may
bo indulged In without stint Such are
WMi0U mI t 0alvest ° n where the suit
bathing Is the finest in the world and
where a magnificent beach drive as smooii
and tard as asphalt extends for sixty
tS Alsa 1 Velas nockport Sabine
P aes La r
Porte and many other points
unbounded and jriwlcufablV rich fVes ts iVV prVient7nVl hnSwrell anSr Policy of every one who Is Interested In f h known by often as to the
but who waj hero to tell It to the world elate the workVn br lb Jn e the development of Texas never to spend a 1 kc ° how In agricultural and kindred oc I3 05 J0 I hive mentioned
oaner man found things The rulSTrS 5 dollar t0 ba tnkcu acr0S3 hc Statea bDrder a 1 an owtlilng mo 1 m Uep of courtesy
the pioneer newspaper
not CTA bad na > U
newspapers a a rule aro oTto l nhim li f nnssihln tr snond il with tthomonla Vl nothing that can take the 1 am T
so as refresente dT but he To und elated Th ey have done a 5 nla 1l say t Is th b L01 who ha It will
w nrM jui Biann worK to Is In M 61lfh f to 1 1m
unfavorable icssness conditions He found law Texas jml the people
concern for evorv kept
a ar6 not clrculhTIon at home adds that much to the mlgrat on to tho State and this can
my
but
mliousa m1s ° business and professional
menand real estato agents toovisl
these seaside resorts every summer Often
J cottage and become regular
visitors
and take In some of the bright scintilla Hero aSa > n the real estate man sees ani
tlons that will nr > a oubf Cash out during srasps his opportunity The greater the
your convention I am very Truly yours number of resorts and the more thev bZ
town mlimxa
land 0 sold h ° greier the luantlty of
Those of us who have lived
bvh In th
hJrA1 0 S0Uh need t be tow of
l f rcat Outages m Umate wo dds
in the predicament Vho 21 fe
ot f
other
nlcke the m l
tt until he saw it done Thns
much we tell them
Europe during tho summer months of each 0t In nine eases out of ten will take cara that tho ciimnf V
year are mainly caused by the lavish and ° lts f > but in tho newer sections of the Texas is mild In summer ranclnc hBtu 2
reckless expenditures ot the ambitious par lnltwl States It appears that tbo cour I SO and 90 degrees near the1 coast Jhfi5
venu millionaire mammas In their en aseous speculator has been i necessity and at the samo time the thermometer icmV
deavors to capture a soninlaw with an that many scotlons of tho country have fln8 the 100 degreo mark tin North ts
unpronounceable namo nnd a title which becn populated only by starting a town J31 rto not think it logical anrtihf
It genuine at all was won by somo pa1 In laying out a new town the projector u Only thoso who have bwnV
terpal ancestor on account of his being should be absolutely honest and should season fully realize what eVicMfli a
the biggest robber In the land But as a promise nothing tbat will not be carried mrs w ° have ungniiui sum
rule these solons of illustrious sires have ° ut for the flrst failure means disaster 0ur summer resorts then m 1
sadly degenerated even ln their frceboot not only to himself but to each and every the rendezvous for Southern nVini
Ing capacities and when tha ambitious one of his clients Texas has been benefit wnle aleast peopie tor a
American mamma has tuccoedod in cap ed In tho building of new towns where l b llevo you will all agree with u
turlng her much coveted prize what in they wore necessary but it has been oxas as a winter resort is ir tiU0 J
heavens name has she A bundle of debt greatly Injured through towns started by 1 8r ° ngeet suit uur on6 and
and degeneracy that no decent clfre speculators who had no other Idea than the A few Kc 6o the peonle of h v 1
spcctlng American girl will tolerate any sale of a few lots skimming tho cream J ilt lo States almost invtTA
longer than t takes her to find him out as u wero and leaving their customers f nA c to Colorado Arkar bi5
and the usual result Is n divorce a broken with the bag to hold n ° n bM h of health
heart and a bllehtcd career in bulldln a new town In tbo agricul1 c T Colorado Springs
I long to see this condition ot affairs tural section one farm la the vicinity ot n5f J r ° = > mb r well ns each and hVni
aD ° ui i0T A cns to that town la worth more than two rest S2Sth JW Me r ° r tfb L
be Mtlsflcdjsnd contented with American dences In tho town Itself andtte < l t la ° r W v ted thS
b < located Is eiUhler C la sii
iSrtl tlt r +
and fo
erltable Para
a new community a factory gives 1 1
w fc
Jlit r ZTto UslZ
0 nd lab ° V 0 t t Sn i m the mind
bellSJllnnd asla i benefit than 510000 opera de Tt vastlj bette r
compltsh mueh both for
mntuh M oln 11 1ehQj t0 rcmploylns industry of more crafv r ater Biv
0 0 ° f uUM Jh ref ° re I In that Er Ji nt tourists
Along the line of all new railroads town Ing oar friend i i x ltr n ° t advls
JQ lnp Northto como here
tj
iv
to spend their winters Wejieed them In
our buslnets Tho real estato man needs
them as much If not more than anr ono
else He may think that a Northern man
who abides With us qily for a month or
two In winter would not provo very rich
picking Vet If ho notes carefully ho will
seo that many a chanco visitor becomes
so sentlbly Impressed that ho tires of the
thought of the frigid North and deter-
mines to give up his old homo and make a-
new one In the balmy South Even though
ho does not do at once he Is sure to ad-
vertise the South among all his friends and
associates when he goes back
building Is one of the chief sources ot j Thef0 flro blt two raultB wlth Texag
revenue nnd when a country is oparsoiy wjnter rcsorte that 1 am aware of and
born a now era for tho Biyou City Look prised If ho has plenty of time to solve Interesting Vlnw Prcnurcil mr licnl settled it Is a good Idea not to have tnO botlJ are Mgiy remcdled Wo are too
at the citys progressthrough the last fit tho problem or how fly walks ou the i Kutnte Meeting ut Wmo I towns too close together for after the i mojcst i advertising what we havo and
te B y ars Look at tho busy population celling or to take every other week off Commissioner ot Agriculture Johnsoncountry becomes people and of course I our accommodations aro cot up to date
wrote as follows prosperous and productive little towns i Jacksonville Florida owes her proml
Tho subject you havo assigned me to 8PrlnB P wherever the necessity de nence lo prntra mi Her accommoda
J 7 imands i tlons at first wero primitive but grew
i f mtt i
cuss is of such grand and universal 1m
Leaving tho prlmltlvo stage of lo i 6wUtly to magnificence as soon as the
portance that I reallzo fully my Inability j building let me say to you that after ib < mUltUude of wealthy Norther people as
to do it Justice more especially In the city or town passes the experimental stage ffmhied there la the winter months De-
limited space and time at my service j that Us growth depends largely upon the 8erlptons ot their romantic scenery of tho
Tiou know It is much easier to ask energy of Us own population If the Ulo wonderful curative powers ot their mln
to answer them yet capital of the cities of Houston Ualla3 erai waters of tropical fruits and tropical
before us How can San Antonio Galveston Fort Worth Waco climate and ot careful attention and ac
j our present agricul Austin and some four or five other Texas commodatlons appeared In many of the
and tho man wno cut cities could be put Into factories the leading Northern magazines nnd papers
You all know tho result
Tho mineral springs of Texas are un
urpassedi the water gushing from our
artesian wells is as pure aa ever flowed
nests and fish Donds at evarv rnrnnr Tho anx ous to meet every dnaler that 1 tan
population theS WoTave discuss for one ot the clovs to tho situation and churches for good morals educa from mountain springour eHmate l nit
was Mm and with hlmMndlWdual f
all for 1 nm a nrm believer In the od tlon arc necessary to substantial growth excelled in either norma or bouthern
read tho News Fr > rear Wo know wha t lecttvely the subject ot real estate nd adage California and as patronage Justifies i our
a grand wrk It has done not only for behalf of the order I assume lo siy
Galveston but for Texas Look at the re1 tnat the real estate dealers of Texas are
suits A population of B0000 a JBOOOOOO doing moro for the advancement and do
harbor magnificent stone and brick velopment of the resources ot our groat
business blocks massive hotels great commonwealth with pernapsi tne excep
wholesale htiuses miles of electric rail lon ot bo editors than any other class
ways beautiful beach Impiovemcnts and ° 1 PeoP ° n proportion to numbers luke
driveways and miles of wharves at which or example tha bectlon ot country tium
tho ships of ovcry nation lie at nnchor wblcl1 c010 It w a the first part of
waiting fcr tho wealth of grand old Texas Ttxa thnt wns brought under tho no
lo ba poured Into their holds Whew Is ralnl 0It ot white man or at least the
the key to this phenomenal change Read AngloSaxon us Stephon V Austins llrst
the flics of the News from 1812 to date i cololiy was Planted within a distanco ol
Tnko tha history of Dallas that great flfty ralcs of o ston but during the
1 i k t I Dont err be
themselves and It every farmer would se to keep your people busy go
to It that the farm produced everything jond jour means Dont start au electric
needed on the farm that could be produced sticet railway before there Is people
and only sow such acreage to cotton as ne enough to support It Dont hurry up to
can spare after providing la the most ample burden the people with electric lights
manner for all home needs then this pcoeas works or other expensive luxuries un
plo would seo tho days when the country 111 they are able to carry such burdens
would be grown with a harvest of plenty Build your town safely and surely Dont
that would make tho heart glad i be a mossback and dont be a reckless
It Is Impossible to raise cotton at S boomer American cities grow in plunges
cents per pound and purchase tho nocesThat Is true of New York with San Frau
sary supplies to maka It from tho fields ajclsco nud even with stage old Phlladel
thousand miles away this proposition will pbta In the growth ot your town there
wl bo nn 0pportunlty for It to plunge
Trke advantage of tho situation and havo
grow in nil departments at one and the
me time Tho boom that hurts la the
accommodations will bo equal to the best
I trust you will pardun a brief reference
to the many advantages both as winter
and summer resort of my own town La
Porte It is on the point of a high pro-
montory bounded on the north and east
by San Ja cinto bay on tho south by Gal-
veston bay and with a vast diverging
fertile pralrlo on tho west Deautltul
groves of timber sklr r the shores of to h
bays extending almost to the waters edge
with
JavochlldiwC elttWifiJS
that do
so or know <
MANENTLY CIWWmPllep icH
to do b to send for afeai iZa
It has CURED thousB 38
oJm failed S i d
Epilepsy PemJyXiIfeffl
adways
Pills
Purelyv Ubl mill and reliable foS il
liver and dlRfjtlve organt Tts iS a
medicine In the wor 4 for lh
CURB
headache constipation costlveness iVn S < V
lousness fever Inflammation of tt fflSJfl
DYSPEPSIA
Jlck headache foul slooach WHousmi I
avmaeaas hc rooa mat i eater taiwL
Here and there occurs an open glado
gentle slope to tho water but for Iho nourishing properties for the JupMrtoi
<
the bluffs rise abruptly < > of the body u
greater distance
to a height of 25 to 30 feet Tho cllmalo nb Jifn 21V i to Jtt
y a ° r °
In atmmer Is simp y d llgh ful the prtvjdl f
ing south winds from off the gulf being KAUWAY LO 55 ElmStN V
cool and In winter the
always
winds from the same direction are warm
a strange paradox but nevertheless true
An occasional norther Is tho only un-
welcome visitor we have and Is soon for-
gotten In the balmy days which follow
Numerous artesian wells furnish unlimited
supplies ot the purest water In summer
the boating sailing fishing crabbing
hunting and kindred sports as well as the
bathing dancing driving and amusements
generally provided at seaside resorts fur-
nish abundant attractions Handsome
summer cottages have been erected on tho
crost of the bluff for miles Partly hidden
by tho trees and having terraces leading
down to tho piers and bath houses they
suggest solid comfort and pleasure
There are so many ot these cottages
that ono Is led to believe that social feat-
ures must be pronounced and frequent
And such is the case Amusements and
pleasure parties are constant throughout
the season Ono may llvo quietly and
alone like a hermit If ho chooses or b
glddv and gay I have noticed that real
estato men aro not built on the hermit
plan The salt water bathing at La Porto
is especially to be commended Thoro is
no dangerous undertow no sudden depths
no dangerous holes and no need of life-
lines Children sport in tho water near
the shore In perfect safety their elders
meanwhile seeking any depth desired fur-
ther out
Pray do nqt Imagine that I am trying
to entice any of you to La Porte this sum
ing many a Northern mans palm to Itch mer by glowing accounts ot all the good
and he yearns to become one of us As things we havo to offer Every cottage
our cities develop more capital Is at and every vacant room Is already engaged
tracted more land Is sold and tho smile the hotels are fast filling up and hundreds
broadens perceptibly on the faco of the J of campers aro lining the bay shore And
I believe there are already several pretty
swift real estato men oa tho ground too
Candidly and honestly will It not provo
advantageous tor tho real estate men to
oxert every Influence to build up our
Texas resorts Do not shun them No
other field offers a more promising re-
turn
Jlr B
v
F L Dillaye
La Porte
onAxrn LLMinnt siahkct
Dull SonH111 ItiKlnillliK to Sluice It
kelf Munllist
Orange Texas Juno 17 Shlpnrnts
from the mills at Orange during the past
week have all gono out by rail not a
single barge having been sent away since
last report though several are now being
leaded and will be dispatched within the
next day or two Quite a heavy rain fell
the first part of the week but not enough
to shut down any of the planers or to
Interfere to any great extent with tho
loading of cars which has gone merrily
forward and the end of the week will
6how tho usual amount ot lumber shipped
Orders for yard stock at some of the
mills aro reported not quite so brisk as
they havo been the dull season In the In
terior trade being now In evidence The
tailing off has not beon sufficiently large
luwever to affect shipments nor is it
expected that it will be Some dealers are
kfia vf B5 f the opportunity now
to place their
orders for stocks to be filled
as tho mills can get to them so as to be
In a position to do business In tho fall
deiplte car shortage and quarantines bu
others prefer to wait it seems until they
know for a certainty what will be the
outcome ot the crps before nvestlnc
ifniu sr aJ taklDS caances being
unable to handle
tho big business that
good crops will assure them Which Is
the wisest course time alone
will tell
but from
present Indications it
would
win m be the lh man dea that er wh will stocks up now
prosper In he
byT alTof the b mills ra fjr and bill bDlns stuff PefIeu nnd d
orders are plentiful consisting
to gre t
Sflj < heavy struck
h r e
navo beon
p a number of
There Is a good
demand
for matprin tnf
IJTJLMKIS n as
lbu K v 5
Other galvanized ironsam
streaked and spotted with
goodness and badness
Apollo is uniform goodness
Apollo Iron and Steel Compinj HtuWA
Apollo Sheets at
Peden Co s
The South Texas National Banlt
OF HOUSTON TEXAS
Capital 500000
Surplus 100000
OFFICERS
Chas Dillingham H Bratbtir
President ltt Vlts PrttW
O T Holt H F MuGtwr
2nd Vice President 3rl Vic PmMHt
J E MASHAN Cottier
rNNJS CAHGILL Attlstant Ctlblir
Directors J I Campbell Cliupoll
> < r vj t sT
What a benefactor H R Green
must prove to all Texas The elegant club hern J E McAshan O T V Holt H tU F x
house he and his associates have erected ft
will soon be visited by many of the most 1
prominent men from all over the Unitod v linTTTI
States They may not Invest ln land but I evAVLiinc
hi ii
nim
Uoh owa Uon Cur
on their travels through the State they OUng
must see and note our growing prosperity 0I the contents ot this bottle filtMulIr tin
and toll of it when they return homo if you can say you are not benefited rtltn
Havo you a doubt but that land In the the bottle to your Druwlit nd te ro r n
vicinity of this place If I may so call It uia l51prce li Prlc M c
l51
will be enhanced in value and that a few 1and now IS YOUR WIFE
or perhaps many real estato men will b t her beauty lf cosiutu
profit thereby tl0 nt indigestion Sick Heaoaebe ire tie eft
Encourage the resorts Do all you can cipal causes Karls Clover Root TM uj
to let their merit be known Give at least cured these Ills for halt a wtturr rms
retutJet II re
one of them suitable mention
advertising matter Remembe
that every place In Texas needs more peo
ple Use every endeavor to gel them here
that accomplished you alt know that the
real estate men will do the rest
ln your cents and 50 cent Money rebar
nlMse ults ar ° not satisfactory Fi
er please Druggist E02 ialn street Houston
for log men to get their timber ao Jj
the mills at Orange though a largejm
tlty Is ready to come out on the
tocali
bnke Chnrles
Lake Charles La Ja f
Clements woh has been sick for tnt1 M
at 230 at m
weeks died this morning
on Iris street Deceased Itatn
w
end seven children besides many
tlves to mourn her loss rf
The friends ot Miss Nina Suttle tap
her laBt night by all calling at ths ittt
Music was furnished by Ml i1
hlea light refreshments
were ier Oj M
Alderman elect Charles yv VTu
several dayi P
has been quite sick for
1 Improving il iiti at tJ
Lawyer R P OBryan Is qui
home on Wasblngtoa street t
Quite a large crowd of younst P P ft U
ball orson
city will atfnd the opening 8
son at Big Lake tomorrow alJ So1
the exhilarating effects ot the name
William E Ramsey Hartley of the leave g g
mills and bis son
New York tbe roartSt
Lake Charles will celebrate c
July with a race meet at Hoo H tlc
Lake and me
an excursion to Big
miss Flossie Mead who J eJo af
Triepiow
girl for tbe Cumberland
for some time leaves tomorrowJ a
Buffalo N Y Tla New Orleans
ratl
Bastrop BuW
°
Bastrop Texas June 15ifl u1 0
county hoard of examiners H
and Mrs
Profs Rowe Olllaspy
tea j
Jenkins Is In regular session
n
twentyone applicants Td M
Prof and Mrs W A P l
night for Austin where inmaw he nofBd
ln the conducting of the TM
and thenco sho will Ro w a4
ton and other polats visltlns
Tbe course ot study in fBer
schools 1b in the hands of the pnj m
The young folks rt0 x l
picnic at Ftr sei
ful moonlight M
4M
ehap o
Wednesday night
A A Elzner and J J C ilster > f
and
Mrs Mollle MeDowall g dg
T W House ot ll nt iit
Bastrop friends by f of Oeori jj
week Miss Louise Coop J t JIW
ot her menu
Is the guest
Maynard roale builnW
The district clerk
to Austin this
Neir loeomollu nt t I
IXusk Texas June 161 ntter lose
an
bought
penitentiary haa
tlve for use here and Engine
aourwill leave in u Ni
to get It Enalneer Jjf t gj
and u <
run the new engine tt g
in from C
to haul wood
penitentiary to make chare
making pig Iron
mmiMto 2 E iSm 3i
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