The Jewish Herald (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 40, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 22, 1911 Page: 3 of 24
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Bice hotel it is projected to build the
Jesse H JoncB 1000000 hotel of
eighteen stories
This Is but a part of the building
In Houston In the residence section
new and beautiful homes are going up
whllo the residential sections are be-
ing extended in beautiful additions
laid out and equipped with private cap-
ital and placed on the market
HouBton is a city of vast opportuni-
ties The small investor is as welcome
as the large and the city through its
administration and the Chamber of
Commerce offers every inducement
and aid to enterprises and to home
seokers who seek locations in the
South
HouBton is a modern city without
the disadvantages of large city life
No tenements or firetraps are found
in Houston Instead of the tenements
the hot narrow streets and lofts where
the sun never penetrates the working
people of Houston live in bright cheery
homes apart from other houses and
with plenty of lawn anc gardening
space Many of them own thto homos
are independent and healthy and hap-
py Working conditions are good
work is plentiful and wages are good
Houstons manufacturing is causing an
increased call for help both skilled
and unskilled
To the small investor coming to
Houston every advantage is offered
Real estate values are not inflated but
are based on actual valuation In-
vestors in real estate are securing good
returns for development of this phase
of commercial life is just beginning
Houston is governed by the progress-
ive commission form of government
adopted in 1905 When this new ad-
ministration took hold the city was
burdened with a floating indebtedness
of 400000 its credit was bad and mu-
nicipal government in many branches
was near demoralization Within a
year after the inauguration of the com-
mission form of government the float-
ing debt had been wiped out the citys
finances placed on a secure founda-
tion the citys credit was restored and
throughout the city there was appar-
ent a civic spirit and interest in the
upbuilding of a Greater Houston
The metropolis of Texas today is
the result Every Iloustonian is a
Houston booster proud of the city and
its achievements and confident of its
future Houstons great destiny is not
a prospect it is assured and the city
builders of today will be the partici-
pants in the greater prosperity of to-
morrow
HON H B RICE
Mayor
There is perhaps no other mayor
of a city of 100000 people as well
known throughout the United States
as Horace Baldwin Rice Houstons
mayor Mayor Rice was not especially
instrumental in the framing of the
citys charter but he has boon the
factor that has proven its succiss and
has made mismanaged and debtladen
cities throughout many states sit up
and take notice Under his guidance
Houston has flourished as have few
other cities
Mayor Rico haB an attractive and
forceful personality and is energetic
and at all times fearless in the con-
duct of affairs along the lines of fair
neBs and justice
He 1b a native born Houstonian his
parentB having been among the early
settlers and history makers of this
city and county Ho Is still a young
man having been born March 28
1861 Frederick M and Charlotte
THE JEWISH HERALD
Rice names that are dear to old time
residents were his parents Muyor
RIcob education was mainly secured
at the State Military Academy at Aus-
tin
His first public service was that ot
public cattle and cotton weigher
which office he held until 1896 He
resigned It to become mayor of Hous-
ton under the old form of government
and served one term
In 1002 he was chosen county com-
missioner and served for a period of
four years He has always been a good
roads advocate and it was while serv-
ing the county that the first paved
load under the Bpecial road tax law
was constructed
From 1898 to 1905 Mayor Rice en
having a strong fearless active and
honest man at its head Mr Rice was
the man of the hour Business Inter-
ests and good citizens generally gave
earnest support to his election and
they have twice since rechosen him
to the same post of duty While Mayor
Rico has ever been sensible of the
honor conferred by the office it has
been well known that he has ac-
cepted and held the office at a per-
sonal snerifice The accomplishments
of his administration have been great
and have been the subject of nation-
wide comment Leading journals and
magazines of the country have print
til UK uy aititles unou the Houston
city government and upon the almost
wonderful things that it has accom
LEFT COLUMN
CITY HALL
FIRST NAT IONAL BANK
RICE INSTITUTE
TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL
NEW UNION STATION
MIDDLE COLUMN
NEW VIADUCT
ROSSONIAN APARTMENTS
CITY AUDITORIUM
LEVY BROb DRY CDS CO
CONCORDIA CLUB
EQUIPPED WITH OTIS ELEVATORS
gaged In the cattle business with a
large degree of success In 1901 he
was appointed administrator of the
vast estate of his then lately deceased
uncle William Marsh Rice This estate
is one of millions and the bulk of it
was left as an endowment for the
Rico Institute which is now being
built in this city and which will bo-
one of the noted educational institu-
tions of the South The administra-
tion of the affairs of this estato were
so successfully carried out that it has
almost doubled in value
Afior Houston received her com-
mission from the hands of the legisla-
ture Mr Rico was elected aB the first
mayor under tho new regime It was
then generally recognized that tho
change which was a raidcal one
could only bring with it Buccess oy
RIG IT COLUMN
COUNTY COURT HOUSE
UNION NATIONAL HANK
HOUSTON IIIGII SiCI IOOL
AD ATI I YESIIURUN SYNAGCG
COUNTRY CLUB
plished Mayor RUe has responded
to invitations from many cities to ad-
dress their commercial and munici-
pal organizations upon the commis-
sion government Notable among these
was a recent address mado to the
commercial bodies of Chicago who
were investigating this new form of
govorninent In this and other ad
dresbes Mayor Rice modestly took no
credit to himself other than that of
tho employment of plain energetic
business methods In tho conduct of
the citys affairs
Mayor Rices chief recreation Is in
yachting He has a splendid launch In
which ho spends tho most of his leis-
ure time on tho waters of Galveston
Bay His boat has been of great ser-
vice In showing tho ship channel to
dlrrguished visitors whoso visits
were likely to reflect good for tho city
In the promotion and building of the
ship channel Mayor Rice has prob-
ably done more than any other man
In 1883 Mr Rice was united in mar-
riage with Miss Georgio Durable Ho
was a member of a large family and
all of his brotheis and sisteis are resi-
dents of Houston with the exception
of two They are as follows Joe S
W M David Fred A Jr Fort
Worth George C Fort Worth Mrs
George P Porter Mrs H H Lummls
and Mrs P B Simpson
J 2 GASTON
Father of the Commission is a
term that has been widely and aptly
applied to J Z Gaston former finance
commissioner and mayor pio tern for
the city of Houston His service has
been of the most valuable and distin-
guished character in making the city
government the model that it now is
Mr Gaston made the firfst speech in
the hall of the old city council favor-
ing the radical
change in government
to that of the commission His ideas
mot with favor and the great work
was begun He took an active part
and in fact the leadership in training
tho commission charter
Mr Gaston served the city in 1302
as alderman and he came in with the
commission in 1905 and since has held
under it what is designated the most
responsible position other than that
of major He has had charge of the
citys finances and all business men
of the city know
of the splendid re-
sults Many relorms were inaugu-
rated by Mr Gaston particularly in
the tax collection department He
established the abstract system of ta
assessments which resulted in tho
piopcr taxation of oveiy piece of real
estate in the city and the wiping out
of the vast and cumbersome un-
known tax roll The tax department
was placed on a thoiough business
basis and is today one of the strong-
est features of the city government
In the great work of bringing about
the building or the ship channel Com-
missioner Gaston took a most effec-
tive part lie was chairman of tho
committee which visited Washington
m 190J and in conjunction with Hon
Tom Ball presented the offer of tho
city and county to raise 1250000
providing the government would ap-
propriate a like amount for tho com-
pletion of tho work which offer the
government accepted
An important mission to Mow York
City was carried out by Mr Gaston as
special representative of tho Mer-
chants Association of Houston Ho
was ono of the first advocates of tho
splendid Auditorium of which all
Houston is proud and arranged tho
means of financing its construction
Commissioner Gaston was born In
Eufaula Ala February 2 1851 He
received a common school and also an
academic education He came to
Houston In 1SS1 30 years ago
Mr Gaston has an attractive and
lovable personality and those who
have been most intimately associated
with him are his closest and warmest
friends
MR A R ANDERSON
County Sheriff
Sheriff Anderson was born in Hinds
County Mississippi in 1S53 His
boyhood was spent on a farm and in
his early manhood ho served his na-
tive county as deputy sheriff under
Colonel Thomas In 1903 he came to
Texas and conducted a hay ranch for
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