The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-15

ably necessitate the organization of
baseball park association e. raise fnnds,
hut from expressions Of different parties
with whom / have convcrscd little DIM
Guilty will he encountered in TINS work.
league consisting OF clubs IN Houston
Galveston and Beaumont would ~ mex
pcnsiVc The Gulf and Interstate railway
viii be completed and in operation carry
next year and thereby make u possible
for clubs to visit without railroad iare
eating up the gate receipts. Thrro are
amateur clubs in Houston and Galveston
tina; play pretty ball and \ the, ieaeue
is formed the Beaumont club VIII DC ca
ppble OF mixing IL with them. Tho plan
Of organization viii not he dGnlhi'lN 50 ~
hoara from hut have given the mnttcr
considerable thought and have failed 10
couture ip reason why surh a IeaEi"
properly managed would not be a sue
WAREHOUSE NEEDED.
The rice farmers of jefferson county
have again rcdues. ed Tho Post cor es-
pondent to call the attention of outside
capitalists to the fact that warehouse
facilities are badly needed In Beaumont
aud the man or company VINO VIII iui-
nish them and has money suihcient 10
make small advances on rough rice VIII
md II profitable to visit this city. il was
mcntioacd In these columns two weeks
ago that the big rice mills aud New Or
leans commission men had apparently
combined to depress the price OF rough
rice. and they are succeeding. the crop
has all been harvested, and there DrihS
, no warehouse facilities ii has TO be eltncf
sold for what the New Orleans brokers
are willing 10 pay for IT or rot in the
field II the low price was caused py
ovcrproduction tt would not U 50 d.
but the clean rice market ihllchths wa
there IL no oVcrproducion. In lact hh
inediately after the product gets our OF
the hand OF the farmer the pro lNlups
skyNard, and rice In The kit'hen eos,s
only q shade less Than 1t did year ago
some nGausing stories are iihR IN
rounds as thc result OF tn ehoNa ~
some instances 81 New orleans btohfr8
TO actually CouhsCate shipments ~ n
one. OF them runs as follows, ahh II y
told for the truth; consignment 81
Louisiana rice brought letlcr rom the
forth tnnt the rice being Of "A poor grade
had sold for barely enough To pay IN
frtiGht and COMMISSIONS 4he Irsl.r
closed by advising me farmer % put
chase Honduras rice for nest years plant
Ing Tho farmer ordered ton sacks ct
Honduras rice from this merchant ihey
opened the farmer .inn Jteh-"nllN
thnt he had lost while sacI.iug ms ot'H
crop Many similar INSTANCES arc tnI0
aud yet the farmer IS unable 10 protect
himself New orleans Is the onl" mar
ket for rice At prostGt and the producer
is forced to ship there and take Ihancr s.
house facilities could be secured near the
tifl Ids. In beaumont, for instance. there
Is a rice mill that Is run by men who are
honest in their dealings The capacity
Of their mill If not sufficient 70 haudie
the crop Of the county as quick as II is
harvested, however. They are doing all
they can. and those farmers who arc tor.
tunatc enough to get their rice cleaned
are dirposiug OF II AT satisfactory prices.
that IS 3 . az cents per p"nn1 or
from s. to $50 per sack,
This a matter worth ilNesiiTAtllE p}
/ some party or parties looking Or pront-
NOTES.
The six new arc lignts recently con-
trarted frr by the city have been erected
aud are burning nightly.
County Clerk Blauch.tte this wack is-
sued a marriage license 10 john Williams
ana Celia Bowie,
sisbce, the principal city on the Gulf,
beaumont and Kansas city rHlrJah. "
tween Beaumont ana Bura, Is going 10
have Il camp OF thr " ondineQ 9i t!s
World. Messrs 3 ". Piphin md A.lie
Piork visited that place Thursday and
within a few hours secured signatures
Sufficient tc secure charter
The Rev Leon sonfleld pastor OF The
Methodist church. viii preach ms iaf.-
wen sermons Sunday mcrninE ans nighi;
Tiesdav night the Epwcrth l.etgut WIN
| hold their regular literary meeting at