The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-04

As reported before. the water sunply
question has bcon solved by the slulsiu, n;
an artosian woli which furnishes an ample
supply Of pure and wholesome water
II is to be remembere red that This farm
is opcratpd bv second eiass r,,,ro c,,,,i",,
who are physically unable to meet the re-
quircments Of contract labor On the Isl
day Of November OF this year there were
1GS conyicts at Harlem.
The following statement shows tho value
OF the crops raised on this farm since the
first year OF it's purchase.
Crop Of 1877 tlrst Year, .........slO5o SOP Il;
Crop OF lsSS .....................5 50 $50 a5
! Crop of 1859 observation-disclosures, 3s37g i6
Crop ~ 1880 ....................6 5 g5S 0G
Crop VI 1891 ................,....23 sS9 81
| Crop Of lSH2 ...................,3 s 1856 30
crop Of 1893 Observation-Disclosures. ~ COS 90
! Crop Of 1874 ...................S u. 205 a6
crop Of 1893 .....................7 1874 y
| Crop OF 1876 tactual and esii
| mated ........... ............. 81 .3S2 q
| Hnrlom. like all other SUGAR plantations
| In the state suffered severely nv tho freeze
which occurred In the cary spring OF last
year which destroyed. or greatly damaged
all the Etubhc which Is relied upou for n
stand Of cane. and owing to a very moor
stand the necessity of replanting or plant
| ing anew greatly reduced the tonuaHe or
| amount OF cane to be manufactured info
sugar In fact tho acreage In sugar has been
almost entirely roplantcd last wear and this
! notwithstanding these disadvantages which
we had TO contend with YOU will note from
the preceding table that the crnp figures
show an incrcasc over all preceding pcri-
obs
y large amount OF corn was planted
this year 800 acrosl and the nlace
VIII show an average yield. The
crops of corn and cottop nrn uutsu,lI,
good for this year. uotwithstnndiug Tho
...r. 4.
out the state durln, the entire vcar
Johnson Farm The johnson farm is 10.
Gated seven miles west of ttuntsviuc and
the prison for females is situated thereon
There are at present in the roxns s,otc
penitoutinry nf,y.four female conyicts OF
this number six ar. used a. don,catirs tn
and about the Huntsville ,pcnitentiary
proper and the remainder arc on tho ohn-
son farm There are forty-siS D negroes roe 0 and
eight white women convtcts
This farm is operated On tho share RVS
TEN and is under the direct ,nanarcmont
Of Captain J. G. Bowden. who owns the
land and receives ono-halt the revenues.
White this farm has been admirably CON
Quoted IN the main and there has never
been any trouble whatever Is, cnnnor,ior
herewith. 1t is a source of constant anxiety
20 me. These women are worked daily on
the farm ana thoy must be guarded 10
prevent escapes. and they are compelled to
come IN contact more or less with Tho mali
employees OF the prison and othrrs ON mn
farm. and | am fearful that In splte Of
every prscaution we may use that immoral
practices may he rcsorted to. unless some
other provision Is made regarding them
While nothing Of this mature hna noon
brought to light vet as before stated tho
possibility OF 1t is a source OF worry and
should be removed
Railroad Contracts the prescnt tiinc
,tn hoNa oot,tr,ptv "a ,bn ,,tIa.,.t,,., 49,. H.