Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-05-26
ALL OVER THE COAST.
NRWSY ITEMS FROM VARIOUS
SECTIONS OF THE STATE.
General Summary of Crops Produced
Immigration and Improvement Notes of
Our Sister Citles-Pickups That are of
General Interest.

uSSeluDle ut AVID Oh lue --OIu luSlhhl-
Kirbyvllle will soon have a saw mill,
cotton gin and grlst mill.
a steady two hours rain fell ut Willis
on the morning of the 18th, doing great
good to tobacco, cotton and grain crops.
Besides 140 colonies of live bees
shipped to California this week by tho
2. J. Atchley bee company of Beeville.
two more shipments will be made Mon
day and Tuesday to Kansas and some
point In Canada They have made
many shipments OF queen bees to Aus
tralia. West Indies, Cuba and various
other foreign points.
The town Of Missouri City shows con-
siderable signs of Improvement; n new
store Just opened and other enterprises
10 be started soon, besides some new
dwellings that have recently been built
Considerable attention is now being
given to roads and as a result some
splendid graded roads have been com
pleted.
There are some very large pear or
chards growing in the Alvin vicinity.
Mr. II. Sampson has tne most extern
sive, probably, in the whole coast coun-
try, numbering now 10000 trees. Mr..
A. s. Newson has 10000, Major G. w.
Durant about as many and numerous
orchards are now beginning to bear,
and little circulation will show n fu-
ture output that is astonishing.
Corn crops In Bee county and, as far
as can be learned from in adjoining
counties, are saved. A majority of
farms We're sighted until recently.
when a very heavy and general rain be
gan to pour, lasting for over two hours.
A heavy corn crop is assured for 1897.
Cotton was not suffering, but the splen-
did rains will carry it far into July If
no more happens to fall.
Government Engineer James l..
Brownlee arrived at Sabine Pass Sat
urday from New Orleans. He will i'm
mediately commence preliminary sur
veys in preparation for the jetty work
here, which will be started by the con-
tractors, Messrs. Christie & Lowe, in a
few weeks. Mr.. Brownlee expects to
be engaged several weeks on the pres
ent survey.
The entertainment committee are tig-
uring on he annual regatta for which
Rockportis noted. For the past several
years good prizes have been offered and
entries from all gulf towns invited, but
IN all probability the 20-foot class Will
be given a show this year AIessrs
Herring & Sorenson have launched
their flyer, the 1t. The 1t is Blud
worth boat and last season made all 70
footers keep under cover.
The mill at Keltys has been at q
standstill for about week, caused by
the cave-in of the large well that sup
plies 1t with water, and which necessi
tated another one being dug, but The
new one has been finished and toda!
they are running in full blast, and vii
endeavor to make full time from nov
on, as the prospect for the sale of lum
Der Is brighter than 1t has been fol
, twelve months. While the manufactur
ers claim they are not overburdeneC
!. with orders, inquiries are coming il
with such regularity that they are yer,
, hopeful for good steady demand frou
now on. IL crop conditions continue OIL
es now.
: rrho tobooco NJ Willis has been s,,c
cess beyond even the most sanguine ex
pectations. The quality of the Tobacco
, raised has been pronounced by expert
equal in the fineness of its flavor t
the best Sumartra and Havana brands
This much has been conceded by tobaC
, 20 experts. Last wear the first effort
i were made to raise tobacco in payin
q quantities. and 1t proved most protite
a Bile venture as is shown by the presen
1 increase in the acreage, from 200 las
year to 500 this year. More than doubl