The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-05

Ml committee anu
s. ]. {. Hutchinson, Chairman
n. .peep Water" Committee
bwoA Texas.
q cor,iIlit,ee to prepare maps ana
M, upon the subject OF procur-
sAeO water at this port aud the
..,,r therefor would respectfully
N ihe following report:
4. Nave in progress the matter of
4 sui other statistics, upon which
h,e to make report at an early
4, your consideration. The facts
srares we now present are recog-
j = authentic by the States IN
"a aud also attested as correct by
commissioner, OF agriculture at
ssiunod. We have not gone beyond
record. Nineteen States and Terri
4 Of the South ard Northwest are
ssly interested and will be more or
shippers 10 our gulf ports here
= Va have selected only seven
~ m which to make our official
.ute, ylz, Texas. Arkansas, Mis-
nj Kansas, Nebraska, North and
N Dakota; and only three crops,
,orn. wheat aud oats. raised IN
u States in 1896. AS portion OF
!. vraIts are not shipped, but con-
"a !. bone. your committee In
" h make a conservative estimate
i can not be controvsrted. leave
ii this sstimatc all other crops and
,aats m.sed in these seven States.
sl:o the entire products of the
" eleven States tributary TO the
u hxbors These articles are. in
II cotton. hemp, rye, barley, buck
f;t sweet and Irish potatoes. castor
has fax, tobacco, timothy, clover
prairie hay, all fruits ard vsge-
Ees also cattle. hogs. sheep. wool.
Texas ships of cotton alone an
frrt In t,'sS f1i va IL more tean
ul the amount consumed in these
Fsl States The whole Northwest is
nay with Texas interested in sa-
'irs deep water" here, as these fig
Y Show II was bacanse Texas and
ssstates demand il of congress that
hlll approprating Sc, 100000 for tba
PRESTON harbor passed the United
te senate without dissenting
+ That mighty grain and stock
''Nlns section Of our Union is now
ing congress, with us, to complete
tak SO well begun in Galveston,
70 give TO them the increased
aiea.
United States Senator Lucien
aH0f Kansassai TO oneof your
amll'ee recently: "The North
= has only commenced ship
|ng South as yet. When the
a tide Of commerce is fully
F'nea that way, as it surely will
~ Will tax the ability of more
|aH0uston and Galveston com.
Wy % DO the business we are
w'sady TO offer. All we are
|4ang for is the assurance that
k,:.
d can be handled promptly
Y Without delay on the Gulf"
Etlits: S' ana 'hey are
A'ssouRI RAISED IN 1896.
N bushels. Value.
NJ '''.' l7i.76s,6i9 s35 .353 no
v ''. 1854, ALB II 6s6 .l31
''".. 1880. 400 9STI 5S5
g.xs -i'.2iS,522 50,i2i.446
h As RAISED IN 1896
nat XII ~ ~. 0o4 1852, 191
y " Sn''.4 ioa 1a.450. h0S
y -''oos,'59 $500. i0l
NERD a.. a.. Se2'sS7.2l5 G7.SSa. 100
z A RAISED IN 1896.
NJ !" as.oss.63S 3S.Sl7.953
a..... 55s'Sso,6o2 !1.246.5i9
w @a."52.t3l 3.75o.lsY
'g1I -
.p.,''. aj2.0s2,S7l 53sl46Dl
i aAANsAs RAISED IN 1ssa,
~ zs,lsS.sjt 1887, S26
s.... i,zoV,i20 S95,iil
~ o,ei5,456 1,573,39I
"a - -------------
! sgpy'..' Ss.oCo.o3o l3.ifs.32s
|.Ass RAISED IN 1886.
ln H'''' a2,22s.6l7 ola.723
a-.... i.3Zy,2lO 3.396. 00S
i-'obs $50 i.307.412
r4 --- -------
sD.rn, as'A2S,6s7 2o.91s.0is
I iA RAISED IN .s9s.
N al'l56.950 5.604,651
..,.... ;,,.,SsS. 45D 17,i01 ,739
ii'zSs.IsS 2,022.9S2
~ ~ - $780, .----------
ADAKnr, " o59,1sx 2i.7e9.S7s
: oiA RAisED IN 1895.
g ~ - t74.5to 243, 635
s...., ;ss!s,50l 19.l03.14t
h.1ss.Iss 2,022 ,9S2
a..
sz.V6i.S29 2l.36S.75s