The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
[IAS GULF REGION.
It Productive Soil on the Earth's
Face.
ERY1HING KNOWN CAN BE GROWN.
Ii. Cereals, Cotton, Sugar cnea
and Fruits.
|BAccO AND VEGETABLES.
BAcco AND VEGETABLES.
nv Products Of the CoRst Can he
Before Frost Has Left
the Northern Lands.

Union, is now receiving little Of TIL,
kntion to which its natural resource
lie il. Pierced by many waterways
bottom lands fertilized by the allu.
deposits brought down from the grea
RS that drain the rich lands of tn,
th, with wide stretches of prairie and
and there forests of valuable timber
ost free from frost and rarely VISITED
SNOW, the heat of summer, tempered by
gentle breezes from the gulf, 1t is nc
hder the homeseeker has turned hi.
TO this beautiful section of this great
10. 81
he variety OF the resources of the vast
ntry arc but slowly being appreciated
even the people OF Texas Not many
RS ago the whole region between Hous-
and the gulf was little better than a
rem waste Today thousands and thou
DIS of acres have been transformed into
orchards, and the day is not far dis
when 1t will be one OF the garden
rs of the South.
further TO the southeast the lands of
zoria Matagorda and adjacent counties,
lie recognized as the most fertile In the
|cement and development. The famous
lar lands, that fell into disuse because
planters were ruined by the war. are
bly, to soon TEEN with busy workers.
Further down the coast immigration has
nlted IL bringing into prominence the
liability of the Brazos the Lavaca, the
houn, the Nueces and the San Patricio
Is for onions, strawberries, vans, pears,
Inns, cabbages, grapes-in fact, almost
kinds OF fruits and vegetables.
between the Brazos and the Colorado
the coast country Is perhaps the most
nile section OF land in all this section.
the Caney bottoms are some of the lar
kt and finest plantations in the South.
4 yield of cotton 10 the acre is greater
Pn perhaps any other district in the
lid. The Caney lands. in point OF pro-
ttveness, are believed to be more than
bal those OF the Nile valley.
New towns and new industries, new pco-
and new ideas are showing themselves
the coast country to far larger degree
IN can be realized by anyone who does
have the opportunity OF seeing for
nsef the change that is being wrought
South Texas. The product of the farms
the coast country find market in the
les OF the North. and 1t is not too much
expect that ere long Texas Will be the
'ply station of the North and East for
'ly fruits, flowers and vegetables.
'ot alone. in fruits and flowers and
'etables, however. is the coast country
ming into prominence. To the east In
ferson and Chambers counties large
cts of land are being planted with rice.
lie here and there strips are sown for
ION or for corn. In Galveston county
cotton acreage last year was more
n double that OF any other year In its
tory, while Brazor!a and Matagorda. |
hson and Lavaca show a larger acreage |
n al any time since the war
has been comparatively of recent date |
IN an active effort WAS made 10 put be-
the farmers of the North the advant-
OF the coast country of Texas. The
apness of the land. the fertility OF the
and the evenness OF tho climate have
acted goodly number of immigrants
n the far North, but those who have
e are but few compared to the vast
'ng that would flock to South Texas
e the merits OF the coast lands prop
hofn he Co, ~ b, |
en- belt OF our country.
ouTH TEXAS NEEDS more people
and more capital The size OF the
state of Texas can be best illustrated
II Is said that Germany which sup
3 population of more than 500O0000
s. Is only three tourths the size of the
star State. How sparse is the popu-
IN compared TO the area may be appre-
ID when II is explained that there are
J less than 3,5oo,0oo persons In the
e.,
re possibilities OF Texas are illimitable.
Q part OF the world is the prospect of
re greatness so glowing or the chance
The husbandman SO attractive.
spghout the whole stretch of coast
.ry territory. from the Sabine to the
'rande' lands as fruitful as any on the
ot Inc globe can be purchased for
- 10 $40 per acre. To the patient.
est' careful. scientific farmer there Is
sSufance OF not only good home and
crops, but ready market and hand
profits. What coast country lands
produce has been told by a good au-
W as follows.
''oH'-Prairie lands, from half to one
per acre; bottom lands, from three
Us 10 one and half bales per acre
~ varies in prices from s25 to s45 per
'n'--'From s5 TO Go bushels per acre.
'sr cane.--From 20 to SO tons per
marketable at SO per ton.
eet and Irish Potatoes. From 100 to
usheis per acre. marketable at from
nts to 81 per bushel Is
s'-7f'rom 40 to 100 bushels per acre,
80 TO 80 cents per bushel.
ie,---from TO tons per acre. mar
lie at si2 per ton.
'aeeo' Fine cigar tobacco. equal TOD :
= connecticut or Cuba, is grown In .
Texas AZ mar, xts~. | q