The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-25
SHREVEPORT BREvITIEs.
Observations on the Crop Prospects
New Railway Enterprise.

| Shreveport, La, July 23.-The Post cor
respondent has been spending numbe
of days in the rich Cane river valley o
! fertile lands and hospitable people. Th
continuous showers of June and July
following the long dry spell OF the pre-
ceding month, wonderfully developed thu
prospects for the corn and nearly an aver
age crop will be made, while many field
in the Cane and Red river valleys are lux.
uriant and prolific.
The cotton crop everywhere is mos
promising, The plants are well loaded
with bolls, squares and blooms. In that
locality the army worm has thus far failed
TO appear, and the weather is now dry and
sultry--a continued heated term. The
stiff lands show bad stands. but filled
with young plants from repanting. The
indications are that the yield in this sec
ton Will be up to the average. OF fruit
there is literally none; vegetables are
scarce, but melons plentiful, delicious ana
cheap.
The Texarkana and Shreveport railway
will soon be completed to this city. Re-
Gently party composed of Mr.. Ben Col
Inns, general manager; Colonel r. w. Nell
sor OF Newport, Ky, and Mr. Frank r.
Helm of Covington, Ky, capitalists, ac-
companied by Hon. H. C. Stringfellow of
the valley, have inspected the route,
down the west bank OF Red river. with a
view of extending their line to Natchi-
toches. through this fertile and prolific
section To The Post correspondent. who
was with them a day, they expressed great
qualification at what they saw and par
ticularly the attractions at Natchitoches
in the shape of an oil mill the normal
school, the beautiful cathedral and court
house. The party received a warm well
come from prominent and hospitable cti-
zens. They desire to utilize the road now
running from Grand Ecore to Cypress, d
distance of fifteen miles. They have
asked a donation of a mill tax for ten
years from the wards of Natchitoches par
ish, which the road will traverse. The
proposition is being considered BY the peo-
pie Of that section, who are extremely
anxious to secure railway connection by
a direct line travelling through the parish
The promoters of the Texarkana and
Shreveport road will shortly revisit this
section in furtherance of their plans.
While business here partakes largely OF
the relaxation of the month and i'm
provements and active building operations
continue undated suburban lots are being
rapidly purchased with a view of con-
structing residences. The building assoc
citation alone is interested in nineteen
new buildings uncompleted, and yesterday
loaned $4,000 for further construction OF
Death has been reaping its harvest here
recently. Friday afternoon Mr.. s. l.. /
Jennings, aged 40 died of consumption |
The same day Mrs j. NJ. Cousey died and
her body was sent to Hunsboro for inter-
ment
AT this writing Mrs. l.. E. Carter. aged |
10, lies at deaths door. She Is the be-
owed wife OF Judge l.. E. Carter, one of |
he oldest living and most respected resi-
Tents of this city, and mother of Mr.. L.
VI Carter, the recently appointed popular
postmaster of this city.
Mr.. H. H. Hsrgrove. the Picayune cod
'espondent has returned from his visit
o the Eastern cotton mills. He is loaded
Town with statistics and evidences of his
'lslt TO these great industries in the way
u samples of cotton from the foreign /
leids' yarns. prints, etc. His informa-
ION viii be given 10 the public to slim
lIate the interest In cotton mills. now at
racting SO much attention
Yesterday, for the first time in the his
DRY OF this city, an appeal was taken
nd granted from the mayors court. n
vas done under a provision Of the new
constitution of 1895
The work of paving on Milan and Shrine
treets and Texas avenue Is being Wig
rously pushed to completion. The new
ar lines are being laid along Sprine
treet from Texas.
tomorrow an alumni association NJ tho
ecu slana state university will be organ
,ed IN this city