The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-30
AFTER THE Big FLOOD.
Letters from the Various Flooded Districts
Along the Brszos.
DIVERSITY OF OPINION ABOUT CROPS
Some shy It's Too Late tn Plant Po-
,,toe.. other. say Not-Somc Sec
tionS Healthy and others Not.

| After the BraZoS nooo rellel Wpih hau
practically been closed UP by the Houston
committee, Chairman Taliaferro, hnding
that the committee had Hme little iunds
loft addressed a circular letter to the
different relief stations in the district
assigned to Houston, asking II they could
| use a few more seed and requesting d
| renor. as to existing conditions since the
aood as TO the health of the different sec I.
| ,ions etc. and the following extracts from
| different letters receives ~ response VIII
he of interest as showing the conditions
| that prevail at present in the recent noou
| stricken country:
| w. d. Fields writes from Sartartia that
IL the committee could furnish thirty-hvo
or forty bushels of Irish potatoes and
few bushels of black eyed peas the peo-
ple would be glad to plant them
~
j. j. Fem writes from Duke to ship
three barrels of Irish potatoes and
bushel of peas. The health OF that sec
ton he says is good Some OF the people
are not getting enough to eat, as the ra-
lions are all out, but he don't want any
more free grub for distribution there until
the people learn to appreciate what mas
already been done for them
~
]. II. Quinn writes from Fulshear that
he does not think It advisable to send
any more peas or potatoes to that place:
The negroes would simply eat instead OF
planting them. The planters are all ape
TO buy what seed they need. Most OF the
negroes in his locality have gone OIL 10
,bz fraa py,th GtOnnB0
and that section is doing as well as could
be expected under the circumstances. Inc
health there is no worse than usual
~
j. +. Harden of Chenango writes that
they have closed the commissary at Cne-
mango and have some groceries left ON
hand. There are few who are trying
to plant and help themselves while others
have left to look for work. lhey VIII
still issue seed as long as 1t Is safe 10
plant. They have more cotton SEED ana
corn than will be planted this season. The
people OF Chenango are very thankful to
the Houston committee for the assistance
rendered them. There is a great deal OF
sickness around Chenango. About htteeh
deaths have occurred among the negroes
since the flood. They could use drugs TO
an advantage. There will be no use 10
plant anything later than September IT,
except garden seed. They have some gro
ceries left on hand and while there are
stil some few deserving of them. there
are others that won't work so long as they
can drew rations.
c. W. Riddck writes from Sartartia
that they can use to an advantage from
eight to ten bushels of Irish potatoes
He has just issued two weeks more ra-
tions to thirty-three negroes, as he had
it on hand and they were all at work for
themselves and on their own places There
is very little sickness among the negroes
Immediately around Sartartia. lot of
meal and -four still on hand
Otto L. Baumgart writes from Brennan
under date of August 2S 1--WE prefer not
having any more for the flood sufferers
shipped as the negroes will not plant any
thing and we are now trying to wind the
matter up. The negroes are now earning
a little money picking cotton and of course
will not plant anything. We have not
heard of much sickness in this section"
y
Mr. John Juliff writes from Juiff that
they can use as much as twenty sacks
of seed potatoes and five pounds of cab
bage seed. The health of the section is
not good, number being sick.
C. p. Stephens writes from velasco
that they could use some more seed no
tatoes to an advantage and that they will
be given only to those who will plant
them. They have still on hand about
siXty-tive sacks ofmeal which will run
tn-m to September s. but they have no
meat left. They have dropped off great
many and only issue rations to the old and |
sick. A case of bacon would tide these
over for some time There is no sickness
of consequence, in fact. the health is |
good.
W 3. Utley writes from Sandy Point |
that the season is now so far advanced |
that he regards it waste of money TO
spend 1t for potatoes to be planted now.
There is now more sickness around Sandy |
Point than at any other time. except inn
after the receding of the water
The doctors report quite lot of scarlet
fever.
George II. Frost writes from Harlem
that any potatoes sent there will be plant-
ed and appreciated.
~
I. 5, Sterling of Brookshre writes that
unless 1t rains soon they can not hope
to make full crop of potatoes. hence he
does not desire that any more be shipped.
They might plant some rust proof oats
which would serve for winter grazing and
and early feed in the spring to lay by
the crop with. There is great deal Of
sickness among both white and black in
the Brookshire neishborhood, scarlet fever
and congestion.
Il. X. MeDade writes from Hampstead.
we need no peas. II 1t rains we can
use as many potatoes as II would he con.
venient 10 ship. Our people would plant
hem readily We are having a good deaf
II sickness among both white and black.
some sickness. Several deaths up To date II
OUR people are very much indebted 10 the b
Houston committee for past favors."