The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-13
The Central Committee Of Houston Is
Still Hard at Work,
BUT THEY MUST HAVE MORE FUNDS
In Order to Carry on The Relief Work
Which Is Now Being Systematlzed.
THE FIVE COUNTIES ASSIGNED TO HOUSTON
Grimes. Waller. Fort bend. Brasorin
and Washington TO he Looked
After from This Point.

The central relief committee is still at
work supplying the wants of the flood suf-
ferers.
A definite understanding was had with
Governor Sayers yesterday as to the exact
territory for which Houston is made the
distributing point, covering Grimes, Wal
Ter, Fort Bend, Brazoria and Washington
counties.
The funds on hand are running low,
Chairman Taliaferro calculating that the
committee still has on hand a sufficient
fund to provide three days ratons for TO-
600 people
Considering this fact. several leading
citizens were summoned 10 the relief head
quarters yesterday afternoon, the situation
was explained to them in full and they
were asked to go to work as general
soliciting committee, the ward system hav-
ing proved a failure. Messrs, E. Raphael.
o. C. Drew and Mr. Taylor of II. d,
Taylor & Son. responded to the request,
and have promised TO take up the matter
of making a systematic canvass for ntdi-
tional funds and they will start In on their
work today
YESTERDAYS SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The following cash subscriptions were
added to the fund yesterday:
Ipmun ~ Reed. ........,...,.. 500 90
rexas Qunrtette concert. 3O 90
Ben Milhush Observation-Disclosures. az
Pmtricis PrIor, porter Houston
Drug company ............... = 80
II. w. Gnrrov ~ Co.......... 20 90
ST. Joscph's Catholic church.
Father BnntieId .......,..... 80 90
George Iaioscyich ............ 90
Total . -..........S105 81
Heuston's totnl subscription to
date, So101 -.
The following donations were received
In clothing, etc.
Mrs. NJ V. Taian, clothing H. j. Cook,
clothing; Mckee Street Methodist Episco
pal church, three bundles clothing Mrs.
NJ. V. r. Watson and Mrs, Clemens.
clothing; Mrs Frank Anderson. cloth
ing; Mrs. VIM. Hunter. box OF clothing
NJ. o. White, bale clothing; sent in by
Houston Post, three boxes clothing; ]. G.
Baldwin, $50 worth of supplies sent direct
to Brookshire: A r. Moore. IA pounds
cigar filler tobacco seed Jacob Chase,
bundle of clothing; George Laloscvich,
one box clothing.
Standard Oil Company, rs Broadway.
y. y:
Houston. Texas. July 12.-The over
flow of the Brazos river has wrought
the entire destruction of all crops IN
the river vicinity from Waco to the
gulf, also food on hand and a large
proportion Of work animals. This
committee is trying to supply the auf-
ferers in Grimes. Waller, Fort Bend
and Brazora counties-between 10000
and 5000 peOple-with food clothing
and seeds to replant az the water re-
cedes Persons and corporations have
responded literally. but our funds are
nearly exhausted and we have now on
hand for distribution only about three
days more supplies of rations The
people to be assisted are principally
negroes. and they must be fed until
they can return TO work. VIII not
your firm and others having business
connections in this section assist us
in supporting these sufferers? ! refer
to banks. railroads and your agents in
Texas as to verincaton of condition of
affairs. s, Taliaferro
Chairman Relief Committee.