The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-11

brennan, Houston, waco, oiH ahtohi''
Temple. Bolton, Bryan, Corsicana'
Waxahachie, Dallas Hillsboro, Ava
RADIO. Brentwood. Palestine, Groes-
beack. Wortham, Sherman, Paris, Tex
arkana, Denison, Victoria, Luling, Hal
letsvillc. Weimar and Ennis.
In addition to cotton seed Hood sur
ferers need black-eyei peas, sorghum
seed and kafiir or other quick matur-
ing corn to plant as flood recedes. l
understand quite crop of kafhr
grown near Fort Worth. River re-
ported receding slowly at all points.
S. Taliaterro. Chairman.
S. Taliaferro, Chairman;
Austin, Texas. July 1O.-Have tele-
graphed mayors of towns and cities as
suggested. Please communicate with
the various counties of the hooded
district Immediately so that you can
forward the cotton seed as soon as
possible. VIII give you all as-istance
possible. Seed sent to you as CHAIR
man of relief committee.
j. D. Sayers, Governor.
S. Taliaferro, Chairman. Houston;
Sandy Point. Texas July 10 have
questioned number Of farmers VINO
want following seed: Cotton seed,
soIphum, June corn, peas, turnips, cab
bage and potatoes; can not estimate
quantity, reasonable supply nay be
furnished. w. Is. utlsy.
S. Taliaferro, Chairman;
Austin, Texas. June 10.-Wiil take
care of Fort BEND county from Rich
inond Supplies will be pouring Into
that place from the west for Fort Bend
county. Jos. .. Sayers,
Governor,
S. Taliaferro Chairman.
Duke. Texas. July lG.-Have received
no supplies from Hol ston. l can not
send raticns to Arcole. as l have not
them to spare. Wish you would have
Arcola supplies switched to Duke.
Tents are badly wanted. Some cars
here forty persons in each. Unless
this is changed an epidemic will fol-
low. w. B. Fordtran.
S. Taliaferro, Chairman:
Sandy Point, Texas, July i0.-EveIy-
body safe at this point. There are 800
in bottom that we will have TO take
supplies to. They are well quartered.
Water fell eighteen inches today. Have
supplies for four days. Three life
crews here in bottom with other beats
In sight. About 200 people have been
rescued from bottoms.
w. B. Utley, Chairman.
S. Taliaferro, Chairman;
Washington, July love have no
authority to purchase corn for distribu
ton as food. Have sent you such veg
etable seed as we have on hand
]. H. Brigham,
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
To Secretary Of Agriculture, Washing
ton.
Thanks for seed forwarded. We did
not request corn for food. We want
quick maturing corn to plant as soon
as the floods subside. estimate
roughly $4,000 farmers to be supplied
with corn, cotton and other seeds.
S. Tallaferro,
Chairman Relief Committee.
S. Taliaferro. Chairman Relief Fund,
Houston.
Galveston, Texas, July 1o.-Galves.
ton ships 800 on tug Hygera and
$500 on government steamer Pan
sy, both for the lower Brazos river.
Sunnyside wires for goods. What have
you done for them? Will you or shall
we assist them? W. C. Jones,
Mayor.
w. u Jones, Mayor, Galveston, Texas.
Houston. Texas. July 10.-Have
shipped $4,000 worth of stuff to Hemp
stead and instructed them to supply
sunnyside; also shipped for same
place to Brookshire. s Taliaferro,
Chairman Relief Committee.
]. II. Ferguson, Brookshire. Texas.
Committee thinks best to keep ne
groes at home. Have lots idle here
now VIII try to arrange for $50 il
you can assure will stick to work.
S. Taliaferro,
Chairman Relief Committee.
G. W, Wood. Arcola Junction. Texas.
Houston, Texas. July 10.-Have
wired Fcrdtran, Duke, to furnish YOU
supplies 250 persons for two days.
S. Taliaferro,
Chairman Relief Committee.
Fordtran, Chairman, Duke, Texas.
Please forward G. w. Wood. Arcola
Junction, supplies for two days 25O
persons Badwly needed there.
S. Taliaferro,
Chairman Relief Committee.