The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-25
HOUSTON RELIEF COMMITTEE
EXHAUSTIVE REPORT MADE BY
GENERAL wATIEs.
Conditions Existing at Present ON
the West Side of the Braaos.
Work We'll in Hand.


that portion Of the flooded district lying
west of the Brazos. He submitted the fol
lowing report yesterday
Captain s. Tallaferro, Chairman Houston
Relief Committee.
Houston. Texas, July 2--sir: In com.
pliance with your request of July 81,
Il visited Richmond Texas. and, in con-
nection with the relief committees at thai
place, investigated the condition of tho
Hood sufferers on the west side of tbs
Brazos who are now being supplied and
who have been supplied from Richmond.
Il First. ind that the committee at Rtcn-
mond has on hand supplies OF provisions
and clothing as reported by Captain Sci
/ ker.
i 2. After comforting with committees
they report that they will be called upon
to take care OF, for the next four weeks,
| fully 100 persons who live ON the west
side OF the Brazos river. and that they
| have heretofore been feeding a number
| who live on the east side of said river,
and represent that 1t would be best for
them to continue so to do. as all of said
persons lived nearer Richmond than any
other point of distribution. This addi-
tional number OF persons amounts to $50.
making in the aggregate to be supplied
| from Richmond 2240. After thorough
| investigation of the locality, I respect
| fully recommend that the committee at
| hlCulnOnu De allowed ana instructed 10
| provide for the sufferers on the east side
OF the river on the following places, towit
VIM. Jones, WIN. Kendle driver place.,
| Parker, Moore, skinner, Bassett Griffin,
j. Bondat, Foster, Dunlavy, Cheney Neal
and Dickerson. In order to prevent per-
sons living on said places from drawing
supplies from other places, | recommend
that a list OF the same be furnished the
committees at White Switch and Har-
| lem.
8. 1nd a surplus of breadstuff at
Richmond which will be needed there dur
ing the next four weeks. The residue has
been ordered shipped to you at this place
in care of the South Texas Grain com
pany. The committee has on hand about
$4,000 pounds of bacon which will be
about $500 pounds short of the amount
required for four weeks at the rate of
two pounds per week per capita The 5000
government rations found on hand / also
ordered shipped you In care OF the South
Texas Grain company with which lot of
supplies there is $40 pounds of very ex-
cellent quality OF bacon, which may be
exchanged for bacon better suited for
this purpose
A. After designating sufficient amount
of the clothing on hand for issuance at
Richmond the residue was ordered ship
ped to you at Houston except one box
of clothing. shipped direct from Rosen-
berg Junction to Duke.
5. In conclusion | take pleasure in
repeating that the committee at Richmond
are attending to the distribution of sup
plies, clothing and seed In careful and
painstaking manner, and deserve great
credit for the time and labor devoted to
thankless job.
The committee at Rosenberg Junction
furnished me with a very satisfactory
statement, showing the amount of sup
plies received, the quantity on hand and
list of the persons supplied by them.
Yours truly, ]. r. Waties,
The following communications were
handled during the day;
S. Taliaferro, Houston Texas
Fulshear, Texas, July 22.-My Dear Sir:
l have received today for distribution
from T. H. Thompson & Co seven sacks
OF corn and ten of millet seed; from Aug.
ust Eysal. one box of microbine; South
Texas Grain company, three sacks of mil
let seed. Also four boxes and eight bundles
of second hand clothing and one bundle
of bedding. Very respectfully yours.
Sam NJ. Quattlebaum. Chairman.
S. Taliaferro
Fulshear, Texas. July 22.--Your favor of
the 2lst instant is at hand | Will call d
meeting of the planters in this vicinity on
Monday and lay the matter before them
consulting with them we can ascertain
about what they can do in regard to TAX
ing care of their tenants. The most seri- |
Gus question will be, what can be done |
with the people who have bought small |
places on the installment plan and can
not raise crops without help? Very re- |
spectfully yours,
Sam NJ. Quattlebaum, Chairman.
~
Hon, S. Taliaferro.
Brookshire, Texas, July 24.-Dear Sir: /
/ have been in harness now near three
weeks MS chairman of the relief committee
here, and, as you know. have affairs of
my own to see after. have tried to do
my whole duty without cost to anyone, be-
sides contributing my little left as liber-
ally as / could to the flood sufferers.
have tried to meet every issue and now
must ask that you relieve me of this POSI-
ton and place some one else in my stead.
you for your unsehsh interest
in our welfare as we'll as most generous
community for their timely assistance in
our great peril and need and assuring
mistakes to date they have been errors
Of the head and not of the heart, / re-
main, your friend, Jno. II. Ferguson.
Mr.. Taliaferro, Chairman Relief Commit
tee, Houston:
Richmond, Texas, July 22--Dear Sir: En-
losed | hand you list of tenants that
lave returned to their homes on the Free
nan place and who are needing provisions
md clothing badly. l send this list to
-ou as instructed by the relief committee
i Richmond. who advise me that you will
place both food and clothing at any depot
may wish. Please ship everything for
ny hands to Clodine, on the San Antonio
md Arkansas Pass railway, Yours truly, I
l.. s. Skinner I
List Of hands that have returned to the
freeman place and are in destitute circum-
ances.
Alex Arbuckle and wife and eight chill =
rem Goldie. aged 10; Bassett, IA; Mat /,
lie. 12; Pearl. 10; Laura. o; Lizzie, 7 l-2; !
llex. 5: Hawley. /. 1
Sam Jackson. Jr., wife and child l year =
Id, and Louis Ferguson, hired hand. aged Z
: years.
Jackson Robertson and wife.
Sam Coossey. wife and four children,
ON. aged ~ years; While. 10: Mary, s; /,
aok, 8. n
Ion. Sinclair Taiiaferro. Houston /,
Austin, Texas. July 24--Have Just wired Ii
am NJ. Quattlebaum at Fulshear rs fol- iye
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