The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-09
|rEcT OF THE FLOODS.
nnIe Generally Are Prosper
Gus and Happy.

ppIe Generally Arc prosper
Gus and Happy.
Editor of The Post.
n Texas, July S.--The immense
of the Brazos river and the con-
Fsufferlng and loss resulting has
4 heralded all over the United
Id Will have its effect on immigra-
2,der the circumstances IT is well
her how far its influence may ex-
7 TO place the facts before the peo-
br own and other States interested.
Ire these overfiows have occurred
fes. In 1888, 1852, 1855 and now in
bur overflows in sixty-six years, or
Ia an average of sixteen years in
1etween the periods of disaster.
before the waters subside even,
Is. through it> enterprising CORE
H.. intimate that the cotton may
b. of the foods damaged, but not
h. that the sugar cane tof which
great volume) will not be Sc
finjured, and the colored people
the largest sufferers are already
4 to nut in other crops that can yet
n raised to support their families.
D that there is plenty CT time and
hity to raise second crop speaks
for the future of this coast coun-
ID such a calamity as has overtaken
hers on the Brazos occurred In any
|n State these farmers would have
mpelled to live on past earnings or
|orted until the 1900 crop is raised.
here. Before the end Of this month
per cent of these flooded grounds
PLANTED again and another crop be
bin sixteen years!
many States of the rich Northwest
not lose crop once or twice in
n years, often less. parched up by
Tor drowned out for twelve months
essive rains or floods? 1t is well
isaster overtakes us to make these
isons and determine If on the whole
not better off than our neighbors
again muster up the courage needed
mence again an aggressive cam
against the elements with a sure
ce Of vitory in the end.
here is another and equally import
ject to be considered. The new set
no have come to the coast country
last FIVE years did not settle on
izos bottoms. They located on the
and though Inconvenience by the
-ains that followed a dry period are
IT. Their crops are not washed
the unusual dry period that pre-
his heavy rainfall showed to their
that the soil bears dry weather
and injured crops less than any
section in which they have ever
The sub-irrlgatlon with which we
est. coupled with reasonable
Of drainage Chat any farmer can
MS teams at leisure timos) makes
most absolutely sure OF good aver
p every year more sure than in any
tate, And We ask our honest farm
o nave come here from the North
'ass their past experiences Of sue
and also of failures caused by
!, early or late frosts, halls, cy-
and foods and say If this is not an
e fact that the conditions here. To-
N the prairies of Southeast are not
aVorable, and the raising of crops
'ear more sure, certain and will
better prices when harvested than
other State of the Union What will
result OF this disaster TO some OF
-lzens Of the State? We are now
sed immensely, the press Of all the
is full Of the terrible suffering in
y OF our State, caused by this I'M
mood. What is now required te
before the people the unusual adj
es OF this soil and climate. That
OF the flood causing injury 10 the
y, large 1t has shown as nothing
VIA mat We are ready 10 offer TO all
Jay come cheap, good lands in any
y desired that neither drouths mol
IAN move from producing good
9 crop each year.
while the papers are full of Texai
ula do our part to bring the people
70 snow them that only a small pei
silected by overfows and that Sec.
"iison was absolutely correct wher
OF our coast country prairie lands
q mat this is one of the fines coun-
! me world" and that good lands
De mad at from IS to so per acre
W.BS.