The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-23
DCITY NEwSITEMS
i Consider Rice Culture n
o,Iv.ston County.
.,,sc PLANT TO BIZ CONSIDERED
Grand and petit J"r'es
s.roi coart--Rccciycr
.,aered Di-ch"rsed'

roxas. February ga c"''
so. .,,sd for a meeting at the
\ commerce. next Monoay ., 80, ~
" .rs Of Galveston county lands
a ,bs feasibility of constructing
ps' ,,rIsating plant for rice culture.
,resentation of farmers from the
', ~, is expected. 1t is likely that
m be delivered of the progress
made In the jefferson county
wbere rice cultivation has be-
,,dustry of considerable proper
l,,,r,en who are taking this mat
na have given the subject mucn
indy. Information bearing upon
l. wv has been sought from the
scrIties. and the purpose or the
n hiring about an Interchange
Va and to crystalline sentiment upon
NAV be deemed the best moue oil
A no,nted out that IL an irrigating
I. established in the coast country
s.noat will not be alone In the de-
',srs NJ rice culture, but 1t Will az
.ss,r,ers an opportunity to raise any
y srops that grow in this climate. In
.nrnection. also, drainage law is IN
"a Il is understood that Represent
4 Wheless has that end of the matter
|AzHe. - ara;p-
ihe problem OF agricultural success IN
,oast country will be solved. Just now
tsrmers suffer from too much water
,.s time and too little at another. The
"a Of the gentlemen who call the
|siue of Monday night is to overcome
y embarrassments. Drainage can be
ruplished by scientific ditcbing and ir-
',;ar is not a difficult engineering
aien, In a country where the waterfall
! plentiful and water courses so NUM-
\, AS the Texas coast region.
4 question for consideration, however,
rhai is cheapest and yet most useful
Istryiceable and best adapted for CAL
TN county.
Ssry person who owns land in Calves
county or Is Interested in the develop
/ Of the coast country is invited to be
mt,
( FEDERAL JURY VEN1RE.
L Federal grand and petit juries will
next Monday. The following is the
re from which they will be chosen;
ON Galveston county: George H..
/, Henry A. Chandler, Aaron Blum,
,Lalor, John w. Pope, Paul Harden,
Guinard, S. l.. Gather r. ]. League,
ietchum, VIM. II. Browse, j. Sonnen-
and David Fahey.
I'm Houston: Harry Lidstone. il. A.
ison, Adolph Cramer, Captain VIM.
, Hannibal Noble tco!ored), w. G. G.
ION, Charles Miller. Robert j. oliver,
/. .Sydnor, j. 8. Daugherty, c. w.
!, VIM. e. Ford, j. j. Kaufman,
|. Davis (colored), Allen Paul, George
erman, Morris Il. Gimbel and c. H.
ke
m other points throughout the dis
u B. Winfrey, Waller county; Hugh
thar. Waller county; w. A. Hib-
Madison county; c. HI. Cookenboo.
,orda county; w. C. Robbins, Waller
VI: j. B. Granville, Austin county;
!. Ferguson, Walker county; George
ues (colored), Brazoria county; G. X.
ut, Montgomery county; G. l.. Wither-
h. Montgomery county; Riley Up
ch, Grimes county; Fritz Foster, Fort
| county; Asa Robbins, Chambers
~; Mack Hetiin, Montgomery county;
!. Cleveland, Walker county, Gustave
ri, Colorado county; Joel 7. Smith,
les county; Powell Hunter, Colorado
iy; ]. f. Crawford. Montgomery coun-
W. b. Prewitt, Brazoria county; f. S
ION, Waller county; f. II. Bates
hes county; Oscar Fiesler, Austin
ty; S. A. Matthews, Crimes county
J NJ. Adkins, Grimes county: Johr
can, Colorado county; T, NJ. Mcclure
tgomery county; ]. NJ. Blakeley, For
! county.