The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-19
E.AND CITY NEWSITFMS
Dor Kelley Talks Of Beaumont and JET.
ftrson County.
LrEp SANDERS BOND FIXED At $1,000
esna business Exceeds Facilities
pr Bringing the Fruit In-rhc
Huntinston Bits Status.

'elveston, Texas. March 1s.--Robert r..
ney. editor OF tho Beaumont JournRl,
4 here today. Mr.. Kollcy's paper is one
he best in East Texas; he enjoys the
6tation Of being one of the ablest
yers and best equipped men mentally
Texas. He Is secretary of the Lumber
IS association. and is identified with
b of the progress and development of
n southeastern portion of the Empire
!. Kelley, while usually very con-.
.btive man and moderate In his views,
Enthusiastic in his expressions when he
4 about what is being done in Jefferson
Sty in the way oil rice cultivation.
33ur county" said he, will this year
more than 81 ,00D.0 900 worth Of rice.
"a remember that this Is new business
Nv industry. We have 31.00O acres IN
-more than double what we had last
land our prospects are bright Tor Inc
~ may be news to most OF the calves
fpeople, but 1t Is not the fault OF Beau
~ that some of your Galveston iinan-
VI are not identified with this industry
&6n. president OF the First National
N of Beaumont. took charge of the
3&ct of building a great irrigating ditch
w Pine Island bayou 10 supply the rice
III. he came here to Galveston and en-
|4ored to enlist the support of some OF
III Galveston friends. He offered to let
M in on the ground floor. and he ex-
he'd to them what a good investment
TO be. The Galvestonians were
W. about the project, and Mr.. David
ttfeturned to Beaumont disappointed.
N8ot disheartencd He just worked all
&barder in Beaumont and he raised in
S1ittle town all the money required.
company purchased 5000 acres OF rice
de- and developed the irrigating plant.
FEW months ago some Galvestonians
1T to the rice fields TO Investigate and
NJ So much impressed that they said
they could take some stock
III company. They we're informed that
ii could be had for less than l45. To-
1.-THE same stock can not be bought for
IN is my belief that out of the re-
nfrom the first years business the Da-
a6b canal will come pretty near to pay
Tor all the land and for the cost OF
Mitigating plant. too. 1t is one of the
Il promising projects I know of.
NO one who has not investigated the
i FQuestion can appreciate It. Some OF
Mariners sold their crop of last season
what We consider a low price---that is,
(l1t SIS per sack. Those who held on are
Raelling at 1915 per sack. The aver
/ Held of rice is ten sacks to the acre.
) Mitigating company gets two sacks of
! for every acre supplied by 1t with
lei so you can see what the return of
company Is when | tell you 1t viii
III more than 10000 acres with water.
fbe development of rice cultivation has
~ our rice mill making arrangements
nbre than double Its capacity, aud at
III do not expect IL will be able to meet
11lremente."
|SSarding the lumber situation, Mr..
nv said: Beaumont is enjoying q re-
Ikably good business In lumber. Never
~ did our mills have so many orders
}4pecial bills. such as ties and bridge
1xtr. That means a great deal of rail
Dbuilding. We also have many orders
3chr shop material and stuff for agricul-
~ implement houses. such as Deere.
rormick and others. The prices of
kber are profitable and our manufac-
w are making money. Our city Is
|@4erous and our workers have plenty
MI Kelley returned this afternoon to
Etihont.
TALTER SANDERS BOND FIXED.
kshere strip of boy, under Is years
~ and still wearing knickerbockers.
<tefore Judge Gavin this morning with
APPLICATION for writ of habeas COR