The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-29
poss1RnITIEs OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
,a .,tt immense Develop the Rice Industry
Company o's'" ,,herty and Adjoining Counties.
my NJ. f. rosTERo

a,,o r,ves more work TO his fellowman
dao. =. much for the worlds good as the
poet, tho philosopher and the artist
10 create more work TO produce tninee
nj us, Is truly u great decd. the man wiz
has thus wrought Is deserving OF fuii o'eo
q p,s work is more permanent tnan 'h"'
of o,,hor tho artist. tho poet or the pnii-
osopher. He has added to the woriu .n"'
which ia lasting and can not ne ''he"
away.
The true friend OF the. farmer, the trienu
Of the laborer, the friend OF a'i manh'hu.
is the man who opens up new hciue vi
work Such men are the real organizers
=, labor II is to them that labor owes
its progress.
rhe leaders OF industry are today worthy
OF more praise than tho men VINO nave
won fame ir a blaze OF martial glory.
THE real hero OF this unitarian age Is
tho one who heeds the cry for work that
is heard all over the land. The captains.
who invests his money in factories ana on
terprlses that furnish work Tor the uh-
employed does more to solve the iapor
problem than all the politicians and pup
lie sneakers. The rich man who invests
his wealth in Industrial enterprises does
more to remove the scales of prcjudlce
from the eyes Of labor than ton OF argyll
ment.
Give all the world work and the labor
aeitator. the socialist and the anarchist
| will cease to exist.
| had an interesting talk yesterday with
William Miller. the president Of the Ray
wood Rice. Canal and Milling company.
The fact that his compeny has bought
| $1,000 acres OF land In Liberty county for
rice farming has already been noted IN
The Post. do not believe, however,
| that the people of South Texas have fully
realized the extent of development con-
templated by this company. 1t Is worthy
OF more than the mere facts.
II is In the line of both industrial and
farming development. In fact. 1t Is Just
what The Post is agitating-industrial d.
verslfcation, the only way In which 1t Will
be possible to secure crop diversifcation.
You could talk crop diversihcation to
the farmers of Liberty county from now
until doomsday, and show them all the
horrors of cotton slavery and all the Joys
of rice freedom. but you couldn't get them
to go into rice cultivation on an extern
sive scale unless you assured them that
the modern requirements of successful rice
farming would be furnished. These re-
~Io,. o.,
irrigation, and place to market the crop
These essentials to success will be fur
nished by the company that has bought
these $4,000 acres at Haywood. 1t is AZ
investment of many thousands. but 1t vii
prove profitable in the end.
In the nrst place the sale Of the liant
was a big thing in itself. But then any
body can sell land IA Texas.
All you need to do is to tell the real es
tate agent the kind of land you want AM
he will find It for you, and when you SCI
it you can't help buying It. Very Otter
he can find you a dozen varieties OF sol
In one county. Texas lands will produce
} anything, and lots of 1t.
Liberty county lands, It seems, are espe
cally adapted to rice culture. Mr.. Mile
/ tells me that there are better rice land
in Liberty Jefferson and Chambers coun
ties than In any part Of Louisiana Fl
ought 70 know, for he has interests in bot
States.
But in regard to this real estate deal
the tract Is eight miles east of the tow
j OF Liberty, and the town OF Haywood vii
$ be on the Southern Pacific railroad
: have been asked to state that the Ian
4 transaction was contaminated by Mr.. v
: g. Moore of tho firm of Cameron
Moore OF this city. That's fact but
isn't particularly essential to this articl
u Still the real estate agent Is one OF tn
. factors in the States development, and
suppose the man who induced Mr. Mile
: and his company to make this investmer
is due some praise. As long as the Ian
boomer doesn't try to induce unnecessar
r immigration. and doesn't deceive his GU,
B. toners. he can do much to help the Sta
+. in the limo OF progress and prosperity
l. ~
lie The first work OF the Haywood Rio,
D. Canal and Milling company will be TO D,
d. In the largest irrigating plant In II
st South, The machinery for this alone W,
as cost $4,000. The contract for the m,
ie chinery TO be used was let the other ds
l. to the p. II. & i. NJ. Roots company
a Connersvillc. Ind. MIR. f. Dwight Johl
a. ston secured the contract for that fri
ny have been particular to get all the
names in. for have been asked to 90 s
,u 1t seems that there was quite rival
81 amongs. machinery dealers to get tn
Of business, ard Mr.. Johnston is quite pro,
nd of being the successful bidder.
n, But would much prefer to record In
Nd some Texas firm had obtained the co,
ut tract. seyenty-five thousand dollars Is
= lot OF money TO send out OF the State q
70 machinery that We could Liake here IL ,
"A only would. Why, l am told that Ii
va freight on this machinery--forty five On
=, of twill be $4,000. If there had been
Az plant in Texas for making the machine
nd needed for this work. Mr.. Miller cou
on have saved that amount. This win vi
III some idea of what is lost in Texas eve
ye day OF the year by sending to Northe