The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-29
RELIEF WORK BEING CLOSED UP
Branch Presided Over by Captain Taliaferro
Has Already Been Wound Up.

sistance, the berry growing industry of
South Texas WILL at least f.r the pres
emit, be thing Of the past.
The Growers association o. Alvin =
vises that hey will need $4,000 plsnts
This includes the varieties thar they haVt
been most successful with, after havlug
experimental number OF years. and The
plants will cost about $llo pc THOUSAND.
The committee from Arcadia adv Sc thii
they Will need 32l 600 plants, ths same
price. All the berry shipping points ar
In the same condition. all your alte1-
ton In particular to ALVIN 3nd Arcad a,
they being two OF tine largest
In case the comm ttee si'es tn mat
ter their favorable considafat ON and con-
cudes to assist these people, the expire
companies will deliver tle plants from
anywhere in the United Sta;es TO the
growers free. | am also ddy ed by our
management that Wells Fargo 4 CO. VIII
donate $500 toward the purchase of tn
plants
These growers are much discouraged,
and unless they have immediate assistan
he majority OF them VII leave the coun-
Try The land is Of little value - them
az present, and their buildings have been
lln.ost totally destroyed
The strawberry plants can be set GU
~ any time between now ana November
and viii bear the com.ng spring.
It may he suggested that the EXPIRE s
companies have selfish interest in see
NC this industry thrive. / will concede
, that, but we are willing to do on. shdr.
to help the people make It a successful
| fact, we have been fostering it Tor years.
Yours. truly, q. A. Taft.
Superintendent.
Captain TaIaferros reply to the above
| follows.
Mr. G. a. TAFT. superintendent, Wells
! Fargo Express Company, Houston
| Texas
Houston, Texas, September 2S, 1900.
My Dear Sir Your letter Of September
q Is Just rece we'd, and deem IL o, sucn
importance, and your offer such liberal
one, that / shall request il published.
In connection Herewith | beg t. stat
thar, just as soon as can get my bills
Fad up, which will be in q day or two, !
VIII have a further remittance OF mon v
10 make TO elch distIihut ng point n
Brazor9 county and Galveston malnlan l..
These amounts Of money will be sent 10
the respective committees and they II
be at Liberty to use the amounts to for
Ta'd the best interests OF the people. IL
they should decide that it Is btst t. in
vest in plants and seeds, they will have
perfect authority to do so
! take this opportunity to say 10 yoy,
ana through you To- he express companies.
hat most heartily appreciate the n
erdus treatment | have received at their
hands, in The shipment of arti les to tn
different points in my district Every
lhing requested has been forwarded with
dispatch and free Of any charge, and |
feel satisfied that the express com an Is
are not only entitled to but will receive
the heartfelt thanks Of the many thous-
ands of people who have been relicv d
through their prompt and generous trea d
meut Yours very truly.
s Talja'erro.
For BrazorIa County and Galveston County
Mainland Storm Sufferers
Mr.. Tom Richardson, secretary OF tie
Houston Business League, has also writ
ten letter 10 Captain Tallaferro. unde'
> instructions from the Fruit. Flow r a d
Vegetable Festival association. especial,
call ng his attention to the letter from
,, Prot Mally With reference to furnishin
seed TO truck growers. published H. III
Post on the 26th instant.
In response TO a request mada by Can
tain Taliafefr0. he has been furnished Wit
quotation on shingles aud nails for storm
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