The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-03
The Matter Of Providing Sufficient Assist
ance Tor the Country People.
CAPTAIN TALlAfERRo TALKS on SUBJECT
Country People Are i'm No Worse
Plight Than Those of the Cities
and Large Towns.

is the most serious problem that has yet
arisen as result OF the storm,
Captain S. Taliaferro, who was requested
by Governor sayers to take charge OF the
relief work for Brazoria county and Gal
weston county mainland. few weeks ago,
having done all that he could under th)
appointment has closed his Office here
and within the next few days will pro rato
and distribute the remainder of the money
placed in his hands amcng the different
localities
Captain Taliaferro's office having baea
closed, the question naturally arises, con-
sdering that there is yet much restitution
throughout the country, as 10 wne,e these
people are to LOOK for mere ass stance
The question is one that seems exec d.
ingly difficult to solve though it 1 plainly
apparent that II must be solved and that
qu.ckly, too.
In answer TO the question: Glow arc
the perpe who are yet in need OF help, to
obtain ass-stance?' propounied by a
porter for The Post yesterday, captain
Taiilferro replied
"ih his is a very serious problem. and one
which ! am unable to solve At Governor
Sayers request | took charge OF the relief
NpIA IN btdhoIa county anu newest
MAINLAND nave netn iurhlsned lor mt
territory the sum OF S'z,5ob ~ OI ina
amount about $do'loo has been sent to the
oon'in' ttee3 organ "eu az me uiuer'nt
P0'n's N ihls territory 9uppl $ toi these
same points have been purohas d and
shipped to the amount OF about $13,il2,7S,
leaving a balance in my hands Of about
S23OGO to pay the few remaining bills 81 II
out and to be distr Dutcd to the different
points IN these Two counties nave oeen
ready 70 MAKE lhlS u'sulpuA'h to' the
las Two or lnIee uiSS' nut was coiIlpel3d
wall until con. get repo,t I ON Nr.
). l. bateh' VINO l. very kindly lnVesti-
gazing the como 'i'h or tle people ID
b'aAora county west OF the br'@0S river
TINS report anticipate receiying toner
row
Npat tne people are 10 10 Wnen ines
amounts oil money are expended can not
sAy' lhey are III most h"Pies5 coma
t'oh' thelr crops are desTo5edi tnr
houses are ploWn down ths'r Io'a credlt
utStrcyeu, an are dependent upoA tAe
iarms ana Truck gardens Tor a llviug. aVi
,pere IS not SulI'lsnt time 10 pant and
use any lnll's ioI subsistence before next
spring
how the5e people are to I'VE during
unisns LUZ ne' dsSis.lhce is given 'neH,
Wneh l hrst took charge OF the ren9t
Woih IN tHese countess Solpped slpples
70 edVn Pihce, ana tMio"ed IN m WI n
money pellevlng that IN money Is ihn
nahns OF local committees eonld be muca
more econ"mlchllS expended than II eN-
Pt'laeu oy me. me people IN eaen iecal ~
Know their wants asa can nuy as cheaply
a. can i, ana IN proper quantities., ana
oeneVe that TINS was the propec thing
TO 20
II the amounts OF money sent coul'
De useu eStrey TO assist the people ~
Telnstatin2 thslr houses, and preparation
lot another crop they would be a poH-
nor 10 help themselves next spring. But
II this amount OF money has TO he expended
lor loou supplies trey viii not be able
10 10 so
There Is no question but tbat there s
moie suffering and more need OF as 'istanco
Tor the places IN the country affected by
the storm thn5 there is in cities. Poop .
in towns and cities can earn wages Thero
is no wage to earn In the country. Per
sons congregatinF in the cities can help
each ether: those in the country must, as
a general rule, shift for themselves.
II think that the terri toy covered by
Harris county. Galveston mainland. Bra
zoria Fort Bend and Walle- cnunii-s Il
tbs territory which stands more In need
OF assistance than any other part ~ tho
country reached by the storm
~ can see but one Of two ways IN which
these people can be fed during tho coming
winter. one 8 by State aid Quickly ,nr-
nished; the other bv Tho chnrity. % no
people 4, large But sonethInr shnI,,d he
done quickly or th,. ,errItorr whIch I
have named win bs nracttcagiy denrr
ulated. THE peopIe viii ma stev in ,boso
communities and M ono sxnoct5 ~, !.
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