The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-15


Is fundamental TO uniform prices
1hese are tine OF The obstacles In tn
way CT placing rice on the market as
standard food besides -four, mea: and
sugar ana in n degree c mpeting with TIE
first two. These difficulties must be met
and overcome in practical way. Cu,in
airy education is required. We must begin
with the schools Of cookery ana the cJok
b oks Like all greet reforms 4 sho Id
begin at home--thal Is, in the rice belt
ard q systematic campaign OF eiuca 20
carried on til the entire country has BEEN
reached Fortunately there Is a genetal
public opinion that our present me,hol
OF living Is eStavagant and unhealtay.
Our foods are too concentrated; thov con
tain too much fat ana they are prepared
without any reference to the propet y
portion q hber and heat producing units,
The time is therefore propitious Tor
in.r. duction Of q system az ccoNiag Viii h
Shsll comhlne Oriental simplicity wi
FrCnsh variety and economy seas moi t.
English taste. The basis CT such n sys-
tenn Is rice. II Is quickly and essilg d
gsssesi; II imparts an Immense anourt O.
energy, with less expend iurc Ct vial
force in production than In tse case o
any ether cereal; its flavor Is MT vety
prom unced and IL can therefore be IS a
IN great variety OF dl,hes wit out d
;iactiag from relish flavors; II is cas- ~
titred convelleutly Transported ani
readily co ked Whea all the exc eat
sralities Of rice are understood there vi
be demand fgr It that will fcee u tr N
under the -unter Of the country store 10
the iloor SPACE. The wide ma.ria lie
tween the wholesale and the re al, pri e
q rice can be reduced by the co-9eesa
tive effort OF the rice producers and MILF
ers, Let the producers ak thei me
chants TO sell rise en- one-ha celt
MN rptn nd adj .aaNf h. ~,..aN a
The farmers must be 5yal 10 their eh Ell
products, the millers should have u co
mon freight rate Tor dstribu Ing to all
points within a given terrI.ors and ,ar
fully watch retail prices TO ser tina, thcy
are reasonable, However, that WI tC.-
uia:e i;se!t when the demand is Suite 9 I.
Screenings contain as 'uuch nu rlmen as
hsal rice and Tor a sandari fol they
Should command the same pr. c uni
the price Of screening apr aches cl'sel'
the price of asld rice. ask all pers n
loyal to the rice industry to use s>-er'-
ngs My and thus Increase the dema d.
sys ematltai: and p7rgisteGtly ircreS-
Sing eho value OF rice as II food upon tn
public will increase the no re 60 sunp-
hon II Il caa be Increased annually two
pounds per capita through ~, the unltel
States 1t win p.ot3bly Keep paca vi \
home production THIS would give an
annual ccnsrmpNcr OF twenty-four
pounds per capita In zen years. with n
probable pcrulation II ninety millions al
THAI Eime the tstal consumption 81 rice
in the United States would atgreg e.
216000C eco pounds annually or abcut
seven times The probable crop OF the ei-
SURG season, Southern families watch
cat rice as a regular srti lie OF d ct c)a.
sumo from two to six pounds a m lth
fer each person or twenty four II SIEVE l-
ty-two p lands annually. lhgse emo ints
are necesiary for the most helltauj anl
rutr,Shsus diets II ,ught ROT 10 te il
heult to Impress this upon the rub c and
to cause = readiuAmon, OF good supplies
Port r CO. Cuba and the HawaiAn Is
an II III nish a mlrket for 200, 900 900
annually II the price { rice falls to ag-
ur within their me ms Whether the
pr ducti II sha' sxcee demand with
IN t-e mex, ftw years depends upon car
CIV eif1.ls. II certainly Will unlc. some
effort is made 10 Increase home conEump-
ion ami II secure our iusular marke,
W ! p es mt orc $ be m intninedg |, Il
together probable that dhere viii be 4
decline AMI / Is better thlt there should
be me reduction, z csent prices arc
slim latlng he grcwJh et the industry
90 ii idly ANA IN ght endanger the mar
fet before tie .. epsC Efforts could be
pu forth TO develop VI. TIE present high
llrce Ct rec has decreased It's c nsunp-
lem in Porto Rico nearly 0O(
p, unds uzlly and corn AMI wheat haze
--tn substituted. The aie NOT g well
suited he conditions IA a wJtln eli
mate an1 can MT hod her own against
rice q a reasonable pre-.
What price may the farmer depend
rpon TOR a res o, ye1ra! I a. depends
upon Wa Axes the p,ce. l. he :n1rNe,
nd he supply detar.lre the ri e, tAt
zee y antel ough. to verage from 81 I'd
s. 90 re barre. and ebsve for toe next
wenty years TO- good gu lily Of rice.
Coed milling rice IL Asia is worth that
IT mis- lr!oe 10 the farmer milleh rice
hGu d be pl}ctd on sac market AZ AZ
!, ;vtrage cf 212 10 3 cen Q p und, whiet
! wo prevent III importation and com
! II ana ma bet Of Porto Il CO. Cuba anC
, i.Naian sl2uds.
In Nh 8 connection iicb farmers can no
be to .trongls imPlossel with the i'm
20 IAN Of prodgf ng maxiIum crcp o
: high grad ri G. The family slGu1 con
/ ume rice and THUS help t in he hom'
arket. II Their wtye 10 no know how
10 cSCk It in an ayretzing way ii shoulC
ne T. cir first brsinsa tt learn. Thal
should p v Oh M stor &c for thti
Op d m rkc 4 lually, neYe
g W ng the make TO the breaking
point.
We are in me greatest coaflc Of al
, the ages 1t is the war OF the indlstrie
and 1t is a fght TO the finish. ! Involve
The most economic production and iistri
button The hest quality OF &. in an
4. ne control OF the worlds markets. Upo
this issue depends sur 1us rial o3per
ity, our home comforts and the eiucatlo
: e. cur Chlltren; our poverty and Oh
- wealth g. Evolved, l7sses b. fire AMI va
may be retrieved But eru5ho Ind str al
70 ~ a people have - ersd tie "vlf, clTr,
: Of ruin from wash thcra is NJ esca Z
>. Lei the rice producers lay the foundAtl1