The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-15
MEETING OF RICE MEN.
rrac'lcal Men Got Together al lake Charles
10 Discuss The Future Of The Industry.
PROF. KNAPP READ A VALUABLE PAP. d
Permanent Orgn nixation 10 ne FER.
ieetcd Under the Title of the Rice
Association of America.

-TVNtattOn Oh America.
Lake Charles La. February 1.-THE
rice men Of Louisiana and Texas are
assembled en- masse at Lake Charles.
Inc representatives at Lake Charles to-
DAY can speak for millions Of capital and
ihous nds OF farmers and many thousands
Of lab.rers.
Al O'Clock when the convention was
eailed to order by H. j. ieary. presl-
dent Of the board o. trade, tho scene OF
business enthusiasm was inspiring to
those wac feel dsep In crest In the
leading Industry Of Southwest Louisiana
and South asst Texas. Judge c A. Four
me-, mayor Of Lake Charles In his ad
dress OF welcome VS. brief bu, was al
MS best. and The Response made by tbs
en;husiastic convention gave positive
guarantee that the greatest OF harmony
would prevail
Prot Knapp stated the object OF the
convention and named the following
committee on permanent organization.
Hon. H. II C. Drew of Lake Chlrlce,
7. y. Gray OF Houston. A. 5. .Allsen OF
Crowley, f, l. Hail OF Lake Side. Alser,
Anderson Of jennings
Inc committee On organization not
pens ready 10 ;epart Tao Convention
ton.
he paper Of Mr. c. L. C-ipacn of
CROWLEY was read by Mr. Oh npMs OF
Crowley, The paper WIS an BILE account
OF the progress Of irtlic al irrigation.
Inc far-reaching results OF surface can
ais MIS- fully illustrated Besides the
millions of money invested In farming
machinery these surf ce canals have
caui3ed $4,000 head OF mules md horses
70 be inn. or'ted. In ono decade unpre
ceCen.ed progress has bsen made on &C
count of artificial irritation. 1t has pro,
Nded investment for millions OF money
and for the employment of thousands O.
men,
Hon. s. l.. Carey. on the subject OF
irrigation by Wells" read an instruc
yivc paper, which opened tae eyes o.
all on the Importance of wells for irri-
sation. Fifty thousand acres OF rice are
now watered by wells. Wells make
homes; they make Independent farmers.
We will raise rice In immense qnanti-
tics md have no fer Of overjroduc-
ton"
Prof, Bond of the agricultural depart
ment was introduced. His business az
fected purely the subject of Irrigation.
He spoke of the purposes OF the depart'
mept in the matter OF the Western plains
They desired to economic the water
supsly.
At this point the committee on per-
;uanent organization reported through
M F.. n, Gray OF Houston. its sscre-
tary;
Prof. s. A. Knapp was made presidcet
aud Oswald Wilson secretary, and he
following vice presidents w. g. Moor,
n p. Atwater Marcelms Il, Foster
Houston; Jos. BroussArd. Nilliap y.
Wheeler. BE umont; A. NJ Smith, PORT
Arthur Raymorshoffer, Gslvt s'on; Cap
tain William Dunnavant, Eagl' L;ke; a.
r. Borlen, Matagord,; F. w Moser
Bra29rii; j. ". Jones. Eagerly: Gcorg-
L. Thatcher. s A. Robertson, sulphur
Pull Daniels, Welsh; A. V. Eastman
lake Charles; D. Il. Howe. New IBERIA
s. ]. Johnson ] p Haber. A. y. Mc'
Farlain, jennings George Lnkswl'er
Like Arthur; c. 4. Lowry. Lowry NJ
Abbott. j, r. Shoemaker, C. C. Duson
a. CaDnn. Crowley.
The mattev of good seed was ably aIs
cussed b. Nj. f. y Gray OF Houston
Prof. w. r. DJd;on Of the Louisian
state experiment station then look nj
he question of RED Rice" and read
p.per thar opened tle eyes 81 the ric'
growers on tha. suolect
Major j. G. Lee. louisiana State com
missioner OF gr cal.ure, called 20 I'M
attention OF he convention the Buhai
Pan American exposition nd impresas
upon the rice men the im9or ancg 0
having rice k.tcaen tae exposition
in order TO 80 advertise ire as 10 IN
i.-
Mr.. A. " Eastman OF Lake Charles
La, led a discussion of good reads.
said goaJ roads meant civiliI4uon. pa
roads meant barbarian.
Al the evening session Prof II. p, Al
; ware Il Houston took IN the sub1ea
"Fibcr Parts in the South" His pspe
showed great research and was hisbIy D
stluc.lye Refe ring TO Mr. CarT.s state
menl ua he had c gat years 20 pre-
dIc,ed hi. C.icis.eu land would b
! worla 800 per acre IN len years, DC s1l
lnat ne pl odicied these ADDS n ten yeag
! woulG BE- worth $500 Ter acre for foer.
The day VIII come, sid Pro-. Aywatel
J when fiber m. Is VIII be as sctIGoa "
! cotton mills re today.
Pruf ). A. I'm PIP read the follow
! paper OF How 10 Increase the Use
. Rice and he prospective Markets:
In sume quar- ers here appears to
an AuutuilCh Ca 49, 80 ga '+-'''''
! date danger OF an cyeTprodIction OF pc
! in the Un.ted Sta'es. SPAN Win LEI
nan ~ 900 900 people produces merry
ger cen more rice than lhe Unlte
, states; Italy vita little over one-fouFi
, our popu ai.on produces c'er Ave tlm'
k as mucl rise. Japan with some ming oF'
one-halt our population produces nsir
G fifty times as much rice, and yet mas 7
large surplus This SHOWS that u
;. da anger I!es In under consumption. III
n annual consumption OF rice IN Jlpl
0 amounts 20 nearly 80 pounds per caplt'
in The United STA ,es il rs blrey FOL
\ pounds. not allowing for bTswers rse
n The bes. market for any staple produ
r L. le acme naTNet AMI here we a
confronted with under censump:ion.
CONSUMPTION ar below the merits @. IN
cere.l as a word food. What are Il
!. caases tina: have produced this eoad
tiony
= 1. The larger portion az The p orle
2 the United sta.es have inherited tas
= ga lie preli ections from En- land al
/, he no.-a Of europe, where rice is \
pc iQ.e t. cs neger e Goa der
& "a Of htee rs d Il
Usi no. ow f~ rice {
cep teE Wae
Us lie
crib 4 aay may ~ sea IN efe
q hand ~ tatre Is noah.ng IL 4gn