The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-07
TO SECURE HOME IN TEXAS
SOMETHING ABOUT THE RICE LANDS
OF THIS STATE.
Letter TO a Kansas Man Who Wants to
Come to This Secton-ASome
Good Advice.

Good ADVICE.
The following correspondence has been
given The Post by Mr.. John Howard,
passenger and immigration agent OF the
Southern Pacific railway. Mr. Howard
states that the letter from the Kansas
man is fair sample of the Inquiries re-
celvcd from people In the old States who
ARE contemplating moving TO Texas;
Mr. John Howard, Immigration Agent,
Southern Pacific Railway, Houston,
Texas.
Puoa Kan. March 23.--Dcar Sir: Your
f1vor Of the Goth received, also the pamph-
LET'S. for which / thank you. Now | Wish
80 ask you Il plain question, which, per-
haps, owing TO your position you might
hesitate to answer but ! assure ysu That
any private information you may give
me VIII be strictly confidential. If you
were going into rice culture for yourself
where In the coast country would you So
lect land? Which do you consider the
best soil for rice growns that of Louis.
laua or TcNasf Each rchl estate man al
vertises his lands rs the very best for
rice growing, and J would like the opinion
OF one who has no lands for sale aud
has some knowledge Of the different soils
that ! feel eau bo relied upon. ! read
lnut there are many different Kinds OF
WWIhhinaIe y H9ite rs necessary us water.
think Ia the soil IN the valleys along tie
river or on the prairie SOM Which do
y"1 co 9, .ne pr2l lor rflsallon' the
10 You mink III the long run IL is more
economical for a man 10 sink his own wells
W nnS Wnlet OF cahal company, pro
ducos lust rs GOOD rrops conlI vou m
proAnlatc the cost OF an equipment Tor
n'a,,Y s,li ~" arles OF riGrt nov
bc the cost of hnulementsf DO Van r"n
slider rlr' the most profitable crop In the
'' nsT,r ro"n mi,?,, M, ,,, ,...., ,...,
feel that must "cdiGt 'Ihr nosi ''11 IN ,nat
ing any change, Is why ask for this Ia
ii 'r,. IRON ne utl" that can
able venture. II one knrW iust tyharc ~
hn{ lnnd Vt q resnnnblr price whore the
S SoiId "Tin n,., ,onu,l'"hS ",rr just right anh
rice. Thanking Won FOR pnst fn"ors I,,m5
hoplng to hear from sou soon, | an yours
HoN IL, a. w. Price
alr. j W Price. pruulslst p1oI, E,,s,s
IIons,,, ,r
''''"' i'N'H' Ma"'h 70 Dear Siri
"VPSihs 10 yours 81 the I'D instant; there
are good rice lands In both Lonisinnn ana
Tcv,a rb, ,.o,.t, -, '''''
- N''"'"s W rug ms pasSeh
"eA"h" IN" experimental p0iut In both
~ do,ht ,i,.,, ana. ..t,
~ "o"p, '"a' p"e sou climate ana 'enSons
"'' WV "u"Plfu 4" Ihr growing of rlpc
Especially is this the ,qiRn vltb ornlric
inuds 'Tbn y,1t,., l,nds 80 mo -
,r, 800 W WV 'p"S' c""n
~ ~ ''N"' "A - iU''' arc hcii'r suited
10 the growing OF sugar cane than rice
The ,ul1rv Ind lie rl,h u,,,.i, IN 60,
.,..ti "''"''" "''" p"'
'"''''''' 10" SHINY 10Y rice st"whB as
IL requires too much water to Hood the
tst.t
49, i'' 20. '''' ~
20 "''P 'N :" cue NHlcAE' w better
adapted 10 the growing Of rice, us they
retain the water better n ia nncns.o,,v
e., a. I ,'''''
'"e NV u h"'o "p"ul thrr' lleh'S
oil water covering tle ground for about
sixty DAYS
1 wand ma, ,,,,tor,,t., cha. ,..,.,.,,,,,,..
'' NV ""uVi''"r int responsibility
oil adVihlhs any man whore to locatc. We
simply rive Won ,,s host we can thc hcncht
Of nur ovnnrtcrco ann ,,,,,..,,,,,,.,,, ,,.t,,.
an" ""7t'N"t'"nS' WIN
t"et u "th'fs' "nd present the facts to
you as we ind them. / would advise you
or any ono clso who contemtnn,rs co,ni,,,,
10 ir+ or t,,t w. 'untvihp'aWh 'olllnE
eating TO nrst com" ana insn,ct liza INK
mis- ina r,ir,,,i, ,nit, ~, rNi ,uv AN ,
nnn1itinns ~. thn r,u p1lpr' ml'u tiip
ecIf md ,brn ne" yon, nWn l 40, wv,
10 whore to locate Whot suItS nmc n,a nf
may NOT another, ana the only nnsln@ss
in como S,I smc fo uunSo sn'egcstIvu
is bnlirvlnp -" '''''S
We huye In thia ,rnco nor ,r t,,,, ar
nboui 500. OO0 acres In trS,.ts nf fr'm ton
10 10 OG0 acres yybt'h f. nG.,,I ~ f, 'yn
hv thc o,vnc,s AMI rnnt ,,t ,"' ~ S'W
or ANY one ESQ i'm scorr az " bnn T n
ycstmcnt I'm Texns arr vai"o,nn ia ,,nh
over this iist INA Son ,..,n "EN,,"''V y" l""H
If van wish VIM Vh '"u t,,vu us w.,
rhe reosnn yyo NM, ,'n, nv. |''n W psNu,s'
I'd FOR uenernl dfstrhmtlon th,i IN ,,c cn,
sidcr snnc a. thc nrl,."u un,I wv Vnn,
land ,Tc ,co ht,,t oni Nm " nu,,at ~ hr NY
NJ h,'vc Woi ,S,ti 4 TX ~ t"'n "s"im ~ wv
kci for s,"g dntnitn i,,,l a"uS "p Nc Hn r