The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-17
CHESTERVILLE RICE FIELDS.
A Real Bonanza for the Home Seeker With
but Moderate Means.
he Lands as They Really Are-Mr. Lnderholn&s
Shallow Well System Success-The Profits of
the Rice Industry Proven by Actual Results.

Prot. A. S Knapp OF the department %
agriculture % the United states and rec OK
nircd authority on The subject, sad In a
recent Interview: Il hnd that the Texas
farmer has the best soil ON earth Tor rails.
ing rice and, being new virgin soil he has
every advantage over the formers In tue
older rice sections like Louisiana and the
CarolnAs' TO be thoroughly convinced Of
the truth Of this broad but literally true
assertion one has but To visit CheStcryille
and the large rice neids Of Mr.. John Under
holm az that place. as correspondent ~
The Post did yesterday. and be driven
around these fields see the rich waving
grain, the harveStcrs cutting Il and the
steam threshers thrcshng out the grain
at the rate NJ forty sacks per hour, visit
the watering stations, see the pumps at
work. the immense volumes Of water auM
ms IRON these pumps oVcr the rice heids'
flooding them just as they need and 80
more. II u grand sight and Que that
VIII never bc forgotten. Here whore only
a few years ago the lands were almost
Nalucicss, TO see The rich waving nOlde,
with abe golden grain slimmeltug In the
sunlight aud in their mute toncs inviting
the weary wdndcrcr who hiss icr years
sought peace aud plenty 70 come TO Che,
ttrtlic and share In the rich results which
others are rcaping II has been truly s1ld
that well managed rice hcd Is a v yltahle
gold mine, and the golden sheavcs as they
gllsteu la the sun and one sees with lis
own eyes the results attending "a well
managed rice neld,' where Ms can he shown
az thCsteytNe a man can make suIhcieut
Va Tue hrst year ia pay for the laad. Tor
aU the improvements on IT. tIe expense
Of tnc cultivation ot the crop aud then
have money left to put ia his creuit Ia tue
hank, can special Intention 10 thH truth
OF the saying that IL lis a yeritabe god
mine.
chesterynlc is beautiful young town,
located on the san Antonio aud Arausas
Pass railroad, hfty.foUr miles little south
of west OF Houston. the geographical, rail.
road and business center vi thc great rice
belt OF Louisiana and Texas, aud seven aud
unc-nalf miles east OF Eagle Lake. u was
founded by Mr. iohu Lluderhom Of chi
cage, H., who has an OfuCe Ia No. no
MaGo unhuiug Ia taht great cltN ny
Llndetholm owns thousands upon thousands
OF acres Ia this new undeNelopcd section.
and with great foresight saw the possihil-
tiles aud Probabilities Of this new country.
and set about developing thcm. ChesteryiNe
Is one Of the results ~ his efforts, aud
is settlement W almost exclusively North
eru people, nearly every one Of whom you
meet being from Illinois OF Iowa, all VITA
Northern styles and tastes Mr. Under
holm has sold thousands OF acres. but has
many thousands YET Tor sale. Last year
he began the development OF the rice In
dustry on these lands ana this year he has
In over 800 acres OF his own lands, while
there are mauy farmers who have pur-
chased lands of him who are also engaged
In the same industry, aud despite the fact
that the season Just closing has been one
Of the dryest ever known, and the further
fact that the pumps and machinery for
supplying the lands vita water were all
nut in late In tho scasou--0ne not until
late In July and the last cary In August.
[ In the face OF al these obstacles Mr.. Lin
derholm'S rentals Tor rice lands and water
| SUN Of from $1,000 to $500 cash this year.
/ These rice lands belonging 90 Mr.. Linder-
/ holm are smong the very best IN the state
I has 10000 acres Just below New Pnnadcl-
| phd ON the southern Pacific railroad. Just
/ three and malt miles from CheStervlie,
I Jonathan Isne aud punovant rice tolds.
I Captnin William nuuaVsnt has surveyed a
canal which viii 90 built at once,
( SO that all these lands can
I b. rraduv watered with water
/ from the Colorado river These lands are
1 also one mile east Of Mellow and Bonus
! they have every advantage that could ne
/ desired so FAR as transportation or the
/ grain Is concerned. Taken altogether, the
| advantages Of these lands, their hnc loc2
! tiou rendering them easily wntered, their
/ adapAbilty for the growth of the cereal
and the facilities for transportation OF INC
| grain, make them especially desirable. New
! Philadelphia the proper shipping potut
l and market for the product az the lands
! is one ot The preulest sites 70. . town
| With only a good depot, one small store
1 aud a postofhce hut II is splendid loca
| tion, high aud healthy as is also Chester
]
! VILE running across between Chcstorrill'
/ ana New Philadelphia.
| II is necessary TO get the water % o
1 rice lands, as wei rs on u, aud Mt LIN
! derholm has expended an immense amount
I OF money IN attaining this end. His sNs
( TEN of drainage Is almost perfect, arr
! while arranging 10 carry the water frou
l his rice delds he has also per
fected the drainage of Chesteryille
and made i one " tue best drained lJil'
towns In the STATE. H has built an i'm
mense reservoir into which is run all th'
| natural rainfall on the lands Of the iowi
and the rice lands This reservoir Is I'VE
| eighty feet wide and over q quarter Of
NILE in length and from eight 70 ten fee
1 deep. He has also ding about eight mile
Of deep ditches leading from All nslds an,
from the town 10 this reservoir. The our
let from the reservoir Is through two larg
ditchCs 10 a larger creek about hal
| mile dissent and the water from the FeSer
below g. In fact, b. has looked 10 IN
substantial Advancement as much as =
made are Of the best snd most substantial
character. His houses. and he has bull
and owns several, are all well huilt an
wen finished and present an elegant an
a9ibG5ssfSeStviIle. XII Of Ma LindSrRolm
houses are easily desiSnaied. IS they ar
s,Ututpd pure white" His btrn is he larges
Most Substantial ard hest quilt bar
In that entire section Of tho state Will
1 nearly an other barns were blown dow
and destroyed In the September storm Q
the Linderholm barn aud Z, was not eve
| shaken Ills new rice warehouse Il e.
! 0thCr evidence Of the Substantially ~ th
/ improvements be Is making. While th
! warehouse is not SO excessively large q
/ pretentious vet It's foundation Is thin
] IN endurance and substantial hrmuess, q
white brick well cemcnted and while nj
: fordine perfect security. Is also made RAJ
nronF The reference ia the nature
tbsse improvements 4 made here smnl
ID show that Mr. Linderbulm Is In IeN'
"a STAY: that ne IS making his every iu
movement with view 10 remaining an
holding BIS possessions. and is not pu
! tinr up temporary improvements whic
, Win last bar a short season When NJ
IipderhoIm took hold u these lands
1924 seven years ago II was a vast wi
derness and he was laughed az for a
tsmntinr r. 81 ANYTHING with them The
, was nothing az thestcryille, lie built
! small stable and ne aud the people ;
/, hrnught With him from the North We
! I ,omnelled 10 sleep in that and cat an N
! ground. Bot he came determined and =
tawn of Chesterviilp, the rich, heavy lad
! 49, haids tho wonderful improvement
these lands mile after mile Of good su
cured 70 tkv best cedar posts aud The mar
! other valuable and henencial changes q
: the result ~ that determination and wi
Among those met at Nhesfetrille Fesferdl
; we've Messrs. Chester and kellis0n. nwne
/ n the general store. prpprieiers - n
? Chesteryiue hotel and editors and nnhlis
& ! ers ~ tue ChesterYilie News hnVh
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