Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-12-08
COMING TO THE FRONT
vailOus Industries Of the South Re-
ceiying Much Attention.
RICE, IRON AND OIL.
Rice Has Increased the Price Of Land
Wonderfully-Oll Has Revolution
ized Portions OF Texas and
Iron Affected Alabama.

baltimore, Dec. I.-Summarizing the
results OF observations. In a rapid trip
from Maryland 10 Texas. Richard II.
Edmonds writes in the Manufacturers'
Record as follows:
The story OF rice and Of the devel-
opment which has followed rice grow.
ing In Louisiana and Texas illustrates
very strongly the growth and advance.
ment seen throughout the south. Rice
is revolutionizing southwest Louis.
lana particularly. and making a gar.
den spot Of the hitherto barren region.
OIL and rice are creating new condi-
tions In Texas, iron and coal are final.
ly being handled on such basis az TO
give to Alabama In the near future
fits rIghtful position in the iron and
steel development of the world. Cop
per mining In North Carolina and Ten.
nessee Is opening up a vast source OF
wealth. and so. In every part Of the
south progress Is the order OF the
day. In one place Il Is cotton manu-.
featuring. in another coal m 1lng. In
another numbering. In another furni.
ture making. somewhere else truck or
fruit growing, but everywhere there is
advancement"
He recalls the persistent efforts /
made i5 years ago BY an Iowa farm
err s l.. Cary. to develop rice growing
In Louisiana. and says:
Crowley Is now a town Of 7Oc0 or
5000. with eight rice mills, handling
last year a business Of about 81. .5O0.-
GOO, and $4,000 western people are set
tied In that district Rice growing.
although but In It's infancy. has en-
HANGED the value % the land from 25
cents an acre 10 years ago 10 s75 or
$50 an acre at present What has
been done In southwest Louisiana IL
now being done In Texas. where new
districts equally as promising for rice
growing are being opened up. Around
Beaumont and In other parts OF that
territory there is a great influx OF
western settlers who End in rice grow.
ing a yield OF $40 $50. 500 and some
times $50 an acre against anywhere
rom $40 TO sl2 an acre on the wheat
Df the west"
Referring TO the oil development
around Beaumont. Mr.. Edmonds SAYS:
"The work which has been accom-.
,lIshed In the actual development OF
hat district In the building OF rlpe
ines and tanks. and a creation OF a
market for the oil. has probably never
leen surpassed In this country. or In
my other In the broad aud compre-
lensive opening up of any new dis
rict In OIL or In any mineral devel
lpment Yet up 10 the present time
NJ OF this has been but the nrollmina- ]
y stage I'm the real progress OF MAX }
ne worldwide market and creating
abilities commensurate with the out
mt of the oil wells of Texas. soon 10 !
le followed. Judging by all reports !
hat have been made. by oil wells of
.ouislana and Alabama This stretch
4 territory along the gulf promises 10 [,
~ not only the greatest source OF oil ,
upply FOR the world. but likewise the
enter for natural gas rivaiiug n not
urpassing. the natural gas fields of
indiana and for salt works and other u
interests. on an equally !.
road scale. For n long time that q
oction of the south looked with jeal
us eye upon the development OF the s
oal and iron districts and the people ?
long the gulf coast seemed to think Il
hat the Piedmont and mountain re- 7
ion of the south has been more IA n
ored by nature But Il Is now an
pen question OF the gulf coast Of the G
outh has not potentialities equally as o
reat as the richest OF its coal and I,
on districts" r