The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-08
THE RICE NOT DAMAGED.
FLOOD HAS PASSED FROM MATA-
GoRDA COUNTY.
Some Benefit Derived Where the Water
GOT on the Young Rioe-The Growth
OF the Big Raft.

Rav CIV r
eraduo,,,. august o'-Atter
ss''S iaiilns Tor, couple OF days,
last night the water went out of the
bottoms and this ror,,n a.
vators ,.,.a inns the hood
"efe practically all gone from
'ic town and adjacent prairies and rice
fields between tho towns ara r,,o,. M.
tiood ,,,,t,r. ~. - an river Inc
'nat cFept UP INTO the west
efh portion OF the town did no damage
whatever save to make It muddy ana
oisagreeable In fact dur|pg ~ .h ei'H
Gays OF highest flood many s,sitf 49, Ive
improvised and a iot of pe,nta ha,i -,
If the Tub caps.zed. as n often ~
the pleasure party Simply waded onGt'
knee deep sometimes INN, ny ,u, ~,
portion OF the city got n fnsta of Venni
uan life the easteTn nortino 90, Wy,
mune, remaining high. drv ana dmstw i''~
Now that the hood is mast. If is snon,,
that no damage IN sneat ~ ,,ya 49, a.
the growmg rice cion frnr, ~ Ho, - ~
How. While only - lew S,,ndr rtS oNeI-
out of a county Gron of Az nsb 80. t,,,' %
overlooked, since the waters have snh1
sided the OVERTURNED rice ia tbe S,...t ~,
the county for its ate the snr'siaI We ~
enl4cned the land ana whsre 90 ~" ,,',S,
was young ana entirely covered Nv 20
ter the water did not remain long enomeb
to damage In In the Iaasi 90 taS 90 80, -,
correspondent can learn '' % Lar d. 'i''s
The only rice damage fs ia tho o-,,,.
on the outer end of The canals ne tba
flood waters shut down ali tho 1srce
pumping plants and tbe outnost 80
helds were shut off from their watar eune
ply. However, the three old nia,ts Inc
Matagorda, the Bay city and Inc Moore
Cortes are running again tonight Sf6o
two large new pIants tho NJ v,iIn,,
and the Colorado sufferel meet go,
the Hood. not their pumninr niants b,,t
their canal levees We're Washed ant in
several places by tho flood Iiolvs,,a.
their breaks were ali small and n, " feo,
days they win be repaired and going
again These canals can botb he "a
direct from tbe river in an,1 80, e i.u
without using their numns =" All tha,,
need is 10 Restore their canal io, 80
Both have down nm aii ~. uo,, ,.itS
This overflow was caused nv the Iayaas
of the new canals south OF town noS1
to the river extending from The MINI.
ing plants south ana not evtandtnr,
north. the food backinr IN and coniintS
around behind them. wherp theV yvere
held and forced back onto the rice 6eIds
and town The ren1ed,, js sim,,i,, ~ 90
tend The rive levce m, nortb rn1nec,i,e
All the canals ana The rernady vii e,,e
tain,y be applied. The buildinr m ~ a
lot of new raft also helned 10 nIIe mn
the flood waters rlc I opposta - Ra p''e up
However The raft Is the mst,inp of tb}s
rice country for If &c maj Tia ,i,5as
iHe ijgbt lift and iorga stnrage 80
snrvoiTs on both sides Of Abe rivc- Nav
fbat the Hood Win ali gts {nIsrp, i. ,rone
thc onrnape is VISION i6cSnt u,bilas ia
benefits are great for # insures a ann
NV Of water To mature al the rice crops
for Tho HIante tbat arc not a,,a,' 81 ~ ,Pa
s,,fa IA sav mar the nroeept corditions
insure the greatest rice ~ron In Matas
gnrds co,,ntS On hotb eidoa ~ tha ri,,a.
! and s,,rro,,n,j,nr Bav Civ that az Texas