The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-30
THE RICE ASSOCIATION
THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
BEING PUSHED WITH ENERGY.
Texas Is Taking the Lead in the In
duetry and Her Growers Are Urged
to Aid in the Work.

The new board OF directors Of the Rice
Association OF America Is getting TO work
In earnest. II is not only pushing the work
of increasing the membership OF the as
ISOLATION until It shall embrace every per
sop In any manner interested In the rice
growing industry, but 1t Is pushing the
work OF organizing the $4,000 stock com
pany on the plans suggested by Colonel s.
r. B. Morse Of this city in his address be
fore the general meeting OF the association
In letter received by Mr.. F. " Gray, one
of the directors OF the association, yester'
day from the secretary, Mr.. A. b. Allison
of Crowley, La, the objects OF the nssocla-
tion are set forth as being ITO promote
and foster the agricultural and manufactur-
ing development OF the rice Industry 10
the United States; to create an organized
bureau for the compilation OF statistics,
and the dissemination OF information and
data Herewith; to use all available means
and methods to make known the value Of
rice as a food product, and the various
uses Of which the same is susceptible
40 ind and SECURE markets Tor the sale
Of all such rice products, to the best ad-
vantage OF the rice grower and manu-.
facturer: to encourage the Investment of
capital In all rice enterprises.
lnOuce lmnisfaU0n III tue IlCe grow
Eng sections OF the United states, ana for
said purposes to use all lawful means TO
promote and further the happiness and
prosperity OF the people engaged In the
said industry, wheresoever in the United
States"
Regarding the organization Of the Rice
Kitchen company, the secretary incoses
subscription list and urges Mr.. Gray as
follows: please get ali the stock you can
subscribed and report within the next week
or ten days the results. We wish to get
this company organized IS soon as possible
Rnd get to work. AS soon as sufficient
stock has been subscribed. we will cali the
stockholders together. adopt a charter and
elect officers. There is no doubt but that
ibis enterprise can be made o profitable
Investment as well as great advertising
medium. II is the duty Of every one In
terested In the rice Industry to lend help
ing hand"
the membership. Mr.. Allison sends blank
applications and says; ~ also wish to urge
upon you the Importance of securing new
members for the association. Send IN nance
the rice industry should fail 10 unite him
self with this association, We can NO
AFFORD to let these matters drag, as ~
have already spent too much time IN work
ing up the association and we should cnrr,
II on until some good results are obtained
Mr. Gray is working energeticnlly ia TIL
cause, and Is giving It all the time and at
tention he possibly can He urges ever
person interested in the rice industry u
call upon hir.. secure an application hlanl
and enroll hiitelf 90 n member Of the Rio
Association Of America. Texas Is takinl
the lead In the rice growing industry am,
TO protect their interests and aid In making
the industry what II should be these grow
srs and producers should enroll themselve
as members ~ the association
The sale OF lands in this county, ma m
been shown by The Post, Ia Unprecedented
Nearly all Of these lands are sold with
view to putting them In rice the comm
season. What Is being done In Harris cour
~ being done In each Of the twgnt
counties In the rice belt OF Texas and
is safe to say that the acreage IN rice thi
year IN these counties win he treble wha
II was last year. Hundreds Of thousand
OF dollars are being invested IN this count
in this industry this year. Northern capitf
is being added 10 home capital In thcs
Investments, and scarcely a day passs
without an Investment In rice lands or In
proyements for such lands in this county.