The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-08

Mr., W. e. Moore the rice man, said yes,
terday: "Now Ia the season OF irrigation,
Everything Is favorable Tor good rico
crop. Planting is about over and most or
the pumping pluuts are busy Irrigation
viii continue TN about tho lst OF Septcm
Der AS general rule the ncreugc instead
Of being Increased on the canals shows d
slight decrease. II is lne season for pillow.
Ing aud planting. There is good stani
aud the yield VIII probably be very heavy,
Water supply Is, SO far, ample"
Mr. Moore's stenogr0pher has two tubs
containing rice plants Just outside her win
dows, About twenty i've grains were plant
ca IN each Tub and the plants ara CROWN [;
beautifully, The Two tubs viii prOduee
about a half gallon OF rice The reporter
and estimated the yield, then ngurel ~
the Yield II the crop wns planted next
season and The next ana SO on FOR I'VE
years, until the WELD grew into thousands
Of bushels and a nice fortune accrued
from the original twenty-five grains 4
rice mHn can take q pencil and paper and
hEufe ior three mlnuteS and mako one ~
dllHl that ne can see nothing hut rice turn
ing INFO gold, The insurance agent Eust
tnkc back seat. II f. simply wonderful
Figures prove that fortune can be made
often published, Prof. Knapp got seventy
nlnt heads from Que grain. DusOn Brothers
OF crowley, La got as mnny as l2j shoots
from one grain, although the average runs
Is the excursion period Into the rice cogH-
try All person. intcrr tel iu riep culture
should visit the canals ln July and see t4rm
IN operation and everything WCttiuE iu no'
feet harnlOuy. licEnrd.1a f.aftu.s Ajr,
Moore said: "CHnrl wjHer.a RoNd CITED.
ly welcome the pphlia 1ga Holli, W COURSE,
extend them every ruHttFaF.
Speaking OF sGles, ir 4i,el ~ have iut
nude some AalcH ~ fit i G4ci u land
to Illinois parties Ihcr pNprct o. 'cfnlQp
the land In rice eu0nfe 20 year Several
other large deals GRE 1or IN enntempla-
tion ] nm also Giaa 10 upte, he continued,
That the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege II nanitcsting an Increased Interest
In the rice question Prof connpll has
several years, Rice II now being recognized
as one OF tho coming staple crops or the
state and II VIII he 9 giant indnstry within
very few years. Interstate immigration
is helping the Industry wonderfully. as u
IL helping everything else In Texas. We
are getting splendid settlers n south Tex
ms, men OF means and brains who are m
honor to any community They come from
Illinois. fowG. Michigan and other North,
ern states. We are glad to welcome that
class and all interstate Immigrants are az,
sirable, but favor closing the gates aud
getting Gatling'gun guard oyer the ports
OF entry 10 keep out the foreign scum and
rinrnn that Is pouring into the stgtss an
nuelly. They are OF no account, undesira'
gems. as rule"
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Mr.. J. II. Lilienthnl the secretary and
treasurer OF the No-Tsu.Oh organisation
said yesterday that the board Of directors
have completed the preliminary arrange
ments for the carnival and parade next fan,
which viii surpass In splendor and magnif-
cenee anything attempted In the past AMI
will only be eqraled by the world famons
displays OF the Mardi Gfas al New Orleans
Many new membership cards have been Is
sued and the best citlzene OF Houston are
cooperating heartily Ia the effort 10 make
the carnival a brilliant success and there
By advance the best interests OF the CITY.
iy left New York for Paris to arrange for
materials. costumes and parapheEnaia.