The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-16
RAIN STORM IN TEXAS
Steady Fall for the Past Three Days
Shows No Abatement.
WAREHOUSES; GOING OUT OF BANKS
Farmers Are Far Behind with Their WorE
and Early Planting Is Now Out
OF the Question.

drlgzle over southern Texas. Water
courses are reported as being bankfuil with
no sign OF on abatement In the rain. The
rain has been falling at frequent inter
ynls since the first Of October and the
ground Is saturated as Il has never been
before Farmers have been greatly delayed ,
"A breaking their land and are far behind /
IN the nc,d ncrk. there stiH being cot
H. uuplcked In portions OF Northeast |
3cxns The wheat Is being hurt by the !
t,ntinued wctness and fruit will suffer as
a result Of the cold spell whlch is now
| cAmng on, Each days rain keeps the
/ faNpeGs ont OF the nelds and adds 20 the
/ latNess Of the season. The situation Is
/ a soAious one, as # Affects the whole Of the
/ farming district Of the state. Early plant
/ Ing 3 corn and cotton Is now out Of the
question, and this means much foc the Far
mers OF the state.
Denisou, Grayson County, rczus, Feb
ruary 10 There mas been a steady down
pour FOR the past three days. The heaviest
Ia years. The st,rm IS general through
out North Texas, Indian Territory and the
Panhandle. The water courses are very
high aud many out of banks. There are
no Indications OF the storm ohatng.
Dallas. Dallas County Texas February
n l5.-Onc Of the hardest rains North Texas
" ever know fcii yesterday, last night and
today The whole country Is covered with
water and streams are out Of their hanGs
tThc Trinity river at Dallas threatens to-
tro higher than It mas been in years, and
Nhcre is probability ot many farm animals
! drowning The wind shifted this after
Aoou aud a blue norther' Is adding to the
llucral discomfort of the situation. The
, thcuuomctcr Is falling MS fast as tine
streams are rising and zero weather iF
expected The cold aud high water have
made all trains late and the railrond scr'
a. ice IS worse than 1t has been in mouths,
SAN Antonio, BeSar County, Texas, Feb
ruary 15-'rhc rain which commenced ih-
ing early Saturday morning continued an
Saturday night and after / o'clock THIS
morning Tor an hour being terrific TO.
day the precipitation has been nearly AN
inch iu the city and reports from all dis,
y trlcts west and south are that the raintaI
was heavy rht ground n nov SO wet
that planting will be delayed at least two
weeks N there is no more rain IL Is
growing colder tonight
In Chapel nm, Washington Comfy, Texas
February 10 The farmers lu this se'N'l
are surely IN bad plight 10 mas rhhE'
almost continuously for me pest SIX Weeh,
make any progress whatever iu getting
- their lands IN shape for planting. H. l'
80 raining now anu hut IHtv pl"NpttN w q
ID hoIdup, from the way the elements l'oh
#. RS thls tllar most OF tue corn sh0uiq w
ia plnDted, but ue yet scarcely any Lhs Wey'
y Pnt in The ioads are IN tedrt ,y. , SoM
o. he travelled at all. The oldest 'nhamtah
a. has never seen them worse, ~ was th
Il Intention Of our planters to pnt IN os SIi,U
nv the ravages of the boil weevii hut prescn
co. conditions viii undoubtedly make hoth got
and cotton much later than Tor many yea
past
Waxahaehie, Ellis County, Texas, Fer
n ruary 10 Within the last twenty'fou
u hours Ellis county has been flooded VII
rain and the prospects for new GRO
are very gloomy at this time Ihe groQn
- has not been dry enough TO pillow since ~
- yember ana nothing has been done towar
prcparlng land for the coming crop /
fact there are several thousand bales @
cotton TO he picked yet In various section
en- oats, but, $50 far AS known, not an a'r
ha. been syWu Va the county lafE
acreage Of wheat VINE sown last ray! am
the plant is looking exceedingly wen a.
the prospects are good for heavy yly,,
On account OF lAe c1hiuuSu n'Gi,sH 'nr
3 the roads are III ieatiul 'onu4slun wv
zen y Us no uncommon Nkht l" So" l"ur q az !,
A., six horses putting wagons Oh eo't"h "'
4lN cotton seed {" Town.
lite Austin. Travis County Texas, Fchruai
led ia slow rain commenced falling
"N Inc entire day and last night, increasii
ne IN precipitation until II came down IN q
rents. The EutterS becnme prmluli az
oyerHowed many Of the sidewalks. a mn
Der OF creeks overnowed the bottoms Al
oil low lands nre under water Little
no preparation for q crop has been or cou
airy be made BY Travis county farmers tca y
crop, OF TINS season, ahu Wy 7' serio Az
49, IN this respect rs becoming, Ieauy seLloN
ON Farmers say they VIII avail UeioseINtA
at the nrst opeh westhea, Wien tei 'n corn yIi
out breaking the land.
leFe BRENNAN, Washington County, TeXa
Won another very hard rain today. II
rain continued for several hours reg
lar downpolr, ana, this being On an
Inv ready water-sonkod earth e has the q
80 pearance Of being much greater Ihis
been the wettest winter within ne memo
OF Of the Oldest inhaDltAnt ana IS su
s iu TO presage sood crop year lhoul
] 30 scientific farmers say thAt " uoea y
Zen make as much difference as IL genero
thrt Supposed though u gives u1e laIIIeIs
upd chance to start on win season lh
AVID ground, causes seeds 10 gerhlnHle qulc'
10 and gives them an early impetus iowa
90 maturity.