The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-03
WEI COMES SJAPANESE
HAS SEVERAL. COLONIES NOW AND RE- CARDS THEM AS VERY DESIRABLE.
Rice Growing Chief work--They Aro Well Supplied With Money for Their 0pcra ficns--Secuts Talk of War With
 United states.

Letter in N Y. Herald.
 Webster. Texas. ae.---Unlike California, rex as is glad to have Japanese within It's Dor ders 1t has half dozen colonies of the little brown men. all so industrious and peaceful that they are considered good citizens. Through them orentiai element. arc being brought into the agricuitrh methods of the State.
 Tho principal colonies are at Deepwater, Webster, Wharton and Victoria. and Tn all there are probably 500 Japs in tho State Several Japancse rice fsrnsrs are also io- cated along sthe iine of the Southern Pa cific between Houston and Beaumont They are adept at growing rice and other farm products At Dsepwater the Japanese method of transplanting rice has been fol- lowed for two years with the greatest sue cess and profit.
 The rice harvesting season is now in progress and the scene in the Japanese colonies is an animated one from morning until evening. They conduct the harvesting work on the co-operativef plan. much the same as wheat harvesting Is carried on m the Middle States. All the Japanese farmers the crop on the different farms. The Jap anese make a holiday of the work They appear to get much enjoyment out Of sseTy yiiiins they do. .
 A noticeable thing about the Japanese In Texas Is that they never lose sight of their patriotism The Japanese flag occupies a position of honor upon every farm. It may be seen flying on the threshinE machines WnIe the Work lS m pEokEtobs ~ ts Atc- auently planted on some elevated spot in the field where it is in view of the men while they are working.
 The Japanese colonists in Texas have The yield will be heavy and the profits from the crop large.
 The home fife of the Webster and Deep water coionists is similar to that which they lead in Japan. They attend to their own affairs and seem more interested in their farm work than in anything else. The older colonies have succeeded so well that the establishment of others fs con- templated. Several Japanese bought thou. sands of acres of land near Wharton last spring and established colony of fifty Japanese thereon. They rapidly develop the virgin land into the most attractive rice ths year. They are amply supplied with money to carry out their plans. and ex- fensive improvements have been made. fn- cluding an up-to-date system of irriEating canals and ditches. comfortable residences. barnsd and rice warehouses. They use traction engines as the motive power in breaking up the land. The cultivation and harvesting 4of the crop were done with modern firm implements. Their industrious and law abiding wsys won for them the
 The Japanese Farming Company is the name of an orEinixation formed last spring, with capital stock of s2oo,0oo. to estab- lish e colony of Japanese near Victoria. The company is composed of Japanese. The colony will harvest a large crop ~ rice this year.
 Some Japanese farmers are introducing native fruits and vegetables into Texas. Y. Myuma. who has a large farm near Fan nette. planted . patch of his ground in Japanese melons this summer as an ex- pertinent. The melons thyiv& wonderfully. and he now has an abundant harvest The melons have been placed in the markets at Houston and Beaumont. and attract much attention by their peculiar appear ance They are more on the order of e scsntaloupe- as to size and taste. but no one would judge them to be a watermelon or a cantaioupe by their appearance. Mir. My una says that this section is well adapted to raising many kinds of Japanese fruits and vegetables. ;,
 These Texas Jeps are not worried over the possibilities of war between the United States and thefs native country. When one of them can be induced to talk on the sub- ject at all he hoots at the suggestion of war. o, Takayama. who is at the head of the colony at Deepwater five miles from Webster. said when questioned as to war prospects:--
 .If war is declared between my country and the United States at any time within the next ten years I will suffer my head tc he delivered to you on a platter"
 Mir. Takayama ia in constant correspond ence. with with high officials of the Jap anese government. and is in touch with the political situation in that country. It was through his efforts that many of his peo- pie were attracted to Texas. He has the support of his government. and ie is in fact. largely government plan that he Is carrying out.