The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-12
RICE ASSOCIATION IN
CONVENTION IN BEAUMONT,
Meeting Well Attended. -CaIcasieu
Representatives Taking a Lead.
ing Part in All Phases
of the Work.

The Second Annual Convention OF
the Southern Rice Growers associa.
| ton was held in Beaumont, Texas
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
of this week. The delegate TO the
number of several hundred, were met
at the train by a reception committee,
who extended them hearty welcome.
rendering them q free concert in the
lobby OF the Crosby Hotel.
DR.. a. G. Wilkins, secretary OF the
association, called the convention to
order in the Kyle Theatre, Tuesday
afternoon, and Immediately called for
nominations for permanent chair.
man. Mr.. F. A. ArceneauX of Welsh
proposed the name of E. a. Eignus of
Eagle Lake, who was promptly elected.
Mr.. Eignus delivered short adj
dress, expressing his appreciation of
the honor conferred upon him. and
told of the benefits that come from
organization, and especially the bene-
tit that had come to the rice growers
of his section of the country from the,
organization OF the rice planters.
Mr.. Larkir, secretary of the Beau
mont Chamber of Commerce delivered
ringing address in which he laid
special stress upon the great value
that the Southern Rice Growers AS
ISOLATION had been to the rice growers.
He recalled the time two years ago.,
when rice was selling at from 81. Is to
$500 per Darrell and the gloom of
dispair prevailed the rice belt. a con-
ferance was held. and the Southern
Rice Growers Association was organ
lied, and had since become potent
factor in bringing about the prosperity
that exists in the rice belt today.
The association, said the speaker,
has been the means of bringing mil
lion dollars added revenue to the rice
farmers Of Beaumont alone and therice
industry has prOtited to the extent OF
ten million dollars bv reason of the
stable marked and advanced prices
received for rice. And this has been
accomplished without materially in-
creasing the price of the cereal TO the
consumer,
The address of welcome was re-
sponded to by chairman Eignus of
Eagle Lake, and E. N. Daggett, of
Elton, La.
Wednesday session opened with II
paper ON "Practical Scientific Culture
of Rice" bv Fred Gibson of Stuttgart,
Ark. This was followed by a paper
on Farm Economics and Soil Ferlil.
ity," bv F. g. Quersau, director of
the rice experiment situation ut Crow
ley. Other papers wers>read by q. s.
Frapps, state chemist OF Texas, on
Feeding Value of Rice Products,
and Frand Borden of Pierce, Texas,
on "Silo Solution of the Feed Prob
lem"
Jos. Lallande, assistant general
freight agent of the Southern Pacific,
closed the morning program with an
address on Future DEVELOPMENT of
the Rice Belt Under Market Stability
Brought About by the Southern Rice
Growers Association. ~
Secretary Wilkins gave lengthy
report of the work of the association
which indicated that q large amount
OF work had been done and much
good accomplished bv the organic
alton during the past wear.
Immediately following adjournment
of the association. a meeting OF the
board of directors was held in the
rooms of the association in the Weiss
building.
Following constitute the board of
directors for the ensuing year and the
officers elected Weduesdav:: w. b.
Dunlap, Beaumont, Pres; w. w. Du-
son, Eagle Lake, vice-pres. for Texas,
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