The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1904 Page: 1 of 4
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Dr. J. W. V
DENT
ALVIN, TEXAS’
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Railroad Schedule.
Thrashing Rice near Alvin.
Passenger Trains In and Out of Alvin.
Livery, Feed and Sale
stable
pinnacle of the dome, holds aloft a
five pointed star of Texas, which at
night will be il'uminated.
EXTRA TRAINS—SUKDA VS ONLY. '
Trains leave Alvin for Houston at
7.53 a.in. and 10.50 p.m.
Trains leave Alvin for Galveston at •
9.40 a.m. and 9.25 p. m.
EXP
i Fcr 23 Years !*av
.Prepared by——
L.
!x. lAivMt q
I irnal. Terms. 99
1 i -7*11 new*de*)OT
1^’NewYoi
KVMbiugtot . D. C.
Texas World’s Fair Building. i re”tors’rooms, ladies' parlor and two | the base of a large star, which will
exhibit rooms,four stairways paneled ' be the statute of the Goddess uf Lib-
in curly pine and other native woods I erty, who, standing on the highest
of Texas lead to the second floor. All
the rooms on this floor are finished in
native woods and marbles. Here are
t he governor’s reception room, audi-
torium, men’s parlor, ladies recep-
tion room and ladies’ retiring rooms.
i ’The ceiling of the deme is studded
with myriads of electric bulbs, clus-
tered to form stars, using as a back-
grojnd an art glass effect with a large
Texas star in the center. The ceiling
itself is done in plastered relief work,
tinted to harmonize with the color
scheme. On the exterior the electri-
cal effectslights are strung like beads
along the cornice and up the hips and
;ipg at
N. F. THOMAS, Pk^-i.ietoi
Finest Turnouts iu the city. '1
county.
Mi
L ■ JMMI
If Unwell.
Try a 50c bottle of Herbine, notice
the improvement speedily effected
in your Appetite, Energy, Strength
and Gigor. Watch how it brightens
the spirits, gives freedom from Indi-
geston and Debility!
Isaac Story, Ava, Mo., writes, Sep.
10th, 1900. “I was in bad health, I
had stomach trouble for 12 months,
also dumb chills. Dr. J. W. Mory
prescribed Herbine. it cured me in
two weeks. I cannot recommend it
too highly, it will do all you claim
for it.” Sold by The New Drugstore.
On descriptive sheet N’o. 4 of the
World’s Fair advertising department
sent out to all parts of the world, the
T* xm building occupies a'prominent ’
position among the most artistic j
buildings on t ie exposition grounds, J
where the acme of architect ural art i
will be demonstrated in tl|e different •
departments and state buildings. The I
description of the Texas building is
given in detail is follows: The Texas
building is a unique and handsome
structure. It is in shape of the sym-
bol of the state, a five-pointed star.
The building is two storiet| high and
is surmounted by a dome 132 feet
high, Surrounding a largie rotunda
on ♦ ie first floof are the bokrd of $li- • valleys of the roofs.
WORMSawi^a
Fcr 23 Years Has L<1 W: • m '^sdiss,! TY3WH
a.r. vsx; ■w<a-<Sri.®ia?a». 1
. J’ SALLA^>, ?t, LjB
Lady or
isiitf‘ss in
territory
standing.
'^HBBVPi Designs
V ICOPYRIGHT^
»■ .ft wirhoacci.lrn, in the
Scientific jwmerid!
igton, Ill.; J E Teagarden,
Ill.; E E ( lark, Siloam
i, Ark.; L M Simon, Dallas;
lack, Ft. Worth.
WANTED - Trustworthy
Gentleman to manage bin
this county and adjoining
for house of solid financial f .
straightcash salary and expen-
ses paid each Monday direct from
headquarters. Expense money ad-
vanced: position permanent. Ad-
dress Manager, Monon Building.
Chicago.
Trains leave Alvin for Houston at
2.40 p.m., 6.10 p.m., 8.05 p.m.. 9 p. in.
Trains leave Alvin for Galveston 1
at 7.58 a.m., 9.00 a.m., 2.40 p.m., 8.30
p.m.
Trains going north on Main Line 1
leave Alvin at 8.35 a.m.
St. Elmo Hotel Arrivals.
A F Sturm, Grand Island. Neb.; J
H Smith and wife, McGregor; B
Williams, Boston. Mass.: R D Mc-
Henny, Larnpaaas; N M Gibson, An-
gleton! 8 Sturman, Mason City, la.;
Dr. J West Cathcart, H H Ford. N A
Brown, F Snead. Houston: H N
Howry, Austin; J N Bradchurd, Or-
lando, Fla.; S E Thomas, Miss M
Noak. Clear Creek: C H Stancliff,
Farmington, III.; J
Alva. Ill.; E E
Sprint
W. F. MAC!
Osaka. Japan,Oct, 31, 1903.— Dear Sir: I presume that a letter I wrote to
you a few months ago asking for information about the proposed Japanse
•olony in the rice belt of your state.
Now I write again to say’thata party of settlers is going to actually sail
from Kobe by the midklie of Novemlx r furnished with a certain amount of
capital. They will al ho bring'first class Japanese seed rice for sowingas
well as for sale.
The rice seed will fee shipped from Kobe, a mail ahead of themselves,
and under care of the Kan Francisco Southern Pacific office, will be for-
warded to you.
The goods mentioned belong to the party headed by Mr. M. Asai,whose
picture I send you inclosed, and you will please take care of the same rice
until they arrive at Houston.
The whole quantity of the s«<d will he some twenty-five tons, and the
freight will be paid up to San Francisco only, on account of the competi-
tion discount. There will tie some of the'Knly rice experts and well expe-
rienced farmers in the party, and all have strong intentions to make per-
manent homes in Texas.
Your arrangement for them at before hand, so that they can avail all
possible facilities for their trip from San Francisco to Houston will be very
much appreciated by us all.
Thanking you for your trouble and begging your further assistance to 1
those Japanese who are coming, and who will come to take part of dev*bj>-
ment and prosperity of your grand state. Yours respectfully,
John D. Yoshimera.
Pres. Jap. Colonization Society.
Colonel Anderson believes that the American rice farmer will the soon-
er attain to the acme of perfection in his line by studying the methods em-
ployed by the Japanese, who are recognized as the world's gn atest rice
farmers. He believes that the most satisfactory results in the pursuit of I
this policy will be secured by conducting the experiment locally. It is |
with this end in view that Japanese immigration is espoused by the South-1
ern Pacific.
JAPANESE RICE GROWERS
The Japs are not po much interested in their cussing match with Rus-
sia that they have not caught onto the rice growing sections of Texas and
L< uisana. T. J. Anderson of the Southern Pacifiic Railway, who has done
much toward tL** development of rice in Texas has finally interested Japa-
nese capitalists to investigate the matter, as will be seen by the following
letter received from at Japan colonizer :
The Houston Tost in speal ing of this move by the Southern Pacific savs:
“Southern Pacific officials who have finally succeeded in interesting the
prominent Japanese capitalists in Texas rice, have been frequently and
severely censured for stimulating foreign immigration which it is claim* d
will have the ultimate effect of further reducing wages of laboring men in
the sections where they will settle.”
In reply to the above The Rice Journal says:
“In this particular instance the fact that the immigrants are bringing
twenty-five tons of rice seed justifies the position assumed by the Southern
Pacific officials. Culture of rice is a pursuit that had its nativity in the
Orient. All that Texas and Louisiana rice farmers know regarding the
production of the cereal has been imbibed from the methods fostered by |
the Japanese. The policy fathered by rhe Southern Pacific officials in in- i
viting Japaneses has in view the ultimate benefit of the American rice far-
mer. The use of Japanese rice seed will doubtless have th<* effect of pro-
ducing better results.
Thrashing Rice near Alvin.
Since it has be|n demonstrated beyond a doubt that an abundance of
water can be had from shallow wells, it. may be expected that rice grow-
ing in this section will be the rule, instead of the exception, of h few farm-
er*. Win n our farmers begin to grow rice, they will raise food for their
family and feed for their stock. Also chickens, pigs, sheep cattle and hogs,
in fact any and all kinds of stock will fatten on rice, all of which means a
good big fat bank'account for rhe farmer. There are thousands of acres of
as fine rice land in this section of the coast country as can be found in any
state or country. And this land can now be bought at very reasonable
prices. In fac so 'cheap that one good crop will more than pay for the
land. And you don’t have to wait for some million-dollar canal company to
put in a canal to furbish water for irrigation, and you will not have to wait
to get the water turned on until your neighbor is ready. With the shallow
well system, when ybu get ready to irrigate you start your pump and stop
as best suits your growing crop.
Op]
THE ALVIN SHAVING PAR
.1. II. AK( li niBEAt . Propt-ietoi
AGENT FOR
Galveston tlodel L<iitn<lry.
W La HA LEY,
ILA A\l) SHEET IKO.W WORK
------Dealer in--
HARDWARE STOVE!
Agricultural impleni^irfw^Etc,j
City Meat Market.
John Nkeets. Proprietor.
Choice Juicy Steaks, Veal, Pork and Sausage always on hand
site City Babery, Alvin, Tcxaii.
FRESH FISH AND OYSTERS RECEIVED DAII^
A. C. Abraham & Q
Cold Drinks of All Kinds,
I* resh California Fruits. A Fresh Line of all kinds of Confectioi
Rest Line of Cigars and Tobaccos in the town.
The Browning LumberCompai
All kinds of Lumber, ’
Shingles, Fence Posts. Doors and Windows. Paints, Oils, Varni
and Paint Brushes of Sizes. We keep the Best. W
Give us a trial when in the Market for Anything in our lifl
Rice Farm near Alvin.
Another fine rice field four miles east of Alvin is operated by Fred
. Mr. Haas made a fine crop last
year, and is preparing to increase his acreage and enlarge his pumping
power. Fine crops of rice were also raised west of Alvin.
The illustrations in this article were made from snap-shot pictures
taken by Professor Bronner of Alvin, of D. M. Harvey’s rice farm north of Haas, and is irrigated from shallow wells.
Alvin. This iso|ne of the largest rice fields in this section, representing
s« veral hundred lacres, and is irrigated from shallow wells.
THE ALVIN SUN
ALVIN. TEXAS. FRIDAY. JANUARY 15. 1904.
VOL. XIII.
NO. 40
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ALVIN
situate! on ih"S.irtu 'e r a i I -
jmI 23 mites south of Houston
ami 29 miles northwest of Gal-
ve>«an; is the largest town in
Bra :<»ria county .ami is the larg-
est .* hipping poii t of strawber-
ries. fruits, vegetables a d hay
n tl e coast country .
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pers, etq.. where an admission is
charged, i including programs. > her* -
aft«?r appearing in The <1 n, rrill he
charged (or a the rate o ’ f» cents per
line. (’a“ds of thanks and resolu-
tions of Irespect will ne charred for
at same Hate; also obi u.iries »ver 12
lines. Oar price for f in -rd notic<
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knsa.4 City Packet speci ii is
n to behn Alvin Saturday,
B3d. Fyom here it will go
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ing the financial c ndi
Commission a the dose
the yea.\ and makit g a brief re-
work so far lone.
The state nent shows hat 4110.HP-
95 has bee i subscribed, of which
amount $46,798.49 has be n collected
The Committee *ays that
ie work done, the-aflairs
of the Comrhission have betn car ied
on very economically.
It is show^i that six def ar ments of
the work—tuose of agriculture, hort-
iculture, mineral, forestry, oduca
tiunal and ai|i exhibit of ilbt r plane-
and color-yiplding flora and fauna—
are in an advanced state of pre-gress.
and it expresses the belief tl at if th*
Commission hall b« able to get suffi-
cient funds t
lenge the attention of the world.
The Comm
most modern Imothtids of adv -rtising
and exhibitio|i, believing that a this
itime, when |Texat; is coming im<>
[prominence b| reason of th ■ fact that
It will profltlmore than in/*-the-
State from the Isthmian Can:. . sue
■n Advertisem^nt a* it will b- possi-
■e to give a! St. Louis wi l bav >
■any-fold a greater vahe- than a-
period in (be State’s history.
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Birchfield, A. J. The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1904, newspaper, January 15, 1904; Alvin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1249874/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Alvin Community College.