The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-08-13
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W." "oaSs VI IN many new butidinKs that have
already been completed and as many under
course Of construction ns any other town In
the West or Fast. And VIC arc happy too 70
observe that our citizens have been moro eau.
uous than the citizens OF most other towns.
for while many in other portions Of the coun.
try have run their carts far ahead Of the horses,
Gonzales, like the sure footed mule, has stead.
lily advanced up the hill of improvcmcnt.-
For many years our county has improved per-
maps faster than any other county In the West;
but while she has been improving SO rapidly,
our town has remained almost in statu quo.
hence VIC predict n firm and onward course.
In evidence Of this assertion, VIC need but re.
fer to a number Of largo and extended farms
that have lately been opened IN our rich and
fertile valleys; and in our little stroll, n few
days since, through the country, we could
hardly realize the fact that We were in Texas
In n country That only n few years since was
inhabited by snvagcs and wild bcasts-wiicn
nought interrupted the profound silence and
dcath.likc gloom, save tho wild w%arwhoop of
the lndian-when nothing broke the monoto.
nous scenery, save the innuincrablc herds of
deer, buffalo and mustangs, that roamcd our
prairics, no less free than their master, tho
savage. Blu now, in every direction, we be-
hold beautiful cottages and extended farms,
stretching up and down tho fertile valley of
tho Guadalupe and where, but q few years
since pcrvnded dcath-likc silence, is now seen
the handiwork of art, and her sister, civiliza-
ton, making all comfortable and cheerful and
our rich valleys to teen with life and motion.
Gonzales county, in 1862, made between five
and seven thousand bales Of cotton. This
year there will be u considerable increase over
last years crop, If we arc to judge by the
present appearance of the cotton and the vast
amount of land in cultivation over aud above
last year. We do not think that we would
cxnggcratc If wc were to say that the cotton
in the valleys of tho Guadalupe and San Mar.
cos is equally as fine, if not superior. to any
that We have ever seen, md we claim to have
been raised in rs goods cotton country as there
is in the world. Many Of our planters count
on from two to three thousand pounds per
acre, and II would be considered nh insult to a
Texas farmer to toll him that he would not
make n bale of cotton per acre. Corn We have
in abundance, and, judging from the crops VIC
have seen and from what our planters tell us,
We will have thousands of bushels of corn for
sale ut twenty-five cents per bushel. Then,
come on, yc farmers from tho old worn out
hills of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, and
from tho low lands of Louisiana, come thou too.
Come one, come all, come millions thou
All things IN Texas arc ready now.
Never before, since tho first settlement of
the New England States, has n country MI.
vanccd so rapidly in Improvement and civil.
cation. The town OF Gonzales, that n few
years since lay wrapped in flames aud smoke
that was ransackcd, %depopulatcd and destroyed
by a merciless band of Mexicans, is now one
OF the most ilourishing places in the West,
and within the last twelve months she has
grown more rapidly than her most sanguin
friends could have anticipated. Our large
academy, two stories high, with a beautiful
portico OH either side, supported by mag
%niticcnt pillows Of stone, has been of late
entirely completed, The various rooms arc
neatly plastcred and well adapted TO tho con.
vcnicncc Of the students and teachers. Sever
al dwelling houses have Of late been built
around and near the academy for the purpose
of accommodating scholars with board who
may bc sent from n distance to our college.
Several large two'story storclrouscs have been
built, Mr.. John Cox is erecting u large two.
story frame house. TO be used as u furniture
store, and Judging from the time il took him
TO raise the frame of Il, we should think that il
will soon be completed. The walls of Mr.. Col.
lins's brick tavern have been finished and pre-.
sent n mos, stately appearances. MosSrS
i.ovott & pcpnel have finished their store,
house and have moved into IT, This building
is two stories high, with q cellar beneath,
which Is nllcl with an the necossaricS, com
forts aud luSnr'os of ljie, Wm. II, Siewar,
has collected his material sand and pebbles
Scr the purpose If building \ concrete ot,icc.
This Is the first sttcmp, that has been madc
10y any ot onr citizens 10 cfcct y house II this
material, but VIC learn that they have saoccod,
ci uacly IN some IL oar neiehiss:ns towns
J. 0uteheri has also just completed = zinc
building. - w ~ f,ei. which l. admirably
siep'~' 10 business purposes Many other
improvements src Eosng on, such aS dN yelling
hO"sos, stores ernesries churches Sc. AMI
Hsmso-Wc bad lke 10 hayc f~srp,,cn oar
lt'le irsiefAtigstlc telglao has bull, a very
neat tTtss oS'ace ~ oar sluArc. and lss,,
though uO' sOAs, II al. : the isl, a tscase
which ryrsy VEL resvtAied county should
have. and slthoseh NC have WY isN street
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