San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-10-27
TEXAS TOPICS.

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Wills Point Pointer, October o.
There will be at last 300 per cent. more
vheat sown in this county this than
Isst. Our farmers sec the necessity Of
this and are profiting by what they
have experienced.
The Texas and Pacific track is now
laid to point forty-seven miles west
Of Pecos Crossing, Texas, eighty-two
miles beyond the operating terminus
at Arroyo, and 7O4 miles from Texarka-
ma. About 1876 miles remain to reach
El Paso. and this is nearly all graded
Il is expected that the road will reach
Ell Paso little in advance OF the time
set in the contract, which is December
81 next.
"A negro named Moore, living a
few miles from Texarkana, bought an
empty whisky barrel, took it home and
left it in the yard, where several cnii'
dren were playing. A lot OF rubbish
had lust been consumed and the en-
beers were still blazing, when one OF
the children lighted pine stick and
thrust it in the bunghole Of the barrel.
A violent explosion followed, the barrel
shivering to atoms, killing one OF the
Children and wounding the Others very
serioualy. hit
The 1880 acres Of ground bought
by the Palmer-Sullivan Syndicate are
ten miles from Galveston. Both freight
and passenger depots will be establish
ed. The intention Of the company Is
TO build town which will accommodate
mechanics and workingmen, taking
them away from the noise and hustle
Of city life. Trains will run there every
half hour, and under the computation
system of tickets the price will be SO
low as not to be felt. City taxes will
be saved. The town will probably be
named Garfield, as kindly memorial
to the late president. The ground
bought runs from beach to bay, and is
on high, dry ground. It is now being
laid off in lots, and afterlthe surveyors
got through, the lots will be put in
market.
Palestine ADVOCATE: The display
of products and collection OF articles
gathered along the line of the Interna-
tional and Great Northern and Texas
and Pacific railroads, recently EXHIBIT
ed at the managers Office, were the
finest ever yet seen in Texas. The lot
in charge of B. F. Yoakum were shipp-
ed September Oath for the exposition
at Atlanta, Ga. The list comprises
grains, cereals of all kinds, minerals,
ores, marble, building stone, cotton in
bale and stock, syrups, sugars, sugar
cane, wooden goods, New Braunfels
cloths,) wool. timber, soils, fire-brick'
clay (potters' clay)-and in fact every
thing connected with the agricultural
and manufacturing interest of the state.
The collections cost the line of the road
from $4,000 to $4,000 in bringing them
into shap. The minerals, marbles,
coal, etc., place Texas in the van OF
useful resources. Great care has also
been taken to secure representation
from the southwest system OF roads,
thus rendering fair show from all
sections.
Waco Telephone, October o: Cen
eral L. s. Ross, q large planter, says
that the reported top-crop is a myth;
that there is really no top crop proper,
but there have been some new bolls
thrown out BY the old timber since the
late rains, but that it amounts to almost
Mr.. ]. E. Stone, who was
present mt the interview with General
Ross, fully conceded with HIM. MI.
J. Q. Ayers. from Bosque county, says
that the top-crop is SO worthless in his
that the farmers are TAX
ing advantage of the present favorable
condition of the soil, and they are plow-
ing the cotton lands for the purpose of
sowing wheat. Colonel ID. r. Gurley,
who had the control of ESQ acres of
cotton, says with a late fall very little
will be realized from the new growth,
while an early frost would render 1T
worthless. Mr.. Miller Moore, who
ives ten miles south of the city, and
Who is one Of the best farmers in the
.o-,,.x .o1 had this wear one of the