Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-18
TEXAS sIFTINGs.
The wheat and Corn Crops the Hest Ever
Heard OF In The Stafe-Tke
Farmers Happy.
speoial Correspondence of the Appeal

Special Correspondence of the Appeal
WHITINRIeHT, TEX, July 13.-We have
been here now for over year. Grayson, the
county IN which we reside, 10 one of the
oldest settled counties in the State, and is
filled up with rich, permanently settled
farmers, who are as prosperous and we'll
fixed class IS can be found in any State
North or South. The land is what is called
the "black-waxie" Formerly it produced q
bale of cotton to the acre, but is, of late, abe
coming tired" and old farmers say they
think the time is not far distant when it will
refuse to grow cot on sufficiently well to pay
raising it. The wheat crop this season was
the beat in ten years. Just such boom
Thousands upon thousands of bushels
poured into all the depots for shipment TO
Sherman, st. Louis and elsewhere. No cot
ton crop ever flooded the county with money
as has the present wheat crop. The bulk is
even retain turn" to send to mill. Price,
ninety cents to 81 per bushel. Last week |
took the cars at Sherman to go to Grandview
to a meeting. Going by way OF Dallas / had to
Law over three hours. / was not long in
finding my old Memphis friend, w. B.
Greenlaw, jr.-found him looking hearty
and smiling, very little older looking than
when he left Memphis. Sending me TO his
residence / met his mother, Mrs. Oliver
Greenlaw. Time has dealt kindly with her,
and she looks but little more aged than when
1 first knew her, sixteen or eighteen years
ago. Her beautiful young daughter, Ollie,
is with her. w. 3. Greeniaw has two grown
daughters of rare loveliness of person and
accomplishments of mind. Their mother
looks almost as fresh and young as her
daughters Mr.. Greenlaw is head salesman
in a house that does business to the amount
of 81, 500, 600 year; i think his salary is
Il / IN
Fort Worth, remained over night, and next
morning reached Grandview. 1t would be
useless to try to describe the beauties of the
passed through, especially between
Sherman and Dallas. Monday morning l
ran down to the new town OF Itasco. There
1 found my old friend, w. /. Hooks, who for
a number of years did business at Wythe,
Tenn, also one OF my old school hoys. ! ames.
Griffin They built the first house IN
the town, since Christmas, and there are now
eiqh business houses in full blast. Hooks q
Griffin are coming money, being deservedly
popular with every body. L wish every
Tennessesn could see the country around
Ita.co. Just as far as the eye can reach it
Is rs -ievsl az the floor. all dotted with fields
of cotton and CORR. To the east the prairie
is skirted with a mountain. From this ele-
walton the view, in nay opinion, is equaled
by but one other view in the South-that is
from Lookout mountain at Chattanooga.
Such cropsl such crops as 1 did see on my
tripi Corn stands On the ground from four
teen to sixteen inches apart, and twoto four
stalks to the hill. Every stalk has from two
10 three largo ears. One week ago farmers
were blue The cry was, "If we do not get
rain in five days the crops will be cut off one.
hafP Before five days a universal and
pouring rain fell. The fate of the crops is
now settled, and will be one of the best ever
made. l would say 10 all friends that
honestly believe Texas, a. a stock and farm
ing country, to be just all that is claimed
for it. Uncertainty OF seasons is the only
but they hit oftensr than they
fail. RI. M'GHEE.