New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-29

RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL AND
MANUFACTURING INTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY.
[FRoM AN occAsioyAL CORRESPONDENT THE TnrBrSE.l
WICHITA FALLS, Texas, March 15.-From
the moment OF crossing Red River passng from the lno
dian Territory into the State OF Texas evidences or
wealth and prosperity greet the eye. Denson, contains
ing about 1900 inhabitants, is distributing point for
Northwestern Texas and does good jobbng trade Ths
country about it is rapidly filing up with good class Of
farmers from the older States who turn their attention
principally TO growing cereals and raising fine stock
The acreage OF winter wheat oats and barley has been
increased onehird last year. and Of cotton land
about onefouIth Going south from Denison, numerous
small but prosperous towns are passed The country
Is well settled and the farms present thrifty, welo-
do air Winter wheat, and barley look finely Peach
trees are III blossom, and nearly every farmhouse "a
surrounded by an orchard. Nnety-six miles south OF
Denison is Fort Worth, city OF 1880 inhabitants ana
an important railroad Junction Six years ago Fort
Worth contained 800 inhabitants, and was an outpost
Of civilization Now, 1t has railroads, steet-cars' gas
works, water-works cotton compress hourng' porH
packing and planning mills foundry, and other business
enterprises which mark 1t as one OF the fore
most towns IN Texas. 1 can best convey an
idea of the business OF the place by stating
that the different railroads have twenyseven miles OF
side tracks their yards here and the tracks are covered
with cars containing merchandise OF every Description
Live stock from all qua tiers hold their conventions
here and transact their business, and money changing
hands stock alone amounts to about SlsOOooOo an
nuolly There is great deal OF cotton in the tributary
regions. and il Is being received and shipped daily
One is struck by the increase in farms and
nomination Towns have been built up and are becoming
popuous thriving places where twelve months ago here
was not n house In sight from Fort Worth to wichita
Falls Rome, Decatur, Alvord, Bowie, Henrietta ana
Wichita Falls have sprung into existence only Two OIL
these Decatur and Henrietta, had been located before
the Fort Worth and Denver city Railroad was puit'
Decatur bids fair be place OF some note as coal mas
ben discovered a short distance from there and the
Wise County Coal Company are developing tlrty inca
lOra eGas The iand Throughout this section OF
country IL very fertile, fairly wooded. and well waterea
are PSyarss ss hs pa Of Texas from
southwest The soil Is chocolate coored oam anu tne
a stap Ies q SO' %d ana Youth from 81
per prices varying with The quality ana or ave s
station for 81 per acre. ana lnefe -
there are four towns tributary TO Bowie four 70 Hen
retta, aud Wichita Falls commands t1e enure traue 80, "
Insan Ierr1tory The last named place has only been
in existence three or four months rhd ~ ar aos
about 500 inhabitants, two wholesale grocery st9res
two banks and a weekly paper The Herald Ia foFs
worth daily and tbrto weekly papers are ia ns
one weekly Aurora two at Decatur one a. 80 We oIe
at Avord one Henrietta, and one at the Fas lSei9
Is great na1imy in politics as THESE papers nae s
Conservative Democratic. but strangers are Teicoheo
from ali sections Of the country without regard 10 po'
oya adyahtagcs the school fund Texas being large
and every county IN Texas having Deen aloiteu pOt
/ public DOMAIN SCI apart hhVhH ~ 9O'0~1
| lands. ,,-- s..., go. -
either stock agricultural purposes; so much go III
| fact that stock finding Il Impossible 10 drive
cattr as been custom In years past wien they
were changing ranges, and are now making contracts
with railroads transport their young cattle from no
| lr edjbg grounds the southwest 10 tue grazing
grounds of southern Colorado, Nor hern Texas ana St
Mexico a distance Of from 500 20 700 miles Tue cat
are ED on these er zng lands until they attain hsi,
| growtu and are re- .dy for market, tue theory ne9
by srock uen being that catte breed peter atu
are safer and prolific IN the warm ciiaee o. 10 %
an lexas and fatten quicker aad grow larSet w WIG
notLeiu grazing lands. 1t is eitimaied that oeL%SSn
200 900 and 100000 head Of these young c1s'ie VIII 20
moved this year -. -. ....,. r,a, - rexas ara
somethiug wonderful. five or six years ago OI5
nan W Qgon.r made q sale OF Ma rancn ana oIahi OF
cste for SIS 200 to who after 6ard Oackeu on. "a
| his bargain "Old Dan" WAS about tn sue 10 compel
MIN IN Eeep H. but was dissuaied hereron anu ,OIy
he las good reason congratulate himself tns he sa'o
was moi ELECTED "a he offered Tor the same rai0n
| and brand Sl5OOOOO. -. r,u,oo Vyios Mon.
taaue coke and those counties immediately a.
known AZ the Delaware OF Texas Apples peacnes pa,
ana plums successfully ana az,
urry fruit, which pay tner owners hapusomey QUO
fruit-erowcr the DeighDorLood OF Dtnlsh eIeains
$4,000 profit on eighty acres II lana piahleI Pruc'-
n,ly In apples and peaches. the climate ana SUI scc'
| TO BE- finely ada ted 10 frait ana grape culture