The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-21
Agricultural Resources OF Our Great
State,
And Their Diversity as Well.
Texas, from an Agricultural standI ,In,,
ETC., Etc.

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Texas, from an Agricultural standg 'lu'
ETC., Etc.
OK The WING, Feb. l9.--[Special CORES
pondence l-"Who raises all of this cottol
which see at your depots and in transit
Since entering YOU state, Judging from Tn,
routes over which have been, | shou.,
say thar Your townsand cities were devel
oping far ahead of the country in fact, ex
cepting in your towns, no where have
seen any indications Of any considerable az
Hcaltnra population. Where are thei
FARMS Where do they live ?"
The above remarks were addressed Il
your reporter as we drew up nj a station
upon one of our principal railroads, aday Of
two ago, by a stranger from Alabama.
Well, my friend, # you wish TO see Texas
from an agricultural standpoint, stop oil at
amy OF these Gepots, get you team, 20 out
eight, ten or fifteen miles from the railroad.
into the country follow the streams from
their mouths to their sources, cut across the
country, and when you get into q Dallas,
Ellis, Mclennan or Hill county lane ten to
titeen miles long you will not ask again
where this cotton comes from.n
You cannot see all of Texas
from car window, nor through the bottom
OF an inverted glass in her towns, as sons
people have Imagined; but when you have
Travelled as recommended above, YOU will
opine as others before you have and as
Others to follow you will acknowledge that
Texas IL whole--agriculturally, as well as
siook'oloGically speaking.
The last seen OF the Alabaman, he was
negotiating with the buss-man for a team,
asd as the train pulled out your representa-.
tive offered up silent prayer that he
might DO spared the sorrow aud grief at.
tendant upon entering certain lane in
Hill county, supposed by the travelling
public to he blttomless) where man accu,
mua,ed fortune supplying single and
doubetyees TO the unfortunate pilgrims
who bad mistaken il for Il highway; or ii he
should happen to run into it, that his path
and that of your representative might
ne7e. cross again.
Along the line OF the Waco extension of
the Central, the Texas e. St.
Louis, and the Santa Fe.
much cotton yet awaits transportation.
In some localities the fields are yet white
with the tleecy staple unpicked.
The building of the Texas & ST. Louis
narrow.gauge has caused thousands OF bales
to go to McGregor there transferred to
the Santa Fe) from section that has here.
toiore sought the sea via the Houston &
Texas Central railroad. Yet the latter
seen, to have more than they can attend
to, attributable, no doubt, to the increased
acreage, year by year, throughout this por.
ton of the state. While in the neighbor.
hood .! the Santa Fe, let me call your al
tentlon toa matter that affects the comfort
OF the travelling public. | refer to quality
of the meats furnished in the dning-car on
said road. The majority of the travellers
would prefer paying more il thereby they
could secure better meal
We refer the matter to yourselves, hoping
that a change for the better may soon be
noted.
Texans cannot complain this season of
lack of theatrical troupes. The woods are
full Of EN-. Not alone have the cities been
barring the fact that the small boy This first
acquaintance with the tragic board) howls
with delight when the hero or heroine sue
cumbs 10 the heavy villain, and sobs when
said villain meets with his just deserts,
(much to the chagrin OF said heroor heroine)
all seems to be happy,
-Four and one.halt feet of snow upon the
track between Ga,esville and McGresor de.
tanned our train several hours last
night, but owing to the genial
conductor, our detention was
made pleasant, an engine was brought to
our relief, and the fact OF q snow.bound
train between the Slst and sd parallel, in
Texas was soon thing OF the past.
GArEsviLLE,
the present western terminus of the Texas
g. 81. Louis railroad, and the county seat
OF Ooryell county, has doubled its popula.
ton since the advent of said road some two
months ago, Large, commodiouS brick
and rocl; buildings are fast gracing her
streets, and all the characteristics of
frontier town have departed from her for.
ever. The towns beautifully located upon
the Leon river, and those seeking locations
would do well 10 visit Gatesviile before
making their choice,
C0RYELL COUNTY
has a scholastic population of 1900 be-
tween the ages Of and Ii. The total valua-
ton ofall property, personal and real, in 1870
was $6oS $40 the last assessors rolls shows
it now TO be S2lSi Al quite handsome
increase.
While en- route TO Gatesvile, as We were
climbing the grade west OF the Leon bridge,
aprisoner, IN the custody of deputy sher-
i'll, sprang from the train and took to the
Leon bottom. The deputy was not long in
following him, and the last seen of them as
they disappeared in the woods, the priso-
ner seemingly had the advantage, but we
afterwards learned he was retaken, after a
long run, the deputy proving OF longer
wind
Owing to continued wet weather, but lit.
tie preparation for another crop has beer
made yet but a few days Of sunshine will
set the plows oil running, aud then til,
merchant will kick because no one come,
10 town MAGICIAN