Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-25
EIrA COUNTY.

| o.,n,r--Its People ana
Z ce' looking for Railroad
'.,.sspss OF the Gazette .ouss
Fs', s,.y ls.-As one comes
! Ne, y Cooper, the county
| / ''.suty, he is led to ex-
'ia , s., he sees of the sur
J WIN, that Cooper will show
f' '',a1able town. But SO far
4 concerned, Cooper
a a,,yate the stranger anu u
1, or the hospitaoie people
/ IND in Cooper a V'si.or
~ feel lost. But what the
e. .s.t lacks in beauty is
BY \ - lin in the kindness oil ''s
y. .,,teep stores carrying the
n a Y ~ general merchandise iof !,
o. se g.. these are set around
irau ,.. center of which is
.. y At two. story frame court
|. avs aide of the square is q
I S Ssut BY James f. Caldwell,
~ among the stores are
4, 4, tor the reffeshment Of the
barber shop, restaurant
!, pmsrsphernalia of q city
and go toward
|s sn' easier. Scattered about
ny H. Of the town are
MI u.sle cottages, solhe neatly
~. ls box houses so familiar
@ Tss town of Cooper cannot
beautiful, but it is sit
ste which some day may
's'ssred with elegant stores
,,d has AS much promise
~, prominent town, or
.i'r u very many more IN
siIh have from a more
.,,,Ing achieved greatness.
:sOf Cooper realize their
Y .ecuring a railroad and
~ that almost the exis-
1. Town depends upon OBJ
asuection by rail with the
|ald. they are working with
I,nss which ought to COM
h earnest efforts to the con
oi the railroad world. AT
Il the court house this week
N Of the prominent citizens
\. . agreed to contribute as a
H. proposed extension of the
sndo 4 Santa Fe road as
In per cent. of the assessed
tbe property of these citizens,
III people better evidence IN,
Lnsstpess in a cause The
cupt will be suggested to the
kypr Delta county and at least
I. i expected to be contribute
|the proposed road comes by
| Rockwall, Greenville, Com
N Cooper, it is believed tina
Scpey can be raised by thu
Sued, than can be given if thu
BIds Greenville, runs to TIT
and upon what would be 1
Nj line to Paris and thereb.
pugh Ladonia and Bel
one hand there is mostly
D to pass through and NOR
receive if the route be b.
and Cooper and thus di
un straight line; while to g
b is to possibly receive les
u easier building, as a goo'
\ the route would be owe
ud, Delegates from all thes
nj be at Dallas next Tuesda.
Ay their respective claim
e railroad men and each wi
tsuccess will crown his ow
But nilroad companies NOV
Ftious ways their building t
bod itwould be a wise prophe
u Ay which lire that con
lbuild by, THE GAzETT
hope that each town desirin
may have it.
Cooper not get the Gulf, Co
Santa Fe, she yet has hope {
ptnl Branch which passt
Terrell, ultimately coming
Founty seat; and if Gov. Hui
proposed narrow-gauge eve
lsrialized then Cooper 10 o
posed route. So you see tn
not without the prospect {
bone roads. But for Ladonia
q road is to greatly dishearte
people of the eastern part
ounty; so Cooper makes hi
flher with Greenville, again
asa common enemy.
Delta county was cut frol
nd Hopkins counties and o
y contains 276 square mil
located between the forks
aQr river, known us North al
Falphur. The tributaries
y are so numerous as to ha'
llterfered with the citizel
scross them to attend Il
ess Of the older counties.
mat for seven months mt
some seasons, parts of Del
y from the outer world by IL
s!ei and exceedingly bi
inls would be entire
aoy u railroad in so far
Inside communication. 1t
wondered at that a coun
llered should contain SOL
ashest of lands, and for t
y the farming interests a
ng and thrifty. Crops a
abundant and anything c.
mere. The sandy PORTO
Mapted to raising fruits
~ while cotton, corn, whe
grain flourish. 1t is trl
mat many are beginning
Y Mces over the excess of ia
= o. late fallen but it is u
8luMble Mt nroyidanoa n