Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-02
TRIP
Through Arkansas and Kentucky
Waysldc Notes Condition of
the CrODs,


CAIRO, Ill, Aug. 3o.-On the 2lst
instant | boarded the east
bound train on the Texas & st. Louis
railway at McGregor, to visit friends
and relatives in Arkansas and Ken
lucky. L arrived at Bassett station on
Friday at II o'clock a. m. From Bas-
sett succeeded after some delay In
getting transportation upon the back
of "A mule 10 the famous pleasure
resort, Daily Springs, Bowie county,
Texas. remained Mt the springs, en-
loving the company of several friends
from Texarkana, as well as making
sc Veral very pleasant acquaintance
while there. Among the visitors were
Mrs. DIR. j. b Ryan of Paris; Mrs. II.
r. Cowan and child of Paris; Mr.. and
Mrs. II. y. Russell and children; Mrs.
G q. Davis and Miss Lou Bass OF
Pittsburg; Mr.. Brown Of Bonham; MIR
MaNey Lew is of Paris; Mr. and Mrs.
j. s. Kuox and children of Texarkana;
Mrs. c. G Dorian and Mrs q. II.
Beard and children, the Misses Mamie
| Rruhn and Hattie Dillon of TeNar-
kama; Mr.. F., p Kuightly and Phil j.
Scudder of Memphis, Tenn, aud
many others whose names we did not
learn.
On Saturday afternoon, in company
with lazy friend, l proceeded tC
Texarkans, arriving there at p. m
when | met many friends and founc
the city improving very rapidly.
The crops in the counties through
which passed in Eastern Texas, com
prising Smith. Camp, Titus. Morris
Cass and Bowie. were better than they
have been for years. though beginning
to suffer for want of rain. | left Tex
aIkaua for Pine Bluff on Sunday
where arrived during the night ant
found all well and delighted 10 see me
There is also very fine fruit crop o
apples and peaches. | found the cot
ton and corn crop there to be spotted
in some localities; where they have beer
blessed with favorable season, tn
crops are very fine. AS Providence
does not see fit 10 favor the many, tn
unfavored have suffered to an alarming
extent from drouth.
While every inducement was Offered
me to remain at home several day
longer to enjoy little piscatoris
sport and many other pleasures inci
, dent to country life where all
pleasant, / regretted exceedingly ths
pressing business compelled me /
leave after two days visit.
At Pine Bluff, Ark, | took Tia
train Wednesday morning for the Fast
: Pine Bluff is on quite boom; severe
new brick business houses i
course of erection; also n
extensive cotton compress and war'
house, which will be completed for TN
fall business. Among the stocl
: holders in the last named enterpris
are NJ w. Taggart and Walton Bro
of Pine Bluff, and others fror
, Georgia.
The Rob Roy & Swan Lake railroa
: is fat being constructed, as thrice
= miles has been graded and iron is b.
= ing put down. This road is bein
built by MIR. G. NJ. Neel, the Pin
G Blul banker, who knows no sue
$ word as fail. The road taps the TeNs
t & st. Louis railway at Rob Roy, [
I which road ii will transfer its freigh
: Pine Bluff Is gaining an immens
+. trade by the construction of this ne
5 road, rs ii traveTses some OF IL
. richest country in the stat,
D ON the line of the Texas Il st. Loui
T from Clarendon, Ark TO Cairo, III
$ there has been sufficient rain au
: crops are very fine. A very heay
I storm came up while was in Cail
) on the eth. Lightning struck tel
l graph pole in trout of the Telegram
T office there on which hung a Clev
8 land and Hendricks banner md t.
Q II To splinters. / hope this is not 3
8 omen Of defeat in November.