Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-07
THE CITY OF COTULLA.
The Center of Fair and Fertile Coun.
try and Prosperous Trade.
It's People and BnsiucsS-A Rising
Town in the Southwest.

beautiful little town pleasantly To-
Gated on the International " Great
Northern railroad, situated about mid
wav between Laredo and San Antonio
mon high, rolling prairie OF rich,
fertile soil. and bids fair to become n
large town, being headquarters for a
large stock and sheepmen, and com
manding large, profitable trade.
This town and county have only
been organized about three years, and
the county assessors rolls show the
| taxable property for 1883 to he about
| 81 $50. 900. The county officials have
done great credit to themselves and
The county since the organization Of
this county. They have fine
| COURT HOUSE
under construction, now nearing COM
| pletion, model of perfection, and
| thorough in its modern construction,
being built OF good brick, two stories
| high, presenting II grand sight from
ones first arrival, and its location upon
an elevated plane commands view
not generally given to
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
In these parts the Jail is modern
structure not SO prominent for its
EQUIPMENTS and well calculated dimen-
sions, which bespeak the good judg-
meut OF the architect, and place the
Hall Safe and Lock company of Gin
cinnati, O., at the head of the list as
security jail filters, safety as well as
ventilation having been considered in
their modern cages of malleable iron
and steel.
The country tributary to Cotulla is n
rich, sandy loan, having a clay sub
soil, and will in the near future be
great agricultural region.
THE NuECEs RIVER,
about Que mile from here, now fur
nishes an abundance OF water for stock,
and with the rolling table land, hav-
ing beneath lis crest untold
value for its producing quail
ties, and the organization oi.
an irrigation company, will some
day utilize the waters of this stream 10
irrigate and put into cultivation this
vast eXpanse of land. Trade tributary
to this town is rs far-re0ching as it is
profitable; an area of about torty.five
miles each way, centering at Cotulla,
CARRIZA SPRINGS,
In Dimmitt county, Il village Of $40 to
1000 Hnhabitants, col ntrat S It's
trade here, being connected with this
village by II direct line of stages.
Freight for Carrizt Springs is hauled
from here on wagons. The little
thrifty
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n"nnds n zee , "oout 5'oOo oOo
~ W ~"ol shlppeu from
this to be an extensive WOOL ,1or,,ats
The railroad company has erected
Large, spacious cattle pens here for the
of shippers. and The
shipping of stock alone from here con.
stitutes quite commerce.
THE nR1cK.y.rn
,rhore hos ai,n ' - -
,orca KIN, i''S "tso sprung up lately a
hsiSnr ',aUh h 'i"ue mere Inc brick
and 3a;ng as itSnI IN lhe town;
rod, eai5 VI superior quaIity, ma /
10 q So ,.ae ~ ",ig iilarket where there
npa q " and I.,e mere mas 9een about
from hera '' fn G ii','i1ii pllcks s,lppeu
oo w mau An'ohio ana DINER ,
md tha d oUln,i'anuing a GOOD price,
~ Tb .ne G han constantly increasing,
lands mon Win " ,a aersnny pulfhesed
md et,rt L., mn 'u p'uut grape vines
'' ''''' ',''s' ~, nineyaf"s'
GRAPE CULTURE
having been first tested on the James
W. Taylor ranch, near here. Nv q
IaV lor tho pyupar ,r ~. -. I.