Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-17
SOUTHWEST M
A 'azette Man at San NJ.
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Magnificent Wastes Of q.
Prickly Cactus =
Inc Country Which s,,. /
sherldan's Old s SAW.

Special Correspondence orr.
San Diego, Tebruass ' :. o'as
Is an Americano.Mc,, ls--ssp
about eight hundred a a'cals b
ated on the Texas Me SGislsia
one hundred and eju ,Si's cay d
east OF Laredo ard iIi,,nlaIIs
northwest of Corpus c ah'ty,IAs
county-seat of Duyal co,,s, b
only town of importanNcOsa q y
pus and Laredo. 'e Ot'se
AS the readers Of tbsc,.
a, already aware, ali ~, ~ SSLiHss
Texas is a grazing COUNT, S0! " I
thing, and in my humble y, ,llliiI
a very poor country n, ,eptss
compared with Morrill,, way a
western Texas. From a. alt
Corpus all along the lin sa !, ~ |
road is one solid mai Of Ivy
cactus, and unless these , csS
they must detract lust tS Ssa NJ ~
its value, even as a ers ss' ~
on the principle that 1 Two \,
not not occupy the same space \;
time. Talk at out this pl Seu..a
oping;; 1t has already sut tpssJ
ern Texas in this fesnsl ~ 4
already attained Its masis
Northern Texas has m, 1.
menced. The land here !, !,
immense bodies by nrirs.
uals, and 1t is well tbnt i ,;'.
fewer land holders there m \
will be the number oipooIlrs
country.
Let no man begrudge ~,
Inns and Capt. King Their M
thousands Of acres. Thew ~
purpose of the flaming ~
garden of Eden to keeTp M.
lions back. Col. Penn d M
Times predicts that This crs.
eventually develop into , /
agricultural country. Mws
when il does, | predict M MI
into a ilrst-class prophet, Dbl
pher, statesman and prsj,
bases his prediction on a. !
that two mixed trains al,
through the country wiIlsSs
equability of the elemers
abundance ofiain will BE- ~
to convert these now m
into fruitful fields. Nav i
would suggest that thepial,
TeXas-Mexican railwsyhM5
put on an extra immedlstsr
is not a running stream nelu
water between the NuNs !,
Corpus Christi, a distance i
miles by rail, and the cas.a
brush are needing a shoTa
ly.
Senator Collins informs n
citizens Of San Diego are nd
establish a tNenty.thoz
school in this place. He 4;
of the money for that purc
ready been raised. Thi: 4
for the public spirit Of 50 I'd
rs San Diego.
Senator Collins owns hE
different counties In lhlsEr
state, aggregatiDg about y
lred thousand acres. HeM
thousand sheep and 4
tie ranches. He tells met
stock through this section
through the winter in =
good shape. He cOnsiden
ION of stock as passed 6ir
notwithstanding one Of U
lorthers of the season ID
night and has made a hat
or overcOats and fires,
Senator Collins was 4 "a
the salvation army lhatntl
IN the sth ult and adlolas
III inst. He says be DIX
.alumniators will dlscOra
hat they did the very bs
or their constituents ult
,umstances. and for one 4
iorse the sentiment. Oas
magnitude and grayiBdHl
1t issue, and the time tAT
iider them in. ! believe ID
allure has placed iistli .
me nj the wisest end y
bodies of men that has ~
It our state capital, and Y
hat are SO ready TO az
opinion with their eensas
themselves and The
rood but very ma
experience teaches know
he acts passed by lDl
hall prove to be impfaesa
in the crucible q !
hey will serve at least y !
or future Legislatures lgllI9 |,
rhe emergency thst t'lls d
f men together was q h
he history of this o. any |,
nd the wonder wille !
tamped "Excelsior" % 4,
nrt to meet II. h
Senator Collins siys Y /
;AzerTE as the able:! y
he state, and lie Guy !,
in i'm tort ior the compllnsgt y y
nch encomiums have 3 1
ION for me 10 betolIs, d.. 4,
hem. Were I to swain, =
..fl hQtt w
ITO a molasses hcTsIls d,
he down train has " ] h I
ne newsboy infOfnea ban
.AzErTE failed e na ~, i
on ut Laredo tbs ~ neu
10 norther that caus < "a