Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-25
MIDLAND.
New Arrivals Every Day - Stores
springing Up as if by Magic.
A DBgruntled Minuesotian-lhe Ship
ment Of CATTLE Begun.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
MIDLAND Tex Nov 81 For ten |
days past the number OF arrivals at |
Midland has very rapidly and largely |
increased Ranch agents, sheepmen,
cattle bus ers, merchants, land seekers
and commercial men may now be
found any day at the hotel Llano
E-tacaoo, or at some one Of the tryst-
IL g places about town. We have no
longer any anxiety in regard to the
food wherewithal we must be FED.
OR supplies are abundant, certain,
first class in quality and reasonably
cheap. In fact, wherea we called in
vain upon the merchants during the
summer, there Is danger now that we
may be overrun with them Ancient
writers tell us that the land OF Egg pit
suffered quite as much when the Nile
oveI flow rose too high as when II rose
too little. The good old lady who was
called upon by the itinerant Metho-
dist prea her, complained that Provi-
d-nce didn't smile upon her, that her
garden SASS wus d jim fur want OF
ra n, and ask d the preacher II he
would pray for rain He said he
would, and throwing himself upon his
knees he stormed the brassy heavens
) with a duplication that ratified the
, rafters Of the widows humble cabin.
, He rose from his knees, said God be
with ven TO the widow, mounted his
critter and rode away S ION the sky
, grew dark aud u torrent ~ rain began
= to fall The pious widow listened with
grealful heart 10 the full measure Of
l.. heavens blessing, and when the rain
was over she went OUT TO lUok at her
= garden What a sight met her gaze |!
Her garden Bass hadsall been washed
out by the roots Ins cad OF a heaven
q sent blessing, she saw utter ruin. Her
= intense disgust found vent in the
words, "That's alters The way with the
+ tarnal Methods preachers, they never
undertake anything without overdoin'
+, on it,
: Merchants are coming from all di-
!. rections. The towns that have been
/. iering ut us and making noses at us,
Il aud laughing so lofIily AT our preten-
y tons are now hurrying sticks OF
n goods + Midland. Dallas, Fort Worth,
:, Colorado Ci and even Big Springs
!, the city of the MP and Tuck" and
% Lord Ayle- ford, all are now giving
\ very respectful attention to the claims
of Midland
Daring the week gentlemen owning
a or representing large interests IN TINS
." vicinity. h We been here from Chicago,
8 Louis, st. Paul, Cincinnati, Sal
". weston, Wichita Falls aud many other
"a places. The Minnesota man was the
n, only one who was not delighted WIN
"a the country. He was sort OF WHO
y, ' eyed son OF destiny who went rushing
= around fiudiug fault with every thlng
"A and sweating in our soit Wlntei
-, weather like one in turkish patn
-. He barely escaped frem the lhdlaI
~ massacre at New Ulm, Mimi, many
"a years ago and the poor fellow mas ooe n,
~ listening for the war-whoop eVe'
All since. - a..
~ ~ Work on the public square and th
"a grounds OF the excursion headquarter
Gu r. progressing rs fast rs the scarcity O
~ men and teams will permit. A yer.
- large assortment OF seeds and grain ma
~ been received, and large lot OF Tree
10 OF approved yarie ie, will reach Us II
~ few days. ,,,s,
'u The shipment OF cattle from Midlan'
aI has begun, and considering the age
lei the ranches, promises TO be quite large
20, Mr. Combs Of -. Louis shipped IVY
nS cars asst night Dunn, Stevens d "
are preparing for the sbipment OF -
=, hundred cattle next Monday; Ihe
~, complain, with Justice, that WINE ot
al Loading pens VIII 90 very Moti ~
bu, nave no ward to hold 50 many caitl
ses ~ thai loading Is rendered slo'
OF Troublesome aud expensive. hut IL
ne t,nnossible to provide for know
ne ,,,ants Next season the Texas
ace pscific railroad will have eyerytnin
mis- in shape. -