Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-23
TOM GREEN COUNTY.
10 to the Ant for Wisdom, bu, Go to
CtOpla for Wealth..

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
MIDLAND, Ten, Aug. 2l.--Last
week | had something to say concern
ing the movements of the friendly
army now approaching to occupy cen
trail Tom Green and must devote "a lit.
tie space this week to the great coming
army of occupation.
Those VINO want the whipped cream
and syllabub OF older society may turn
away from this letter, as II will not in
terest them. am talking of grand
pioneer movement for the establish
ment Of an empire. ! am talking OF "A
great host OF noble men and women,
who are abandoning the so-called com.
forts and ieiinements OF older commu-
mites To build themselves homes upon
the Staked Plains, This great coming
army Q occupation Is not Us severely
disciplined ~ was the old Jewish
army --naTrowed down to those who
could lap water like q dog-but not
the less a. they march are
they casting aside the shams, shackles
and oppressive conventioialiIies of
fashionable, artificial life-spike.toed
shoes French heels, Seymour coats
and Mother Hubbards oils, scents
and cosmetics, all must go, and nature,
fresh, pure, simple, but broad and gen
erous, viii dictate how this new ma.
ton Of people shall live.
some supercilious soul exclaims.
what does the man mean? l. he not
talking about countyer les,
am talking about county so per cent.
larger than Massachusetts, the old Bay
state. three times as large IA Connect.
cut, six times as large "a Delaware and
nine times a. large as Rhode Island.
My friend can read the shameful story
of the banishmeni OF Roger Williams
in Underwater from Massachusetts
10 the Rhode Island plantations and
dignity the petty prosecution with
the name of history. Tom
Green county could give
a poor persecuted Baptist the corner
bordering on New Mexico aud then
have AS good title 10 sixteen United
States senators ~ Rhode Island now
hes "a tive. Tom Green eau make
rnonl for the White mountains of New
Hampshire aud then have more good
arabic land than all the New England
states. My dear supercilious friend
have ! given you from TnIGAzErrE' 5
history of the county a little idea
OF the area of Tom Green!
Very well, when you come TO see us,
don, put on patronizipg airs and call
us "my deah fellahs, haw,n and offer
ny a nickel for five dollar service.
When you ave at home you keep n
few OLD brood sows, peddle pigs Ia n
basket, and call yourself "A stock man.
Come here and will show you three
men now engaged Ia moving thirty
thousand " their own cattle from
the Pecps river TO a ranch fifteen
miles southwest OF Midland, aud these
men, greater than princes in the land.
cali themselves slmaiy cowboys.
Come ~ all means, Join the great
army, get Your feet into step, aud
help swell the shout Tor y better land
than Oklahoma. decline with
thanks. have no apologies to make
for this letter. Iom Green and her
great Interests are good enough for me.
Every day witnesses the establish.
ing Of tt new ranch and Midland
Is the center of all the activity aud Is
expected 10 furnish all needed sup.
plies. To this writing II IL difficult 10
say which predoniinstes in number,
the sheer ranches or cattle ranches,
but all these things are changing
phases OF ,he same subject, and will be
spoken Of ffem time TO time In future
letters.