Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-22
MIDLAND LETTER.
A Contrast Between Central Tom
Green and the Outer World.
Altitude, Not Latitude, Makes Climate
-Neighboring Ranches.
Correspondencg Of the anrelle.

correspondence OF the Gazette.
MIDLAND, TEX, Sept. l9.-Matters
are moving quietly on in Midland.
There is no undue rush about any,
thing. In fact the influence of our
perfect climate is to make people cheer
full, contented and patient. Just now
we are patiently waiting for our
brethren and friends In the older
states to gather their sclnty harvests
make public thanksgiving for the
bounties OF Providence, and then
come TO Midland to better their
condition. Wisconsin, Michigan and
Minnesota have had early killing
frosts, followed by boiling hot weather,
and the farmers in those states are
now working IN heat as oppressive
as that Of the island OF Java. digging a
few half-ripe potatoes, gathering "A few
nubbins OF corn or little withered
fodder for winter doing out. Ohio.
Indiana and much OF Illinois arc
in no better condition. In the
cities of New York aud PHILADELPHIA
they are having their great annual
slaughter from sun-stroke. and horses
are dying while on their way 10 the
cemeteries with the remains OF those
who have fallen before the flaming de-
stroyer.
In New York, Henry Bergh is maxi
ing his annual rush around TO see that
all mules and horses are supplied with
cape bonnets, while hundreds of men,
women aud children are dying in the
cellars and tenement houses, and he
does not give them even q
shuttle of interest as their poor bodies
are carted past him. The cities and
districts alluded to are supposed to
have many advantages over us I'm the
matter Of summer temperature. They
are in latitude from ten To fifteen de-
grees higher than we, and they have
these terrible little bob.tailed summers
tackled on TO nine months of cerulean
horror and bowling desolaiion and in
ferIal freezing called winter. Long
ago a very distinguished naturalist
said to the world: "Alii
tude, not latitude, makes climate.
People are slowly learning fact that
has always been as open as the day
On the thirty-second degree of latitude
at a point $500 feet above the gulf Level
man finds himself adapted to his en-
| vironment. have taken more lines
than intended TO draw a few sharp
contrasts, but the Yelled Prophet for
gives much, and will be forgiven
much.
A little later in the season then, oul
friends and relations will sag farewell
| to the hyperbOresn miseries of the oldel
states, and come to central Tom Green
Many new buildings are promised
stores, residences, etc. The lumber
mans orderbOok Is an excellent guild,
TO a correspondent who wishes To be ac
curaIe in such matters.
| The owners of the Chicago cattl
ranch northwest from Midland are en-
larging their plans and now announc,
that the tract will be increases
from 1872 sections 70 80
sections. They are now moving from
here an immense quantity of supplie
and everything indicates that the en-
terprise ia TO be first-class in all re
spects. They have already decided
that this is the best point 10 buy MI
the lumber for eight or ten houses and
an endless amount of fencing. Other
supplies will be bought here as soon 81
men of capital, grit and sand shall
come boldly TO the front.
Another enterprise nearly, If moi
quite, equal Ina magnitude to the Chi
cago company Is that of Dunn, Stevens
d Co., eighteen miles southwest OF
Midland. For the present the ranch
will consist of fifty sections. The
firm, q cattle company, is made up oi
five members, each putting In $780, 600
Two Corsicana gentlemen are fitting
up "A sheep ranch ten miles south and
will begin with 1000 sheep.
Another excursion Is about due, but
the last one went 10 San Antonio and
our noses are out of Joint.