The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-08
WHEELINUITES IN TENAy. -I-I
A Talk With Rev. Dr. j. r. MerIurc, who
.s llRs Lately Reru There,

U'Aet Wv Nesy interesting Chnt with Kew.
7. Mcclure, D. D., pastor OF the U. p. churel
Of this city, who Inst Thursday returned from
Texas, where he has been spending mon
with friends. Taylor, Williamson county
was Ills headquarters while these, and |, il
at that thriving little town that Crawlort
Booth, Curran Meudel, Harry Mendsl mi
Lawrence Woodward, former well known
Wheeling people, are now located with thai,
t,milies. Tbs tisst two named gentlemen ii
ADDITION 10 their farms and cattle and sheen
Interests about Taylor, have large ranches Ia
McCollough county, about l4O miles from
! Taylor. Mr. B1oth has about 5000 sn.ss in
his ranch and Mr.. Meadel more, The la,te,
has both shsep and cattle on his place. whilc
Mr.. Booth has only shesp. Ho Is, however.
l1st about starting ont in the cattle business
with gentleman named NJ. r. Hcxie, WIN
formerly lived on the Island, on n ranch
abont ten miles from Taylor owned by John
X Hox'e, OF Chicago. All of the Wheeling
people are reported by Dr.. Mcclure as pros.
pering.
Texas, Doctor?t - e''' ''
"rhe question 10 general one and little
hard TO answer. The climate OF Texas. like
that OF all other portions, bns IL,
deteots 10 Offset It's m,ny ex.
cellencies. allude to the 'northers' that
sweep down over portions Of the State.
About Ban Aatonia, sky miles west Of
Austin, which Ia tho rteort for those In
search OF health, 1t ~ delightful. The
count is settling very rapidly about Austin
ana tn tue adt t3ining couuttes aud property
~ advancing III price very fast. Tue town
O. taylor may be taken ss an instauce.
seven ur eight years ago there was one house
there, nld the prairie for miles around was
unfeaced. Now wire fsncts extend 10 eyerv
direction aud tho toTn Ina grown . that
now its Inhabitants number some where be-
tween 200 and 4C0 found that IL had
grown very isss since last April when was
there; buildings wsre going up all around,
A large po'ticn Of The population Is COM
prised OF cnterprsiog people ON the North
who have gone there"
gu apoks Of wira faace4-did YOU lea,n
snyihing Of the fence cutters, reports Ct
whosa operations We have read?'
THE most sarious difficulty in Texas A.
prase ut Is tbs fence cu.iicg While 1t has
not been experienced about TAYLOR, north
west OF there 1t hiss been very bad |; NAV
grow tovery ssrlous proportions AID should
not be surprised to hear Of mach bloo.f ehed.
ding. The iisle will nl, depend on the nc.
tion taken By tho Legislature ut the special
session called by Governor Ireland to Cor
sider the fronb!e. There Is an organization
that extends all over ths State known as the
fence cutt6rs, which IN some counties Ia 40
strong as 10 control everything, making il m
!mpcSs.bility 10 punfsh tho Il predstors, AS
is usually the case, there Is wrong on bnth
sides. Toe fence cutters hsye bsen acsus-
TONED to fesding thoir large herds on The
pubic donain--that is unienccd lands, and
they are gradually being obliged to 10 to the
e1psnse OF grsxng, which they haya
heretofore escaped es mere and more
land ia enclosed. Thsy will Acknowledge
that man that pu,chasts land has right 10
is use, b1t they also Claim ,ha. these Ia,ye
y c3piialis s-Eho move
ITO the State will buy, Sly. lire Of section
North, east, south and west and putting
fence all around, thus enclose In the cpnter'
sections that they have no right to, and tha,
In may cases these ssclio1s thus enclosed
are lanes set aside by the State for school
purposes. The fercs bui!ders On the o,hfr
hand. claim that The lands which they have
not bought, but which are enclosed with
o:he7s II at they have, ara lands that they
nave secured the privilege OF using from tho
flGhtin! owner; but, CT course, in the caas o;
tbAs toAlO NalulS UD. III INC
fence cutting goes on every night,
and fights of.sa occur oyer tie Ta.efjgr
places thus enclosed.n
How about the soil OF Texn?' X
"Porlsons OF 1t are we'll adapted to agricul.
ture aad Others srs OF bu, little Us, for suy.
Thing except psstursge, which ,is excellent.
The seasons IRE different thera you know, In
the spring, winter and fall the ro,the:s' aud
rat1s prcd0nItnatc, and thsn in tbe sutumer
enough rain will fall in i've or six
months to moislen the ground o. tho low
grounds cotton aad wheat ARE gro|n in pay
lng ,quanti.ies, hut the high rolling prsiries |
are better adapted. tn grazing. However, az
the State becomes better settled more ground |
Is bound 10 coius under the p'ow. Wheat
Is not gown in the southern pr, but In tho |
north, about Dallas and Fl. WORTH where 1t |
Is more thicIly settled and fenced, whpEt and |
NJ NJ agrn,onltnre Is freely and probably