The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-16
OUR OUTLOOK
Great and Glorious Prospect In
Crops and Other Material Matters

A Great and Glorious Prospect In
Crops and Other Material Matters.
AURORA, July l5.-[Correspondence.
The season frsught with the greatest
interest to Texas is upon US. Every
body interested in the development Of
the old Lone Star State is now anxi-
ously scan ming the papers to learn all
he can as to the crop prospects, and to
Know whether it is best TO invite the
old folks to visit Texas this fall.
Aurora and vicinity, the garden of
Northwest Texas, cuts no inoonsidera-
bic figure usually when 1t comes to
laying in tho figures and shipping the
cereals and staple to tho markets.
All the older Texans are familiar
with tho fact that powerful rivalry
has for years been going on between
our principal mgrts OF trade as to
which should control the large and
rapidly increasing trade OF this SOC
ton OF country.
Three years ago g large quantity OF
cotton from our valleys west sold in
Fort Worth early in September, and
/ am reliably Informed that the indi-
cations now are that they will DO able
to do more this aeaaon, at the same
time, than was done then.
The wheat crop is the best We have
had for % years, from % to 80 bushels
per acre being no uncommon thing.
The oats crop was never better, while
those who had barley or rye Eown have
gathered to their hearts content. Irish
potatoes, now crop, are so plentiful as
to sell ut 20 cents in some parts OF the
county, and when we say, from per-
sonal experience, that they can easily
be kept through the hot season after
digging, people will see that another
very desirable one has been added to
the many possibilities Of this wonder
full old State.
Peaches, apples, pears and piums are
in great profusiOn scattered over the
country which, only 10 short years
ago, was being raided by the SAVAGE
Indian, and the country only awaits
railroad competition TO take its legiti-
mate place in the lead of Texas COM
munities for actual reallzations and
grand possibilities.
Many here hope before the present
great crop shall be marketed to have
the benefit OF the Dallas IL Northwest
ern railroad, by which to seek an outlet
and u market, and the country be-
c3mos enthusiastic over the prospect
of getting the road TO visit us on It's
way up the country.
The fact IL, Mr.. HERALD, tho people
here have long looked in your direc.
ton as tho route from which an outlet
might DO expected, and from which
we hoped TO DO able to realize in the
future a return for the immense trade
which, before the building OF the Fort
Worth q Denver Railroad, flowed
steadily and constantly TO Dallas.
The idea Is with the people that they
need the road, and can well afford to
aid literally In i!s construction
through our country by being liberal
| ON the right-O.-way auddep1t grounds,
while many would hold up their cropa
for shipment over the road, could they
DO assured of its reaChiugus,
Another taiGg that might be OF ben
eft did wg have i,-a gas factory, An
inland town ol no very great amount
OF wealth, wO have not learned % re-
sort 20 many Of the modern Grtlhciol
ways Of running towns (though we
arc in o tair way TO loGrn) or procuring
railroads, honca what talking we do,
or promises we make, are such ns we
intend shall prove true and ho rpltahlo