The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-06-22

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In the year 1885 over Establishments. 10000
The assessed value of th6 property
in the year 1870 was ..............,$ 1882
In the year 1879 was ........,........ 10i0,3O6
In the year 1850 was. ............... l,3i0,205
In the year 1881 was. ............... l,79l,55l
In the year 1882 was Q. .............. 2,0i0777
In the year 1883 was. ............ 2,i3y,9S8
In the year 1854 was ............... 1857 4j5
In the year 1895 over. CO.. ........ 4,500Q00
There are in the county over 1900
voters nlne.tenths of whom are
land owners,
There are 5000 men in the coun-
ty who make their living by cul-
tivating the soil and who own the
lands they work, and there are about
1000 who follow other pursuits.
Three.fitths of the farmrs In the
county contain from so 10 100 acres and |
are cultivated 10y their owners,
The entire population of the county |
are white people with the exception |
perhaps of % who are colored.
There are 575, 900 acres of land III the
county.
One hundred and fifty thousand
acres are in good state of cultivation.
Two thousand acres are enclosed
In pastures ranging from 40 acres to
5000, there being but three pastures
in the county containing over 10000
acres, and the largest part or these be-
ing under 100 acres and owned by far
mers.
Two hundred and twenty-five thous-
and acres of the land III the county
are unenclosed and can be purchased
at from $500 TO $500 per acre and are
offered for sale in small tracts.
There are about 0,0O0 acres in wheat
this year and will yield an average
of Is bushels per acre.
There are about 5000 acres in oats,
which will average so bushels per acre.
Fifty thousand acres are in corn, and
bids fair to yield an average Of 40
bushels per acre.
Tbirty-five thousand acres are in cot
ton, and with an average yield, will
make three-fourths of bale per acre.
Ten thousand acres arc in millet,
rye, barley, potatoes, sorgum ana
vegetables, all of which will yield an
abundant harvest this year.
1t is estimated that the
wheat crop Will be ...- DlUOO DusIels
Dat crop .............-,,..... " OUVU "
Corn crop ............,t..... 2iUOO,UV
Cotton cTop .......... $4,000 bales.
And that the total value OF the wheat,
oat, corn and cotton crops OF the
county alone will be worth over $4,000
GOO. All of the cotton and large por-
ton of the corn, wheat and oats will
have to be shipped out OF the county
for sale.
HApples, pears, peaches, plums,grapes,
aprioots, strawberries and all kinds OF
fruits, berries and vegetables grow IN
this county as well as anywhere III tht
United States.
Montague county is about equally
divided between timber and prairie
lands.
There are no large towns in the
county, Bowie being the largest, theI
Montague, Sunset, st. Joe. Spanist
Fort, Hardy, Forestburg, Eagle Point
Du)> berry, Salt Creek station and Den
yer, altogether containing not ex-
ceeding 1900 souls, three-tourths o
the entire population OF the county
being farmers and producers. .-.
Tho entire county can BIO cultivated
and will produce tne crops oil any
thing that is cultivated on IL.
We have never had the advantage
of a railroad, but Notwithstanding tina
Montague counJy's rich lands ana hn'
grass, water, timber ana climate hav'
made her the refuge of thousands o
moor mon who came here becauge the.
could get the lands cheap; who nav
worked with will; have paid for thel
lands, and are inviting their friends u
follow them.
There are about 90, 600 head OF cattle,
ll.UUU nouu OF NNISth nlAA hANANti @NlNN
sheen and 5000 hogs in the county,
Tho entire taxes for the year lSS,
including county, State and sGhoG
taxes, amount To only 81 on the NV
valuation of property.
There are 5000 school children o
the school rolls, within the scholastl
age, and about $4,000 VIII De sppt'
priated by the State Tor the maintain
ance of schools this year In TN
county. ,-,. +. Al,
county, and there will be suinclel
State school funds TO support school
in most of the districts for six month
In the year. ,,,.,. A.,
county has is the Fort Worth u Del
yer. which enters the county abol
six or seven miles from the southwe
corner and leaves II again about SIX
seven miles from the southwest co
ner, on the line OF Clay and MontagI
counties. This road when bullt ra
through what was then considered u
drouthiest and thinest settled part
the county, but tie result OF tne 10Y
has been to make two thriving low
almost in the corner of the county
Sunset, with population OF 6OO, al
Rowie. with population of from 10
10 1000, where there was but 10
farmers Ia fore, and the entire coun
for several miles around has setti'
mn with good citizens and beautlll
farms. from which they are now res
ing the golden grain. ,,,o Nto,
What is now needed TO make mo-
tague County the very best County
northwest Texas is the extension Oh
railroad to the town OF MontsRue' .
county site, which is the center Oh =
County, aud has already apo
1000, Inhabitants, many OIL Wny
are men of means ana WI
are willing and anxious Tor an Q
portunity 10 make liberal DONATIONS
procure the road. A railroad from u,
las To- Montague would give 10 Dali
ail of the vast trade of this Conn
and of n portion of Cook, wise, ne
ton. CLAW and OF the interior tefriGo
for 40 miles up and down kea XIV
and for l0O miles into the INTERIOR u
build mn a trade for Dallas tnas ga
not be valued at this time ana lea
her commanding the. situatlon;
that abe can run west into clay, Da
ior and other western counll'
and through New Mexico TO conn'
with the road from San Francisco,
she can build through the Indian ny
ritorv To connect with some Northe
road and get q connection Win '
Northwest that will be of more imps
tsnce 20 her than the Missouri Paci
is Io her now, We shall look Win
terest to see what your people WIZ
In the matter. we ueslre Sou 90
with Dallas, and WILL NOV '"i W