Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-03
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
Rockwell County Wants Railroad -
Fine Agricultural Belt Out OF
From the Market.
The Building Of q Line From the Fort to
Greenville, via Richardson and
Rockwell, Proposed.


RoCkWALL, TEX, May 2--This
county was unknown to the map of
our state until the latter part Of the
winter Of 1873, The county organizs-
ton occurred in April, 1873, following
the passage Of the act creating the
county. At that time the county was
sparsely populated, the total vote being
about two hundred. Since then a con-
tinual stream of immigration has
poured into the county, until nearly
every acre Is under fence and nearly
all In cultivation, and the same area
cannot be found in all North Texas
that produces more grain, cotton and
other products than does this county.
% We can also boast of being the,smail-
est county In the state, but we are at
the same time the richest In lands.
as we have no poor land whatever,
and every foot, except the beds Of the
creeks and branches, is susceptible OF
cultivation.
The only impeachment to our posi-
ton in the front is that we are yet
without a railroad in the county. We
have been disappointed more than
once on the railroad question; first, by
missing branch of the st. Louis &
Texas narrow. gauge from Mt. Pleas
ant to Dallas, and last by the failure
of the Gulf, Colorado & SAINTS Fe TO
build northeast by our town to Green
vile and Paris. We are now watch.
ing and waiting for any road to build
through here, or even propose such q
thing, and our people would gladly
welcome such movement coming
from any point that would enable us
to secure RAILROAD communication with
the world.
Our county town Is located Gig hteen
miles from Terrell on the Texas Il
Pacific, and is about the same distance
from Plano on the Texas Central, and
the SAME distance from Farmersyille
on the East Line, twenty-five miles
each from Dallas and Greenville, max
ing an area of nearly two hundred
square miles of the finest country in
the state, and one that needs 3 road
worse than any other that we are
aware OF.
Every year there are thousands of
bushels of grain wasted for want of
transportation. The farmers of course
feed It to their stock, yet they could
and would turn 1t into money If they
had convenient market. You are
aware that when oats and corn in
the ear are hauled twenty-five miles
tho producers profit Is very light
one, at prices ranging from twenty
cents and less to forty cents per bushel.
When, on the other hand, II we had
transportation by rail East, South or
West, the prices would be more than
doubled. Our people would extend
! liberal assistance to any company that
would furnish the relief sought. AT
any rate they have proposed to do so
heretofore and we think they are more
anxious now than ever before. Some
of them in casting about for road
have recently suggested that we ask
Fort Worth why q line
of road starting from the
Santa Fe at the Fort via Grape
vine (ol a little south Of it, Richard.
son, R)ckwall and to Greenville
would not pay il built.
We appreciate the push and energy
of your city for every enterprise that
will add to its cold wealth, and we
believe that all that is necessary is to
call the attention OF the Forts fore
most men 10 Tue pracllctplilty anu lu'
ture advantages to your city in
inaugurating such a movement.
There is no doubt aboutithe substantial
aid that can be had along the linepro-
posed, as Grapevine and Rockwell
have already heretofore expressed
themselves, and the other points along
the route would do equally as well.
Our crops are comparatively late.
There has been too much rain. The
stands of corn are medium. Some
cotton is at good stand and some is
not yet out of the ground. A larger
crop than usual Is planted. Oats and
wheat are promising well. Provisions
for the year among the farmers are
plentiful and all ought to do well this
year.
Our county has lived under the local
| option law for seven or eight years
and has prospered wonderfully in Sc
curing sober, industrious and enter
prising settlers.
Health of the county is first. class.
Our county court cOnvenes next
week and district court the week fol
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