The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-11-12
NARiEslfGD
Announced ~ Take Place In That Yonns
and rromi.iuE CITY st al Hsrly
Date a splendid New Section,
Heesntiy openea Up sud
Rapidly Developing.

MAIIEsrELp, Nov a. lEditur
HERALD.I-A publio ealo OF town lots
IL announced In take place NJ Marien-
field on Move mbBr "a. For tho infoF-
nation OF those who may desire TO To-
cate In Western Texas, or mako III
vestments there, we can state that
Msrlenfold ofiefs excellent opportnui-
ties for business ventures Of almost
every kind. A Touring mill aud cot
ton ain arc very much needed. A
nswapapor, number 81 general storos,
n butcher shop, hardware store, dealer
In agricultural lmplem6nts, shoe store
and wool buyer conld doc good busi-
ness there. Marienield III the
county sest OF Martin county,
and is located on The Texas
IL Pacific railroad, go miles west ol
Dallas, and Ia the trading poiut l3r
Mariet,feld colony, German ngfinul-
t1ral settiemsnt esLaoliobed OF taO
Stsltsd Plains three ears ago. Farm
ing has proved profitable Ia MARTIN
co,inty. and Nome IS farms have heen
oosned within six miles OF tho lo"n
site. MngniicepL OropS nave pseh
gro an IN Martin county, and the aus
eesses achieved have brought about mo
location OF GermaniR Gnd Mendoia
solopiss In NJ ,rtin county, ana tne
Broskvillp, Malta and Springfield
colonies, from OHIO, In Ton GToen
county, all OF whieh are within ~ 70 20
miles distance OF MarienfeIa' inc
mother colony. Some 40 10 % sheep
and cattlo Ianohos, NIL ANAL,
hnye been located within easy
shipping distance within the
p1s, two years aud considorable trace
has found its way to the colony. No
effort vas made on part or tbs former
Citizeps to Martin county To build up
lawn ana in consequence she county
has grown 20 such extent that eoei
trtdIrg point has become IN impof-
alive necessity. Mariepfsld Station
was voted the county seat az inc or
ganizstioa OF the county ana since
then has Sacqulred q popolati1n 81
about $50. Due effort have been
made on prrt OF tbs few citizens 10 re-
curs further Immigration, 30 further
trade In the opening oi roads ana
trails 10 tbs 6srent neighoor-
ing colonies any ranches, anu
nn1tjouIar effort was made
within tho past six months TO open up
the uporganixed Panhandle COUNTIES,
in thu surveying of roads as far NORTH
70 the Quaker coouy, IN Crosby
county, and opening roads soutb
through the new colonies In Tom
Green county to San Angelo. Grea.
effort was mado to interest," persohs OF
means in the construction of narrow
gauge railroad trom Msrienfeld north
60 a point In Andrews county, where
new town and county eest is to be laid
out in the near future, as wen as
road soutb 10 Springfield, in
Tom Gresn county. Thsse Efforts
have been successful 10 the exteut
that enough money ID said TO nave
been secured 10 buId aporiion OF the
road running north. Tn5
TWO colobiZ alton companies
in Ohio, to whom seam fransporta-
ton il of the utmost importance, sro
now making special efforts 10 ra'sS
the money necessary for tho constrnc-
tion of their cad Of the line. Accord
ing 10 present prospects tho construc'
ton of the road will Begin in this near
future. As this railroad is to bs &
home enterprise all persons becoming
hereafter interest, d in MsTionfeld or
suy Of tho neiyhboring colonies are
Invited TO part In the some to secare
its comp elton. Hon. X. LESTER, o.
Marienfeld, will be plenaed to furnish
further information III regard to the
railroad enterprise.
The first annual agricultural fair OF
the S,aked Plains Is nov being hsld
at Msricnfeo, 8nd the products there
on exhibition are equal in quality and
auantity to those raised in my other
part of the State.
Ipformetion, maps, circulars, etc.,
rel stlng to Mnriensiisld town iot
sals may be obtained by ad-
d ressiDu Rsv. p. II. Peters, Ma
rlenileld, Texas, Mr.. J. A. II. Hn-
seck. San Antonio, Texas, and %
RoesIer, All Min street, Dallas, Texas.