Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-01
THE NEW Ell DORADO.
A Country Where the Soil Would Fer
tilise the Bleak and Barren
East,
And Millions Of Sweet Potatoes and
Pumpkins Are Yet
Unborn
60 West, Oh Pampsred Youth, Go West
and Give Your Dad A Long
Needed Rest.

The rapid extension Of the Fort
Worth 4 Denver road into wilbarger
county Is attracting widespread in
terest In that new territory. Already
noted as one OF the richest and most
fertile sections in the state, investors
and immigrants eagerly grasp at every
fact concerning its material resources
and possibilities. Among the callers
ut THE GAZETTE Office yesterday
evening were Messrs. Otis II. Bacon
OF Wichita Falls, John Howard, the
well-knowp bee Line" railway man
and b. Wilson Edgell, editor OF the
Vernon Guard. Taking advantage Of
their visit reporter ELECTED some In
teresting observations regarding the
Panhandle country, and especially
Wilbarger county.
IFS the country growing" queried
the reporter.
Very rapidly remarked Mr.. Ba-
con. 1.-THE school lands are being pur-
chased at an astonishing rate and by
real settler, too. / venture the pre-
diction that In one year there Is not
single section of school land left in
Wilbarger. 1t il now the only class of
land open to purchase. The Houston
Il Texas Central Owls the principal
portion OF the balance aud 1t has been
eDjoined from making any further
sales at present, on account of internal
complications"
Illustrating the demand for school
lands, Mr.. Bacon said that q man
made application TO Mr.. II. NJ. Kin
ney, the surveyor ofthe land district,
for a certain section and then con-
cluded he would investigate before pur-
chasing. While he was gone another
party came along and took 1t up. A
farmer recently arrived from Michigan
who stated that he left three crops Of
grain stored up at home on fccount Of
low prices. He was charmed
with the prospect, and im-
mediately settled down to develop u
farn. Mr.. Bacon speaks In the high
est terms of Mr.. II. M. Kinney, the
surveyor OF the Wllbarger land dis.
trict, and j. w. Fields, surveyor of the
Wichita land district, for their energy
and activity in attending to the wants
Of applicants.
"How does Wilbarger county COM
pare with older counties?n
"'rhere Is no better soil In Texas any
where. 1t Is about on par with Col
lin, which is regarded as the banner
county In the state. II Is entirely ag-
ricultural, aud its productiveness, al
ready tested, will compare to
ADVANTAGE with the best coun-
ties In the so-called agricultural dis
tricts. wrote 10 an Eastern paper
that the soil would make good fer
tillzeTs In that country the editor de-
nominated thatas most fertile lie
but II was true. Wilbarger Is undoubt-
eddy the best agricultural county in
the Panhaudle,,As we'll as one OF the
finest in the state, and rs such must
have great future before It,"
Mr.. EdRell was asked how the eX-
tension of the Fort Worth Il Denver
would affect Wllbarger aud Vernon.
THE county Ia already on big
| boom,n said he. ut IL developing as
rapidly as could be desired. The town
| IL, In fact, behind the county, but II
II secures the railroad, az we hope, its
| prospects are very bright
The gentlemen all joined in the
opinion that the further extension o.
the Fort Worth & Denver to Groes
| beck, about thirty. We miles north OF
Vernon, would fully open up the rich
est section OF the extreme Northwest
and prove profitable investment t
the road. II will soon be completed
to Harold, the terminus OF the pres
ent construction contract.