The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-21
GRAPEVINE PRAIRIE
A GLORIOUS CROP OUTLOOK.
The People Unanimous for the Dallas
Northwestern Railroad-Also for
MIL to Grind Their Grain
The Local 0ptiOnists.

GRAPEVINE, May l9.-lCorrespond-
ence. THE farming interests OF this
community are looking frst-class
Wheat and oats are finer than for several
years past, and corn and cotton are
growing rapidly. This has been one OF
the prettiest seasons for farming, 50 far,
In many years, and all people are using
it apparently to the very best sdvRnt-
age.
Grapevine prairie is Just simply a
beauty. 1t would be well worth ride
frem Dallas, ct this season, to view the
scenery; nothing in the state 10 compare
win it. But the prairie Is not she half
of Grapevine, all told. The timber sec-
ton 1.-THE cross timbers) Is thoroughly
settled, and pretty farms, both largs and
small, can be seen by looking either TO
the right or left, riding along any road
that traverses it. One who has never
viewed for himself would be surprises
to see the thrift OF this section.
Land on the prairie near the town OF
Grapevine is held at from S25 to SIS and
$40 per acre. 1t is not only
held for this, but when 1t sells
it brings it. Now, il Grapevine could
get the Dallas & Northwestern this
same land would sell for irom $40 to $50
readily. People would come TO SEQ this
section then, and if they didn't they
would pass through, going to see some
other country, and couldn't help being
attracted,
Since the burning Of MIR. G. II. Bur.
hong's null, last fall, this community
has been IN very great need OF flour-
ing mill. There is an immense amount
IN DO
farmers are forced TO 20 elsewhere, both
70 MARKET their grain and get it ground.
A railroad would convert this into
one OF the best grain depots In the state,
and good mill in connection there
with Would put a now feature on things
entirely. II Grapevine can secure the
road, she will have no trouble in secur-
ing the mill There are men here who,
II they could get a vatlroAd, would read
lily put up good merchant mill.
Grapevine is local option town. Lo-
cal option prevails in this entire pre-
cinct, anC great many are exercised
Just now about the election to be had
over the entire counGy on tho question
OF prohibition. Some think that If local
option carries in the county, all well;
but ii 1t fails, 1t will do away with 1t in
tins precinct. 1t is decidedly interest
ing to hear the various opinions on the
subject, pro and con. There Will be
quite a fight over the issue. II liz hard
70 tell how tho election may 20 IL will
be close unless Fort Worth comes in
with more votes than she has citizens,
the majority of whom, perhaps, Will 10
against prohibition,
Corn IL getting pretty scarce; that tx,
most farmers who have had corn for
sale have sold out, Very few, however,
have had any, Most OF the corn thai
has been sold from about here has been
sent 10 Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton.
This section has been the Egypt for the
west counties for a number Of years,
Grapevine farmers nearly always have
corn 10 sell, and Wise and the western
part of Tarraut counties nearly always
have 1t to buy. They buy Grapevine
pay for them They are good custo.
mers. Better shoot a railroad out Ia
among them from where they can buy
supplies.