Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16
GARDEN CITY. TEXAS.


directed 10 the reported fertility of soil
:, Salubrity Of climate. and other attractn,
features of the North Concho Valley Z"
:, west Texas, a region living about twenty -nN,
miles south of Big Springs. a point on IN,
TrN@> n Pacific railway. 80 gl"wing wrr,
the descriptions given of the character OF
the soil. the climate, the fine grazing. and
other Inducements tnr profitable investment,
d. &c. that they. with characteristic business
tact, decided Ia Investigate the matter. and
learn whether or not what had been told
them was true, They therefore selected a
1 committee of three OF their number and
started them of fur the land cf g""dN IL.
port, with instructions Ia thor
-uughly investigate. This the Cummittr, pro
l Ceeded tu do. and the result of thi>
: was the purchase of ~rNraai thousand acres
of land. Other purchases soon f0llowed by
, number of farmers and merchants of Nor
b gan county, Ohio; also by parties from In
3 diana. PENNSYLVANIA and elsewhere num-
berng in all between sixty and seventy III
diyidual>. Those lands are located in Tom
Green county. south of Big Springs, Texas.
and comprised of a large TERRITORY of rinr
farming and grazing lands
In addition tu the unsurpassed natural
'.
its geographical l"cation is such a, to give
it peculiar advantages. and such a. p>omi>r
rapid and prosperous development \, has
already been stated. it is within the present
limits of Tom Green county. the boundaries
nf which enclose an area about equal in eN
tent Ia that Of Massachusetts. But the
great increase Of emigration. and the rapid
development of this part OF Texas, preclude
the possibility of continuation of this state
of affairs. Already the process of dividing
up this large territory has begun a new
county. called Midland. having recently
been organized and the lines have been
drawn for others. Railroad enterprises too
are on foot: taT-Scring railroad men and
capitalists have not been slow to perceive
and comprehend the value and Importance
Of this field. and the day is not far distant
when railroad lines will be extended
/ through this broad and fertile valley. open
/ ing up a large portion OF the finest country
in Texas. atfordng direct line t" the sea
board, and an outlet for all western and
northwestern Texas. But the. development
Of this magnificent country will not wait
for the railroad for il is fOregune conclu-
sion that ere long the roads will come. and
enterprise and thrift are not slow tn avail
themselves of the prospective deN elOpmeut
and value of country. especially
when it is already positively forecast
II i not therefore strange that men
who happened TO have the advantage of be
ing first on the ground should comprehend
and carefully consider the situation. and to
those who did ~ the following facts pre-
Sented themselves, viz: First. the soil is
Of unqueStiouably good quality, being
dark rich loan, free from gumbo. and from
two 10 ten feet in depth. well adapted to .
81.
Second the climate is unsurpassed. Third.
the facilities and advantages for stock .
raising are equal to those of any other seq
ton on the continent. Fourth, lis geo
graphical location is such aS to insure for il .
rapid development and prosperity. And
with these facts in view. syndicate has
been formed. composed largely of Spring
held and Clark county best and most care
ful business men. who. with others. have
selected and purchased additional lands
to those before mentioned for a
town site, and have located. laid
out and plated town called
Garden City, which will be the county
seat of new county to be called Valley
county. soon 10 be organized, whose western
boundary will be the east line of Midland
county. and northern boundary the south
line Of Howard county. This new county
W III W dbpuA llllllN N'ludIt- hdlutI
City. the proposed county seat. j. situated
near the geographical center of it. occupy
Ing high plateau. from which the view
III all directions is simply grand. 1t is not
the monotony of the boundle>s level plain.
but far a. the eye can reach il i "A grand
panoramic picture comprised of broad val
lry> and undulating plains, with here and
there the meandering course of a draw OF
waterway, plainly marked by the dark
green lines of small timber. chiefly hack
berry and plum. And away in the back
ground perhaps twenty miles distant. an
occasional mountain Is clearly outlined
against the horizon agrerahly varying
the landscape. II is indeed
picturesque and beautiful scene
As a health resort, this country cannot fail
to become popular. 1t lies between the
SlSt and SD degrees north latitude. and its
altitude is above twenty-five hundred feet
above the gulf. The atmosphere is dry and
bracng; free from malaria. and is an ab~o-
lutte tonic Ia the invalid. During the hot
summer months. when in the great cities Of
Chicago. New York. and other northern 10
calitieS. the fierce Scurching rays OF 4 trup-
ical sun. burning it, way through motion
less and SuprTheated atmosphere. causes
men To StaggeT and fall from SunStrOke, and
horses TO drop dead from overhead. The
cowboy of the COnchO will gallOp his pony
across the plains from fifty Ia seventy-hye
miles, between sunrise and sunset. and >uf-
fer no discomfort tUr SuuStrUke her" is uI-
known. And at night, while in northern
iatitudeS, people sit until midnight and after.
tan III hand, painting for breath.
vaInly hoping for breeze Ia move
the Nultry. sitting atmosphere, and sweep
away the SwarmS of mosquitoes and gmat>,
that they may catch little sleep Here.
one can lay himself down. either i'll
doors or out, under the cooling and eNhila-
rating influence Of the ever-prevailng gulf
breeze; may even draw his blanket about
him and enjoy the balmy. for there are
no friendly mosquitoes To annoy and break
his >lumber. This is not fancy picture.
hut is the actual experience of the writer
a. we'll a. Of others who have aNailed them
selves of the opportunity To test and prove
il. But going back to the substance and
Important question of the advantages of
tered Ia the actual, We know uf no region
where better inducements are offered For,
here You have an opportunity of buying ,
from the state aS good land aS the sun
shines upon for two dollars per acre.
with thirty years To pay for il. with
only five per cent. charged on the
back payments One may buy 4 home Of
one hundred and sixty acres or more, and
the FIRST payment on one hundred and sixty
will be less than fifteen dollars. and on
larger amount of land in saline proportion
The subsequent payments may be made III
equal annual imStallmemt>. OF if preferred
only the interest may be- pal annually um-
til the end of the thirty Years. when the
whole amount of principal will be due: or
he may pay the whole amount at the end of
three years if he chooses and receive his
deed for the land. This opportunity is Of :
fered only to those who become actual set
tiers, and reside upon and improve the land.
The question is asked. what can raise and
what can | get for it? In answer would
say, you can raise all the cereals that can be c
raised in Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, and all
kinds of vegetables, melons. etc. in ahund-
amce. Cotton can also be- grown. and tn.
labor of cultiyatimg the soil is less than il.
those states, and when the crop is grown