Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-15
MITCHELL COUNTY.
Steps Taken to Advertise the Natural
Attractions for the Purpose OF Bringing
In aetti.ra
CoLoRADo, TEX, Dec. 10, l

In Settlers
CoLoRApo. TEN, Dec 10, 1856.
To the Editor of the azette.
am daily reader OF Yonr paper, and
am pleased TO know you are Interested in
all pertaining TO Western Texas. Allow
me to write you what the business men Of
our town are doing. Last week at Il
mass.meeting Of citizens, the Mitchell
County immigration, Agricultural and
Stock Rising bureau, WAS organized, and
twenty Of our prominent and we'll to do
business men were selected as board of
directors, viz: L. NJ. Bevius, II. A.
Fuwks, S N Sherwin, IL, c.. Francis,
Allen MCLain, p G. G leman, z. d.
.Cordell, e. b. Pugh, G. II. rnest,
W. S. Conan, W. W. Marshall,
II r. Blount, Il +. Swney, S. w. Dunn,
II b Smoot, j. b w. Burton, j. II. Nor
rison and W, S Smallwo9d. The follow
ing named executive officers were elected
by the board of directors; S. N. Sherwin,
president; II G, Franci., vice-president;
10 II. Earnest, secretary; Il M. Brown,
treasurer; and Z. ID Cordell, late of st.
Louis, Mo-. business manager OF the bu-
reau. A funu OF $4,000 is TO be contribu-
ted, the same to be used in preparing a
county handbook and map for distribu-
ton, advertising our county and Its
numerous facilities and advantages in the
largely circulated newspapers in the cold,
crowded streets Of North, West and East,
thus reaching and placing our bureau in
correspondence with educated farmers
and graded stockrai' ers, who have from
$4,000 TO StU00 cash, and induce them to
come to cur county, to buy from
one to five or moro sections of our rich,
productive soil, settle on the same aud
commence the culture OF farm pr ducts
and graded stock. Whilst many counties
in Texas aud other states failed entirely
IN their crops this drouthy year, our
Mitchell county raised good cereals,
splendid grasses, vegetables, melons, etc =,
all OF which sold readily at TemuneratIye
prices here ut home. This was all done
by experimental farmers, and bu few of
them ut that. Colorado has been and is
now to less extent the headquarters for
cattle kings and range cattle raisers, and
their families live mere, whilst they nre
ranging their stock southwest and nerth.
and draw their supplies from our
town. These stock range men are now
realizing the fact that they can make no
money by attempting to raise and range
such large HERDS Of cattle as they have
been dong In the past, and will reduce
their herds, discharge many Of their en-
ployrsi cut down expenses and buy fewer
supplies. They will also take better care
Of their cattle during our mild winters
VIII feed the same on cured grasses and
other feed, provided the same Is raised
mere and sold them at reasonable prices.
me business men OF Colorado being
wide awake and OF the kidd who will not
let their soltdly-bullt brick town go down,
realize that these changes In this i'm.
portant cattle-raislng Industry will ma
terialy reduce their business and tr de.
and knowing from five years. experiment.
Ing that Mitchell county's soil will pro.
duce, aud being convinced that our lands
Will grow abundantly all kinds OF cereals.
grasses, vegetables, fruits, melons, etc
and that our climate and mild winters
and natural native graz SEES make
Mitchell county ore Of the best
graded stockraislng localities In the
state or elsewhere, aud that there will be
market here at home for all surplus
farm products for sale at highly remuner.
alive prices, II being bought by the range
cattlemen who, In general, are In fall
sympathy with our enterprise, and will
aid us in all ways to make success OF
the same, and thus we can conscientious.
~ lnvit the kind Of immigration we want
ana settle up cur county with well TO.
DO element of educated farmers and
stoek'raisers, feeling assured they will do
wei, make money, live happily and live
longer aud furnish us with patrons 10 do
business with. But q few thousand acres
oil land In our county are fenced In rs
pastures and used by range cattlemen,
but most all our land is owned
by our citizens and individuals
and can be bought from So TO SIS DER
acre II Is not our desire 10 antaronize
or interfere 10 any manner with the range
cattlemen interests, but to co.operate
with and cause them to become our
friends and allies and patrons, TO buy
our surplus products. Already we are re-
celving inquiries for lands in Mitchell
county ard he asi-ceut districts irom