Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-03
THE GREAT SOUTHWEST
Garden City, TeNas-A Boom for the North
COnth0 Valley


the cuisines, hen OF Springfield, o., was di-
rected to the fertility Of soil. Salubrlty of
climate. and other attractive features oI the
North CUmcho Valley OF West Texas. r.
SOn lying about twenty five miles south "t
Big Springs. point on the Texas and Pacific
railway. SO glowing were the descriptions
given of the character of the soil the eli
mate. the line grazing. and other induce
ment> t0r popular investments, etc, that
they, With characteristic business tact, de
whether or not what had been told them was
true. They therefore selected committee
of three of their number and started them
off for the land of goodly report, with in
StructionS to thoroughly investigate, This
the committee proceeded to dO, and the re
suit ot this was the purchase of several
thousand acres of land. Other purchases
soon followed by number OF farmers and
merchants "t Morgan county. Ohio: also by
parties from Indiana, Pennsylvania and
elsewhere, numbering in all between sixty
and seventy individuals These lands are
located in Tom Green county, south nt Big
Springs, Texas, and are part of a large ter
ritory of fine farming and grazing Lands.
/ In addition to the unsurpassed natural
adv antageS of this section of the country,
/ its geographical location is such as to give
il peculiar advantages. and such A. promise
: rapid and prosperous development. As has
already been stated, it is within the present
! limits of Tom Green county, the boundaries
of which enclose an area about equal in pN-
d.. IL
! great increase of emigration. and the rapid
/ development of this part OF Texas, preclude
/ the possibility of a 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. Far-seeing railroad men and
| capitalists have not been slow 10 perceive
/ and comprehend the value and Importance
m this field, and the day is not far distant
when railroad lines will be extended
through this broad and fertile valley. open
ing up large portion of the finest country
/ in Texas. affording direct line to 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 a tOregUne COnclu-
sion that ere long the roads will come, and
enterprise and thrift are not slow to avail
themselves of the prospective development
and value OF a country. especially when il
is already positively forecast. Ii il not,
therefore, strange that men who happened
to have the advantage of being first on the
ground should comprehend and carefully
consider the situation: and To those who
did So the following facts presented them
selves, viz:
First. the soil is of unquestionably good
quality. being a dark, rich loan. free from
gumhO. and from two to ten feet i'll depth,
we'll adapted 10 stand drouth or excessive
rainfall
Second. the climate is unsurpassed.
Third. the facilities and advantages toI
stock raising are equal to those of any other
section on the continent.
Fourth, its geographical location is such
a. to insure for it rapid development and
prosperity
And. with these facts IN view, syndicate
has been formed. composed largely of
Springfield and Clark county'> best and most
careful business men. who, with Others, have
selected and purchased additional lands t.
thuse before mentioned for town site and
have located, laid ont and plated a town
called Garden City which will he the county
seat of a new county 10 be called Valley
county, soon Ia be organized. whose western
boundary viii bt the east line of Midland
county. and northern boundary the south
line of Howard county. This new county
Will be about thirty miles square. Garden
City. the proposed county seat, Is situated
near the geographical center of it, occupy
ing high plateau. from which the view
IN all directions i simply grand. Ii Is not
the nUnUt0ny OF the hnundlesS. level plain.
but a. far aS the eye can reach il Is grand
panoramic picture, comprised of broad val
leys and undulating plains, with here and
there the meandeTimg course of 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. agreeably varying
the landscape. Ii is indeed a
picturesque and beautiful scene.
As a health resort. this country cannot fail
to become popular. 1t lies between the 3lSt
and 32d degrees north latitude, and its aIti-
tudt is about twenty hundred feet above
the gulf The atmosphere is dry and bra
cling. free from malaria. and is All absolute
A'li' l'l lIlt NV anu l'tl lilt li'N SUM
mer months, when in the great cities of
Chicago, New York, and other northern 10
CalitieS. the fierce ~corchmg rays of a trnp-
zeal sun, burning its way through motion
less and superheated atmosphere, causes
men to stagger 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 10 Seyenty-tivc
miles. between sunrise and sunset. and suf-
fer no discomfort for >unstrUke here is I'M
known. And at night, while in northern
latitude> people sit until midnight and af-
ter, fan in hand. painting for breath, vaimly
hoping for breeze to move the >ultry
sitting atmosphere. and sweep away the
Swarm> of mosquitoes and gnat>. that they
may catch a little sleep, here. one can lay
himself down. either indoors or out.
under the cooling and eNhilerating
influence Of the ever-prevailing gulf
breeze: may even draw his blanket about
him. and enjoy the balmy. for there are
n" mosquitoes 10 annoy and break his Slum-
ber. This is not fancy picture, but is the
actual experience ot the writer, as well As
nt others who have ayailed themselves of
the opportunity 10 test and prove it.
But going hack Ia the substantial and all-im-
pOrtant question "t the advantages offered
30 the actual settler. We know of no region
where better Inducements are offered. For
here you have All opportunity of buying
from the state as good land as the sun shines
upon for two dollars per acre. with thirty
yrar- in which Ia pay for it. and only five
per cent. interest on back payments. One
may buy home OF one hundred and sixty
acres OF more. and the first payment on one
hundred and sixty will be less than fifteen
dollars, and on a larger amount of land in
same proportion. The subsequent payments
may be made in equal annual Install
ments, or, if preferred, orly the i'll
trrest may be paid annually until the
end of the thirtT years, when the
whole amount of principal will be due; or
he may pay the whole amount al the end of
three wears. 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 il? In answer. |
would say you can raise all the cereals that
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