Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-22
TEXAS In TYPE.
Clippings from state Exchanges ON Matters
of Interest
GREER COUNTY DISAGREEMENT


GREER COUNTY DISAGREEMENT.
The attempt to settle the matter of the
dispute about the Greer county territory
oy Joint commission has proved fail
ure. The Texas part of the commission
would not agree to the decision OF the off,
GERS appointed by the government, who
evidently came to the conclusion from sn
entirely disinterested standpoint, while
the Texas members were influenced by a
very strong state Interest to hold on to
the disputed territory as long as possible.
Maj. Breckenridge is quoted as stating
that Texas will have the best chance
In the courts. The truth is that
the exact boundary line can
be ascertained IL the monuments
have not been destroyed, and
there are men living who have seen these
monuments and who will testify that the
Greer county territory is not in Texas.
1t is disgrace to the state that after all
the liberality Of the federal government
in paying for territory claimed by Texas,
an attempt should be made 10 grab
another piece in order to satisfy an issue
of Confederate pension certificates.
The idea of appointing commission
constituted like the one Just dissolved
was ridiculous. The federal govern
ment should have sent competent officers
to the territory in dispute and re-estab-
lished the boundary In accordance with
the evidence on file at Washington and
ended the dispute in summary manner.
- San Antonio Evening Paper
1T SHOWED UP FORT WORTH.
The Fort Worth GAZETTE OF Sunday is
magnificent sixteen-page illustrated
edition. The first illustration is a map
showing Fort Werth to have many more
railroads than its rival town, Dallas.
The principal business houses and por
traits Of leading citizens make up the re-
mainder of the illustrations. An elabor-
ate write-up of the city showing its
growth from village of 1000 inhabitants
in 1876 to city of 10000 people in 1886
Is an interesting feature of the paper.
AS whole it is an admirable advertise
ment for Fort Worth ~ Brennan
Banner.
YELLOW LUMBER OF THE SOUTH.
1t is said that the yellow lumber OF
the South is fast supersediug all other
kinds of pine lumber in the North for
durability, strength, etc. This is en-
couraging news for the pineries, and no
doubt the millers will get good prices for
their lumber Gatesvllle star.
AGREED TO DISAGREE.
The Greer county commission, after q
session of several weeks at Austin, have
agreed to disagree and adjourned, leav.
ing the matter just where they found it
The boundary line will at last have to be
settled by congress- Brennan Banner
STONE COAL.
An unexhaustible supply of stone Goa
is reported to have been discovered neal
Waldrip, Mccullough county; the weir
averages thirty inches in thickness and
is said to DC Of excellent quality.
b AN OLD SETTLER DEAD
1 The Corpus Christi Caller reports the
death Of John Garner, a native of Soutt
!, Carolina, aged eighty-six years and sever
q months. He came to Texas in 1928 anC
9 moved to Corpus Christi in 1916.
l. THE FIRST BALE.
Mrs. NJ Hausman, of Dewitt county
= got the first bale of new cotton into Gal
n weston on the 10th inst. Last year the
s first bale was received July 23.
JONES COUNTY DROUGHT.
Jones county farmers are leaving thei
homes in quest of work, The drough
has been so severe on them that they will
- not make enough for seed. They hav
spent what they had in improving thei
n places, and will have to make payment
n on their lands in August, which they cal
q not 40. consequently tuey VIII lOse every
Is thing, and will not have enough to sub
II sist upon until next year Gatesvill
- Star.
a EVERYTHING DRYING UP.
" Mr.. Dyer, who formerly lived at thi
~ place but went West to grow up with tn
a. country, has just returned from Baylo
- county. He gives everything but an ell
cour0ging report of the country aroun
- Seymour. Everything is as dry and de-
y olste as If passed over by fire. Mr., L
u will go to work at his trade at the wei
r known saddle and harness house of B.