Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-15
TEXAS GROWTH.
A Lesson in Geography Taught by the Gen.
sus and the New Orleans Exposition,
New Orleans Times Democrat


sus and the New Orleans Exposition.
New Orleans Times Democrat
AS far back as any one can remember
Texas has been regarded by perhaps the
majority of the American people as a
region of infinite extent, where COWBOYS
and horned cattle led an ideally free and
easy existence, only relieved from pas
toral monotony by occasional differences
with the picturesque and cratic CO.
manches and Apaches. Geographers and
census reports Notwithstanding, this ip-
norance OF the actual status and condi-
lions OF the mighty Lone Star state, at
least as far as our Northern and Western
relatives were concerned, lasted down to
the time of the Worlds fair at New Or
leans. The honorable share which
Texas took in that national and inter
national prodigy, presenting her grand
display of progress in agriculture,
mining, manufactures, the arts and
sciences to an astonished puolic did, al
most everything toward dispelling the
cloud OF uncertainty that so long had hung
over our vast Southern border common
wealth and convinced civilization that the
people OF the state were entitled to honor
as sovereigns of an empire in point of re-
sources and development as well as in
extent The Cutting case and the inter
national difficulties growing out of it have
once more brought Texas very promi
nently before the country, and while we
deprecate the hard feelings which
nave sprung up on the frontier, IL cannot
DC DOUBTED tnat the great mass of people
OF lhe United States would be rather
proud than otherwise of single state big
enough, rich enough and stout enough 10
oher to settle foreign question single
handed.
Texas is heartily welcome to the adj
NeItlseHleht, Whlch is calculated to call
attention TO her really astonishing natural
ptosress AT time when the idle capital
OF the world is looking for Investment in
regions of successful local develonmo,,+
me tame OF new manufacturing cities i'm
the Mississippi valley, like Birmlngham
ana chattanooga, is nolsed abroad over
all Europe and America. 1t ia NOT 90
generally known, perhaps, that nrbsn
growth in Texas has been quite 40 raniJ
and surprising For example, the citv If
Fort Worth, as we learn from local
history recently published by TIE "a.
zETTE OF that place, in 1876 could onlv
snow S25O,O0O in taxable wealth, and n
population OF but 1900. Then there was
put one railway reaching the
towh now there are seven, and
enorts are being made to get more. In
1881 the city has a population of 27 900.
.ri taxable valuation of 81 900. 600
Aue commercial and manufacturing in
terests of Fort Worth are extensive. ex.
tending and flourishing, and all Texas Is
properly proud of the fact.
Inc phenomenal rise of these splendid
Jar southern towns is matter of interest
and importance to the entire country mt |
70 New Orleans most of all. The geo
sraphical, railway and commercial posi-.
tion OF he.Creseent city, and its favor
aoie location In respect to the Gulf trade. |
ol becoming the principal supply station
LOT an me trade of the young empire be-
eween US and Mexico No home effort !
should DC spar, TO maintain the legiti. |
i nay ., Position OF this city as the metropo-
the South A'"uer VI