Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-26
TEXAS BEST FIELD.
Captain VI. 6. Veal Says Southern CAL
iiornia is the Place for Our I'm
migration Society to Work.
No Place for the Poor Mar-xhs american
Horticultural Society TO Msetin
Fort Worth.

Captain W. G. Veal who has been II
California for several weeks and who re-
turned Friday, was seen yesterday by q
GAZETTE reporter and gave some inter.
esting information. Ssid the reporter:
"What about Cali ornia? 2"
81 travelled extensively over That state.
1t is in some respects wonderful cour-
try, and especially Southern California,
which for beauty of scenery, climate,
heslth, orchards, vineyards and vege-
tables is hard to surpas5. 1t Is very
mountainous with many beautiful ana
fertile valleys; some OF the mountains
almost constantly covered with saow,
The valley lands alone will do for cuItiva-
ton, which must De irrigated to prod uce
crops. Improved lands are held at from
5000 to 500 per acre, and those in
orchard or vineyard $1,000 to s2500 per
acre"
A poor man cannot buy these lands and
those who are able to buy can get but
little or no income on their investment.
We have in Texas millions Of acres Of
land as rich az the best in California that
Will produce abundant crops without
irrigation that can be bought ct from 50
to SO 90 Per acre.
"Whst shout the California boom7"
The boom has long since passed into q
craze which is now just dying out.
Hundreds Of towns have been laid OF
IN the mountains miles away
from any place and where the
mountains and so steep buTro cannot
climb them and where NO sensible man
would have the land as gift. Yet the
lots are 25xl00. Hundreds Of thousands
such lots have been sold at auction in the
cities by the aid of brass bands and torch
light professions.
"What effect will tho subsiding of the
real estate California craze have on
Tex8s?"
"It will be of great benefit to Texas.
Millions Of money is now deposited in
California banks that was taken there for
investment By parties who are not will
ing to invest with no hope OF profit and
the great tidal wave of capital
and humanity which has been SO
long rushing against the Pacific coast will
rebound, and as 1t flows bsck TO the east
must psss over Texas, and IL cur people
through their immigration move will give
correct information In regard to the vast
resources OF this great state heavy depos-
] will be left in our state. Fort Worth
being great railroad center and on the
main lines of travel from the Pacific coast
east, and the vast country of chesp, rich
lands that surrounds it will BY
proper effort reap q great harvest
II Fort Worth and Tarrant comfy would
st once raise and j1diciously expend
SIC, 900 in cur immigration move 1t would
be worth more to Fort Worth than any
additional line of railroad that can be
built TO the city. At every point in Cali
fornia found the vast crowds OF people
anxious to get Information on Texas. In
fact Southern California ia our very best
field.
"What about the American Horticult-
ursl Society,""
When the annual meeting assembled at
River Side on the 7th inst, the members
had made up their minds to hold the next
annual meeting in New Yors. / present.
ed an invitation from Governor Ross, and
also from the State immigration Associa-
ton to hold the next meeting in Texas
by unanimous vote secured the
next annual meeting in Texas
The rule Of the society is 70 leave the |
sOWu az WulNR AuCy nSCk huQ llLu0 WIN |
the executive committee, which consists |
Of the president, vice-president, secre-
.sry and treasurer, all OF whom are in
'svor of Fort Worth, IS this and Denison
we're the only two points that asked for
The meetidg, and while Denison had an
aviation from her Mayor, Fort Worth
lad pressing invitations from her
Mayor, the Merchants and Manu-
acturers' Bureau, the City and /
county immigration association and the |
ralrant county Alliance. II 1t could have
,een submitted TO vote Of the society
very one would have voted for Fort
Worth.
The society is composed of the best
men from every state and
erritory, as well as Canada. The fact
hat Fort Worth is q railroad center,
makes it the most accessible point in
Texas for the meeting.