Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-31
THE unAar WEST.
Interesting Talk With Henry Ssyies OF
the State Immigration Cemnittee
in Regard 10 HIS section.
Tho West Prosperous and tina ooisoh
spI. >did-WhaI the state Immigration
Association Is Doing

A reporter Of THK GAZvTTB 70 und MI.
+ lnrY Sayles sttne Ell Aotel just after
20 meeting OF the Executive Committee
Of the State Immigration committee, OF
Y hich he Is q MEMBER, aud had the fol-
lowing Interview with him:
"Whss is the condition OF your section
OF the state now, and what are Its pros
poets for the future2"
"My section OF the country Is in splen-
did condition. Wheat and oats are
growing nicely, and there hss been sn
unusually large acreage, especially OF
oats, planted, Farmers saY that they
have never known better prospects, and
predict the yield OF these crops to be IN
usually large. Corn planting has ABOUT
been flashed, and farmers are now busy
preparing their lands for cotton, miliet,
sorghum and The various other summer
crops that are grown.
Stock of every kind have passed through
the winter in EXCELLENT shape, and scarce
ly with any loss, Cattle and horses are
already being shipped, and 1t will not be
long now before the big wool clip OF our
country will be on the market
81 believe you represent the Twenty
ninth Senatorial district on the state i'm
prospects for immigration and Hha.
counties compose your district"
eyes, l represent the Twenty ninth,
which, excepting the Panhandle district,
is probably the lsrgest IN the state. The
Twenty ninth district embraces the
counties of Stephens, East
land, Comauche, Brown, San SABA,
McCulioch, Coleman, Callahan, Shack
elford, Jones, Taylor, Runnels, Concho,
Nolan, Fisher, Scurry, Mitchell, Martin,
Howard, AndreWsi and Gsines. The
Twenty ninth district is completely or
gania d for immigration purposes. We
are extending Invitations to law abiding
Industrious classes in all portions Of the
the world 10 come and settle among US
We have q country with great future,
susceptible of early development and rich
In all that nature can bestow. Our coun-
try Is noted for the fertility of It's soil, the
heslthfulness Of its climate, and its rich
mineral deposits. Our country 10 as
yet spArstly settled. Oar people, however,
are energetic, public spirited, generous
and hospitshle, and we nave everywhere
well pGtrUnized public free schools, and
besides several colleges. Churches OF
every denomination are to be found in
the different towns. Our people are law
sbidiDg, and 1 might add that no section
OF the whole Ecountry Ia freer from
crime than ours.
believe that my section of the state
will improve more rapidly in the early
future than any country was ever known
- improve before. Ia addition to the
Advantages that 1 have named, there
are millions Of acres Of rich
agricultural lsrds belonging to the
state that can he bought oy the actual
setLIer at from 50 to IS per acre on forty
years time, with per cent. interest.
There are millions Of acres more of such
lAuds, belonging 10 private parties, that
can be bought equally as cheap. All our
people are interested in keeping the
prices Of lands down, that the hsme-
seeker may have an opp rtunity to buy.
Railroads, however, will build In the
esrly future from every direction into
this msgnif cent country, and l think [
can safely predict that In less than five
years our section will have as many rail-
roads as any other portion OF Texas.
An examination of the Railroad
msp OF Texas shows In addition 10 the
Texas and Pacific, the Gulf, Colorado and
SsatE Fe rsIroaCs, end the Houston and
Texas Central, which roads we already
have, the building into our section Of the
NJ ssouri Pacific, the San Antonio 81 d
Arkansas Pass, the Austin and Northwest
ern, the Fort Worth and Rio Grance, the
Fort Worth and Western, the r lck Island,
the 81. Louis and Arkansas, and perhEps
other roads that cannot now recall. OF
course, with the building Of railroads
lands will increase in value, and we may
expect in 8 few years our rich farming
lands to be worth as much as the lands OF
Collin, Graysou, Z lie, Dallas and such
counties. Home seekers, however, are
now rapidly making their investments
The discussion Of the merits Of the dif-
ferent sections OF Texas brought about
by the immigration movement has done
more for our county than anything else
could have done, and we are now resPlUg
the benefits. We can stand alone side of
sny other section Of the state and CON-
pare with them our cheap rich lands, and
get our full share Of immi-
grants. We are getting sthem rap
Idly now, aud of class, too
that any country should De proud OF, and
We sre aIxlous for thousands OF more Of
thrifty, energetic farmers to settle with
Rs.".
Qlestou-"Whst WAS the result OF the
HGtbiuS VI 9Ou1 SA~SA-A'O SNA@-~AHsSS W
dsy?"
Aus-''The prlrclpsl business of the
committee Wa to act upon the data pre-.
pared by our secretary for the state
statistical map about TO be Issued. We
found the work. tff1 GENTLY done by our
secretary, Nj Cailtop, and we
will, in short time circulate
100000 copies of an accurate
state map, on the back of which willitbe
printed reliable statistics relating TO the
state OF Texas at large, which will furnish
more information about TeXss than would
ordinarily be found 10 book Of several
hundred pages. The railroad companies
promise &c pay for and circulate st least
coo. 900 copies more Of this mse. The
statistics and the names Of the officers OF
county immigration societies Of all coun'
ties that nsVe been organized and paid
their pro rata to the state fund will DC
printed on the backs Of these maps, Also
Question-"Has the state organized
pretty generality ?"
Aus-"Yes, the whole state, with the
exception Of very few counties. is wide
swake TO the immigration movement, AND
our ffl lent secretary has letters from
nearly every Junty that has not reported
the names OF its immigration Officers ask
s-0 Cor o Hftle J1poor time Uiy hin which