Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-23

Connecticut, MASSACHUSETTS, Indiana, Ill
nois, and Olio, and have more than
enough LETT over to make another Mary
land snd Rhode Island, has some rignt to
be called great.
Again, many sre tired OF the northern
cold and the bl'ZZ srds that sweep the iAr
western states. The fact is, l, like them,
am stuck on Texas myself. l always did
Ike her, for several reasons. One is,
that never knew nor SAW citizen OF tn
stste who was not proud OF her. He il
always ready to talk or work for her,
"trest, trade and travel" for her, and IN
the old days before the Lone Star OF the
republic OF Texas took its place am ne
| the American galaxy there were thou
sands Of her best citizens who we're Just
as ready to "die" for her. The record Of
American heroes shows more Texsn
names than from any other state. Auoto-
er reason why l have always admired
Texas, is that she is not fall OF dead and
buried "booms."
She Is too big for any ordinary boom,
| as 1t is understood in modern psTlauce.
Her soil Is virgin, and millions OF her
acres are yet unpolluted by the speculA
tor; her town lots have not been subject
ed to the alternate boom and panic prices
OF the past thirty years. Compared with
other states with half her advantages
Texas city lots are absolutely untouched
by the Spectator.
As trans continental route she is just
coming into notice, and people are dis
covering that they can cross the cont
nent through Texas on Texas railroads,
| and their connections for several months
in the year, while the northern routes are
fast bound in snow and ice. II cannot
be long before the commerce of the
world, eastern snd western bound, passes
through Texas.
The last issue Of Texas BolledsD 1wp,
that have seen, contains 8 brief excerpt
from well-timed editoriSl in the F ri
Worth GAZETTE OF FeorusrY 90, 1888,
stating, among other fatteFiug express
sions OF communication for "John How
srd, OF and for Texas" as follows, VIZ:
"He is doing more to attract public at
tention to Texas than all the other agen-
cles combined. He has aroused s wide
spread desire to know something of Tex
as, and those cities and counties, ETC.,
which have facts and figures embodyiDg
such information should send them to
John Howard for distribution. HIS ad-
dress is Southern Hotel, st. Louis. Mo,
or simply 49,. Louis, Mo- as he is
known t every man, woman and child In
the city" .
This advice from the Fort Worth Ga
zETTE is well worth the consideration OF
every town In Texss. and especiaIfs sRch
prominent cities as Galveston andNDalIsss
To my certain knowledge. yodSsre
sending out from 1000 to 5000 packagse
OF printed matter daily, and you are CALL
ing public attention to Texas in q manner
st once unique, iorcible and efficient. 81
To &c two cities can Ill at Jrd to re-
main quiet and idle when the balance OF
the state Is aiding you and the Texas
Boiled Down In your stslwRrt efforts to
do them good.
am glad to see that the railroads that
converge towards the gres. southwest are
with you heart and soul.
Ia ali parts Of the country that visit,
every baggage car has its quota Of adver.
,iseDents, and the officials and employees
take pains TO distribute t1e matter Judi
ciously.
You may congratulate yourself upon
having aroused all the sections tributary
to st. Louis, and directed thei: attention
to the Lone S;ar state. Il goes without
saying that the business men of ST. Louis
are with you. They regard Texas as their
particular field, and you have secured
their fullest confidence. In q word, wish
TO iDdorse every word that the Fort Worth
GAZETTE has published, and to wish you
every success that your most senguinr
snticipatlons have looked forward to-
You deserve it because you are working
for the good Of Texas, and she deserves
1t because she is worthy OF the best ef-
forts Of any man.
Make suy use Of this letter as you NAV
see fit. / am one Of the many thousands
you have converted into friends OF Texas
merely by stating the truth concerning
her.
My life has now one more mission-to |
see Texas and, perhaps, add one more to |
the list Of her adopted SOUS, of and for |
rex.s. am, yours devotedly,
DRUMMER