Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-30

OF Texas that they measure tue state and
} its development by the standard OF othel
states, and that such standard is mis-
leading and demoralzine7
"Texes is q great state" So is New
York, Ms sachusetts, Kansas, illinois Oh
Missouri. Yet in area Texis is greatel
than all these great states combined, aut
the population Of either OF them might bt
added to that Of Texas and still we coulc
offer the home-seekers OF the world mil
lions Of acres OF public lands OF unsur-
passed fertility. The population OF Texas
has increased a. "wonderful" rate, II We
are to Judge this vast empire by the stand
ard of ordinary states; but what would
be "wonderful" increase OF popu'
lation for small states Ike Kan-
sas, leaves Texas untenan,ed and
cIamorous for immigration. The
progress OF Texas would be called q
"boom" in any state Of average size, but
Texas, considered in the light OF its vast
ness OF area, never had "ooom" A
quarter of million Of people might be
added to ths population OF Texas west Of
Fort Worth, with section OF land to
esch head of the family, aud still THE
GAZETTE could advertise 20, 1000. o0G acres
OF land for sale to settlers on long time
at q low rate Of interest. AS Texas is
greater in ares than any other state and
as Texas has more vscsnt lands than any
other state, so Texas does more for
itself than any other state.
The people of Texas congratulate
themselves on what they have done and
on the progress of the state, and yet II
their efforts for the past twenty years
had been characterized by the energy and
public spirit of the people OF some other
states there would be in Texas to-day
5000, 0)0 inhabitants instead Of only halt
that number. The immense area Of
Texas, as much as the energy of Its PEG
pie has made its development possible,
and the sels-complacency of the people
must give way to realization Of the
credit due the state Itself. Had the peo-
pie of Texas done one-half as much for
the state as the stste has done for them,
Texas would now have twenty Congress
men at Washington and deep water on its
coast. The truth is, that Texas Itself
and every town In the state have lcaEried
about as much dead weight as
it is safe for any state to undertake.
The burden would have been too great
for any ordinary state. There are some
very rich men in Tex's to-day who owe
their wealth to the 275 600 square miles
of fertile territory, and not to any re-
marknble energy or financial ability of
their own.
There is still sn opportunity afforded
the people OF texas, including the dead
weight, to do something for state that
has doe so much for them. As strange
IS 1t may seem to self complacent people
Texas needs advertising. The people Of
the Uaion know nothing about Tex,s,
comparatively, and to this very day the
cowboy with wide bat, jineling spurs and
ugly six-shooter stands throughout The
country as the representative Texsp,
while we f,tter ourselves that the world
has quit business on its own account to
read OF our progress, our batton-hole
bouquets and pa'ent-leather boots. Let
the people OF Texas spend money in
putting before the world fac's shout the
soil, the climate, the productions. the
minerals, the railroads, the churches. the
school houses, the enormous school fund,
the cheap lands and all that can interest
the homeseeker and investor. Let them
scatter broadcast the printed matter that
deals Ia cold-blooded facts, and 1t
will add to. the riches OF those
who have been made rich by Texas. II
the people OF the state want to see a
boom let them make 8 boom; let them
wake up and advertise to the world what
Texas really Is. Tue men who have been !
msde wealthy by Texas csu add to their
wealth by advertising Texas. And Tex.-
never will boom as Texas coud boom !
until it's people make Efforts commensu
rate with the size and capabilities of the |
state, and adapt their methods to the
needs, the possibilities and grandeur OF
the greatest stste In the Unioa.