Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-19

Colorado, Kansas, N 3w Mexico and North
ern Snd Central Texas to the sesUoard.
sid it rnesns also that the Calf, Colorado
sDG Santa Fe II ten years Will nave 10 be
four track line to handle that business.
For when the northern and middle por-
ZION q cur state, the so-cslled agricul-
tuTsl belt, is all devoted to gFaio--S ter
rit0ry large. than all Minncsots, apd
when with only half a crop-the present
railroad f1Cilities could rot move
it IL two years. And 1 truly be
lieve that tie 1000 miles
belonging to that system il our state will
yet he able to earn ilterest at per oen:.
on the entire capital stock OF SIS, 900, COO
You must not estimate 9 rairosd in
growing country by wha. 1t msy have
beer il the past, but consider its sur
rouudings ard future prospects. Does
any one for moment believe that Kansas,
Nebraska and Colorsdo ere going to ship
by rail 2O00 miles to the Atlantic sssbcard
when they can ship 20 the Gull OF Mexico?
Then agsin these hGrbors will serve as
entrepots for the enormous Central and
South American trades, worth 1nualIy
many millions OF dollars. With refer
ence 10 that trade, let me maDtioI
just one Item. Tbs manager OF the Hi
0ois Central Railroad informed me thst
in 1882 they did not handle one bunch OF
bananas from New Oflesns to Chicago,
but inst in 1887 they havdled over 5000
cars of bananas. That will give you &
little idss Of the trade that is coming
from Central America. Hsve you ever
reflected thst the nations south Of us isst
year purchased over 100000 O00, Of
which ope-rhird was furnished by El-
gland; one fifth each by France and Ger
many; while the United States barely led
Sweden and NorWay2 Is thst not enough
20 mike You eDterpTisirg New Elglsnders
weep2
The last assessed vsluetion Of tie
property in Texas wss $3.50, 4I2, 40l. We
have about 5000, COO head OF cattle st su
assessed vs!ustion of 81 20 per head. We
have about l. 800, 900 horses and mules at
al assessed valuation Of 1927 per head;
about s, 100000 sheep At an assessed vslu-
stion CT only sl.lS per head; /. 600, COO
hogs g. sn assessed valuation Of 81 81 per
he.d, apd nearly 1000 600 goats at al
assessed valuation OF 50 cents per head.
We Only sssess some lis, 100000 Of acres
of land, aud that at sn average Of 90 SO
per scre, yet some Of It cannot be bought
for thousands. l simply quote these
things to show you that while
the etate has an officisl S.
sessed vsiustion of $3.50, 00o, 900, on the
basis OF actual value 1t would sIaad ever
81, 900, 900, 900 as things go In other
states. Owing 70 large CASH surplus in
our stste treasury, end the additional
| fact that the assets OF the stste ii her
public lsnds, county bonds and school
| moneys has assets on present valuation
reaching nesrly 5000, 000. 0o0-the state
tax for all purposes hss been fixed by
laH at 10 cent? on the 800 What G. eater
| argument could present So to the con-
| sentative character Of our stEte govern
! ment. With us only men of the highest
| character sre elected to manage our az
fairs. the result Of which is shown
| in cur remarkable financial condition.
| Our farmers are not much In deot, less so
! than any ether western state, and IS the
coed people CT New England like good
rate Of interest, with the greatest securi-
| ty, here is table that will interest them
clipped from the St. Louis Republic on
farm Mortgages paper Of high charsc-
ter-lnd IS they claim 1t to be compiled
from authentic sources would hesitate