Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-21
TIE eAzETrB: FORT WORTH TEXAS, SUNDAY OCTOBER 81.

~, n.via varieties we ever saw were
DEL marr the exhio They would do credit
70 snv country, snd thoroughly explode
that old cranky notion that apples Of the
most improved varieties cannot be raised
in Texas. The specimens Of other fruit,
such as peaches, quipcss, pears, apricots
aud pomeeIsIa tes, were as fine as Cali.
tnrnis or any other country Can produce.
fhey had every variety, Lpsh canned ard
green, so that 10 doubt Guild be left In
The mind Of anyone about the genuine
ness OF the t:tit.
Among the exhibits were several
varieties CT wood grown in that county.
Taking il all il all there has never been
such q collection Of various products
plsced CT exhibition in the staie.
Ia p.cof OF all this, Stree exhibit
hall hes been opened, immense throrgs CT
sight.seers have flied the Enclosure
around these exhibits keeping 8 number
Of persons busy answering questions
about this great county.
While there Was some feeling among
theiexh.bitors when the prize WAS sEsrded
Taylor county, yet all FRANKLY confess
she WAS entitled to the hohors
Taylor county is pretty generally consid-
cred 20 be the banner county OF the state
1t is well watered county and contains
some OF the tiuest fsrmiug lands in the
south west. l. belongs TO thst section
lately redeemed from the erroneous idea
that !. wis good far nothing bat grazing
lsrd, since which it has demonstrated the
;sct that II is capable OF producing in
.buadar Ge, almost snythir 9 ethat will
grow in the ground. Until q r1srket was
opeled upbg rail, as maitssof course,
her DEVELOPMENT was slow, but since the
sdyent Of DE erea. Texas and Pacific
R,ltoad Sher groxsh and de-
velopmeu. kss been truly 1oncer
full. There A1s been nothing like
II N the history OF the state. The late
drou'a inst 80 cNpP{sd West Tsx.s gave
Taylor county sHhssk SET, bu! where in
the his orr CT tHNaentire southwest has
aay lection OF Ms country rallied ana
recovered from 20 prolonged and dis
ssttus q ;droIth SO rapidly as
hss Taylor csun:y. 3People here hardly
cassed taking about the aid rend red t e
trouth strisfsn c,Uasfy wnen low arc
oehold, onSo; the uafsfiu aates lmcs to
he font r'ti tie dignity Of queen and
carries "a tie hoDois for the beit
exhibit got hcma preducss. This
Va 4tSuh % Gum SlObti,
lon ,Sior suy reasonable person.
In commenting upon the resources of
raylorcouuty, however, We. must not
fiil to gmentioa her live, enterpsising cap
ital. All enc, ore Of the best towns west
of FofSW orth. A. one time the growth
and rapid development of 1ilene became
household word sill over the north and
east, There Is great deal Of wealth in
Abilene as the stately residences snd I'm
posing Dusiness houses will Indicate.
Abilene now bids fsir TO become quite 8
railroad center. The Santa Fe is head
ing that way and in ell probability the
Rock Island will cross the Texas and Pa
ciflc httbat point Abilene trnde commands
some OF the finest territory in the state
Sde has quite lively competitor row in
the shape Of San An cello, but it ID pretty
generally conceded thai little competi-
Eion will Oal3 make better town CT Abb
leEe. They have fee system Of schools
SID We believe every church aenomins-
tica Is represented. For a law-sbiGiue
cless CT people Arlene has 70 Iesr. In
We would take great pleasure
in recommending this county to al who
are In search Ct good homt aya2ug good
people and In Que 2i4he best sections OF
Ceuntry IN the sistEA