Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-29

who declared that Grsrt onehts 10 have
been imprisoned with Fred Ward as &
swindler. This sentiment, although NJ
tered in the presence Of . hall dozen
southern Democrats, was not appIaudsd
One argument advanced sgsinst Texas
is that the climate Is go enei v.ting that II
makes people ley Admitting that this
Is true, what then? A mao csn ah0rd to
be Lazy where the means Of existence are
easy to secure. A Texas man can live on
about two-thirds the work that northern
Inan is compelled TO do, and can therefore
AFFORD to take great deal Of leisure. II
has been said that q warm climate makes
men slow, and 1t Is true. But after oil
slowness means residences, and An in.
difference to the almighty dollar which
the northern people are SO feverish.y SIX.
ious to get hold OF. The southern mar
may be Glow in accommodating riches, BIZ;
he lives long and enjoys what he has and
finally dies contented.
All parts Of Texas are not enervating.
It must be remembered that the state Ut
Texas is 800 miles long and 800 miles
wide, snd t1at 1t embraces within It's ter
ritory almost every kiId Of climate, ex-
cept the frigid and tropical. A man Can
psy mis- money and take his choice Of Al
most any kind of country he desires. He
can go TO the low lands Of the east, the
prairie Lands Of the interior, or the vslley
lands OF the west. He can live fifty feet
above the lsvel of The sea, or $500, just
as he feels inclined. He can live where
Il is not In winter. or cold.
There ere 20 0o0 COO acres OF sgricul-
turcl land in Texas pen for se:tie ment.
And 1t is good land, too. Some people
have sa idea that Texas Is sandy plain,
unfit for cultivation, bat the facf is that
it is as good as the land IN Kansas. The
people gre beginning to realize this fact,
and pop1lstion is grsdualiy extending on
the Texas and Pscia3 west from Fort
Worth. By-the-wsY, speaking Of the
Texas and Pacific, reminds me that 1t is
to Northwestern Texas what the SAINTS Fe
is to Southwestern Kansas, with the ex-
ception that it does not advertise as liber-
ally as the ls ter road. II 1t did, it
would coon fill up the country be-
tween Fort Worth and E. Psso. II is
getting to be favorite route for tourists
to Ell Paso and Californis, as it is WARN
In winter ana cool in summer. Besides,
the distance from Atch son over the Mis-
souri, Pac fic and Texas and Pacifs to
Calitornis is NO greater than over the
Santa Fe.
Texas never had 8 board Of imm'gra-
ton until last year, yet notwithstanding
this f.ct, people have been pouring into
the state az 9 grea.er rate than into Kan
sas. When the sdvsnssges Of the state
become thoroughly known, it will expert
ence an unprecedented immigration b lom
AS 60 evidence thst there is polit.c.l
federation in Texas, mention that the
newspapers invite people OF all shades
Of political faith to come to the state.
"Come to Texas," says one Of these pa.
pers, sand grow up with US. Come, even II
you are blue bellisd r .dical. We are q
rebel Democrat, but We are ready to well
come you, no matter what you believe.
Come, and you may vote with the niegsrs
if you want to, and your vote will be
counted"
Tsx4tion will be light in Texas for s
few years, IS 8 $4,000 600 surplus cow
in the Treasury Is to be applied to paying
current expenses Of the s!xte govern
meat.
would not advise anyone to leave the
glorious state OF Kansas, but I would say
to those who prefer mild climate, and
Democratic and aati-prooibitlon govern
ment, $50 to Western Texas"
A J. HowE.