The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-05-05

this beautifui little city, and OF her intelli-
gent, cultivated people. have been more
than confirmed bv my present visit. While
Denton has had no BOOM" noticeable
changes and improvements have been
made daring the last two years, such rs
the erection of large Touring mill with
all modern improvements the remodeling
of the cd Touring mill, the building OF u
grain elevator, of an Ice factory, Numerous
dwellings, some of which would ornament
any town OF city, the marked improvement
of the court house and Of the grounds sur
rounding II, ami other changes which
will not stop 20 enuHerate.
The Chr n:cie by James Williams, one
of the best papers published In northern
Texas, would be a credit to any town, and
Is we'll appreciated by Its patrons.
Col. w. l.. Dunavan, though In his SOth
year looks and apparently feels rs young
as most men of 80, and Is now engaged In
real estate business with another gentle
man under the name aud style Of Dunayan
n Stringer. Mrs Dunavan, VINO WAS an
| Invalid so many years while residing near
| Ottawa, has improved materially In health.
| Their sons, John and Noah, are still here,
and all seem 10 be we'll satisfied with their
new home.
The county Is we'll watered, being ira
versed with numerous streams, and is one
| of the few counties In the [. ). where the
| four great staples, wheat, corn, oats and
cotton, can be grown side by side.
| Enough has been done In the way OF
! fruit growing To show that nearly all kinds
of fruits can easily be raised here, though
but very few persons seem 10 realize the
importance of it AS an industry, or the ra
pdity and ease with which money can be
made in that way.
The success however, of a few persons,
the increasing demand, and the superior
excellence of Texas fruits are acting as
powerful stimulants in this direction, the
result of which will be seen soon
A canning factory is wanted In Denton,
which will furnish the most of the capital
required, If a competent man OF the right
snrt will present himselt-a good opening
| for some one.
have used only small portion of the
material have accumulated, and yet my
letters have become longer than intended,
so | will merely add that all over the por-
ton Of Texas visited the prospect for avery
large crop Of fruit is excellent; that many
immigrants from the older states have al
ready arrived, but that, in my judgment,
they are merely the skirmlshers OF the
great array of men who will, beginning
with pext fall, pour into this great state to
! share in the advantages which the fertile
soil, cheap lands, healthful climate, low
taxes, &c, offers TO the industrious and
enterprising immigrant.
| know that many nothern people, whose
knowledge of the state is exceedingly lin
tied, decry Texas, and believe that II is
just possible that this feeling is stimulated
more or less by narrow minded politicians
who profess to believe that there Is moth
ing good in the South, and who cannot
forget that this is a democratic state, as
we'll as by railroad companies, whose inter
est it is to have people travel IN other dl-
rections; but If some of your Intelligent
readers VIII come here and see for them
selves, they surely will admit that the
favorable opinions | have expressed are
but very moderate statements of the truth,