Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-28
FROM THE TEXAS PAN HANDLE.
Pan HANDLE, Tex, Aug. "a, 1888.
To the Editor oF the EaGIE

FAN HANDLE, lex, aug. II, 1ScS.
To the Editor Of the EAGLE.
For several days this part Of the once
American desert has been overhung
with threatening clouds. that each few
hours pour forth their welcome showers
to gladden. the hearts of new settlers,
and to remove all doubts as to our future
from an agricultural and grazing stand
point. No longer are our people skepti-
cal and doubtful about the rainfall on
the plains. Their observations this
summer have removed all fears and
silenced all objections. Our efforts here
toward farming haye been entirely
satisfactory. Many, until this year,
| doubted our ability to raise corn here,
but almost every effort with corn on sod
this year results in fair crop, and that
without cultivation.
The small grain sown as an expert
| ment. is entirely satisfactory, and the
general opinion prevails that but an
effort is needed to prove that this is the
best wheat land IN Texas. The native
grass is thickening and growing for
winter pasture, on which stock subsists
the entire winter without shelter or
grain. Surely no better grazing country
can be found. This is proved by the
thousands of fine beeveS shipped daily
from here to and through your fam
Gus city tonorthern and eastern mar
kets.
This reminds me that all this scope of
beautiful, fertile country is bound to pay
her tribute to your Golfers. Our cattle
and hogs must and will go three; we
must be supplied with groceries, dry
goods and machinery from your metro
polls. 1t needs only joint action now to
secure all this Panhandle trade to your
merchants.
Heretofore the same doubts regarding
our rainfall were entertained that kept
western Kansas back for several years.
The summer climate here is simply per-
feet. The nights always cool and con-
tinual breezes modify greatly the suns
heat. We are free from mosquitoes most
of the year, and other insects and pests
are less numerous than in lower alti-
tudes. Withal the climate cannot be
improved.
There are many permanent settlers
from southern Texas and some from the
northern and eastern states looking over
our country, and we fully expect a
much greater immigration when our adj
vantages are better known.
The EAGLE comes to us daily, and
our people note with pleasure the in
terest your city takes in the "Deep
Water" agitation. 1t seems to us
this move must result in developing
more vigorous and general activity in
commercial, agricultural and manufac
turing life throughout the New South
west" 1t will bring us so much nearer
to all the werld's great markets that our
resources will be the more
speedily developed. Your Col Huchin-
son favors Galveston as the point at
which to concentrate all efforts on the
gulf, but different opinion prevails. to
a certain extent, among the people of
Northern Texas. 1t is held by many
that the same money spent at Arkansas
pass would make that harbor superior to |
any other on the coast. The Panhandle |
country is not particular at what point |
they establish the port, so it is secured |
and the harbor made ample for the re-
9uirements of our growing commerce.
This communication would not be COM |
plete without stating the Santa Fe rail-
road company have Just struck water |
III luelT we'll HtIo, VIC Aopo Ill ouiil0lcHO
quantities to warrant them in proceed
ing at once to put in round house and
division headquarters, as previously con-
We have let contract for court house
and Jail to cost $4,000, the same to be
by December l. Efforts are
being made to secure good hotel build
ing for the accommodation of the pros
Decters and travellers this fall and winter.
Yours Truly, j. G. PAUL.