Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-24
EL PAso COUNTY


"Westwsrd the star of empire takes it's
way" Long before the days OF Berkeley
sud long since his time this has been
| true. But to look a. the FL Paso county
exhibit 10 County EX !tois Hall the idea IS
almost impelled that for while, at least,
the star OF emoire has plused II it's west
ward course tc rest over FL Paso
county. The variety and pert. csion oil
it's PR ducts, together with the MUS and
prowe's Ct its people, go to constitute
msgr ticent little empire In Itself, "a EN-
pire county 10 the Empire State.
Ayr allure II 1;s most proep ?rcns
FIRMS Is o1e Ct tn cAief iDduatriss Of tn
people. L Is carried oa Chi ~ by irfl-
cation sad the territory capable OF irri-
gstion comprises 400, 900 sores IL the IA
nous Rio Grsnde valley. Fur grapes,
frul and veg 7iao!es, together with tn
cereals, no p1ft Of this stste Equals this
fertile valley, which cow furnisaes 70
Texas IN plsn whet S )u:heFn California
did for years.
TIE EXHIBIT.
The exhibit Il e. PAso county, oeflre
alluded to, Ia doubtless the most con-
spicuous display of products TO &c. eeen
81 the fair, aud though Pa?ker county
carried e. the eve. psttEe' bsplef, one
may near daily thousands OF visitors give
their opinion thst : proper award Wcu!o
nave given it so E. Peso the sroof con-
tanning lhe exalnii IS q beau.iful one scd
we'll cOmporls wIth tie display within.
o. entorlng this arboc 8 striking feature
o. once arrs - attention. Upon tfe-
Gendous pyramid Of fruits rests al
oeelisk of tue famous grapes Of Ell P3so,
sid upon the pinacle CT the obelisk is
large bel. over apple. Tlis obeGisK is
constructed cf thirteen varieties OF
gr.pes, Eamaly: Muscet Ct Alexander,
MuscsIel,. Ziuhnde, Fleming, Tok.ye
Mission. Is.oel, Back HsmbuIg, Rack
Prince. Write PriI ce, Black Tokay, Black
Gum and Back Ferresr. These varreliet,
are grown in vast quantities and to pefS-
fectioR In Ell Paso county, and forms al
industry that gives employment 10 mum
bers Of people and pIocuces Wes.lAls t2sa
those engaged in i: z.
The display Ct fruits on "a q pyfsaaid
surpassed all exhibits If the kindsto bs'
seen at the fair. Forty-two varieties CT
epoles srs seen which grow to perfection
in Ell Psso. Among these are the popu
ulsr Belle Flower, LAWYER aud Ben Davis
The fivor of these fruits Is simply un-
riv.llsc, sld they sra produced in suc2
quantities that tneV can be put upon the
Texas market much cheaper in price as
well IS better in quality then the same
ysr!eties of fruit from the north.
o. the four corners CT the pyramid are
to be seen g'asJ stands containing
ounces tbs. weigh ss high IS nineteen
and twenty cunces, and CT two varieties:
the Champion and Native E. Peso. Ii
pears, the Bartlett and Like Gem are
showr, and the specimene are Beautiful
AllRsrities Of peaches are exhibited,
snd the quslity of the fruit is ia better
than tfst shown by any other county.
+ Psao is slresoV famous y her vege-
tab .es. 5Ol second pyramid Gil thu va.
rieties gaown Ia T,xts are. exhibited
TIE mcsESotsbIs are the onicnR, come OF
which weigh three pounds. Ta= II Paso
onion should By rights be classed IS
fruit. 1t has none OF the offensive char
sc.er of oatpus rsised elsewhere. lis
as sweet So 50 apple aSd Of tisvor tns'
is delightful E All Of these vegetables are
raised by ;rrig.sion. Southern Cslifor
mia could not show better productions
thsn those in the El Psso exhibit.
Ia the cerealsf ne quslities OF wheat,
oass, corn and Har!ey are shown. The
Rio Gtande valI6f produces to the acre
80 bushels Of corr, 40 to so bushels Of
wheat, 95 to 100 hnsnels OF oats, and 20
10 10 bushelaGf bsgIeY. Corn grows fl
teen feet high.
In niuersis, the Judges gave the Ell
P4so MIDI. 100 per cent. Fifty-two
y,rities ot3ore are tassily arranged. Taere
are speciutsns OF si:yas ore worth s250O
ger ton. Three copper mines are repre-
sented byStpecimens containing 50 per
cent. CT copper and ten ounces OF silver
to the the bon. There a.eTspsclmens from
Colonel Stes enson's mine, Showing to to5
60 per cent. OF lead and SHY ounces OF
Silver. Specimens OF iron ore from Mr.
Beach's niue Al Corrzlo chow SO per
cent. OF irol. T Iere GRE also three bars
OF bullion from the Ei Paso smelter, cap.
ltaI, $1,000 600
Tae Kansas City, E! P.so ssni Mexico |
Railroad I. opening ~ the great coal |
laid Of White Oaka. $50 miles north OF |
+. Paso, ard soon E Paso will have plen-
" of cheap full T1s COS. Of coal will |
not exceed 50 90 per ton.
In building material E. Paso county is |
weslthy. Seven varieties OF marble sus-
,eptihle to the foest polish are shown,
.ogether with granite and other building
Itones which are qu,rried right az the
suburbs Ct FL Paso.
IN GENERAL
This is great exhibit and could
;ome only from great comfy.
i Is indicative OF tho great enterprise
md progressiveness Of the people who
i've there. With such territory around
I, E Paso Is destined to become one OF
he greatest cities in the southwest. AL
eaty 1t has IL, 0]0 inhs 1it.nts and is the
vest Quilt town CT its s.Zs IN the Union
Everybody out there works for mis- town
md they want people who
re Rlive and publlc-spir!.ed
o come there. Lsrds sse cheap. Poll
les are easv, both psrties being eqaslly
livided. Republicans from t e north
will have plenty Of good Republicans 20
ssociate with and'so.will the Democrats.
q Plso is typical Tex,s city. TIE
limste is so brscing that drores can't
t.V there. Everything and everybody
re busy.
The exhibit is IN charge Of Messrs. A.
,. Coles and J. W. Horner, two Of tie
e.ding citizens OF FL Paso. They cheer
ully give Information to all irquirers.
hey think there Is no place
N earth equsl to Ell Psso
ounty, &rd they have display which is
logical reason for their faith. To TIE