Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-30

hundreds of wells, scattered over their
entire possessions, and they hsve never
gone more than 175 feet, and in many
places not more than sixteen feet, finding
abundance Of good water.
mr.. Calhoun, is this syndicate friendly
to immigration?
| 1t is. They not only encourage immi-
grafton but are spending thousands in
improving and developing the country. l
consider the exchange of that 5 ,000.0 900
acres of land for the magnificent capitol
building now going up at Austin the best
piece of legislation ever enacted in the
state Of Texas. in fnat it has advanced
| the development Of that country at lesst
quarter of century.
Do not those immense cattle ranches
stand in the way of rapid development
of that country?
They would were they a success, but
| they all have one common history, thst
they do not psy. The Capitol syndicate
is encouraging railroad building and set
Element OF the country.
Do you think it is an agricultural coun-
try?
do, sir. l don't think the soil can DE
eXcelled. II is decidedly emali-grein
country.
Do you consider it a poor mans coun-
try?
No, SIR It is no place for poor men;
but man with moderate means or lit
tie capital and lots of grit, can do we'll
there and enjoy the purest atmosphere in
the world.
Whist class of emigrants are going out
there now?
Mostly northern people, from Kansas,
Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
Are the winters much more severe up
there than in this portion of the state?
Aside from the blizz srds, they are not.
The disagreesble weather is confined to
January snd February, the balance of the
year the climate is ell that could be de-
sired.
Is there much railr rad building going
on. and are there any contemplated roads?
Yes. The Fort Worth and Dever trav-
erses the entire Panhandle diagonslly
across it, from southeast to northwest,
crossing the Canadian river at Tascosa.
The Southern Kansas extension of the
Santa Fe system is built to Panhandle
City, in Carson county, and will form
junction at that point with the Fort
Worth and Denver. The st. Louis and
San Francisco is building to the same
point.
What do you consider the coming city
of the Panhandle?
That is too hard for me. Some think
Panhandle City, others think Washburn,
the Junction OF the Southern Kansas and
Fort Worth and Denver. Panhandle City
has good start, and all the roads are
feeling for it. think, however, the CON-
ing city of the great Panhandle is some
time in the future, and will possibly be
located In Deaf Smith county. l. has
natural advantages superior 20 any other
point in the line of the great trunk roads
now in process OF construction.
Does the Capitol Syndicate own any
land in Deaf Smith county?
It does, Deaf Smith lies right in the
heart of their possessions, and that is
why 1 think the coming city will be
located there. Their headquarters are
located in that county, on the Palo Duro.
They are making extensive improvements
there, and are Offering superior advsn-
tages TO railroad companies with an eye
TO building city there. 1t is certainly
favorable point, il abundance Of good
water and fine cedar timber cut any
figure, TO say nothing of its relative posi-
ton to Kansas City, Fort Worth, Ell Psso
and Denver.
II conclusion, Colonel, 1 would just
like to say that the Fort Worth GAZETTE
is, also, playing conspicuous part In the
development of the Panhandle, and that
we have literallycspturedt the country.