Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-10
WICHITA COUNTY.
What Pluck, Push and Perseverance Have
Done and Ara Doing.
San Antonio Express, Oct. s.

Done and Ara Doing.
San Antonio Express, Oct. s.
In making the rounds of the fair yes
terdsy representative of the Express
met MIR. John Howard, who is in charge
of the Wichita county exhibit that cap
tured the first premium of $1,000, which
is the largest prize ever offered in the
United States for county exhibits. MIR.
Howard is naturally proud of his county,
and well he may be. The exhibit is
visited daily by thousands of people and
is one of the centers of attraction at the
fair.
In reply to a number of questions put
to Mr.. Howard-the man who is better
known in Texas as ''Of and For Texas;
he had the following TO say: eyes,
sir, our county is fairly well represented
here, and 1t is right that it should be. We
have much better county than we have
an exhibit, and had we had little more
time TO prepare and arrange our products
we would have done our county and sec
ton Justice. l had only three days no.
tice before coming that it was desired to
enter the race for the $1,000 premium
We had decided to go to the
collection for it when our peo-
pie decided to come to San Antonio.
Glad came, did you say? Well, yes, l
must admit that 1 am, And 1 hope the
good people of San Antonio don t regret
our coming. feel that the Fair asso-
citation and the citizens of San Antonio
in general are entitled to good county
exhibit, and my only regret is that did
not have a little more time in which to
arrange our EXHIBIT.
1--WE have the best all-round county
in the United States for those in search
of cheap homes and business locations
"Wichita and adjoining counties pro-
duce greater variety of crops than are
grown IN the known world. We raise
everything produced in the Northern
states, as we'll as nearly all crops of the
Southern states. Our county is rapidly
settling up with an excellent class of
farmers. You may say if you will that
the man with the hoe has taken possess
sion of Wichita county, and we are glad
of it. To those who are in search of the
earth we say, come to Northwest Texas,
aud If Wichita county don't suit them
there are other good counties adjoining
where land Ia cheap apd can be had on
easy terms with low rates of interest.
"Wichita Fails is the county seat, and
a hustling young city it is, too. Wichita
county is not the only good county in
northwest Texas, but 1t is among the
best, not only in that section of the state.
The counties of Clay, Archer, Baylor,
Wilbarger and Hardeman are all good
counties and are progressing rapidly.
But, as have said, Wichita is hard to
beat. and if you want to see and become
acquainted with live, go ahead, pro-
gressve, energetic class of people who
have the pluck, push and perseverance,
and who show by their work mot TALK
that they have faith in their town
and county, come to Wichita Falls and
will be happy to introduce you to our
citizens. That illustration on the wall
there is intended to inform the people
that we raise our own meat and bread
and that we pull together.
The card referred to reads: 9 "Hog,
Hominy and HARMONY MIR. Howard
said: alt is void of politics-that it is
and has been hobby of the people of
Northwest Texas for years past to make |
a speciality of raising something to eat,
and not depend on other states to supply |
them with the necessaries of life We
raise some cotton, but our money crop is |
small grain, wheat being the main crop. |
Fruits of all kinds, especially peaches,
do well and are of fine flavor. Vegeta- |
bles alsa do well and grow in abundance. |
Good markets. Yes, sir. We receive |
for wheat within two cents of Chicago |
prices, and find q ready market for all |
our surplus in the eastern and southern |
portions of our own state. Colorado |
cities also furnish US good market for
our products. You can form some idea
of the progress made in the past five |
years in our county when tell you that |
the railroad receipts at Wichita Falls |
have increased from $4,000 per month in |
1885 to $40, 200 to S45, 900 per month for
this year.
"Speaking of immigration for Texas /
and our county (wichita) in particular,
1 will say that IN order to secure people |
and capital for any county of the state it
is necessary to have q good organization
1t is also important that the treasurer of |
said organization be furnished with the
necessary Dash, and last, but not least,
by any means, it 10 very important that
you have some workers connected with
your immigration organization. Organ
izstion, work and money wiz bring |