Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-21

Paesta, Arkansas and Papalate creeks and their
tributaries. aided by hundreds OF wells and
windmills furnish abundance of pure water for
man and beast. Considering the great fertility OF
the soil and variety and immense yields OF
grass, Bee county has the cheapest lands and
holds out more inducements to the STOCK farmer
and market gardener, orchardist, whist etc,
than any other county in Texas. A careful IN
spection of the county and its resources Will
barons have the bulk of the land in their pas
lures, but it has been clearly and successfully
demonstrated that the longhorn cannot gef as
much out OF the ground as the man with the hoe
can. The herds are rapidly moving westward IN
search of pastures new and are closely followed
by the gang pillow, sulky cuitlvator ana hRrVes-
ter, which rapidly converting the county
into one fast farm, orchard and garden; speed
the plow.' The Arkansas Pass and Southern
Pacific systems give Bee county excellent trans
portation facilities, low rates, prompt service,
fast trains and frst-class mail facilities. Wells
Fargo and Pacific express companies and Aran-
sas Pass and Western Union telegraph comDa-
nies like result in these most valuable adj
juncts. County taxes 1880. twenty i've cents on
$780, Bonded debt OF county, s., $50 scrip at
par and cash in treasury to pay all debts OF the
county.
In schools and churches Bee county stands
peer among the foremost. Local self-taxstion
has done much for the school system OF the
county. Beeville's graded schools nave at
tracted as many good people, perhaps, as our
railroads. Ample grounds have been dedicated
and movement inaugurated to erect S5O,OOJ
college at Beeville, which will attract students
from q vast scope of country and prove bonan-
The legislature will not have to make good dirt
roads for Bee county Nature has already greatly
blessed her in this regard. Contracts are made
for substantial iron bridges over the streams.
Beeville, nesting snugly in the maichless
prairie valley of the Psesta creek, enjoys the
most healthful natural location of any town IN
Texas; population about 1000, principally &C.
quired in the last year. The professions and
trades and lines Of trade are well represented by
live, capable, enterpriZing citizens, each ylelng
with all the rest in keeping the flies on
The result OF this programme can ONLY Dc IN
derstood and appreciated by coming upon the
ground ana hearing the humming OF the queen
Bee and lodging to escape being run over by
this car Of progress. In intelligence, morals,
manners and independence, Bee county does
not take back seat for anybody s'county- She
stands with flying colors eyeEin the front ranks
in the thickest of the fight for fogress. Petus,
Walton, Skidmore and PapalSte, are small and
growing railroad towns in the county: Home
seekers and investors, come and See this grand
county with unlimited resources and brilliant
future and we viii muster you into the ranks OF
our splendid citizenship and make you also
working Bee in our swarm. NoWls the accepted
time. There are many good things wing around
loose here now. Come while you can get your
share merely BY putting in your claim and line
your pockets with glittering shekels. See Bee
Tille's exhibit at Spring Palace and get copy
of The Beeville Bee consziring exhaustive
write-up and ask her reDresentzrtE- Tor further
information.