Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-02-28
SEYMOUR
The Railroads Unable to Keep Up With
the Boom, 1t Travels SO Fast.
Baylor County ana All Of the Northwest Set
tlIng Up NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the
Country Tributary to seymour.

Travelling Correspondence of the Gazette.
SEYMOUR, TEX, Feb. 25.-Not only
the country adjacent to tho railroa q, bnI
the entire Northwest is on a boom. of
course, near the road developments are
most rapid. Stage lines from different
railroad points are taxed to their utmost
to accommodate the travel West. Inc
railroad towns have not been able to
meet the demands of the boom, hence II
is moving West into territory as yet I'M
occupied by railroads, aud instead OF the
boom following the roads, things nave
reversed and the roads are head
ing for the boom. a healthy
and we'll developed boom has struck
Seymour, in Baylor county, for'y-tve
miles west of wichita Fails. we NAYS
Just made tour of this county via stage'
Nature must have been in one or ner
happy moods when she COMMANDED tho
sun to chime upon Baylor, ana pro-
nounced 1t good, for il Is one OF the pref
tiest as well as richest sections We nave
Travelled over in Texas, and there IL ALtle
of Texas we have not seen.
DESCRIPTION OF COUNTY.
Almost the whole county is gently IN
dulating prairie land, covered with
thick sod OF nutritious grasses Ihs
Brazos and Wichita rivers both run
through the county from west to east
giving the country an abundant water
supply for all purposes. The SOIL ID
fertile loan, which varies in depth from
three to fifteen feet, of dark chocolate
color, in some parts somewhat sanuN !;
/ but in no part of the county Is there saHu
| enough to unfit any area of consequence
/ for cultivation. There are some rough
lands along the Wichita river III Wnat IL
known as the Wichita Brakes which is
unfit for cultivation, but is as gooo grass
land as there is in the county.
The lands OF Baylor are very produc-
tive, as has been proven by actual test
( which is better than all the scIehlih'
! theories ever devised.
The farming interests of the county have
/ increased very rapidly for the past i've
wears. until this interest vies IN impor-
tauce with the stock interest. Nufner-
ous large farms ara well cultivated
The fields grow brown in summer anu
reel and stagger beneath the weight OF
their golden harvest. The click OF the
self binding harvesters and the rumble
of the threShing machines add 10 th'
music of industry. Farmers appreclaI'
the advantages of improved machinery
and are in every respect abreast or TIT
times. Corn, cotton, wheat, oats
sorghum, millet, pumpkins, sweet ant
Irish potatoes, turnips and garden
vegetables grow luxuriantiy ahl
yieid bouutifu1 harvests as
reward to honest industry. wa
ter and musk melons grow in the great
est profusion. The seed will remain II
the ground all winter and come up
the spring, and almost without cuitl"a
ton produce melons OF Immense size al'
of the finest flavor. Peaches, pears
plums, apricots ana all VarletIes
grsnes do well, and if market for frul
were convenient, fruit culture woui
become leading industry. Altogethe
the farmer has rs good an opportunity I
live we'll and accumulate property her
az in eny country in the world. Thes
fertile prairies can not long remain un
occunied. while farmers in the Eas
elbow each other for little Hat piece c
earth in a branch bottom.
TIMBER.
Wood is found in the county IN sui
icient quantities for fuel and fence posts
In the southeastern part of the coun'
there Ia a mot Of timber covering sewers
i sections. which, from its circular shape
is called round timbers. The timb'
consists of scrubby oak, elm, blackberry
wild china and cottonwood. Besides q
{ these varieties, except the OAK, Tih'
the banks of nearly all the stream
Mesquite, also, grows upon the prairie
= and furnishes fine fuel and fencing post
: which, since the prairie fires are aimo
= stopued, bids fair to keep up Win u
. demand for fuel and fence posts. Inc
ia an abundant supply Of the very pest
d limestone for building purposes, which
y being largely utilized. The stone
i found along the decllvities which
g down to most of the streams, 1u
;. ting out from the surface,
d very easily quarried, and makes
10 very beautiful and lasting house. /
d best Quality of clay for brick making
d found in every part of the count
!, Fences are all made of barbed wire a
% very little timber is required. Fen
20 nosts of mesquite, which Is almost ina
,r s;ructible, can be easily obtained
= reasonable prices. By vote OF the Pc
l. ME of the county hogs are Forbidden
run at large, which is great saving
fencing.
ip WATER.
The Brazos and Wichita rivers, as
have said, both run through the count
and with numerous tributary strea
furnish never failing supply OF wa
for all purposes. Besides these natul
IA advantages, wells are dug ana wal
found at from fifteen to fifty feet.
Little or no attention has been pai0
t the mineral resources of this county, Q
on the indications are that there Is pt
T couper and iron in the Wichita bresi
=. and NAV sometime be worked to sdVal
age.
Gu RAILROADS.
At present there are no railroads
- this county. Vernon, forty miles nor
Isl ia the nearest railroad point. Most
Id the freight, however, for Seymour
op hauled across the country from Wien
be Falls, on account of superior TOT
ng between here and that point.
ne wichita Valley railroad is now build
i'm from Wichita Falls to this point.