Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-29

Paesta, Arkansas and Papalate creeks and their
tributaries. aided by hundreds Of wells and
w1ndmills 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. careful in
spection of the county and its resources will
readily convince an of this fact The livestock
barons have the bulk of the land in their pas
lures, but it has been clearly and successfully
demonstrated that the longhorn cannot get as
much out of the ground as the man with the hoe
can. The herds are rapldly'moRing westward in
search of pastures new and are closely followed
by the gang pillow, sulky cultivator and harves-
ter, which are 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 irst-class mail facilities. Wells
Fargo and Pacific express companies and Aran-
sas Pass and Western Union telegraph compa-
mics cause like result in these most valuable ad
juncts. County taxes 1890. twenty-five cents on
Sl0J. Bonded debt OF county, $3.50 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. Lo cal self-taxstion
has done much for the school system of the
county. Beeville's graded schools have at
tracted as many good people, perhaps, our
railroads. Ample grounds have been dedicated
and movement inaueurated to erect $50 OOo
college at Beeville, which will attract students
from vast scope of country and prove bonau-
".
The legislature will not have tomake good dirt
roads for Bee county. Nature has already greatly
blessed her in this regard. Contracts are made
for substantial iron bridges oyfr the streams.
Beeville, nesting snugly IN the nalchless
prairie valley OF the Paesta creek, enjoys the
most healthful natural location of any town in
Texas; population about 1000, principally ac-
uuired in the last year. The professions and
trades and lines of trade are well represented by
live, capable, enterprizing citizens, each vieing
with all the rest in keeping the flies OF the town.
The result of this programme can only be I'M
derstood and appreciated by coming upon the
ground and hearing the humming of the Queen
Bee'' AMI 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 county. She
stands with flying colors ever in the front ranks
in the thickest of the fight for progress Petus,
Walton, Skidmore and Papalate are small and
growing railroad towns in the county. Home
seekers and investors. come ana see this grand
county with unlimited resources and brilliant
future and we will muster you into the rankso
our splendid citizenship and make You also =
working Bee in our swarm How1s the accepted
time. There are many good things living around
loose here now. Come while you can get your
share merely by putting in your claim and line
your pockets with giittering shekels. See Bee
yille's exhibit at Spring Palace and get a copy
of 1.-THE Beeville Bee containing exhaustive
swrite-up and ask her representative Tor further
information.