Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-23

wheat, oats corn Ptfildiug materials in
the way of rtRrbl granite and sand
stone; copperk iH3H, fruits and flowers.
HardemRn is 9ew county, organized in
1884 with 500 population and now has
1000, and ls&alNe valuation of 81 ,O00,-
900. Look 10 I'D wonderful growth,
ponder over It, and4hink OF the posi-
bilitles of HardemaIi seounty within the
next few years.
San Saba county is situated about
ninety miles northwest from Austin and
has an area of over 100 square miles.
The face of the county is diversified by
hills, valleys and plains, with general
altitude of 1000 feet, thus insuring q
pure and salubrious atmosphere,
entirely free from the malarlal elements
of the lower counties with just enough
dryness TO prevent tha usual chillness of
the northern counties in the state. The
health of the county is proverbiaI aud in
many cases of eatarrh, asthma and
kindred diseases, sojourn here will
make perma3eut cure. The variety of
employment is probably greassT 10 San
Saba than any other county int Texas.
The stockman, the fnrmer and the miner
work side by side. Ranehrhen find much
profit in their line, especially in sheep
raising. The farmer can raise as many
bushels of wheat to the acre as . can his
brother farmer in th6 exclusive grain
countries of the Northwest; as many
bushels of Germ as bis nelghbor in the
corn eenters ofAhe state; as many oats,
as much fruit as anyone. II you wish
iron San Saba has an inexhaustless sup
ply and easy OF access. Copper and lead
A.
with money" 70 convert the ore into a
marketable shape.
Rich deposits of marble, beautiful and
varied in color, waiting only for the
railroad to come, so that IL may be put
IN the markets of the world, where it
will rank with the best. Quartz sand OF
the best quality especially adapted to
glass manufaetursag, is also found in
large quantities. Ehe beahfiful city of
San Saba, the eountsseatis also worthy
of special mention. ~ has about 1000
population and was sblished in 1853;
has about twenty fFe eekiness houses,
bank, four churcS9s, college which
holds ten monfhs' school annually, a
fine roller mill Ysash fifty barrels eapao-
ity and run by ytter power; acorn mill
and cotton gin albo run by water. All of
the leading professions are also repre-
sented. What San Saba most needs is
railroad and it is hoped that the day is
not far distant when some of the many
ANY railroad system of the state will
penetrate the county. A railroad through
San Saba would mean much for the
county as it would afford capital q chance
to work the immense iron fields and
furnish employment for thousands Of
men. 1t would furnish transportation
for rich deposits OF marble and building
rock which now remains unused because
Of the great expense of transportation.
IL would mean new people TO WORK the
new industries that would be opened mp;
new life would penetrate every branch
Of industry, the hum OF machin-
cry, the sound of the hammer
and saw would be heard on eYsry side.
The man of to-day would not recognize
the county of tomorrow. The time is
not far distant when the good people OF
San Saba will have to work to keep pace
with strangers who will come among
you, for capital is looking your vay.