Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-13
Taylor County


Is the central county of the famous abb
lene country. Abilene oity of five or
six thousand inhabitants, is the county
seat, 165 miles west OF Fort Worth on the
Texas aud Pacific railroad. Geographic
cally it is nearly in the central portion of
the state. The soil is of red loan, red
sandy loan, chocolate, black sandy and
black waxy, and is very productive.
Cotton on sod land produces from one
half to three-quarters bale per acre, and
commands the highest market price.
Wheat, oats, rye, barley, corn, milo
maize, Kaffir corn, sorghum, millet, al
falfa, clover, luZernet, buckwheat,
Colorado grass, hay, castor beans, and
broom corn will produce as much per
acre as any county in the state, Fruits,
flowers and vegetables of every descrip-
ton grow to perfection. Fine horses
mules, cattle, hogs and sheep thrive and
grow fat on the suooulent mesquite
grass. The country is well watered by
Elm, .Lythe, Cedar, Rainey and other
streams, on the banks of which grow pc
can, elm, cottonwood, blackberry, wal
nut, china and other trees. On the
prairie there is an abundant supply Of
mesquite for fencing and fuel. In the
southern portion, plenty of cedar. Wa
ter of the best quality can be secured by
digging from fifteen to forty feet. In
the exhibit at the Spring Palace can be
seen tastefully arranged in glass about
$50 jars of fruits, such as apples, peach
es, pears, nectarines, aprioots, plums,
prunes, figs, grapes, bIackberries, goose
berries, peoans, peanuts, honey and
vegetables of every description. Grain,
seeds, etc., occupy a separate space. In
all there are about $50 jars. Strangers
from other states think it is the grandest
display they ever saw. One horticultu-
rist from Illinois said it was equal il
not superior to any horticultural
display he had seen at any state fair.
You constantly hear such remarks as:
"It is no use for any county to try to
come up to Taylor; "No flies on this;
sis it not magnificent" emo wonder
the West is proud of Abilene;" "their
people are not asleep;' "'such enter
prise,'' etc., etc. Abilene Is growing
very first and is the largest and best city
between Fort Worth and Ell Paso. 1t
has three national banks, large merosn-
tile establishments that carry an i'm
mense stock to supply the surrounding
country that makes Abilene its trading
point, two gins, two -four mills Zone Of
brick yards, that send their surplus brick
to Fort Worth and Dallas, where they
are pronounced the best in the state.
Lands in the Abilene country are cheap.
Good lands can be bought at from 81 to
SIS per acre, according to location and
improvements. They are increas-
ing in value all the time. Now
is the golden opportunity to
secure cheap homes In one of the most
delightful, healthy and productive Sec
tons of the United States. The winters
are mild, the summers not too warm,
there is always light breeze, the nights
cool, and those. suffering from lung dis
eases who come in time are greatly BEN
Gifted and many permanently cured.
Taylor county wants farmers and men
who are not afraid of work, and only
those who are lsw-abiding citizens. To
snch the right hand of fellowship viii be
cheerfully extended. Her school faoilI-
ties are the best. A new SIS, 900 school
house has been recently built at Abilene
and has corps of able teachers. All de-
nominations have houses of worship
The Sabbath is respected. 1t is a rare
sight to see drunken man on the street
or street brawls. The county was organ
lied July 4. 1878. No other section
can boast of the Improvements
and progress in such q short time.
In one years time she has taken more
first premiums than any county IN the
state-viz: $500 at Dallas State fair,
October, 1888; medal, Fort Worth
Spring Palace, 1889; $500 and the banner
as the best county in the state, Dallas
State Fair, October 1888.