Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-24

Paests, 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 comfy and its resources will
readily convince all 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 rapidly moving 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 frst-class mail facilities: Wells
Fargo and Pacific express companies and Aran-
sas Pass and Western Union telegraph comDR-
mics cause like result in these most valuable ad
iuncts. County taxes 1880 twenty-five cents on
500. Bonded debt of county, s., $50: Scrip at
par and cash in treasury TO pay all debts Of the
county.
Inschools and churches Bee county stands
peer among the foremost. Loo cal self-taxstion
has done much for the school system OF the
tracted as many good people, perhaps, as our
railroads. Ample grounds have been dedicated
and movement insugurated to erect a $50, 900
college at Beeville, which viii attract students
from vast scope OF country and prove bonan-
"a indeed TO the newly incorporated little city.
The legislature will not have 70 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 matches
prairie valley Of the Psesta creek, enjoys the
most healthful natural location OF any town in
Texas; population about 2ll9, principally ac-
quired in the last year. The professions and
trades and lines of trade are well represented by
live capable, enterprizing citizens, each vieing
with ali the rest in keeping the flies on the town.
The result of this programme can only be I'M
derstood and appreciated by coming upon the
ground and hearing the humuling Of tn" 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 8 county. She
stands with flying coiors 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 and see this grand
county with unlimited resources and RT1liTant
future and we will 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
leose here now. Gene willis you can-get your
shate merely By putting in your claim and line
your with GATHERING sAeket9. zee Bee
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write-up and ask her representatiY Tor further
information.