Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-21
AN INTERESTING LETTER..
Some of the Natural Opportunities Offered
the Industrious and Enterprising Citi-
zen Who May Decide to pitch
H!o Tent" About Terrell, Tex.

TERRELL, Tex, Nov 2o.-Terrell is getting
to the front in many things. Quietly and
apparently unseen, new corners from other
portions of Texas and from other states are
settling in our midst. They come without
demonstration no noisy trumpet to herald
their arrival; but all the same theys come
and settle down TO business. 1t is ansactual
fact that men with their families come in
so quietly that ONLY their near neighbors
know they are heres. This is really Better
than we had expectedSit to be, but lit is
right, exactly right. &
There are other evidences of prosperity,
one of which is the substantial improve
ments on the farms and elsewhere. Ihere
are fewer dug-outs and carfips, but larger
and better dwellings. barns andfences bet
ter cattle, horses, hogs. chickens andevery
thing else. There is a,general improvement
in all lines which savors,of permanence. The
sturdy old farmers, wholeft us-many of
them-are coming bsek to Kaufman county,
and when they come they. generally bring
new homes they spread abroad the news of
the good land to which tfssyswere return
ing, and this good news Influenced others
to join in the grand march. Atis fact and
they come i'll too quietly to oEeate stir in
the neighborhood These fats are the
more astonishing when the facBIsis known
that a severe drouth is on and has been on
for fponths. IT is fact that background
has not BEEN thoroughly wet for T4everal
months, Besides this, the chinchs. bug
raided the corn and the boil worm depre-
dated theeotton, in some instances severely.
The water bias become scarce, grass has
dried up, andyet the cotton and corn are
pouring intosthe market. in a manner to
keep up the spirits of the'farmer. Cotton
crowds the streets, farmers. get money to
pay their debts. MERCHANTS collect their ac
counts, and generafair of prosperity per-
reates the land, Then the schools are
PROSPEROUS: the best of teachers5 instruc-
tior thorough and graduates worthy the
name here Or elsewhere. Churches are
prosperous good preachers, who have their
salaries paid. excellent church buildings,
and Z great many OF them. People patri-
otto. courteous, generous. but not fond of
bogus enterprises love good neigkbors, but
don't take fits over aeyery Snigglefritz that
dashes into the community with three de-
grees of impudCnee ana brazen all over.
We have enough Of that; sort at home to
farmers; tho. very element neces-
sary to give honor and. stability
toan agricultural, community are COM
ing along right ms the face OF all
these apparently diseouraging circum-
stances and gradually filing up the coun-
try,5though thousands of acres of land re-
needed to help ii the. grand march towards
success and prosperity. There are enough
places for 10000 farlHars who haye small
means and want homes. NMo trouble about
being suited, but what thsSeople want ore
mer who know how to worksRd viii work,
are economical and honest. Esnch people,
we think, help to stiffen the backsand beau
tify the face of any country. I've want
such, must have such, and are gettiBEs such.
Let them come. on their own accorGt see
what is to be seen, and then get pieseof
land to suit themselves and go to work -
genuine earnest. The people here believe
that from such men spring our statesmen,
patriots and leaders ID, the great measures
that tend to the betterrnent of the races
We wait for such at morn, at noon and
night. Such people are generally able to
take care Of themselves in any CIVILIZED
country, and at the same time add~<to the
country's wealth, stability and good name.
That's the class any country needs, and the
kind we are getting. Let them come,
early, late and often.