Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-09-10
LETTER Fa5H TGNAS
Cisco, TEzAs,
August Il, 1891.

Ait uFtANEAA portion "a EAt%sse-
sippi the topography and veg
iati0H along the line Of the Cot
ton Bels route from Memphis 20
lexarkaua, are familiar; aad not
until the Red river l. crossed,
does BE feel and realize that he
J. UHt Of bis ua'i.s heath and
among strangers ia a strange
land Before. however. the
feeling OF straugeness grows to
that OF sItluess she cheering
announcement Of thirty min
atss for breakfast Tevives his
dropping spirits, while the ex
haUsuye discussion ola seven
IS tive cent meal girds him With
renewed strength and quick
eHed anticipation as he enters
the boundieSs and indg empire
of Texat- III a traveller Cd his
hTst trip To this safe - In
search % Information, and be Of
an iEqGisiiIve tuEa, he sill gen
orally find Just 1t this stage of
htsJ7urney more people anxious
70 furnish the desired cemmOGi-
~. with startling statistics
thrown 10 for ttys5p, than al
aay other point on the route- /
call 20 miUd ar Unkempt. high
hesled and deuble SPARED inti-
yidual. Eho boarded sLe rr4ia az
Mount Pleasant, aud after bay
M a prize box VI p p corn. he
proceeded to dispense iafo-ra-
tiCH regarding Texas ia general.
and Mount Pleasant ia detail
wear bout four weeks. he said
bat rad been ever the whole
state: had been lear d0xa to
Dallas tw.ce.' This j. the kind
OF people whO do tie state mere
harm than good Ihey get theiF
eyes so full, nothing gets into
their head. They seem 10 think
because a man has never been
to Texas he - 50 ignorant of e.
eIythiug pertaining To- its histo
y and progress that be cannot
tel! the difference between an
intelligent gentleman ard a PIE
sdr1ptgCHs fool. At Commerce
the traveller begins 20 realize
as brightest expectations 0ftae
farming lands al Northwest Tex
as. whIeh grew better sud show
\ hi-aeF state Of Improvement
- he approaches the region
contiguous 10 Siberian and Dal
las The ever widening stretch
of prairie seems or al sides to
EJECT the SKY IL the n .gniiceus
distance While one is whisked
by beautiful homes indicative oi
prosperity aud c0nfeIimsnt
Toward nightf5lg Fort WOrth
Uses ia the distance from A cen
maHdirg blun on the south side
OF the trinity river. To one
~hO has lot kept ia touch uIth
the TapEI .rcWth aad Improve
HJeut OF tBIs stGrdy city. many
surprises come, IS its aGyaaia-
geOus site. magnificent buildings
aud sanitary provisions appear.
Tie electric street ear service
here IS said 10 be second TO
nose IN the South. ansi tie -
cent com pietIcn ofthe mammoth
packing house gives il an advan
tsSe Ia that iine OyeF any other.
city IN the State The traaSi-
tloH from the beautiful county
between Sherman aud Port.
Worth 10 the broken. roek-rib-
a. section between WeatheTf0-d
and Baird generally dissus.s the
traveller with that immediate
section. But appearances are
frequently deceptive. for al
though i little more subject to
PrCtraeted spells Of drought
than Is admitted b. the web
footed denszeus of the black
lands, this section is FemaIka
bly, fertile and supports a profta
bl aud diverse agriculture.
As Is tue case wi.h level coun-
tries, the land BY constant til
iage gets tired. aud becomes
less productive by reason Of
the crops abstFaeiluz tae essen
tai eiemsatS ofIiue and potash
frem tie sell. bus in the water
shed, tae frictss e ;.e lime
aud potash frOu t1e rcekv
slopes, keeps tie Intervening
valleys perVetaaIiy feriilizsd.
y eatAssfoFd is i lusty youne.
city bOasIIng about $50 pEas-.
perous and busting inhabitants:
u vIth Sherman. claim The finest.
educational facilities ntEe state
Iais claim, | nCtIee however i
made by every other town in
the state, with the greatest
show Of klITress
III @SAIr from tHe great ter-
iIlity OF this bill coaatry. It has
other aad greater recOarces
hIeh must bEing i iaso nation
al notice. About - miles east
Of here are the Gordon eOal
miEes, owned principally b. the
tAuruerS Of New YeIk of gro
eeEy fame, which ale being work
ed With profit 10 the owners aad
community
Sc era months age, a ripple
OF interest vas created be- the
alleged discovery of silver in
quantity in this county
I've niles Southeast OF Eastland
Il Is nov being orked by Mex
T@Hms Thu n~w ~-