Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-26
has no merit he. will not risk hi. reputation

on it.
As examples, look at the W chita Falls
and the Brentwood country Every one
who visits these places say that the "half
has not been told' US by Howard. People
may call Howard crank, but he is one of
the most honest, conscientious men l ever
knew. Dublin will not make large city,
but in my opinion it VIII in very few
years grow into town of 10000 people. 1t
is, as their mayor said, ''the biggest little
town in the state.h
Inever knew town that had such live,
liberal citizens, such as Dublin has, that did
not thrive and grow. Dublin has beauti-
full location on a hill overlooking a fine
stream of water. The buildings-and they
have some fine ones-are of stone and pre-
sent very substantial appearance. They
already have have two railroads, the Fort
Worth and Rio Grande and the Albany
branch of the Texas Central The grade
stakes are set for road to the coal fields of
Thurber, thirty miles north. This road will
deliver them coal for $3.50 ton, and there
seems to be no doubt but what the Rio
Grade will build south from Dublin into the
iron fields of Llano.
A great deal OF the trade from portions
of Eastland, Comanche and Erath counties
comes to Dublin. Sixteen thousand bales
of cotton were handled there last year, and
it is expected that % 900 will be handled
this year.
They have a roller mill, tannery, ice
factory, stTeet-car line and fair grounds.
The low price of land is noticed here: In
proved farms can be bought here for s. an
acre. Considering market, ETC., this IS
very cheap. z
The stranger notices as soon Is he ar
rives in Dublin the number of pretty resi-
dences there are there, and they are all sur
rounded with shade and fruit trers. Capt.
A. Smith, president of the FirF national
\ -. ~ l,
that would be credit to Stown much
larger. than Dublin. OusF of a lot of
one hu3dred and forty-fve ees set out by
him thi4last year five onlWkave died.
ThereN ge p, 900 people q the county and
$500 in thd& pwn of DubliH Good water is OBJ
tanned in To IN, Or for n matter anywhere
in the COUNTY at Den OF from fifteen t., to
an expert is san tea contain water enough
to supply city a 1000 people. They are
using new proS in their tannery for
tanning leather Eoxhemicals are used,
nothing but the mmoAlroom or fax weed,
that can be gathered anywhere in the state.
Mr.. r; w; TuY Fer is the fty VINO holds
change the METHOD of tanningleather, as
the cost is md h less and a bettefAgrade of
leather is pfbduced. The weed is first
boiled and thkl distilled.
The soil of Ae Dublin district is black
sandy loan 81 which the plow scours
nicely. Ther6are many fine streams of
water and springs in this section. The
streams are Skirted with a fringe of live
and post oak timber. Hogs, corn and cotton
are the main products, which insure the
farmer plenty of cash. Tha Dublin land
and improvement company are very enter
prising people. They propose to have an
auction sale OF town and country property
on August 9th and eth. A reunion of the
-olI, both -r,fn, op1 Il
Will be held in Dublin at the same time.
Three per cent of the proceeds of the auc-
ton, as well as some lots donated by them,
will be sold at auction by Gen. f. a. Came
ron, ex-Union officer, and Gen. Cabell, eX-
Confederate, the proceeds to be given to the
ex- Confederate monument fund. The Fort
Worth and Rio Grande railroad will run
special train and have made an excursion
rate of s. for this sale. Business men and
well-known politicians from all over the
state have agreed to visit Dublin during
this reunion.
John Howard says that the ex-Confederate
soldiers deserve a monument, and he pro-
poses to do the same at the next sale and
keep it up until the fund Is large enough to
erect good monument; and John Howard
as YOU know has been trying for years to
settle Texas. Through his efforts an inmi-
grafton movement was started, conTen-
ton called to meet at Dallas. \ plan was
about 10 be adopted, winch would nave
filed Texas with people, when the conven-
sion was grabbed by railroad men, and
nothing was done.
Howard was in st. Louis for several
months at one time spending his private
funds advestising Texas, and had interested
the people of the state up to the point Of
helping him with money to keep the good
work up. when the railroads stepped in
again and threw cold water on it by saying;
yes, it is a good thing, but there is no use
of you Texas people doing it, we propose to
advertise and bring people to Texas our
selves when the right time comes" but the
time never came. Howard spent all OF his
money and came home.
He was a poorer, but not a wiser man,
and had not lost his grip. He after working
some time interested some good live men of
Santa Anna and Brownwood in his scheme
of plenty of printers ink and push" and
was very successful in selling great deal
of property at good figures.
The Fort Worth and Denver railroad at one
time advertised very cheap excursion rate
to Texas from the old states, and after
spending considerable money advertising it
they We're through the influence Of other
roads compelled TO withdraw it.
The Dublin land and improvement COM
pany, through John Howard, have started
4 movement which, in my opinion, will be
copied by other sections and will result in
settling the state.
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