The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-07-02
SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF KENNEDY.
KARNES COUNTY, THE PLACE
FOR THE HoME-SEEKER.
June 80, 1891.

June ~, 1871.
Your correspondent, continuing his
trip through Southwest Texas, arrived
at Kennedy, thriving town at the
junction of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass railways. Kennedy is,
situated upon sloping hills, giving it
natural drainage, and is near enough
to the gulf to derive all the benefits,
from the strong breezes that is COLI.
tinually sweeping across the prairias
of Southwest Texas. The land around
Kennedy is undulating, or gradually
sloping toward the gulf, affording per-.
feet drainage and renders the count
free from swamps, marshes, or other
| causes to produce sickness. Every
thing considered, this town is situated
in one of the healthiest sections of
the state.
There are several new buildings now
being erected The San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass Rail-
way company has found it
necessary to build a larger freight de-
pot (Which is nearly completely in,
which to handle the constantly in
creasing amount of freight that ac-
cumulates here.
Messrs. Thulemeyer & Kaufman
are building large gin here, with all
the latest improvements to accommo-.
date the demands of the farmers for
better facilities for ginning the present
crop of cotton, as it is an unusually
large one.
KARNES COUNTY
is in the southwestern portion of the
state and is divided by the San Anto.-
MO river, which flows nearly through.
the center of the county from north
west to southeast. The Eclectic, Hon.
do, Elm, Ojodeaqua and Escondido are
all beautiful streams, affording excel
lent water. The Cibolo flows into the
San Antonio river near the center of
the county. In fact, it is one of the
best watered counties in this section of
the state. The general surface of
the county is rolling prairie.
The soil of the prairie land is black
loan, and on the water courses it is q.
sandy loan, both of which are remark.
ably productive, yielding from three
fourths to one bale of cotton per acre:
corn twenty five to thirty bushels
sweet potatoes 100 to $50 bushels;
Irish potatoes from 70 to 1876 bushels
per acre. Melons and all other kinds.
of vegetables do well.
Stock raising, combined with farm
ing, is quite an industry in the county,
as stock OF all kinds thrives and does
we'll the year round without shelter or
food, other than what they get on the
prairie. About one half the county is
woodland, affording ample timber for
fences, firewood, etc. The Baptist,
Catholic, Presbyterian, Christian and
Methodist churches are each repre-
sented by church organizations, The
citizens of Karnes county are law
abiding and heartily welcome all good
people, it matters not from whence
they come. There are thousands of
acres of good rich farming lands
here that can be bought cheap
in tracts to suit purchasers and on
easy terms.
The following are few of the repre-.
sentative business men of Kennedy
who will take pleasure in answering
any inquiries in reference to this. Sec
tion of the state:
Thulemeyer & Kaufman, land
agents.
c. p. Daley, general merchandise
l.. o. Handling, general merchan-
disc.
j. H. Pullin, groceries, drugs, etc.,
ETC.
r. Morse, general merchandise:
W. A. Dickson, livery, feed and sale
stables.