Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-07
GENERAL DIRECTIONS
To the Members of the Texas oklahoma
Union Colony.

Union Colony.
IIrADQUARrERs Texas OKLAHOMA UNION.
SEITZEE, TAHRAST COUNTY, TEN, 1871.
Editor Gazette.
As our colony viii soon be on the move TO
the border of the Territory, I will answer as
best ] can some of the inquiries 10 date,
principally two that have been sent me by
many, to-wit: / How much money must u
person have to sucCeod2
> What had we better take with u.s.
To the first viii say that our first step IS
to meet 1t Iowa Park. We have contracts
fer our colony 10 buy lots there at so per
lot. You can fud out at your nearest rail
road depot what your railroad fare to Iowa
Park IS. If You prefer to rent house at
Iowa Park, all right; but my advice IS, get
your lot and live at home. Your house rent
will soon build you good house. Put NJ
cheap house 1T once and then improve IL
leisure IS what this writer Wi do.
What shall we take3 | will say what l
Will take. First, l have nothing but what
! need on my lUJ-acre homestead, and moth
Ing but what ! can take care OF in Iowa
Park until We cross the river. I viii ship
my household goods and take my family by
wagon tcampinC). l viii strive TO have at
least two milk cows. I can make the trip
in five days by wagon. The best way to
come Il long distance Is by rail. Put stock
and household goods II cIrlgrant cars: put
one man in charge OF cars to feed and water
stock; the rest cone by passenger train.
Our friends at Eg.antiue, Ark, Bristol.
Ten, Proctor, Tex, aud ECwie, Tex viii
find il 10 their interest 10 combine and come
together, as they can usually put in all the
car viii hold. 10000 pounds being allowed
Tor carload.
Save all your fruit, either dry or canned.
You will appreciate it next year Don't be
afraid of having no schools. There are fine
schools al Iowa Park. We have the chill.
dren and teachers IN our colony for 4 NAM
moth school $50 families, and when the
crowd COOS into the Fort Sill country We
viii take the school house with US. II will
probably be the first house built in our new
town.
Yes, take your organs and pianos. There
will be plenty Of them there You may put
them into cheap houses or dugouts at first,
but they Will sound all the sWceter when
you look out doors and see your new house
being built. As far as yOur naked eye can
look YOU see your busy ueighbors fencing,
building and blowing. Take plenty of
peach. plum and apple seeds with YOU. You
can then start your orchard with Your farm.
Take plenty Of garden seeds of all kinds.
Every family should raise garden next
year. As the railroad rates are now fixed
by law, my work in that direction is ended
Having mace two moves to the border since
1887, the present move has no terrors FOR
me except 10 pay Tue tTti9ul.' AS 10 tNt
means of making q living after we reach
Iowa Pari5 that depends on each ones
means and ability as rustler. ] give the
situation only. Iowa Park has about 1900
people and growing rapidly. Wichita
county has raised an enormous crop OF
wheat, which brings cash into the county.
There are hundreds of thousands of acres
around lying idle, and I can see no excuse
Of or people being idle there except from
choice You can buy or rent land there.
and the crop will be Just what you need 10
support you and your homesteads the first
year. Let US try to make our move one of
profit and pleasure, in contrast with the
Kansas boomers, who live in wagons and
tents ana get hungry waiting.
J. ). WORKS.
General Manager