Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-22
yOF 1900 ACRES "RUINEO" BY
ACTUAL SETTLERS.
What Advertising and Enterprise Did for
santa Anna and the Adjoining Coun-
try-A Few Questions Answered.
SANTA ANNA, COLEMAN COUNTY, TEX,

eccCtlOn OF Inc pasture was necessary.
Il is now 4 little over three months since
the sale was made, and | find in looking
over he ground that the Mahoney pasture
has already benin the language of the
bowman completely ruined" In drlv-
ing over the pasture (that waS) you Will
ind q house here, fence there, and 4 tract
OF land broke up over YOnder,' and so on
over the tract. Ia fact there is so much of
this kind of work going on that Col
Mahoney Is forced 10 dispose of his 1000
head of cattle, and he is now advertising
them for sale, and will sell them on time for
GOOD paper. The actual settlers are crowd
ing the MahOney cattle to the butcher pen.
/ hardly expected at the time of sale
dune j that there would be any of the
purchasers located on the land before the
middle of October, but in looking over the
pasture, among others ] found the follow
ing named farmers who were breaking
land, building houses and fences, etc.
j. +. Spencer of Bell county.
j. =. Dodson of Bell county.
". r. Zachary of Lockhart, Tex.
". II. Richardson of LOckhart, Tex.
l.. r. EtheIidge Of jacksonville, Tex.
/. G. Sims Of Temple, Tex.
Henry Brown of Georgetown. Tex.
s. J. PierOtt of Georgetown, Tex.
Henry Lee of Red River county, Tex.
w f. Smith of Arkansas.
G.. w. Haney of Missouri.
D T. Holmes of Arkansas.
Thomas Holmes of Arkansas.
j. y. Dining of Tennessee.
J.. G. Williams of Bell county, Tex.
II. T. Crosby of Coleman county, Tex.
j. H. Beauchamp of La mar county, Tex.
W L. bennington of Coleman county,
Tex
7 II. Gillispie of Washington county,
II. F. Adams of Brown county, Tex.
J.. w Hunter of Coleman county, Tex.
w ". Ratlif of GiddIngs, Tex.
W l.. Afford of lockwood, Tex.
In ALT wenty-three able-bodied and well
TODD farmers with others coming in from
lay TO day viii soon ''ruin" the Mahoney
pasture for the 'Iong horn
think it safe to say that by December
Of this year the actual settlers who pur-
,hased al the public sale Will all be on the
ground and at work making themselves
comfortable homes
As 20 the spectators. there were a few
tracts of land bought at the sale by specu-
!ators. and | know of some of them who
nave already sold to men who will settle on
The land this fail. They received from 81
10 SlI5 per acre profit ON their purchase.
At least - per cent of the land was sold 10,
actual settlers.
/ have also been frequently asked '.Nas
the land all sold, and did all those who bic
on the land at the time Of sale come to time
with their first payment
In reply to this l viii say that there were
four tracts of from eighty to POO acres that
were not sol III the public sale, and there
we're also five small tracts that We're sold
that the purchasers failed to take on ac-
count Of being disappointed in money mat
trrS, making in all nine tracts of from
eighty to 200 acres Yet Unsoid.
M Mahouey is now diSposing of this
land Al private sale. and as his pasture has
been ':ruined" and he has no use for the
land and don't need money. he is in posi-
lion to give very easy terms on these few
tracts of land: in fact he said to me that he
would sell to farmers who were able to
make moderate improvements Guild 4
house, fence, etc, and had an outfit to farm
WITH this remaining hand, without any
cash down, giving them ONE or two years,
if they so desired. for tie fist payment.
Having received numberof letters and
been asked the above questions from and
hy hOmeseekers and large Lind owneEs. |
decided to answer those interested through
the columns Of The GAZETTE, is there are
10 doubt others who own large tracts of
land in Texas that wish to benefit by the
experience of Mr.. NIahoney, he being the
first in Texas TO risk, an auction sale of
farm lands.
In regard TO the town of Santa Anna,
many have requested by letter information
of this Town and its Future prospects. To
those I will say that Aam agreeably sur
pIised at the many good and substantial
town during the past three months.
Santa Fe railroad men and ''drummers''
(traveIiug tourists, all say IN speaking of
santa Anna. that lit is building up faster
than any town on the line Of the road
in looking over the town notice i num-
Der of neat and comfortable residences lust
completed and being erected. Not less
than twenty of them have been built, costing
$500 TO :;l50O each and several other such
business part of the town is also being built
un: among others a large two-stOry rock
building is about completed at a cost OF
5000. Messrs. Stockard and Williams are
showing their faith IN the future of the
town by their work. \ bank will occupy
the lower part of the building.
The public school, a building that cost
ei5U0, was Just opened with an attendance
of Isl scholars, which will. l am informed
increase TO 200 shortly. This will give
those at distance an idea of the popula-
ton of the town.
The roller flour mill of seventy-five bar
uels per day capacity. and the cot on gins
are running on full time An excellent
quality OF flour Is made here from home
grown wheat.
I find that the farmers of this section are
as 4 rule in good fix financially and in good
spirits While the ground is dry the plow
$ running, extra team is put on and the vir-
gin soil IS being turned over ready for the
irst rain. when wheat will be SOwn. Old
and IN this section it now being plowed
with one pair of horses or mules. | had
heard that il was unusually dry here There
Is abundance of water in the creeks-Home
sreek eSpecialy--and where pastures have
not been overStocked the grass is all right.
Take it all around Santa Anna and the
adjoining country makes Il good average.
The country is all right, and the people III
general have no cause TO complain and
nuch to be thankful for. l heard but little
'Arroaking'' or Kicking from either farm
srs or town people, and l believe that those
who are in search of tract of land TO make
them home, or that wish TO locate in q
nice clean, healthy little town of about 500
population. that has I good future 10 it
might go further ana fare worse than to
locate At or convenient TO the mountain
town called Santa Anna.
I learn there Is 4 move on foot to pipe and
pump water from Home creek to the town.
a distance Of only four miles. This would
supply the town with unlimited fresh. pure
aud wholesome water, and that, too,fa
small expense Home creek is fed bypure,
clear, running springs which neverA fail, !
This. believe gives the information aske9
for by the readers of THE GAZETTE, who
have written me from time to time of late
about this section of Texas and the result
OF the Alahoney land sale. Respectfully,