Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-07
TEXAS LEADS.
THE GREATNESS OF THE LONE
STAR STATE.
Possibly Not the Garden of Eden. But it
Seems to be Very Near That Spot.
DIR. Lee Gives His Impressions.
Atlanta Constitution.

Special Correspondence.
SAN MARCOS. TEX. July 3.-If l were
called on to name in the order of their size,
the big things have met. should mention
first the Atlantic ocean, next the Alps, and
third Texas The Atlantic has more sur
face, the Alps have more altitude. but
measured by its relations to civilization,
Texas surpasses the Alps and ranks with
the ocean.
Massachusetts has an area OF 800 square
miles, or 1892 coo acres. upon which she
supports over two million souls. This is
equal to about two hundred to the square
mile. Under the ratio of 200 to the square
mile the population OF Texas would be 81,
S11.200 souls.
If Texas were peopled as thickly as
Rhode Island, it would contain 4 popula-
ton equal to that Of the whole American
Union.
Texas is five and a half times the size of
New York. fifty times that of Connecticut,
l20 times the size of Delaware and 2l0 times
as large as Rhode Island.
1t is as large as Maine New Hampshire.
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Delaware, Ohio and Illinois all put to-
gether, and 6000 square miles over.
Compared with the countries of Europe,
| Texas has "a 900 square miles more than the
Austrian empire, g., 600 more than the Ger
man empire. and nearly 10000 square miles
| more than France.
II is rs large as England, Ireland, Scot
| land, Wales, Switzerland, Belgium Hol-
land, Portugal, Greece and Denmark COM
bincd.
Surprising Texarkana to be at Jerusalem,
| Palestine, and Texas lying northwest of the
Holy City, e. Paso would reach nearly 10
| Rome. Italy.
Texas is not all size, however. Here is
! found the largest area Of arabic soil, con-
| tinuOus and lying in single compact body,
| TO be found anywhere on the face Of the
| earth.
| There is more land in Texas productive
| ana capable Of sustaining a dense pOpula-
| ton than is found in Arizona, Colorado,
| New Mexico. Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon,
| Washington and Montana all put together,
nor is there III Russia, Turkey India, or
| China such Z united continuous body OF
| fertile soil.
| Texas il not only large and arabic, but
| physical conditions OF soil. climate and
| location point to this state as the place
| where the highest and most remarkable
| civilization is TO be reached yet known TO
the human race.
Dir. William T. Warren, president Of the
| Boston university, wrote very able and
| interesting book in which he attempted 10
establish the location of the Garden Of
| Eden.
According 10 this high authority the home
| of our first parents was where the north
! pole is NOW situated.
Bishop John c, heener OF New Orleans,a
| Southerner oil me hlShest ana most pro
nounced type, ana n9I; WIN grace, accept
| the conclusions reached by DR.. Warren. IN
| his opinion the Garden of Eden was located
/ Iurther south.
SO alter L careful lnTestigation and con
| slderatlon OF the Facts bearing on the suo-
Ject, ne 1ounu lAe nome OF AGAIN ana Eve III
| South Carolina.
No,v the human race is to know two
Eden5, one at NE oegihhlh9 OF us existence
and the other at the close:
The hrSt garden Is Inc one whence
II started, ana from Wmch II TEL.
Inc second IS the one where Ii Is 10 reac4
the hghest culture: moral social anu
spiritual OF which II IS capable
ms IS 10 ne tue garden OF the summing
up; the pafadlSe OF cohlnetlon:
The last garden IS to be infinitely more
beautiful, ana flch ana radiant than the
hrSt. here man IS 10 De carried through
the processes OF HlpIlon ana culture 10
the unit Oh ms capacl,iE. mere the ehus ol
MS oeln9 are 10 DC reailHeo:
Df Warren says Ihe hrSt was al lile
nortn pole. blshop heenef says II was IN
SCUM tafonnl
have as @ood reason Tor declaring IeXas
to be the second Garden OF Eden, the race
Slall Know, as Df' warren mas Tor locating
me nfSJ aI tie noi N Po!e' or DIS blsHop
heencr mas Tor locating IL IN South caro-
Ina. .-.,...
Inc liree great clNIInallqiS Oh ancient
times were the Greclan, the Roman ard the
Juuaic. .,
texas IS IN me same :, idtluueiwlth Greece,
not tar DeIow that OF Rome nor lar ABOVE
mat Oh fa!eStiIe:
III lies WlUhih the same range IN Tue " est
occupied by tne NATIONS winch wrought OUT
the great clVihZations IN lne East.
IL IS me occlGenlal counterpart OF the
most fPnhdrhapie countries ot me orient.
lhese countries OF inc orient lalu lalr 70
ihe sun aha were Heateu 10 I hlSu intensity
by day' mus Lisurlhs ficii vegetation anu
ab1nuant 1ood ior man ana beast
Bordering the MeuIterfanean sea, they
were cooieu oE night mus opportunity was
lur1lsheu LOT S0ou SIeep anu recuperatioh,
SO ,ilaI man coulo I'LL ou1 lhe PossIolIIIes
T rt,Y RI son ,niIas of c,,1f fror+ and
hoe ,on1,,+oiys Wv, tho ,xect Hyl,ici, n,,otant
i FROM, the hot nonsoons Of Arizona
A. the Tary time crraat heat is nnerea for
4bn crnns and fr-ft here the sun is at the
,,e,i5idm M tbus Tay-ac ~ats St.aiS,bt
-, 10 oartar Of soiar forSa tbe croI5an
,ays which tbrougb the nroceesas Of ma
t1ra.s raIrs are tr9ns-nutef into her euGar
cane COTTON 1ybaat and frnits
TSituate5 in a hasin Nth Mountains tn the !
Irest ard ,orth and occnnvinr snch an i'm
rrensa enrfara the nenn,e could NOT stand
The inmanse heat nf the 6av If tho TnIf
1;5 IA w. nor,o IN eI,ar,r r;obt 70 onoI
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