Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-25
THE TRUTH
ABOUT THE RICH AND POOR
COUNTRY
Surrounding Terrell - Pumpkin Land,
Potato Land. Goober Land and
All Other Sorts.

TERRELL. TEX. Aug 24-Terrell is not
Sin the swim" as some folks s Y. We are
too high up on the hill ~ too far from
any stream of water to advertise in that
way But it is a good farming country.
Did YOU ever" That's what a fellow
said when 4 man said 10 stranger VINO
asked if pumpkins could be raised here,
that the asylum farmer raised over six
thousand pumpkins on two acres of land.
\ negro man hearing the conversation gave
signs Of approval, and added; Oats so,
sho; an you kin raise your 'taters, too.
Turning round, the stranger asked about
the potato crop. He said:
Lawdy. man, da never fails; never, shO
'nuf. JeS stick EN- IN de sand ana start
'em groin an they'll get thar" As he
said this he gave another knowing grunt,
being emphasized with 'dat's so, sho. "
Well, the old negro is correct for If lie
ever cultivates his crop more than one
blowing no one has ever found 1t out, and
he always has good ''tateIs.N But that IS
only small thing, though one of the things
found hereabouts.
We have no gold or silver mine except
such as are made by hard ticks, and a great
many of them, but when IL comes to land,
VIZ have it. We don't mean all rich land,
with nothing but bee trees and Jersey cows
on it. free of charge. We don't mean more
black-waXy land 10 the square inch than
any other section. If we did we'd <tss
like a coon dog. We have 7lch
land for fact, as rich as Ssssssdt we have
| all other s,ils.sNeeSpt the swamps and
rocks. Tkssn1iority of land is good, extra
| tine.~SeS then we have second quality, d
MID, fourth and fifth quality, and then
[ some so poor that ii is no quality
AT ALL too poor for grass burs,
| horned-frogs, or even COW mex
| We are giving YOU the truth with the skin
of Whom n W Il
| find that we have not Over-rated our land
| or people If you could look on US the
| year round and count chickens as they
| are Matched you would be con-
WINGED, and stake yourself out
a home here where you can
| live right be among good people, have pub
| lie schools equal to any in the state and be
| kindly treated. OF course we have scape-
| graceS like any other good country, but our
| population is of u superior class of people.
| Now there this about the whole matter:
| If YOU want 4 farm, and this section suits
| YOU we are awful anxious for you to come
| and stay with us until the cemetery opens
| up a little place for your last grand
reception. If you don't like our
people and country, what do we want with
! youl We want all such to Just move on to
| some more cOngenial cline, settle down
| where they can be suited, and help make
| the land lovely and sugar-coated. Every
I
thoughts and some awful tough ones.
| Every body thinks different, more or less,
! and hence we can't fool away or invalua-
| bic time trying TO make billy goat out of a
| goose, no more than trying to
| satisfy man that is never to be satisfied
| with our section. Let him go, and go quick,
| so that some other man may fill his place.
| There are others we are always auXionS to
| see going somewhere else, and that is the
| man whose wisdom exceeds everybody
elseS, who never saw anything decent or
! admirable and who himself is so indecent
and abOminable that hogs would root MN
out of their pen as too detestabe for COM
| paniOn.
We want farmers-good farmers: men
who have nerve and conscience and know
how many pecks make bushei There Is
room for them, lots OF room. The people
raise good crops, have happy homes and are
doing splendidly. And, while we are Oh
this question. we are disposed to answer a
question asked by passengers on Texas
and Pacific passenger train u few days since
Here is the answer: Children are
healthy and there are only few homes
where they are not found. Children are
| everywhere in the country. Most farmers
have large families of children, boys anC
girls about equally divided. Yes, lots o
children, happy fathers and mothers flint
| free schools, churches and good neighbors
| But our friends don't want to settle IN Ter
| relI-or anywhere elSe-without seeing be
fore they lump Come and see. But if any
! information is needed, by writing to th'
city secretary, Terrell, Tex, you will sc
facts, and a prompt answer TO your letter