Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-19
SHE STANDS ALONE.
Farmers About Terrell can Raise Their
Own Pork, Gravy, Molasses, Corn Cot
ton, Sweet and Irish Potatoes and
NO End to the Vegetables.

TERRELL, TEX, July 1s.-Terrell is in
Kaufman county, sixty-four miles east of
Fort Worth on the Texas and Pacific rail
way running east and west, and the Texas
Central railway running north and south
We have splendid location for manufac-
turing purposes, or investments in any en-
terpriSe that can stand alone of its own
strength. A better general variety of soil
can hardly be found even in our great
Texas? The population is mainly white,
but several hundred negro votes are cast
every election. Both races get along to-
gether without serious schism. They under
stand each other and find it always conven-
lent and practicable to attend to ones own
business and let the opposing
color ditto. The county is large
ly Democratic, citizens mainly
Southern born and have Southern ideas of
citizenship, education, refinement and
economy; though there is a good sprinkling
OF Northern and foreign people having diff
ferent political views. But it would be
strange thing if one could discern another's
politics by his daily walk and conversation
The fact is, politics is a side show in these
parts. In this county a man may raise
his own gravy and molasses without much
trouble, and in addition have corn cotton,
sweet potatoes (big ones in the sandy land),
hay, fruit, vegetables and aim ost anything
that grows elsewhere Even cookie burs
Terrell is a kind of nursery Headquarters,
a place where the biggest premiN11re
taken at the state fair on. cattle,
horses, butter and gels1 produce Ter
rel used to have a l1lering to be the chief
commercial Sen6ef of the continent, but
there much competit ion that our
peQN1oshave concluded to let that little
<sl(1hg alone and get to work making lots of
good things to eat for man and beast. and
thus lead as an agricultural and fine stock
center, with the finest schools, the best
churches, happieSt men, best and sweetest
women and children to be found anywhere
1t is really strange thing that excursions
do not come to Terrell oftener, unless it is
that these excursions are made up of men
who wish easy living. If man has plenty
of money he can live easy in Terrell II
not, he must perspire somewhat in warm
weather and endure the chill of winter.
There is no livelihood here Just by sstoss
up as the school children have it, but
there is soil here on easy terms to good
farmers, that will yield readily to the touch
of the toilcr and in good time bring endur-
ing wealth. Then the country is healthy,
being high elevation above the sea level.
and free from the miasmatic influences of
big streams and wide bottoms eople
generally live well, and there is not a case
on record, that we know CT now, where a
farmer worked himself to death
or died of starvation or sun grins. We do
not have all one kind of soil. We have all
sorts, nearly. Poor enough for the
poorest and rich enough for the richest No
rocks or bottom lands of consequence, but
the best of uplands. What we want YOU all
to do is to come and see for yourself. Take
nobody's word. Don't look for three for
tunes stuck on a pole for every farmer, but
look at the country like you would into a
double barrel shotgun, in business and
practical way, with creeping OF Judging in
the game. Take all the ''roundance" YOU
can get, but take fair shoot and knock the
middle man. We want men of horse sense,
one that knows how to not eat corn or fod-
der until he can get it. We don't want
home seekers to look for too good thing.
We don't them to champ their bits and
evapcrate all the sap in their mouths before
they get to the eating station, but 90 at
things in q business way, believe a state
ment to be the truth when you prove it.
When you chaw the bag you can tell
whether it is pudding. There are enough
clerks, dudes and soft-place seekers here
already to supply every position in the gulf
Of Mexico, and we haven't many either.
We want farmers, men of capital, men of |
backbone, to benefit and not cripple the coun-
try. So, if you have an idea of anything In
Terrell, just write the city secretary, Ter i
rell, Tex, and he will try and ansHssuuz|
questions.
Snbecr;he ~ 50 C |