Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-23
AN INTERESTING LETTER.,
Some of the Natural Opportunities offered
the Industrious and EnterprIsinS Citi-
zen Who May Decide to pitch
His Tent" About Terrell, Tex.

TERRELL, Ten, Nov 2O.-Terrell is getting
to the front in many things. Quietly ana
apparently unseen, new corners from other
portions of Texas and from other states are
settling in our midst. They come without
demonstration; no noisy trumpet to herald
their arrival; but all the same they come
and settle down to business. II is ar actual
fact that men with their families come in
SO quietly that only their near neighbors
know they are here. This is really better
than we had expected it to be, but it is
right, exactly right.
There are other evidences of prosperity,
one OF which is the substantial improve
ments on the farms and elsewhere. There
are fewer dug-outS and camps. but larger
and better dwellings, barns and fences bet
ter cattle, horses, hogs, chickens and every
thing else. There is Il general improvement
IN all lines which savors of permanence. The
sturdy old farmers who left uS-many of
them-are coming back to Kaufman county,
and when they come they generally bring
somebody with them. Before they left their
new homes they spread abroad the news of
the good land to which they were return
ing, and this good news influenced others
to join in the grand march. 1t is fact apkSs
they come in too quietly to creats<ss41li RI
the neigh6orhood. These sst,al4 the
more astonishing waaasHe Fact is known
that seyers ,apsafs on and has been on
Tor m2ASsesssc1 is fact that the ground
DeDSeDetn thoroughly wet for several
months. Besides this, the chinch bus
ralded the corn and the boil worm depre-
dated the cotton, in some instances severely
The water has become scarce, grass has
dried up, and yet the cotton and corn are
pouring into the market in a manner to
keep up the spirits OF the farmer. Cotton
crowds the streets. farmers get money to
pay their debts, merchants collect their ac-
counts, and a general air of prosperity per-
meates the land. Then the schools are
prosperous; the best of teachers, inStruc-
lion thorough and graduates worthy the
name here or elsewhere. Churches are
prosperous, good preachers. VINO have their
salaries paid excellent church buildings,
and great many of them. People patri-
otto. courteous, generous, but not fond of
bogus enterprises: love good neighbors, but
oon I take tits over every SnigglefritZ that
dashes INTO the community with three de-
grees of impudence and brazen all over.
We have enough OF that sort at home to
keep everybody posted in that line.
Farmers, the very element neces-
toan agricultural community, are com
ing along right in the face OF all
these apparently discouraging circum-
stances and gradually filling up the coun-
try,3though thousands Of acres of land re-
main unoccupied yet. These people are
hCSutu " uSIp III IuG gTanO 1QdICl towards
success and prosperity. There are enough
places for 10000 farmers who have small
means ana want homes. No trouble about
being suited, but what the people want are
men VINO know how to work and will work.
are economical and honest. Such people, !
we think, help to stifen the back aud beau |
tlfy the face of any country. We want |
such, must have such, and are getting such. |
Let them come on Their own accord, see
what IS to be seen. and then get piece of |
land TO suit themselves and go 70 work in !
genuine earnest. The people here believe |
that from such men spring our statesmen, |
patriots and leaders in the great measures |
that tend to the betterment of the race.
We wait for such at morn, at noon and |
night. Such people are generally able to |
take care of themselves in any civilized |
country, and at the same time add to the |
country,s wealth, stability and good name |
That's the class any country needs, and the |
kind we are getting. Let them come,
early, late and often.
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