Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-22
THE TRUTH
ABOUT THE RICH AND POOR
COUNTRY
rounding Terrell - Pumpkin Land,
Potato Land. Goober Land and
All Other Sorts.

TERRELL. Tex, Aug. 2L-Terrell is not
'.in the SWIM as some folks say. We are
too high up on the hill and too far from
any stream of water to advertise in that
way. But it is Il good farming country.
Did you ever,1 That's what a fellow
said when Il man said to a stranger who
asked if pumpkins could be raised here,
that the asylum farmer raised over six
thousand pumpkins on two acres of land.
y 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
:" 'LaWdN. man, da never fails: never. ShO
huff. JeS stick EN- III de sand and start
'eln groin an they'll get thar" As he
said this he gave another knowing grunt,
being emphasized with 'dat's so, sho.n
Well, the old negro is correct. for if he
ever cultivates his crop more than one
blowing no one has ever found it out, and
he always has good ''taters.n But that is
only u small thing, though one Of the things
found hcreaboutS.
We have no gold or silver mine except
such as are made by hard licks, and a great
many of them. but when it comes to land,
we 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 to the square inch than
any other section. If we did we'd lie
like a coon dog. We have the rich
land for fact, as rich as any, but .gSsshat6
other o at land too too and
rocks. Tsa<ssostF Of land is good, extra
tigasssE6sften we have a second quality, a
some SO poor that it is no quality
at all; too poor for grass burs,
horned-frogS, or even a cow lick.
We are giving You the truth with the skin
torn OF. When You come to see US you will
find that We have not over-rated our land
or people. II You could look on us the
year round and count chickens as they
WINGED, and stake yourself out
a home here where You can
live right, be among good people, have pub
lie schools equal 10 any i'll the state and be
kindly treated. OF course VIC have Scape-
graces like any other good country, but our
population is of a superior class OF people
Now there's this about the whole matter:
If you want farm, and this section suits
you. we are awful anxious for you to come
and stay with us until the cemetery opens
up d little place for YOUR last grand
reception. If you don't like our
people and country, what do we want with
yOuf 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
body thinks his own thoughts-some sweet
thoughts and some awful tough ones.
Everybody thinks different, more or less,
and hence we can't fool away our invalua-
bic time trying to make a billy goat out Ola
goose, no more than trying TO
satisfy a man that is never to be salts fed
with our section. Let him go, and go quick,
so that some other man may fill his place
There are others we are always anxious 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 him
out of their pen as too detestable for COM
panion.
We want farmers-good farmers; men
who have nerve and conscience and know
how many pecks make u bushel There is
room for them, lots of room. The people
raise good crops, have happy homes and are
doing splendidly. And. while we are on
this question, we are disposed to answer a
question asked by passengers on 4 Texas
and Pacific passenger train 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 and
girls about equally divided. Yes, lots of
children, happy fathers and mothers, fine
free schools, churches and good neighbors
But our friends don't want to settle in Ter
rell-or anywhere else-Without seeing be-
fore they jump. Come and see But if any
information is needed. by writing to the
city secretary, Terrell, Tex, you will get
facts, and prompt answer TO your letter.