Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-19

The following correspondence Is som
mended TO tho attention Of the workers
for Texas:
Editor Gazette: / enclose you one Of
many similar letters 1 received from
friends and acquaiutanees IN Ohio, I'LL
n0lF, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa No
doubt others received the same Kind of
letters from the Same aud other states
Would 1t not, Mr.. Editor, be well for
our large land owners business men aud
railroad officials 10 consider this matter
and STE " they could not Join hands,
MISC pOcketbOOks, and make an effort
tU secure some Of these people who are
looking for hnmcBG We all need them
IN our business and can get our share
Of them by making q united effort.
GAINESVILLE. % DEG. ", 1877.
My Dear Sir; Seeing ~ many people
especially farmers moving from Northern
Ohio West virginia and PENNSYLVANIA 10
Kansas, Nebraska and the Northwestern
states and territories, reminds me OF you
and Texas
ehy q il that the people OF Toxins and
eSe railroads Of that state don't make n
greater effort to secure some Of this einl.
grutiuni Tho class Of people who are NOV.
lug 10 the West and Northwest are just the
people you want IN Tezus they are good.
hard working. iaw-aDldlng people with
Texas.
InNy Etnffluiy nave from Nluuu 10 Htluil
cash, many ~ them more and the necessary
teams aud farming implements.
] fcol quite Hufn that II those people knew
the advantages 'regaa has oyer tie North
west many OF them would r1 there.
] know from personal observation TINT
Tcxns In by far the best country for the
man of limited means, who Is looking for n
Whom prico OF land. climate, variety OF
crops grown, markets, railroad fnciilfiea.
etc', are taken Into consideration there 81
W my opinion no section II the United
States that can compare with Texas foI
the poor man and n your state was ndvcr.
tlned ~ other sections have been In the old
states the lraing leading 10 Toxns would
now be crowded with fnrmcrs.
Here is clipping from "A UhieapO paper
winch WI give You come idea OF The rush
! the hnalnesa OF enc road COT OF Chicago
| other roads did equally IA wen.
( "l'he Chicago, burlington and Quincy
ger Asem i.usiis, diT he iarseas bns she's
| ever handled ON the 30" ayafvni ON hnrvo4i
excursions, Train No. I out ~ Chieapu
coaehasi trala NJ i ia tSree sa asE ha9i
| ing thirty Omcnvs; train No. 10
IN two sgctlon.s hauling nlneicei
uons. hauling twcntv.cno eoaehes ,n,it,,
| a total or 100 coaches loaded with eXetr
! nloniHW SEM out In twrntysfunr hours
lhe EXCURSION above referred 90 WIN h
uetpner last icNas, ne you know, mad III,
rntus, hut aho wis not advertised wifi
! nndc known.
Ju4t uilnk " Il. here d one r0rd thRt car
ried fOOO people 10 the Woat IA tirtniy -fna
honf. OF Que excursion rate, aud ] VII
rlut ihe as.et ton ugs NY he roads ieadm
90 NfNas from che North did nor, on an
| same excursion rate and date. hung 10 ~
giute 200 people ! 30 not nc6n q aay ,hs
1 Ncgna is or was not suYtiflaeA Al MI fhe
would not be I'm fact 80 thc ease, hat WIN
| ynu como 70 compare The WORK t5fp 10
! 'rcNfs On the way OF ndrrriislurl to f5g
done fnr Other seotlans it really ninoani
/ 90 but htflc. rot eliuuCh To cali I'd an effofl
I lsunwlue what ] do eli Texas and hoiirylr
l that those neOiic Who arc roins la III
| hnKznrd NprllWo3t would 10 mueh bcte
J az they 80 70 Texas, j. why ! write ~