Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-25
H. THROUGH A CAR WIN
.,w sY a CAPITALIST.
~. ncst state in the Country
ro,sr Of the SOFIA Texas
Fuli Hand.

throughout the southwest MI
,,.gsessos unusually keen powers
zion. which his long experienced
.ebnnt aud capitalist make very
m makes All the difference in
4 how we look at a country,
i bv the aid Of land boomers,
inexperienced touris's' or
f the observations Of one whose
inc has been such as to cause
indge of a country from its ma
onrces and acquired advantages.
that our readers will rejoice
more about Texas from Mr..
pen 800,
Worth. Tex. April IA, 1898.
american Grocer:
brotivcly few northern people
be immense extent Of territory
rsat lone Star" state. it's ya-
Ia I'm. aud the wonderful prOduc-
4 of vast areas of M rich land az
shines upon In any country. No
OF the soil seeking to change
pnce should fail 10 examine this
cultural state before making a
lncatiun. Here can be found
huuus tu railroads at from 81
ber acre. upon which crops of
bnts. corn aud barley can be
depended upon as in any por-
# b. northwest. The great staple,
Is raising cotton. the raising
crop the greater number of the
understand better than any
bale of cotton 400 pounds 90
together with the cotton seed
pounds t0 the acre. now worth
N Ton. gives q handsome return
hshandmuu. Wheat returns
to 30. aud oats from 60 10 80
Id the acre from these cheap
hich are easily cultivated.
bst erroneous idea thnt I had Of
d state was a. TO its climate
HON ms own observation and
testimony of many reliable men
come from northwestern states
Md now live here the year
that the summers are not dee
while the fall. winter and
onths are delightful. One gen.
bi high character. tells me that
ears be- has lived at Fort Worth.
the summers have been more
s., than 10 the northwestern states
passed his early life but all
0t "glimpscs from "a car VIM
Entering The state at NcNarknnn
nearly due west 10y the Texas
pilroad 30 III puso Uhe Mexican
over 1000 miles, you pass
country that varies greatly.
lions beiug excellent aud others
"elInm. ln the vicinity Of Dali
Fort Worth the lands are rich
cultivated; as You go further
W country along the line of the
pines more rough and for n long
KS would not attract settler that
good sections Of country and
oh the railroad are good valleys
and that yield bountiful crops.
rough country is passed the
eN Of Abilene ON the "H. T."
reached. Here the rainfall is
leertain and the country for
miles is better calculated for
Ian for agricultural purposes.
BOT advise a tillcr of the soil
10 this portion of Texas for the
IN oi raising crops 10 cannot ho
tpl by irrigation In going from
p galveston 10y the Santa Zee
We 20 through a beautiful coun-
most OF thr way; q section that
repay an examination Of any
location. Nearing Galveston we
ounlry That seems eXCellently
lplel 70 raising fruits. There
hne farms ON which the rails
liml u made very profitable.
2 Ia Nnchcd by crossing Gal
~ ON % bridge which rs nearly
IN length, II Galveston sue.
getting % 10 - feet of water
har lns no resident seems 20
VIII become a very large shin.
as has un empire tributary
~ 'olslon, a ilOurlshing business
hilN.three miles by rail from
Is located ON bayou which
rom galveston bay, aud Is nayi.
any craft that can now cross
'',oh bar, 80 that Houston can
9y wafer. There are hundreds
nus OF choice lands that can be-
ously cultivated. near what
IA lvupl Will be within three years
a'et port on the Gulf OF Mex
TX the entire length of the Hous.
ieAas Central railroad from
70 Fort WORTH great opportun.
Vnel'u 70 those wanting farms.
rom Fort Worth to Waco ON
~ as ID Is called for short
uli Kansas and Texas railroad
Wuhg the road as far as
II "ne continuous line of splen.
,us country Wheat, oats, corn
uells make "a scene of beauty
sue OF he road as far as the
lraeh. From Albany 10 Waco.
,s M central railway / Travelled
u'l Hamilton. the manager. in
= ~ mere again are untold mum.
w ol choice lands that can be-
"a At low prices, and which in
~ 'eeluie viii become as fine
la'ullhg country as the filler
NNNlu wish 90 see, / hear the
aEAnt stories of the product.
leAas lands. These reports
" many Instances enlarged. but
nI4lns, which the farms that
nui,'if9ied prove, that there Is
OF truth underlying them.
'Nnrlel through the Panhandle
oe'' the Fort Worth and Den.
,s, III which more wheat Is
49, any other single portion
,s's' lie crop this wear Kids
large one. and has been esfi.
lp,OOOOO bushels Fron, on,
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