Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-14

,.s,.d thrbigh a country from Minc0la
~ Incksniiville. that ~ one solid peach
| orebnrd. you can readily see why ~
la money IN frying 70 ship ihroush II.
These are questions iha' you ihpHt 'nM.
| sidar II Won snrcerd. J have iust now
MON IN consolidation with Mt, string
1elloU who Il the president Of the Texas
S'ato ,Jnrtifultural society. on these
vnry subjects, aud am glad 70 say mat
be mas tnken such action, u properly
carried out. as will be oil incnlcilnble
benefit. aud In q few days nc VIII Issue
n call 10 Mi fruit aud vegetable growers
In The state TO Join In mQking the most
magnificent display Of ufudncis at the
canning state fair that Il possible He
bases this call on his OWN experience.
He has for years made exhibits oi penrs
at the state fair aud II has gwen nun
such position IN the mnrkei lhat ne
has sold 10000 bushels OF penrs this
year without ans effort, aud at fine
prices. He holds that ii the people would
loiu In this exhibit. the buyers from
abroad who visit the state fmr VIII ~
home with facts that VIII give Texas
possession Of the market without u III
val. ! hope you will join IN THIS display,
as a society, and ! assure yon tlmt you
will be doing the best possible WORK Tor
your general good.
Mr. Huffman made plain. practical
talk all the way through. II was one OF
much interest to those present. ana
was full Of valuable points on products
and markets.
The idea of Mr.. Stringfellow to get
every one In Texas 10 join In our grand
display. meets with much favor here,
ns II is well known that buyers. from
Denver, Chicago, Des Moines, Kansas
City aud many other points Visit Tue
state fair each year, looking for Just
such facts as such an exhibit would
give. Texas is u fruit aud vegetable
state. and money " being nude ON such
products, but much is TO h. learned yet.
The people are trying to lrurn. and are
learning and protiting by II.
There IA no question about tins being
good lOcnlity for fruit and vegetable
growing. The men ln this move have
been IN this business In a local way for
years and with perfect success. They
now propose 10 branch ont In the direr-
ton of commercial orchards aud truck
patches and ship In car load lots. II Is
q business that has grown wih them
and they are in every way able TO take
care Of it. They propose 10 Plant 1850
acres In watermclOns alone and many
will plant out large orchards of peaches
and Japan pluns.
OLD TEXANS.
One peculiarly Of thrsa meetings is
that they are all old Texans IN attend-
ancc. One hears a great deal about the
prOgressivcnrss of the old Texan; yet he
seems To he the only man In Texas that
Is on the move aud taking advantage
Of everything that comes Mp. The great
fruit exhibit 10 Tyler this year was
made by old Texans. The commercial
orchard. Of that locality are owned and
operated hy old Texans. The great pear
orchard at Hitchcock Tex, Is owned
by an old Texan, and by him the whole
country from Houston " Galveston has
Hoo. L.. q a
great OnderdoHl Of Victoria county Is
an old Texan. The lnglps.dc vineyard.
near Rockport, aud the first aud finest
planted thcre was by an Old Texan. VIM.
Watson at Brcnhum has successfully
raised fruit IN Texas thiry-fvc years.
Mhitaker at Tyler Howell az Dallas.
kirkpatrick AZ Mckinney, Kerr Of Shcr-
man, SJdl OF Paris, Kamp Of sulphur
Springs are all old Texans and the same
can he said of Campbell Of AlvRndo.
Ramsey of Nlahouet, Bowman Of Gregg.
S,inburedu Bros, Of MeNin II is hard
10 name fine orchard In Texas but whnt
belongs 10 an old Texan Thry are In.
men who Coniinc their work to the ma
terinl development Of their sinte. They
DO not discuss politics IN their meetings.
nut contng themselves 10 methods and
varieties. They live IN good houses and
have money They are the hest VI iii.
ErhS. lherc was not q man that adj
III, - '"AH h'Nt,liE Nlt NuUt lAO neon
In Texas over thlrty-fvc years. The
question may be asked. Where is thnt
hoasiei Intelligence that this slnte hns
rece.yrl hy rs intmigratlng l. Il possl.
6le that II is being expended IN cotton
nrltSf You will find but few Old Texans
there that j. certain, for they Gnd n
higher employment AMI better pny'
d mere IS ample food f9r thought in his
HE Old Texan In the public cst,mntion
There are men in Tcyas making as hlrh
~ Nslm per acre on their lands and tLoy
n ~ been in Texas over thirty years In