Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-08-20
TEXAS AND ARKANSAS CROPS.


Gazette reporter made trip to
st. Louis during the week over the
Texas and Pacific and Iron Mountain
routes. The train selected was the IA
mons Cannon Bal. which makes the
run from Fort Worth TO ST. Louis.
distance Of T43 miles. In tweniy-six
hours.
Leaving Fort Worth Mt 5:2S =. m.
the run to Afineola is through the Ga
nous black waxy land and the cross
iim6ers until passing Wills Point. where
the soil changes to sandy loan and
at Aiineola the train enters the pine
woods and sandy land. Up TO this point
cotton looked wei and is In good shape
Corn is badly fired In some places, bnt
on The whole presents good, healthy
appearance.
From Aiincola to Texarsana. through
the piney woods. the ride is m exceed
lugly hot and dusty one. and out little
= TO be seen except timber, sand. saw
mills and lumber. Leaving Tcxarkaua
The run Is across the Hat lands Of the
Red river valley for 4 distance OF eirh-
teen tuiles when the Red river Is reached
and just beyond Is the town Of Fulton
The sandy land Is st.ll with u.s. though
rs great portion Of the Iron Mountain
road Is rock ballasted the dust j. hardly
ne bad. Corn presents much the same
appearance as 10 Texas. while the cot
ton seems 10 be in hardly rs favorable
condition. From Fulton 10 Hope the
dust continues though crops have a
fresher lDok. as though favored with
more conions rains. From Hope 10 Lit
lie Rock the route H. for q large u0r-
ton Of the way, through iirlbcr. though
the sandy land has given way TO q
chocolatc-colored loan, which, with the
rock blllasted track. docs away with
the dust nuisance. The crops look well
fresh and green; corn has not fired and
the. foliage Of the trees has not that
curled appearance characteristic OF the
foliage on the sandy land.
Al liille Rock three additional sleen-
rrs, hll'd with travellers. wrrr taken on
and as the. long train strlightcncd ont
across the Arkansas river bridge II WIS
seen that There were eleven coaches and
every seat hllcd. The train was pulled by
huge consolidated compound engine
which walked away with the enormous
load as easily as though II had only twu
Of three coaches. After crossing the Ar
kansas river the country seems 10 have
hal an abundance Of rain and the Ar
knnans apparently have little reason TO
complain OF ciop prospects. But the best
appearance made hy the crops anywhere
along tue line is through Missouri. and
lNANf nun sAlNAlNaA ana iron NOME
tain in 60 ~. Louis. The grass and
foliage has that vivid green that only
comes from plentiful rains. and the black
soil CLEANS richly through the seams In
the sod made by the miniature rivnlets
rushing rverwnrd. Fruit Is in excellent
condition, peaches and pears being sold
ut the trim ~ all stations by the ubiqu.
tons small boy, and they were Of q
quality That rival the Richest products Of
California In size, shape and flavor.
No section Of country along the line
seems 20 be In a more Prosperous CON
diiion than Missouri Her crops are I'm
good condition, and have passed the per
iod where drouths IN thar section might
prove disastrous From what could be
seen across the Mississippi during the
run from GIFT Cave 10 Kmswick. that
state is apparently in good condition as
regards crops.
The Cannon Boil makes GONE remark.
ably fast time for n train on a south.
western road, and an average speed Of
thiIty-tw0 aud 0ne-half miles an hour Is
maintained all along the route. That Il
Is a popular train Is shown by the fact
that every seat in each direction was oc-
cuplcd, the train being rather too crowd
ed for comfort The time made Is an
important feature 20 anyone desiring Ia
vidt st. Louis on business Leaving
Fort Worth 10 5:2O a. M, Il lands tho
Passenger at the Union delnt in 81
Louis at go q. M the second morning
He has entire day for the transaction Of
business, and can leave for home at SEQ
IN The evening, arriving Ia Fort Worth
at lUIO p, m. the second evening, hav.
ing been absent only three days.