Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-26
TO SETTLE IN N9RISlIII'|
A BIG COLONY OF no.,. !,
conisc.
Their Representative. -.
r"r, Of the state Oh Aeon. .,,' y
the climate ana 1. s's r. =
ried rroduc,lsu.

~ The party or reprsssata,,,. I,
ers' whose presence II ~, ''7 Holhas
poted by The Gazette ~, s's sale u.
turn, turned yesterday morning ~ !. ~ ~ :
bound Santa Fe train ~ y = Ne mn
=. Is reasonably certain dat s' 's
por , colony which tbsS ,"' % r.
VIII M. locate in North Texas. ''''''
They looked over ali M a..
In the vicinity of Houstor n, I A Y 10!
Ton ton but found them too loT on =, KY |. :
anu too high-priced. In ss. 'sa
ines, ,l,s objections the party su ,,,.',''
slderaoly from heat in the Ior. ) Y. y
try, and found a vast ,,rn, ,s"'' e's
they began to get inta p'vYensli
eo 'iy coming toward Fort " 1i'
onuer me caressts Of the XXI" KY,
preezes, they were soon In ths t',ni
OF moods, and became vs 4, w Y. na,lla
that celebrated party Of WIN a,. Y,
The Dutch companIe
Was the best comnsr,.
That ever came across
r From the old counterie~
They fairly dotted on The 49,.
country surrounding Fort we,, ,su
It's invigorating climate. comnss'aa a
which the summer sensor t"'fa "
as well as In South Texas ne. .1,''s
ful recollection. But they AZ ta..
for cheap lands, and "a. sns a..,'
pleasant day IN Fort Wnr,h ~ ~
night Tor a trip up the Denver
Their program in Fort Worth ~.
day consisted Of dinner Il X
lington soon after their arrival n,
around Fort Worth and into X Y.
cent country as above stated ~ ~, NY
ant evenings entertainment
c. II. Sllllman's, In the coursa ~ M
the host was treated to rpnSi,,ns
the Dutch National Hymn Ky I,
guests. and Mr. T, Graham. VIA NJ
been an accommodating guide "a XII
was presented with a handsoms !,
cane.
They took the notth-bouns
Worth and Denver train al ieusJ
night for Rhome,- twenty-five All
north OF the city. They Will look Il
the lands in that vicinity, speudr,
day or two. in their Inspection n
which they Will proceed to h. Il
country In the Wichita valley, MI
Of course they are not prepar,t Il
present to give a detailed accom-;
what they proposed to do, II Is uutsI
stood. however, that they intend !
locate In Northwest Texas, ana III
purchase a tract embracing ssye.1
thousand acres OF the best land n |
can ind at a moderate cost, IA
will be sub-divided into farms ulsI
In size to the means Of thrifty "a !
OF their countrymen who are stskh}
to get a foothold In Texas, whi:A |
by far the most promising FED 4
immigration In the country. Thg n
pect to engage in general farmirE 4
also to specialize In fruit-growing 4
other industries in which they Il
adopts.
The colonists viii consist o. Holm
ers already located at Chicago and I
that vicinity, and others who arr VI
stantly coming from the NsIheIila.
hoping to find chance for The birj
ment of their condition In AneIi
in which good hope they are to0 az
disappointed on account Of ne n
price of land In Illinois, where egsr
rental OF land is an exerbitant lAi
the resources of a man Of small MAJ
With all the other differences y
mate and general prosperity IN Y
of North Texas. there can be no y,
of the choice which VIII be nlaa'
the majority OF these sober-minosa
Intelligent people when the fafn
presented to them by this parry ~.
own countrymen, whom they hnls
ahead to spy out the land o. w
The following gentlemen comIo.'
marty: Messrs. D. s. Bill u pyA,s
ID. ID. p. Kruyf, j. Brockema' WI
DeYoung. John II. Nichols, . k'sI
Insa. q. ]. Hogens. NJ. d., Geptsf, 4,
lenberp, Henry Van der flos-
A Pvi John N. Bos and J, rr''az
living In Chicago and yielniv' II
are accompanied by Mess' n. 4
smith and II. Graham If ms e'V'
ore showing them the eoun.ls' .,,r
II IA understood that me w
Mated purchase Of land VIII ps X
tbroueb the firm OF slegel, COR n
one Of the largest real esta'e '
onizing firms in the worla .,n wA,,ll
The party are not cerla" warth
they will come back to for, So wey
not, and may return home s :, \
Denver in order to get q s''~''
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