Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-07
RAILWAYS.
Condition Of Affairs on
the Denver.
WHEAT CROP PROMISES OVER
THREE MILLIONS YIELD.
PANHANDLE IN IT.
suPERISTENDENT GooDE TALKS
OF RETURN OF GENERAL PROS
PERITY TO THAT SECTION.
Fort worth and Denver Has Han
died More stock Than Any
other Line In Texas.

tendent OF the Fort Worth and Denver,
Is one of the most popular and efficient
railway men in Texas. Combined with
all the attributes of the polished gem
tlcman Is that suavity and pleasant
ness OF demeanor that has made him n
host Of friends In every walk of life'
Perhaps no other official of tho Fort
Worth and Denver is more uniVer-
sally esteemed by It's employees, and no
better indication could manifest itself
! that u man is made OF the true metal
than this fact.
! In the active discharge of his duties
as general superintendent OF the line,
1 there ~ none other better acquainted
/ with the condition OF affairs In It's
/ territory. Knowing and approaching
/ this fact. the Gazette representative
| called on MINOR Goode last evening ana
Z asked him how matters are stacking
| up In the Panhandle.
| 1.-The Panhandle is In all around bet
/ tor condition at this time than II mas
been for IA number OF years" was the
reply more wheat has been sown TINS
] season than for the past four years put
! together. The acreage this year 1
] know from my own personal observn-
/ ton. Ii sufficient to insure a Yield OF
] III ltuSI lIltt anu NAlfNlAll iiliA'A
I bushels II there should be an average
Z Yield OF say twenty bushels to the
! acre Com pare this outlook with the
| resultB last year which failed TO net
seed wheat, and you can understand
| why we are all rejoicing with the PAN
handle"
Major. did not the Fort Worth and
Denver furnish the Panhandle with u
great deal OF seed wheat?"
yes sir. We advanced the farmers
OF that section $4,000 bushels which
In itself is sufficient TO plant $4,000
acres Nor Ia this all. for we hauled
Il great deal of seed wheat into that
other sources"
"Whnt Ia the condition OF the wheat
already plnnted7'
at Is up, fine stand and growing
rapidly Seeding IL stlll going on.
| however, and am Informed that there
! win be no cessation In planting opera
| tons until about the first OF January"
"What was the result OF the expert
| ment In cotton raising tried up there
this year,"
at was n practical success, and has
/ demonstrated that more cotton md
/ cheaper cotton can be raised In the
Panhandle than on the black lands in
/ other sections OF the state"
How far un the line did the OK
| pertinent eNtend?"
10 Han county--n distance OF about
$50 miles from Fort Worth"
In what county or counties were the
best results attained2"
"ln Hardeman and wilbarger per-
| h0pa, II may draw the distinction But
/ IN NIL the counties Intervening between
| Fort Worth and Memphis 1t has been
I ~" - wet 'he nroduction of
the staple is n great success. The cror
Nv ! year wiil undoubtedly be n heavy
one
How are the Panhandle stock inter
ests, major?"
I'm better condition all around than
| they have been In a number OF years
The range has been an excellent one.
and taking 1t altogether II has been
very prosperous year for the stock
mon, The finest graded herds OF cattle
IN the state are along the line of our
railway and We are very proud OF our
stock interests"
Has there been much movement of
| stock over the Denver this season."
| Yes, sir, We have handled great
many more cattle this year than we
did last year. and believe our road has
handled more stock than any other
line In the state"
Any Merlcans being imported into
NO. sir As far as am advised no,
/ one Mexican has been Imported into
Fort Worth and Denver TERRITORY"
Many new people going into that
Eyes, sir. with the return OF conn.
dence In the possibilities OF the Pan
handle, many new people are going
thcre, and We look for quite nm Influx
OF Immigration In the near future,
pecnle who have remained stendsast
In their faith and with Foresight
enough to diversity their operations are
IN ~ good shave possibly ns In INV
other section OF Texas. In fact. things
In the Panhandle have taken ON
much more roseate hue, and we are
al rejoicing at the return OF prosperity
to that section"
Not only the Fort Worth and Denver
railway but the oltv Of Fort Worth ns
wei VIII he benefited by these i'm
proved conditions. The concern OF one
is me concern OF ALL In those matters.
and three or four million bushels
wheat CROP and big crop OF cotton in
me Panhandle next year means much
for all interests Ns"
II y needless TO add that Major Coods
y truo and tried friend or the pan
hnnale ana that personally he roioiecs
muohiy over the general outlook,
ANOTHER EXTENSION,