The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-27
AMONG THE PINES
A Trip to Salem, One Of thA rs-c.
Mill Towns

m.
"'i Towns.
SAFE m. Newton County. TeIu M
From Laurel to salem. twe,ys ~
NJ .ho former .a,,, M.
.,,1.. N'p' ine sal
Noous missionary Iiaa The gsH
! to become the guest Of Mr. Crj
iof tho SABINE Tram comn.,,.
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"'i''' ''''''''' i'e'''''u III amol'i'a
well nroomed and speedy trot..s|
seated in a remarkably easy ,,aI,,
Al. e,,f,h ana b,s
~ - anu "'' s'a'se VET \
INTO me dense mass OF fragraa. ID
lowered up wall-like on either 4,
hi.i,v.,. AZ suf,,c,on, .r,o,,,,.,
, s.'s'"
merry ana iifmhess 10 delight te 4
heat of The most enthusiast. L.
. of pord roads
- a.. .,u... 49,.
MA ".t's 'ne sre'ch pe'Vss
/ and Salem the senses OF sight ~
! luNufiate IN me boundiess iaya1 !
poured lu his charming bit Of ~
Texas. iiere the nagno.a seeks q
| thr ocnei ard tass. Hated rnt Z I
ling alstuiinous heights, and ..
( p,rim.e of The formers crsarT 4
| giles with the balsamlc oiua 4
llattcr. making a combination TO ID
heatt OF nan III unalloyed AA |
| anG there we catch fleeing I'D
clearings, where the woodman III !
l.le farm planted In corn and y-g1
.Ahuct midway between the az
paper shell pecan and fruit ofsd
| odd Mai3r Holmes Is locaiei N
scme twenty-five or thirty an,
ma or came TO Texas from ySl
wien a mere child, and as yutirJ
! nav d with Indian boys In Tie W
Nfvt5u and Jasper counties VI.
/ tirco score years ago.
Beyond Major Holmes plact, ~
pns sing rayine, q small blna Z
I lifted their heads. gazed at IL
I travellers with an expression t!sSl
/ pi,,i with curiosity In their ra !
/ 7yes ana The next instant rs1 !
/ vllifo flags and went boundlrs q
dl( Ter ! a''n ri'le that was rspl.s "a
lseon.st eniovment to the new7ee
| si1uaiv. Sarlam. the htadeua.s
can u ~ the famous Cow Cru
| cnrnisany. was reached, all 10
M roughly delightful had ben =
~ rt1rh The nine timber land.
snlen, Is one Of the largest ~
~ ,- y o Yellow nine dlsrs
! i..''7 T., jcas many well ha.U
ronfor,ahle and attractive hog
rcs'ive of rermanency.
me village is located near "
of lsie COW creek. twenty-sk ~
of Nswton and about twelve rDu
( rom Saldne river. The conip'n
row Grated In December, "a y
S ,, ,. w. a. Mans Dennis Call, w
a,' , I'm NcKinnon. Since thu
~. , ~ bay, rstired. and h.
now ,onsi-ts Of Messrs. AdaM
! M COW --reek Trans roai
III nallv superior TO any IN lsa
decd The entire South. is ~
n'il"s ~ rack laid with ,hiriyaN
s,,cl ra,ls is Ms smooth and ff-n
- , 49,, .r,,nk line.
% 1.S p, Tr9,,,'s system Of sv'@s
= ne -, ~ 4. ,Lcroi,rhly up.to.i,at
h l, anci,es # ,r yno'p poIling stock ~
firs,-class material only, nan,
eines and about seventy on \
THO post, missionary learhs
M ono half crews load Oh Nv
Of 4 30 0Nn feet per month, ~
ne Ni'ia i ho ~ The saloon, rssl
. .tl,o, ',, =" n large lumber cay
, ,iiie' w hanpiiv conspicuous Y
scncr. Salem has a greg. r r,s, 1.
,ion ms no less than faty.Inrr..
noyvspnpers and periodicals rss
NOR wny 10 the postoff'ce \ =,
An families are given as n r. NJ N, N
,, ~, CA can , 1,n,,, of thrift, Z, "
a a,,d , nn n,,e: enyelops the enlls
cnpta,ln ' Ge9rgr wo ns an.
cultured and wholesome, f hus,Ss
OF energy and n man o. S,UA
lon.d before siin-up WI ia IN NJ
s,nte e,1 os n hov and served e VIZ \
i; ,'' tho Twentv-first New lwn
IN mn, ne ia VII" ,heory that "a w
:, pre e. o . ,oo e,l'u man" was nsvt' w
cn ;, III H Ina" came m to Texas \,
drifted into wocdsmasnas !. th
h hls , 'nr', 81 hem. .n. y
n e Movers, engineer ., W. W. q
.riin, has filled The p s,ss sp. rs j..
eucross for the past I'VE y n
NM Or running mate W. u pts \
Sa'IG "a q IN r. an. ss.s lE'si sr..I
boon with tho company WY
is highlv efficleei. ~. ,sdsit
Milan Halladay, Nv ,smlln
intondent. Is tho 10 ,ps ssib.enee a., 4