The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1897-02-20

an association. From this log and planl
built home OF the afterwards great mil
itary leader he hauled firewood to tn,
city. While still rejecting over mel
and their tides OF fortune, that othel
character, developed in time of peace
Hon. r. p. Bland, Of Lebanon, on oul
route, WAS mentioned by some one o.
the party who recollected his home
town.
IA school on every hilltop and a
church in every valley" is true of the
country along the St. Louis & San
Francisco Railroad. We found good
health, beautiful lands, fine streams
that never fail, cool summers, mild
winters, seasonable rains, fertile soils,
bounteous and diversified crops, prem.
iiium fruits Of all kinds, fine cattle,
sheep, hogs and horses, excellent
churches and public schools, and an
honest, peaceable, God-fearing people
serving benevolent God who has be.
slowed upon them all these blessings.
While all of US knew by heart by the
time we crossed the Red River and got
into Texas, where the eating stops on
our route are (all thanks be to Harvey,
few of the party knew that Paris, Tex,
the supper station, was the home of the
late ex.U. S. Sen. Sam B. Maxey. His
homestead in Paris is maintained bv
his heirs, and his large and rare library
is the pride of typical Texas city of
1000 people.
Paris is the end Of the Frisco road.
Here is where the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe Railway begins. The two
lines compose the Frisco Santa Fe
route from st. Louis to Fort Worth,
Dallas, Galveston and San Antonio,
and at the latter poiutmake connection
through to the City of Mexico. The
Gulf, Colorado Il Santa Fe Railway
penetrates the heart Of the State. Cot
ton and wheat make a great part of its
freight from the country between Paris
and Houston; and from there to Gal
weston the fruit lands, so much talked
Of everywhere, furnish most OF the
freight traffic.
Texas from the windows Of our train
ls enough evidence to prove that the
State is not In some sections Of the
understood. The high, rolling
presents scene Of cultivation
aud prosperity not expected by mary
of Us. The fact that Texas produces
one-fourth the cotton grown in the
United States was now more easily un-
lerstood. 1t was also noted that the
Santa Fe's train service, track and gen.
,ral appointments were continuation
If what we found on its northern con-
,ection.
Between Houston and Galveston, the
Coast Country as it is called, the
raveler via the Gulf, Colorado 4 Santa
e Railway is astonished at the healthy,
vell-kept orchards. There are raised
,ere pears and strawbe rries of the fin
st varieties. The fruits of the tropics,
With very few exceptions, are raised on
hese lands. Olives are being raised {
nd will be a valuable product. AS for
egetahles, anything the market calls
Or Is OF easy cultivation. 1t is a Curl :.
US fact that these lands we're idle up
D a few years ago. But H. M. String \
slow settled upon the idea that they a
'ere the very lands for fruit and vege-
sbles. He proved it by his signal and "a
rotitable success. Now the country Is
ling up rapidly, and people tired Of :, =
le cold North are coming in. They
ct the famous Cult breezes, good land, tt
ad in the case of some sorts of fruits OF
i'd vegetables, they get more than one
'op year. We had heard of Texas st
} q favorite State for immigration. n
he Santa Fe easliy from the car win. Y
,ws demonstrates what there 10 to 3,
'sw people TO this country. |.
Our train was due at Galveston TO- u
y for dinner, but has been delayed ~
ID will not arrive before night. So Vi
r our "better half" and ourself have tn
ID most delightful time on the =
hin with the several hundred editors, :,
cir wives, daughters and sweethearts, tn
ID everything is a. merry and social dc
the proverbial marriage bell.
until you hear from me at '.
Ilveston. ]. w. b. aa
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Last year the colleges Of the United :
ates received $4,000, 900 in gifts. 70
lite nice sum. ..n, 70
An Old Mans Counsel. -
Mr.. Monroe Davidson, Of Greenville, !
l., ssys, May 2lst, 1895: II have fo'
cd eRoyal Germetuer for Kidney on 1
'oubles from which / have suffered ~
IN boyhood. 1t gave me relief In pl,
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