Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-10-04

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''e'es ee"'ieu the'e IL "oulu hot pe as
'"teN'S Popu'ateu per Siu"ft "iIe as -
."e 7'"'e u MASSACHUSETTS, NOW III lo'o
itAhH ttili HlIttl -,-DJ,,l-O lllHDlldulS, IL
IL no" sleitle" th"t IL mas =" ooo'ooo.
II mas sueh aiVersilea son anu climate
'h"' II Is eapaole OF producing the
prouucts Oh the tropics ana Oh the tenn
peF"'e %ohe' It's son Is irui'iui ana only
'eeoS 'l''ers 10 make II produce crops
'iiHt "ouia astoh'sh 'he "oria' IN 1879 II
proauceo ohe-thira Oh tne cotton crop OF
the ohl'eo states; IL Is the great cattle
falslps s'ate' IL can DC hiaue 10 produce
"hea'' eorh' ana other eefeais 10 supply
the marEets OF thls continent; ana IN the
production OF sugar cane, fruits ana
Neee''p'eS 'ts poSslplil'les are truly Won
defiui.
Texas mas made great strides IN agrlcul-
ture, manufactures ana IN industrial de-
So fSN 49,
probably make greater IN the next. For
young men not afraid OF hard Work, 1t Is
an inviting hela OF iaDor.
Inc eSeutslohlsts ieit fort " orth Dec.
lor houston, Zoo miles distant, where
theS arrived at midnight, having passed
through hue agricultural country and
numerous villages en- route. Many heids
OF cotton remained uhpieked on account
OF the 10" price oil that staple
Ihe citizens OF houston were pleased to
meet the eXcurslohlsts, and escorted
them through the city, TO the stockyards,
cotton presses, gin ana cotton seed OIL
Establishments, with which II was well
provided, and also to the agricultural falr
there being held, where the various pro-
duets OF the section were on exhibition
and with which the delegates were much
pleased.
Houston boasts OF a public bath house
supplied with warm water derived from
an artesiah well OF an apparently unehd-
ing source. The city OF Houston was
named IN honor OF Gen. Samuel Houston
the hrst governor OF Texas. 1t Is forty
Hl'e hieS hot1 hives. VI N'aiEe7toh ny the
railroad and is upon the banks OF Buffalo
bayou by which 1t Is connected with
Galveston by steamers. IL has popuia-
ton OF over 3o'ooo, Is a well iaic out town,
with good buildings, banks. churches,
foundries, machine shops, manufactures,
etc, several daily papers, and ships large
quantities OF cotton, corn, wheat and
other agricultural products.
In the evening we resumed our journey
to Galveston, where We rested for the
night. The next day, under the escort OF
the secretary OF the chan Der OF commerce,
we were taken about the harbor on barge
and tug and to the Jetties at the entrance,
the south one being seven and one half
miles long, and the north one five and
one half miles, built OF stone by the gov
eminent. This immense work has been
OF great benefit to Galveston In InCreas-