The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-21
WESTERN IMPRESSIONS.
A Recent Resident Of Town Iells of Ills
troubles.

A Recent Resident Of Town Iells Of His
troubles.
Mr. Harry L. Whitelock. who. until
short time ago. conducted a shoe store in this
town, writes an Interesting letter TO the
HERALD on travels through the southwest.
He is travelling for the Capital City Shoe
Manufacturing Company, Of Hrrrisburg, Pa.
His home now is IN Reading. The letter was
dated at Hot Springs. Ark. Mr.. Whtelock
first speaks of Dallas, Texas. He says it is
one Of the best business centers in the state
aud, ia some instances reminds one very
much of SheuaudOah-sO far rs the muddy
streets are concerned The Southern towns.
he adds, are very much in need Of mud
scrapers The mud is black heavy,
sticky kind, and hard to get of the shoes.
H. sticks like wax. Mr.. Whitelock says
Texas has a great future. It only requires
first class farmers to produce the best Of
crops One of the troubles is that the farmers
undertake TO cultivate too much land and
having to depend largely ON hired help, thy
often meet with failure. lfsome good north
ern farmers were to buy small arms and
work them as they do in the north they
would get much better results One great
feature Of the land is that it needs no fertl-
izing In fact the farmers DO not use the
barn yard msuur,, but move the stables and
then set fire to the heaps Of old straw,
manure, etc Mr. Whiteock speaks Of the
cotton industry and says that during his
travels he saw thousands upon thousands Of
acres of cotton which the farmers
did not attempt to gather, owing to the low
price it is bringing in the markets. He took
a trip through Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory The towns remind one Of country fair
grounds The places were filed with far
mers and horsemen. At Wichita, Kansas
Mr.. Whitelock was laid up for a few days
with the grip. 1t is wonderful, he writes, to
hear the people Of Wichita talk the Kan
sas boom" few years ago Eastern capital
flowed in by the hundreds Of thousands.
Everybody was crazy to take mort cages at
s to to u per cent, and they got them-"in
the neck" He was shown lots in Valley
Center that sold during the boom for $500,
and many of them are now sold for taxes
One man offered his $500 lot for 81, with an
offer of So 1t is not hard to perceive what
became of the Eastern capital. True, Kansas
is now in better shape than for years Any
one wishing investment would no doubt do
well to buy land there now without doubt,
some time this land will be valuable. Texar-
D a
/ Texas and Arkansas. The post office is built
on the line of the two states, doing away
with one post Office and answering for botl
cities In the Texas portion of this town a
liquor license costs 5000, while in Arkansas
the law requires 81 800 street divide.
the two states Mr. Whitelock then turns his
attention to Hot Springs, Ark, and says some
very interesting things concerning it. Out
side Of the hot springs, about % in number
the town has no particular attractions 1t il
built in a valley and has mountains on eacl
side The springs are wonders. The wate
boils out of the ground so hot that you dom
care to hold your hand in it long. Th,
government owns the ground and has place.
several drinking fountains on the main street
The people who live in the city carry tn
water home in jugs to drink. There ar
about fifty invalid soldiers in the government
hospital There are government bat
private treatment. Hundreds of peOpl
S bathe in them daily free of charge. The cit
reminds one of Atlantic City. Every othe
O house is a hotel, OF y boarding house. Fac
b. prominent hotel has its private hot spring
, bath. The government regulates the charge
in all cases, so that no one can be overcharge
. for the baths The writer closes the lettC
!. with wishing his many friends in Shenai
doah happy New Year. and says, as pos
j. script, that Hot Springs is full of members
h the Elks from all parts OF. the United State
;. At one hotel he was introduced to no le
: than fifteen, one being from Junco, Alaska.