The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-16
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" nat the Fertile \,
OF OIL! Harris cou 's
Will Produce.
Land IN that is or,,.
in Value. '0M
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lana faithfully and hs. a.
crops and secured good r i =
iSOo square miles In H.rr,,
n n is prairie intersp.r..s ~, =
from the southern boundary, e.
' 70 the northern boundary, ST.
mere Is a gradual elevation. u,
efous streams coursinr ,,, "
the lands Of Harris count, !.
drained and with raiIro,s.
in all directions from Hou.to, !.
section of the county that !. =
easy reach of transDo,..
SOIL in the prairies Of tina III,
OF the county is a black w..
IN the northern and eastern j..
ear'n is dark and friable. VII,
. lure Of sand. On the margin }, Z
RES especially where thers y !, ! Y
small pine trees, is found Inn ~.
yellowish soil, and in M s ~ n
dermg the streams is a desD slls'' a
sonable rains extend from p,,,"
Artesian water is found in Is,,.'.
quantities at from 400 to 1901 Il,
The principal water cOur,s. !.
Jacinto river White Oak, Bpi.,h
Green's, Cypress, Bray's ana r,.ss'
payous' and Clear and Spring ,r..., \
Jacinto river and Buffalo bavOr :.
igabie to the head of tide v,t..
rounding Harris county ara ~.
Brazoria. Fort Bend, Waller. No,,,.-
Liberty and Chambers couatIss-rss.]
classed among the richest and uos n
uuctive in the State.
The soil of Harris county will ri. 4
OF the crops OF the SOUTHLAND. On ,
cotton, oats and potatoes, sugar =, J
sorghum are particularly sisDts ! }
county, while for vegetables ,,t i.
truck generally the land Il u,.,,.4
The City Of Houston, with Ia NMl
habitants, offers a ready market b &
produce as the farmer does not ). 4 \
ship to the North. Not only Ma. ID
provides such means Of dlstribv.ln
reason Of its great railroad tacIISa
make it possible for a farmer TO b. n
touch Of many markets in which /, i.
his crops.
Harris county i5 not only A IRA
but an excellent stock raising ,eso, 4
prairles are covered winter and MI
with highly nutrltlve grasses To- 4,
purposes or for live stock no, }tttg b
ton could be chosen.i White tlsw I
Bern uda grass go well together aM u
a permanent pasture. The many srss
the abundance OF shade afforded II
timber which intersperses the rints d
the cheapness OF the lands are aiVila
which are being appreciated by not \
men, who realize what handsome n
result from giving proper care and a
tion to cattle.
There Is no county In the STATE "
has so many acres OF grass lands lr';'
on or close to railroads. This Is tal
the great number OF transportstioa y
that center at Houston. The nsarrial
these lands to the railroads make y
valuable for hay when not snployal
other purposes. As Houston Is the ~
pal hay market Of the State thi; 1 ~
considerable item in the consdeiana
the value OF Harris county lands Eps
pronounce the Harris county grass =
class. the best in the State, Ia tact Y
well known to all who have engage
the cutting of hay on Texas pral'la
the grasses improve after every cu'a4
1t need not be supposed that lass' =
ris county lands are best FOR Day ~
pasture. When properly culllSapa
will raise cotton, corn, oats oails'
let, potatoes, peas and beans eaaal Y
in the State, and as for gardens aa
wonderfully productive.
To the Intelligent, thousaaui
seeker who can realize that 'ns =.
Texas will, within twenty years
in population, first in producu''n''N
In wealth and first In all the ssS.''
of greatness Of all the States u li' !.
it must be clear that lands i :
county. now so cheap, will nslos :
years pass. be eagerly sought BY 'as'
are slow to discover the trend o. y
opment. but quick to seize opp0''s',.
once the development has been =
plished, ~ ~
AS Houston grows in populaa0l Z Z,
pands in area, so will the iano' va ~,
county enhance in value A' ~ !,
population requires greater s''eA, :. ~ Il
visions. so will the demand upon ~.
ers of the county increase 70 'u li.'
requirement. AS Houston Dly .,sa
a city of cosmopolitan size Aus a,
will its citizens spread out WIN i -,
urban homes and pAsl" v..a
grounds. 1t is not too much TO eva ,,.'s,
the next generation VIII - ,,,.hs
city of a quarter of million n =, Il, "a
The growth of the city Wi'nll r,.,y
cade has been large, but ", y, MD
great as it would have been D. ..s Il
throughout the North been .. ~, /
mitted people to avail tnsI ssa,,
opportunities offered in the ~. sY. s,5z
There is no question that ~, ,m.rs.l
day as the milling point 2. d VI
nearing a close. The cor os must y
mills, it has been deolusnrl eras Is
the fields of production rrodatlus :
p s' the 'i uaI . i aoS:5'R b 1 Il :;
IN not appear reasonav'ss largest