El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-11

of the benefits to be derived from cot
ton mills and have little to say on po-
litioal subjects. Farmers are advised
to quit talking politics and devote
their efforts to the up-bu1ldlng or the
industrial interests of their respective
being generally needed, and as
result this lie going to be one OF the
dullest political campaigns ever known
In the state.
THE COTTON ACREAGE.
Cotton plan ting for this season Ia over
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of the state. and the ground is ready for
the reception of the seed in the
northern part of Texas. Reports
received here from the several sections
of the state show that the cotton acreage
this year in Texas and Indian Territory
greatly exceeds that of last year.
The principal cause OF this
increased acreage is the high price OF
past several months. To be sure, the
cotton producers, except in rare
instances, have not pro6ted by the
advance in prices of cotton, owing
to the fact that the product had reached
the hands of the spectators before the
advance really begun, but the
effect with reg ard to increased acreage
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Queer bad reaped the
profits of the high prices. The cotton
raisers confidently hope that the high
prices now prevailing will continue
through the forthcoming season, but
it ia unlikely that their expectations
will be realized. The prospects now
point to An overproduction, which will
cause q great lowering of prices, with
the result that the producer OF the
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60 far in profits are concerned, than
he has been in years past. The es-
| tablishment of numerous cotton mills
in the state will, however, give him
the advantage of q better home m arket
at higher prices than probably other
wise would have prevailed. Much of
the increased cotton acreage in Texas
is new land. The cotton belt Of the
state is being gradually increased
year by year. A few years ago it was
not known that cotton GOULD be raised
in certain sections of the Panhandle
and Southw Texas: now those Sec
tions are large producers OF the staple,
placed under cultivation year by year.
THE BRAzOS VALLEY.
The great Brazos River food OF last
year destroyed over 500, 1000 bales OF
growing cotton. That vast, rich valley
has been reclaimed, and will again
"blossom like the rose" this year. II
is now known that the disastrous over.
flow was blessing in disguise. The
waters, when they subsidized, left q
thick, rich sediment on the ground
which will add to the producing quail
ties of the soil many fold. The whole
valley is again under cultivation, and
IL is estimated that the cotton yield
this year will be double the amount of
the destroyed crop Of the lsst year
Immediately upon the suosiding of the
food the planters In the valley put
Their negro field hands to work, and q
marvellous result has been obtained
within the past six months. New
fences, new plantation buildings and
other Improvements have been made
through the devastated valley.
According to reports received here
there is also large increase of the
wheat acreage of the state this year
This product is grown principally in
the Pan handle section. Scores OF new
farms have been opened and planted in
wheat. The growing crop Is in foe
condition, aud the indications for fine
yield are very promising. The growth
of the wheat-raisiue industry in Texas
has stimulated the establish ment Of
many flour mile. all OF which are doiDl
large business.
NEW SETTLERS COMING.
There is q large stream of immigra-
ton flowing into Texas at present
) These new settlers are coming prin
cipally from the northwestern states
They are seeking milder climate
where their energies when we'll direct
ed will count for more than they do il
the cold and cherries climate from
which they came. The railroads are
largely responsible for this influx O
settlers. The emigration agents Of al
the principal railroads entering Texa'
have been busy working up an interes
. in Texas among the farmers OF the
northwest, and that their efforts have
been successful is shown by the biz
tide of imm grafton now flowing into
the state from those sections. These
new settlers are locating mostly lie
South Texas, where lands are
cheap and in close proximity
to good markets. Many of then
will engage In truck farming in the
coast country. This industry has had
great growth In Texas during the
past few years. Thousan Is of cars OF
vegets oles are annually shipped from
Texas to the northern markets, and
the business is Increasing every year
The melon growing industry around
Corpus Christi has assumed mammoth
proportions. For several years after
this industry was started the grower
bad hard time getting their m elOn.
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