The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-04-05
VICTORIA, TEXAS.

Mr.. w g. Salmon, who .ecentlv
made trip 10 Victoria, Texas, in
the interest Of the Gullett estates,
furnishes us with the following de-
scription OF Victoria, taken from the
Burcham (TeXas) Press:
"Victoria Is known everywhere as
the city of roses IL also ought to
be known as the city Of roads. Such
public highways are not found In
many places There il nothing to
compare with them this side the
turnpikes of Middle Tennessee and
old Kentucky, unless it DO the shell
roads along certain driveways on
Galveston Island. These roads and
streets were secured through an issne
Of county aud municipal bonds, S45-
600 for the county aud 81 900 fJr the
Town.
an addition TO having the best
streets Of any town of its size in
Texas, Victoria has an no to date
citv hall, erected by bond issue
amounting to less than $40 600. The
tax levy for all purposes, including
a sinking fund to take care of the
nnblic improvement bonds, is Ouly
OD W. VIC PIOD NhludllOu,
by reason Of ita good roads, Vic
tOria has more millionaires than any
town Of like proportions In the
world. Several royal families of
cattle kings are residents of the
place, and the homes Of some Of
these would do credit to the fashion
able quarters of Fifth Avenue.
"Fireman's park is ia the very
heart Of the city surrounding the
standpipe. This park or plaza il
provided with band stand rustic
seats, shrubbery, flowers and a foun-
| tain. 1t is not as large rs some
parks, but the grass is greener and
the trees are better kept. Victoria
is a city which seems to have pro-
per regard for sanitation. There are
no signs forbidding you to spit on
the pavements, but after you see the
we'll Kept conditions of the walks,
you either loose the desire to ex-
pectorate, Or else hunt up a cuspi-
| dore.
Tine name-'City of Roses'-is
given Victoria on account of the
Cherokee rose bushes which grow in
such prOfusion as to form hedges.
These hedges, nsed as fences, are en-
tirely proof AGAINST marauding
stock. A RABBIT would have to use its
utmost endeavoLs to get through
them. The Texas long horn, the ra.
zor back, the tentative sheep and the
decisive goat cannot pass. The
hedges are not proof against Jack
DAVIS, however. Another method is
used for reducing the ravages of the
troublesome birds, with which the
entire country appears to be alive.
One field in PARTICULAR was passed
where every hedge bush taller than
its fellows supported a dead bird,
hung up as a warming to the living.
In bird language it meant the same
thing as posted does to us.
1t is only in the past few years that
in Victoria county King cotton has
disputed the soil with the Cattle
King. Last year the Mexican boil
weevil made the sustenance of the
agriculturalist fade into an irrede.
scent dream. 1t was the same
strenuous insect that came near
forcing Washington county farmers
into involu ntary bankruptcy. Agri,
culture is an addition to rather than
displacement of the 'hoOf and
horn Pie people of Victoria
county will continue in the COW
business for many years to come, if
indeed, they ever abandon it. Some
OF the largest ranches in the world
are located in this section. The
Cullett ranch is an interest," ting piece
of real estate just at present. 1t was
originally granted by the Republic
of Texas to high tide Later al
lands gave some promise of value the
holding was extended to low tide,
an increase of some two Thousand
acres to the estate Col, Newton G
GuIlett, who established the ranch
was drowned in the Galveston di
saster OF last year, and the ranct
, and a large amount of other property
is to be divided among distant heirs
who are getting into evidence from
Tampa, Fla, to Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
and from the Rio Grande to the
Rappahannock. The ranch will bt
partitiOned into eight divisions anC
some Of these will be subdivided II
: is probable that some of these subdi
, visions will be too small for ranches
, and they may therefore get into cul
tivation. 1t is only by death, liti
cation and partition thai the plow
, man all have any show against TIL,
3 cowman.