The St. Louis Republic., 1902-10-17
nUREAU MEETING IN CHICAGO.
Great Southwest Excursions to Begin
In n Few Daya From Al Points.

IN rev Days From All Ho1nt9.
Details OF the formation Of the Central
Bureau. through which the Southwestern
railroads will advertise the country they
traverse. for the purpose OF inducing i'm
migration and development. Will be worker
out At meeting In Chicago next TUESDAY
or "Wednesday Of the committee composed
OF Bryan Snyder. passenger traffic man
ager or the Frisco; IL Z. TOWNSEND. gen
eral passenger agent OF the Missouri Pa
cincs John Seha Stian. passenger trafiic man
aSer o. the Rock Island. AMI George ].
Nicholson. passenger traffic manager OF
the Slnta Fe.
Almost al Of the railroads OF the South
west ara enthusiastically in favor OF the
formation or the bureau. and promise their
moral and financial support TO the Joint
agent. who Will be appointed at the Cni-
VIII be ratined at a general meeting 10
follow. which probably win he held at the
headquarters OF the Southwestern Passen-
ger Bureau IN 81. Louis
The kats' yesterday announced that. fol-
lowing the first regular colonlst excursion
date. next Tuesday. on October 5. It's pas
senger department VIII carry pasSeng RS on
tickets TO be sold for excursions at the
rate OF SO from ST Louis and Hannibal 70
ElStn. san Antonio and Galveston and IN
termediate points. covering Southern Texas.
Tickets viii be limited 70 thirty days from
date Of sale. with stop-cvers IN either d.
rection. and free side trips. covering mO.e
than thousand miles on branch lines. II
= stated that II Is tie purpose OF he Katy
In making this rate TO overcome the travel
llluuCeo p[ bne EAlherinE OF the southern
Pacific land agents and their friends on
Tree transportation. via the Mississippi Val
ley lines ard the Gulf. No serious reallt
IS expected 70 follow. and no other lines
nave YET given notice OF making similar
The Southern Pacific movement Is one for
colonization. II IS hoped that this road VIII
also Join IN the general movement for a
JOINT proceeding Tor advertising the South
west. In addition 70 its Individual enurts
Commenting upon the proposed plans for
systematic settlement OF the new lands fha
Manufacturers Record says:
The Northwest became famous for the
wheat fields developed ard the cattle raised
therse Now Oklahoma and Kansas wheat
beats anything in the world and wheat
growing In all the Southwest Is on the In
crease The southwest Is full OF cattle
horses. hogs. sheep ana goats Cotton is
grown almost as Tar north as the Kansas
line. and tho cotton crop OF the Southwest IL
already almost one-half OF the entire pro
duction OF the United States. The rlce fields
the rice culture Of the United States and
have made fortunes for the Northern men
who largely own them. while rice lands have
increased in price from * cents an acre 10
Sl5 and 20. There Is almost nothing that
grows that viii not thrive I'm the south
west.
in horticulture hardly a beginning has
been made and yet Missouri and Arkansas
and Oklahoma agDles now lead the world.
Peaches OF wondertnl coloTing and flavor
dian Territory and Oklahoma. and pears
and plums and Strawberries and grapes
and all the small fruits grow 70 perfection
all over the Southwest Truck farming IS
making farmers rich. There are vast
forests Of hardwood and pine and there
are lead. zinc and other ores There Is the
gas belt, splendid coal. oil and all thai. and
more"