The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-09-13
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM TEXAS.

HARVEY, TEXAS, September g. 1902.
MtssTs Editors Some time has elased since l
have noticed anything in The UNION from this
far-away State. Summer Is on the wane. The
nights are cool and good sleep can be obtained
after the tolls of the day are over. The weather
in the months of June and July was unprece-
IDENTIFY hot. For about six weeks the thermome-
ter stood between 900 and 1907. The highest
point of temperature was in July-lU3 degrees.
Farmers of this locality have sustained ser1-
Gus losses to their crops by high water. The
latter portion of July was extremely wet. Rlv-
ers and creeks all overfowed and rushed wildly
over fields Of corn and cotton. causing total de-
struction of thousands of acres of those crops.
Besides this, there was damage done to rail-
ing tracks to the amount of many thousands of
dollars. The Braz0s river at the nearest point
to this place was three miles WIDE. The waters;
however. have passed away on their HOW toward
the ocean. The damaged roads have been re-
paired, and everything is once more in active
operation, and everybody happier than the far-
mers, who have been unfortunate not alone on
account of excessive varying weather, but are
being tormented by insects destructive to cot
ton. Boil weevils are making clean sweep OF
it, and there seems to be no remedy. Instead of
bale to every acre the average yield Will be
bale to every five acres. These circumstances
be bn Keen gDoddng along mindful Of
the fact that half a loaf is better than no bread.
and perhaps the time will yet come when all
and old mother earth produce abundantly when
the production is most needed.
The wheat crop of West Texas is fine, more
JldQ OIulldfy ylclu udtluB DccI MAUI. OO as q
whole. / do not think there is any very great
reason for complaint. If there had been a fail
ure in all portions of this vast State at the same
time the matter would have been much more
serious. The best flour is only 81 per barrel.
Among the enterprises in Bryan is the
making of plans and specifications for public
library building. to be called the Carnegie Lii
brary, after Mr.. Carnegie, who has generously
donated ten thousand dollars for its completion.
Work will commence early in autumn on the
building. 1t will be great addition to Bryan,
and the generous donor will ever kindly be re-
membered by her people.
One of the greatest drawbacks to Bryan, and
in fact to this State, is the whisky traffic. The
sale of the stuff that steals away the brains of
men is a curse, not only to the town, but also to
the surrounding country. Several of the coun
ties have for the last two years past been NOV
ing in the right direction to down. for all time
to come, the dram shop. Local option has been
fully established in Leon, Madison, Grimes, Cole
man and other counties, and heavy penalties are
imposed upon anyone caught selling intoxica-
ting liquor within their borders. 1t is hoped
that the prohibitionists will continue their war
upon the rum dealers until an everlasting VIC
tory shall have been gained. Then what glori-
GUS State will Texas be! Peace and plenty will
walk hand in hand, and this will be the best and
happiest country in the world. NJ.