The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-10
Polk Miller in Texas.
Forth Worth, TIE

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Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
sir.-I have been in Forth Worth three
days. and as there arc many Virginians
here, it is needless to say that have
not felt lonesome So far from It, have
had to divide up my time between them
Into such small particles, I feel that I
have Just had glimpse of each OF
them. The Nest boys. OF Louisa, brothers
to the present member of the House. are
prominent here. One OF them a physi-
clan. and the other two arc. attorneys for
leading corporations. among them being
the extensive plants OF the Armour d
Co., and Swift & Co. packing houses.
These establishments, while separate in
mama are evidently, one and the same. tor
the facilities for carrying on the great
business are arranged for their Joint
benefit ~. aeal
six millions of dollars are invested by
these firms alone. ands4then comes a
'stock-yard company" with at least
million more, including hotel for cattle
men and bank, with young Armour
and Swift in the directorate. ! was taken
through every department Of the Ar
mour Company, and It was an interesting
sight to witness the army OF employees.
every man OF whom had his special duty
to perform, and every second of time
profitably employed.
Their movements are like the soldier
going through the manual OF arms. A
going through the manual OF arms. A'great
the cold storage room ready for shpmcn
in. the time that 1t would take one OF our
farmers to kill and take a beef through
the blood letting process. It Is the same
with the hogs. Nothing is lost Of tho
animals, for hides, hoofs. horns and bones
have their value In the markets Of the
East and that which is not shipped away
Is turned into their, extensive plant for
the manufacture OF fertilizers. The strict
attention paid to cleanliness In all the
departments is one OF the attractive
features, and the perfect way In which
the machinery moves In the different
rooms which cover ten-acre lot. without
hitch, is marvellous. Speaking. OF the
way in which everything is saved and
turned into money. the manager told me
that "the squeal of the hog" was the
only thing they lost.
Eleven railroads come In here. md q
street car line connects It with Dallas.
thirty miles away, It will be the first
sand people, and II 1t grows In the next
ten years as it has in the last five. 1t
will have sixty-flve thousand inhabitants.
It has now forty-one thousand
The friends of the Rev. Mr. Hyde, who
was formerly pastor OF the Presbyterian
Church. on Church Hill. will BIO pleased
to know that his health Is entirely re-
stored. and that he Is doing good work
here.
r. r. Lee Camp OF Veterans meet every
Sunday In the City Hall. and they have
the largest camp In the South. This is true
OF the Sons of Veterans, who meet also
at the same time, w. p. Lane, Vir-
gilman, commands the latter, with mem
bership of about ono thousand,
start to-day for Oklahoma Territory.
and for a week will be In the prairie
country. can't say that I am enjoyIn'
the long, and tiresome rides on slow
trains down here with nothing hut vast
stretches of level land. house now and
then. and cattle roaming the fields, The