The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-04-24

'ooNo ao tnouSn IL had not been re-
paired In that time. The Court
House is the most beautiful and
costly of any seen in the State of
Texas. 1t is built of yellow sand
stone out of the same quarry as the
capital at Austin and 1 think it
came from Burnett county, Texas.
1t has been several years building
and tho interior is MOI all completed
yet. About :wo miles north of the
county Court House and on the north
side Of the river the Armour and
Swift Packing Companies were en-.
ploying over Eve hundred laborers
building b., very large packing houses.
They had a little town over there
which | think they called Argrota.
While the County Building was
very attractive, far beyond your hum.
bic writer's ability to describe, yet
there were more attractive and in.
teresting features found inside the
building not the least OF which were
the officers who had been elected by
the people to administer the affairs
OF the county. Your humble scribe
had only been in the building few
moments when he began to meet
friends who were total strangers to
himself. : They were seeking to be-
come acquainted and urged the writer
to tarry longer and come again. The
writer had never had such fraternal
reception, especially among the of,
ficers and clerks Of such a wealthy
county and such a magnificent build
ing. The whole secret was that
nearly all the officers and most of the
clerks and assistants belonged to the
W. of w. and they we're thoroughly
alive and were anxious to meet any
persons who were strangers in their
midst and they never let an oppor.
tunity pass without being recognized.
However, NO one could realize what
this would mean unless he was
stranger In strange pla,e.
I will tell something of the street
car service ofthe city. The princi.
pal lines are all owned by the North
Texas. Traction Co. ThsYahaxa,a.
Mr. ef <eIeeeie essaifR nv 81 iFems s fS. !
Worth to Dallas, . distance Of over
thirty miles. This line had iust been
built and in order to hold the right
Of way they had run cars over the
entire line though they had to buy
the power from the light company to
make the run as their power house
was not yet complete. When the
writer left the city they were build
ing large power house at Handley
on the line from Ft. Worth to Dallas,
about 8 miles east of the former place
and in the edge of the cross timbers.
Other promoters were making sum
mer resort at Handley and it was
thought Handley was going to be
great resident district for the people
Of Fl Worth and possibly from Dal-
las. 1t will be remembered that
there is no timber, nearer Ft. Worth
than Handley and none very near
Dallas either, though Arlington is
about half way between Ft. Worth
and Dallas and is located in the same
belt Of timber that Handley is, and
wherever this post oak timber grows
the land is sandy and there is never
any mud, but nearly all the prairies
of this part are black, waxy and a
fright in wet weather.
The North Texas Traction Com
pany were changing all their lines
to the Standard Gauge and had all
the changes made in the center of
the city, but the suburban lines were
not all yet changed. Your humble
writer had just started to take in the
city by rail had only proceeded few
blocks when to his great surprise as
well as pleasure the editor of The
TIMES boarded the same car; he also
was taking in the sights of the West.
This was certainly o great pleasure
to meet with friend so far away
from home, and all SO unexpected,
as the writer did not even know that
the editor had come to the reunion
and he could hardly believe his own
senses at first. Well, as Homo has
said, he does not like the kind of
sponsors that the management of. the
reunion are furnishing. and the
writer is very much Of the opinion
Of brother Homo on the subject.