Mexico weekly ledger., 1903-11-26
Away Downs in Dixie,
BY DIR. H. <. nINDE

To the Editor OF the Ledger
Twenty-four hours out from %.
Louis, on 1.-The Katy" brought US 70
this iourishing city of Texas. Through
southern Missouri, Indian Territory
and Northern Texas was a delightful
trip. When we reached here ten days
avo IL was like our July and August
weather; too warm in the day Tor COM
fort. We felt that we had made a
narrow escape from the cold wave IN
Missouri, aud were feeling sorry ior
you people in Mexico.
We had passed through a vast cotton
region with cotton on the right cotton
OH the left, and cotton everywhere
with the southern darkey and mule
In sight all tho time, we were begin
ming TO realize that we were sure
enough, way down in Dixie, when all
at once here came the Texas "norther"
and we we're forced TO hustle into our
oyercoats and go chattering around
the street corners hunting a place TO
warm. and for live days now these
chilling blasts have been freezing out
these deIusions OF a sun-brlght CLINE
the year around in Texas
Nevertheless II is a great state, ana
the yastness OF Its territory, and the
wonderous population Of these cities
is beginning TO dawn upon me. Fort
Worth and Dallas, only thirty miles
apart, have a population OF forty.tiye
thousand and slxty-tve thousand,
respectively, with the finest buildings
and all the modern improvements OF
great cities. Yesterday we passed
through the great packing house
plant OF Swift & Armour, represent
ing a capital, | should think, OF three
or four millions Of dollars. We saw
them killing beeyes at the rate OF loo
per hour, and wijnessed the whole pro-
cess Of disposing Of the entire carcass.
They work up and utilize every part
of the animal don't think my wife
will want to eat any more beef for the
next month.
Fort Worth has the finest court
house | ever saw; all fine marble finish
and costing s25O,000 In Dallas saw
one building that will cost, when
finished, s750,O00.
In Dallas we were the guests OF DR..
ii. A. Bourland and wife, whom many
of our Mexico people will remember
with much pleasure. We celebrated
our forty-f fifth wedding anniversary in
their elegant home, and we're shown
over the city with their nice horse and
buggy. | wish l could hear that our
Methodist people in Mexico have had
as good a meeting as the great Bour-
land meeting many years ago. Yester-
day we met at the Stock Exchange,
j. W. Montague and son, and to-day
Mrs. Hinde has gone to return Mrs.
Montague's call, which she enjoyed
very much the other day. You are
liable to stumble on to a Mlssourian
any where in Texas.
l very much enjoyed the Methodist
Conference in session here the past
week. The Methodists have four large
conferences In Texas. All the demon
nations are well represented and have
fine churches In these two cities.
The temperance cause is also -four
ishing In Texas, not less than three
fourths OF the country being under
local option. AS between Democrats
and Republicans, the Democrats are
overwhelmingly in the majority. They
are very proud of their two Senators
Bailey and Culbertson. We are the
guests in Fort Worth OF Mrs. Hinde',
brother, T, + Hurd, formerly Of
Palmyra, who with his wife, Sun aud
daughter, are making us feel very
much at home In a few day we ex
pect to be with our daughter in Sar
Marcos.
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