The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-02
A Letter From !. n. Simpson.
FL. PAso. TEXAS. Jan. q, 1904.

| I'll PASO. TEXAS, Jan. %, 1904.
j. . A. CAMPBELL, Editor of Belle.
fontaine REPUBLICAN.
As &c in the last Issue Of the Re-
PUBLICAN a letter from Mr.. FIR. d
g mpbeIl about the ostrich farm in
| Arizona, | thought / would drop a
line to you Ohio people and say how
we felt for you IN your cold, b.izzaro-
ly elm tie. We have bsen here over
six weeks, and have Not missed a da,
20 see tn su shining all day except
ing Two hours one day and three
| hours another day.
The city is filed with strangers
all the time. Last week was Carnival
week, bnt there did not seem to be
so many Strangers, although the
crowd was estimated from 10, 900 to
p. 600 each day. The r. ping contest
-vem.d to be the m, st interesting
eature to our folks. The men would
cope steer, throw him and tie hi
egs together in % seconds, and one
did 1t in 2lt seconds. l vas down In
Old NJ xico last week, but nv son
vas al h me as he was interested in
h. roping contest, for he can do the
anne thing.
Old Mexico is fast filling up with
.orthern people. Several colonies
nom Missouri. Kansas and Oxls-
homa have gone to- the southeastern
part, from 200 to 500 miles northeast
of the the City "f Mexico, and LOO
ind 300 miles sou' Invest OF Z Paso.
The country for 1u0 m |. s from the
cast seems tn b. very inviting, as
timb r is fine, water beautiful,
clear and full of fish; aI d green grass,
aud there IS said to be rain enough
for agri. ultural purposes
C lony of people from Oklahoma
G ty and Foss, Okloboma, ami vicin-
ty b"ug ht over 1000 acres of land of
h- M-xican Government al 20 cents
per acre. Another colony fr"m nv ar
Arkansas City had to pay 1920 per
ere for l20.0 900 acres, and yet two
uen settled over northeast of the
iboye land and paid only 35 cents per
ere. The Government will not sell
and in small quantities, for If 1t did
he price would be much higher. The
'hject is to get it settled with an in
iu-trious class of people.
We had only expected to remain
mere four or five weeks, as we had
been visiting in Nebra ka for six
months, but the winter is so grand
that We cannot pull ourselves away,
and l d, ubt it would be a risk to
leave now, as have not had an over
coat on so far this winter. The wind
does not blow as strong here as in
Kansas and Nebraska, although tney
say that in March they have several
laws of windy weather, and as it has
not rained for 6 or Z months, the
wind will undoubtedly raise a great
dust as ii is very sandy here, and one
cannot keep clean. The water il
n cd he l2
liver ed in large tanks and cans, and
very one has to buy water for drink
e purposes. The city has water
for other purposes the same as any
other place.
We see people here everv day from
nearly every state in the Union, ard
tne park is crowded with invalids
Turing the day from 9:30 in the morn
NJ till in the afternoon. Some of
hem can hardly walk.
Mrs. Cook and son, James, live a.
few blocks west of us on Missouri
s'reet. The Southern Pacific rail
-oad runs all of It's locomotives with
oil for fuel, aud they seem to have
~ much more power and run steady.
rod, on little Rogers engine the
bther d ~. hat with coal she could
not have made the time with more
than six cars, but she had nine cars.
A large ones and tull of people, m Ill
ana baggage. 1t surprised me as sh
vas only l6x2i cylinders and about
l60 flues and old standard gauge.
Toe city has more brick houses
than any city / was ever in. In fact
do not be i W know of an other
wit h 25 in a.population of 40 600.
Our trip over the mountains was
inn At
folks as they hal never seen the like
We came on the same train that a
week later was wrecked and SD mauv
persons killeu. We never can tell
even In health how near we are in
death. Almost all hav- spoken to
are greatly in favor of r nsev, 1t for
REPUBLICAN nomin. e tor Po-sident.
d J"dg. Parker, of NeS Y irk. win
b Democrat ominee. / will b
IL adieu. Respectfully.
J. ii SIMPSON.