The St. Louis Republic., 1905-01-01


ON The FRISCO
acf-s Of Government Land wh',h ,ar 10.
| bought At 81 - ar .tTT.- ''jr.r isu.i 'a.
! b. bought und,r homestead law. I-i &c.,
Tor Sii sheep. AGgnrg goats and catFl.-
! faislrS. fruit and viu- Cuiti!r" pay vel
! III tins section. Tn. >.r"ni largest r'--S
/ nf Angola goats tn The Sruth~v>; = b.
| fancy County. In tn. United states th.r-
are not over is"'." az th-~- animals, shil~
| Europ. has -paur rh.:. - thus
| industry only in ~ iu!InCy. cut o' ~sisf.
| !o;t can /" r-t:.Z'7! "n small ,tyi;a;.
i'":v To tc d'v'l"E't- and TIE f-t>s'
I system Offers many f1yr=sbi- !t-atrsr~
| for IT. In pk!atond the -lriui:y - ~.
| Wichita Mountains affords ii.viti-S
field for exploration an! The Jsv"i'p-s.nt
/ ~ III. resources aif-aiy discovered points
, To = bright fUiUr" frT th!- section.
Th- modern immigration bureau. VIII
which all the Southwestern r''''. are
| .aUiII.d, j. mace specially prominent
/ feature with N" Frisco stem wh"r~ u
| has i."n most .if- tive in hrirgins To-.
| r-th": land and other opportunities art
/ tn. perfection ~ TN" system or a.
| these immigration departments fN
| ANYTHING in connection with tn" S'nthve.N
I AMI Il. details IL itS opportunities AZ"
I ~ Hsp'ly ami intericent!S SUPPLIED
/ ST LOUIS To SAN ANTONIO
/ From =, Louis to San Antonio * f,-
I cry. but direct connections between th-
| two citics az. igrniSh.d sy ~" Miss"ii'
| Kansas and Texas Railway Tracing 'ii-
| In. Cs this. oT- -: the mos; i'nprrtSn; sIrf
, comprehensive. "f IN. Southwestern s,s-
/ TENS it, tracks rI.u Though h. rch bot
| tom I4Ii,iS AM! IN" NJ p.,, t'.l. " N.s-onrh
! corn. citing a,t Franklin Junction with ~"
! Hannibal linz. which b.S"ctS the trdSf
! and general farming LANDS ~ IN" c.nt'h
| par' "f this STATE. In \ .oEihw.StrrlS dl-
I r.~t;Iu the rDII rHut!uU.S "1 fs ""lr>"-
! with Il lin. branching norih~"st u n.ih
! S.tS civ. uutN II f"G hes f'r<"F's ~
! From this point lis Hines raais'e >''!ih-
| east. north an, rur-hvS-'. covering IN
! oil and go I.lr of h rsS~ and IN. sr..'
/ head AMI ziur FIELDS - the iIIiln di-itl''
| and prg,..,!rg on is WAY The road rufs
| through thu .nJir. length "f Indiar i'rr
| tory .tuI. a pIrt Of plsliH'rIia .nto Lsss
| 10 which /: supplies Indispensable. cofn'nih
! cation rv ann extending t:'ri Snt'Net.n
! Ia TO Wichita Fails IA North Texas si'.s
| fr,m ''alv">'"n 70 san Anton, u, S"... ,,.,.
! Texas The rDrth."t. ana southern 4s:i
I ie!n, connected bv if- main lin" thr"iEh
Central Texas fr.rn north 90 south.
/ Th-f- ar- not half q dgz-m ON ..
! not reached bv ris.- vi, N n I read u
I fuTf shes c.lr..tsttrr.s4 -p al ipN9~ u pN''
ir.''' population ~ -. 'H-i,- Sta-e
| cent 'siS'ssy-Ii.~ - "t vu - nn"- IaN'
| i..."u Iu,'i.' L.ir Ns.Htd tais-
! cl'vs land. n.... and Nuth"S""- ~
| booming ,stv of lu,.itu territory; AID IL
! line serving rrr'i'syil,". 'Hney VIZ. Iois
ChaHut" anl other ka">a. oi c.h'-
i'm II c"ar.,,,,lIs IN. Rel River c,ur
| tir- "f Texas and feeds the TeHas btse.
| Stat. rn its Vas, Texas iir" IL has ~"
| v-l"I-i trrK farming. great area, -
! timber being rut o!; ari 'h- ilnd DIX
! successfully rUr ilt" tFuii ana ,ru.s
/ -. b r.,i~-rS. EJN" found fhe Ian! ai"hs
| ~ i,'"S par'i' ul"riy w"!l adopted 2" r.aca
l growing Missouri r-- wr"-i.h from N@S
| York Tho first place sm"Es States n sppl.
! raising and there j. u" --r'iui - The STAT.
From 81 LmIls along The iIi- of 'h' y
| X u =. {" S.dtlsu AZ" TIA. lo--ss lsu.ls
hirh mot only corn lands. ut ~
| 'luIs~ ap,.1e- s',. p.-'"fss move hirhiy 81
! vOrei and better cul"r.I thar anywhere ~
! 'ra United states an tho - indies ~ rf-
new M. & r. '"al N osiaho-la are
| tsra. GI.v-l.lrh AMI Frlrs.
| These rev towns ard III. 'ich fsrTninE
! iE'i'tcer MS for thousands in all hnes In
! T. dian TERRITORY -ii7.. arn lands siorG .h--
". X. * 7. which pI'd"c" a ha.@ aa.' &,
| tt!rry bushels at whsa; I" tie acre. wsiJ
| pas'nraS" IL ~. -"Hr rour. In TeSI-
| rice aud tri,k lands ar" ab'Indsnt aionr
has been uatl. in ouiprs. s"I.i "s. the iar'.
and taken away ~ ~. buyer.
| LruiSIhNAS REGiESF.2ATIoN-
| Drawing = straight line spIta from -
! I.nuis =" New orleans. Tr"r. than half the
| state rf Louisiana j. southeast of th.s
| city Tn" greater IIrt 1f that State th~rs-
\ fore. l. = part "f - I<gis'S !;ouiawssts-a
| '-rri''rV. I:ut ~ i not .ion. gsoersph!C-
| ally that rT.1' fHT' ~ Ton Sirra "sn p
| claimed a. itri ~ ~. great Scuth~e~f
An ora ~ =" IL. iTn.r' w:.is IS sertinE iu
In Vat Stat" j. marking r-g-n.rliiI-
| period fer IT. J'st a. Arkansas Is HslEg
rsdis'nv-r.'! ann rrs"ttlsd In Sorfhs'S1-
.rn i<ItsitIf. - IL southeast Missouri
Eastern. Southern and Southwestern AZ
esn-ts in -,gu;"vnrs inraiitl-. along ~.
-. ..0''i~ and Southwestern. or cotton
i."lt Route. =, soil y'rE similar Q" that @:
~. fruit and vegetable sections of E.ssr-
.rr Texas - found
II - sandy. inyr. GT.it-d with iron ard
| undsrIaid with r.i clay. Drainage cli-
| 70 the produr'i"p "f fruits ard v.Estab...s
nf 'h. finest quality. III. f.suits have
been encouraging in IN. planting .,
orchards that many new ones are being
se, "u. Fruit and truck land in this
section ~ Louisiana ar. very cheap as Vet.
much Of II selling at s. ami s. Per acre.
Truck and fruit mature in Louisiana and
East Texas from tw" =" siS weeks earlier
than in IN. Middle. Northern and Nor-h-
western States. rhe av-rss. price for
growers along the Cotton Pet, RoI.e have
| fruit Strawberries. blackh~rri.s. rasybef
rie-. 1ewherrie- and ruiberr:es grow wild
| In great PROPULSION On" Northwest LJuisi
! ana peach grower. who has produced tbs
fruit for thirty years. has had bu: too fail
ur.s 81 crops in that time He ships ear
loads 10 81: Louis Chicago and Denver IN
gYoa-I, IN this section as iarR. as oranges.
and fgs and grapes are also probably
grown CkrA- eggplant asparagus. can
ta,oupts and cabbage find . quick and
ready growth. and the future OF this sec
;inn as a fruit ard vegetable country IS
assured.
Resides developing this promising sec-
tion os louisiana the Cotton Belt RoIts
f. bringing forward through shfcient serv-
ice those sections OF the st. Francis
River country IN Southeast Missouri ana
| Northeas, Arkansas ~hich were former
ly the icst lands. but which. within twelve
years by the aid Of canals almost tWice
the hr1.h Of the PROJECTED Panama
Canal. have been reclaimed anil ere nov
| amonS the mos, fertile fn the world pro-
ducinS sesenty-ave bushels Of corn, 6 bale
OF cotton and thirty TO forty. halshels ce
wheat per acre irish poiatoe 1SsxSS
inches and 'u-nips Weighing Eve and
! one half pOun.is common vfuit and
vegetables rom this section afO shipped
by the Cotton Belt Ratlroad at ~ D. m.
reaching 81 Louis at O'Clock the ne1t
morniaS Land equal 70 Illinois land at Nss
An are can Be bought here for Sae and ~
Tie Cotton Belt Route. throsaGA con-
nectlons. also reaches thu rice 6ok and
the truck gardens ol Texsa To Gnch an
extent does IL cover the trick Lands Of
the Southwest that this rstlc1a1 could
also Be called The Garden Route