The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-09-15

laKeS VIII pe openeu lor the naVl-
CATION and water rates will prevail
here. Railroads will be extended |
in all directions, and the fruit and
vegetable business will grow into
dimensions which cannot be esti-
mated; Jefferson becoming the
point of concentration and ship
ment. No finer soil and climate
can be found and the markets for
its product will expand with the
immense supply. The people of
this section of the state especially
SHOULD pull together to secure the
building of such railroads, and dis.
courage every prejudice among the
people which in the least degree
deters them from coming into and
developing the country" Judge
V. w. Grubbs in last issue of the
JIMPLEcUTE.
The JIMPLEcUTE is delighted to
know that there is one man living
in the prairie section of the State
who understands and appreciates
the vast benefit and the import.
ance of improving the waterways
leading to Jefferson, thereby giving
a water point within the state, 1t
is true the Judge did not enter in
the detail advantages which would
accrue to that portion of the State,
tributary to the water point. While
the Judge only touched on the
fruit and vegetable question, yet
all farm products would be greatly
benefited; the benefit will be so
great that actual demonstrations
will have to be made for those ben.
ehttdd to comprehend it. The
saving to the country within 100
miles of the water point will be
something near ONE MILLION dol
lars each year. This is approx
mately the estimate placed on the
saving by 80 high an authority as
Commissioner Colquitt. Judge
Grubbs did not touch on the great
wealth producing raw material,
with which this section abounds-
iron ore. In every section of the
country where iron ore is found and
developed, the country is not only
in prosperous and healthy finan.
cial condition, but wealth is accu-
mulating rapidly. Another advan.
tage a water point has is the
congregating of manufactures, be-
cause of the cheap rates, both on
raw material and products of the
plants. No enterprising man ever
opposes the building of railroads.
No one can assign any good reason
why railroads should not be built;
it would appear as reasonable and
sane to oppose civilization as to
oppose building of railroads. No
section of the country is regarded as
enjoying the high state of civilation
as the section interspersed with
railroads. No better indication of
the prosperity or the prospective
prosperity of a country than for
railroads to seek to bnild through
it The JIMPLECUTE ia glad that
Jefferson can number among ita
friends one so influential as Judge
Grubbs He has rendered more
efficient service to the educational
interests of the State than perhaps
any leading man in the State.
While the Judge has rendered in.
valuable service to the great cause
of education, yet the JIMPLECUTE
questions if he follows up the ques,
ton of a water point within North.
east Texas. that he will not have
from a financial standpoint by
leading the people to fully under.
stand and appreciate the prosper
ity to be gained by reason of the
waterpoint equally as great as ever,
Those who can should hold their
cotton Do not forget more people