The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-12-02

is being metamorphosed. Formerly
the long horn was the undisputed
king. Great ranches, like the Canada
ranch were devoted entirely to his
pleasure and up-bringing. The popula-
ton was spare, not many men were
needed for the work, when they came
to town things hummed, but they did
not come often and there were not
many of them. Now such ranch dis
the Canada with it's fifteen thousand
acres that supported fifteen hundred
cattle and a dozen men, is being made
to support hundreds of men and their
products finding a market and their
wants to be supplied are making Cor
pus city of more Importance than
it ever was before. Corpus is known
as the city of Oleanders, the yards
are beautiful with them and their
fragrance is every where. The walks
and roads are of crushed shells and
the whole city is delightful original
and interesting.
We wish some of our readers could
prevail upon themselves to take this
trip in January. Since these Julia"
letters have been published numerous
friends have inquired as to the coun-
try, the expense of going and what ar
engagements could be made These in
quiries led us to take the matter in
with Fowler and Brothers with very
happy results.
1t seems that Julia" has mate
since we saw her, the Hazelton, new
hotel car just purchased by the firm.
We are assured that if there are
enough Crawford county people who
would like to go the Hazleton will
make its trip on Tuesday, January
9Th, from Denison instead of Kansas
City.
This would mean that the tourist
from here would go to his car be as
signed his berth and he would have
it all through the trip. There would
be no change of cars, no hunting for
lodgings in strange hotels, no hap
hazard meals at lunch counters and
restaurants. Meals would be served
on the car and our Crawford county
people could eat and rest and sleep
at leisure while the prairies of Kans-
as and Oklahoma and north Texas
went spinning by.
Up to date about half dozen have
definitely decided to go on this ex.
cursion while more than that number
have told us that they will go if
they can arrange their affairs to make
the trip
The expense will be very light for
such a lengthy trip The railroads
give homeseeker's rates. These are
open to any one and can be gotten
by all on that date whether they go
with the Crawford county party or
not. The peculiar advantage is in
having the hotel car at your disposal
as home for the entire trip. The
cost is but a dollar and half a day
less than the cost of living at the
average hotel. This is figured at fifty
cents for lodging and 80 cents for
each meal. Allowance is made if for
any reason a meal is not served on
the car. The entire trip covering near
ly 1000 miles of travel can be made
for fifty dollars. 1t will be delightful
to get away from the cold and snow
to take off your coat and go around
in your shirt sleeves enjoying green
vegetables and the sight of flowers.
1t is not as pleasure trip alone that
we would recommend it. We have
been honest in our letters. We be-
lieve that south Texas offers great
opportunity for any man who is will
ing to work as hard there as he does
here. We believe that the farmer
can raise two crops there white the
northern farmer is raising one and
that he can live at less expense while
his crops will be worth more. We be-
lleye the Canada ranch which is be-