The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-08-19
AN ENTHUSIAST
ABOUT TEXAS.
RAILWAY MAIL CLERK ON VACATION VISITS
DENISON FRIENDS.
THINKS TEXAS IS BEST STATE.
H. A. Post Grows Eloquent in Describing Rich
Possibilities Of Great Southwest.

wears been a valuable clerk in the
railway mail service spent Friday in
Denison. He is enjoying his vaca-
ton in a sort of prospecting tour
through Iowa and though he is loud ir
the praise of this great state. he
thinks Texas affords much greater
possibilities tor the young man.
mo one disputes said Mr.. Post,
.'the saying of Secretary Wilson that
Iowa land will some day be worth
5000 per acre, or that it is worth $50
to 1925 per acre now. But while the
Iowa farmer is working his head of
to earn interest on that large capitali-
cation the young man who goes to
Texas, trades one acre of Iowa land
for from three to fifteen acres OF
Texas land that will raise more valu-
able CROPS in the next five years..
''Just as an investment, Mr..
Post insists "ir is good for twenty
per cent a year, but as working
proposition it is still more valuable.
Land in California is worth from five
hundred to one thousand dollars per
acre, land which, with irrigation, pro-
duces the same things, and no more
of them. than the Gulf coast land
which can be purchased at from
twenty-five to thirty-6ve dollars an
acre. and which needs no irrigation.
The opening of the Panama canal
will give great impetus to all the
southern country and Houston and
Galveston are bound to become two of
America 8 greatest cities.
The climate of the Gulf coast is
fine. so Mr.. Post says. The cool
breezes from off the water temper the
heat and give plenty of moisture.
According to MIR. Post you can
raise most anything in this rich coast
country Our good friend corn grows
luxuriantly and there is no fear of
early frost. Mr.. Post declares that
he knows farms that went 70 bushels
to the acre last year. Even discount
ing that few bushels, it still sounds
good. Alfalfa is also a great staple.
The farmer cuts it every other month
and in the winter it is still green and
the hogs and cattle fatten in the
fields. Rice cotton. cane are strange
crops to northerners but the tricks
can be easily learned by any good
farmer. Cotton yields about bale
to the acre and is worth from S45 to
$50 per bale while the cotton seed is
worth from five to eight dollars more.
Potatoes. vegetables. and melons are
sure crops, (if you have shot gun
for the melons, but the most attrac.
tive feature to the northerner is the
possibilities in fruit growing II
takes some money and some patience
to start an orange grove but the thirt
years crop will pay for the land ant
the fifth years crop will pay for tn
planting and growing and after tina
the orange grove is source O
tremendous profit. The usual way
to put in other crops to keep thing
going, putting in little more of tn
orange grove each year. Lemons an
figs are also splendid producers. an
all small fruits are great none
raisers. The lucious. early straw
berries that command such good price
in our markets are t:ae product of tt
great Gulf Coast strip.
The valley of the Colorado river
said to be particularly fertile and i
location. near the great market
afforded by Houston and Galveston
assures good prices for produce.
one thinks of the coming winter Wi
its inhospitable cold, of. Januar,
February. March and April. and
late years. with May gone to the ba
one almost longs to cut loose and {
where flowers bloom in December al
one can live out doors the We
around, AS the state fills up wi
northern settlers who will bring the
superior intelligence to bear upon t
work of agriculture. Texas will sur
" be the home Of millions of hap
and prosperous people The tide
immigration, driven back by t
Pacific is rapidly settling the
north and the far south. The sou
has the advantage of variety
crops and the absence of intense col
Mr.. Post spent the day in Denis
and seemed greatly pleased with t
growth and prosperity of our cit
The postofice boys gave him welcor
and he in turn invited US all to
down south and visit him in Texas.
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