The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-12-10
FULTON cOUNTIANs IN TEXAS.
Letter From Frank Spade, in Which He
Tells of the Introduction of Himself,
Howard MeIIott, and o. W.
MeIIotf in the Big State.

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Fulton county friends exacted a
promise that | would write a let
ter for publication IN a home
newspaper, and tell about our
trip, and about how we liked the
new country-so, "here goes"
Our party left Everett Monday
morning, October 10Th over the
Huntingdon and Broadtop rail-
road, changed at Huntingdon Tor
the Pennsy,an on we went "ru IN
bling under arches, shooting over
bridges, climbing lofty noun
talns, winding through valleys,
and pitching ahead across long
stretches OF plaln--day and night
Until Friday, when we were
glad to step down from our great
steam wagon, and feel the touch
OF solld ground once more.
We all like our new homes first
rate now. We came right into
the brush. The first thing was
to clear a place for little dwell.
ing house and now it begins to
look more like home. l have sew.
en- acres cleared. o. w. Mellott
has about elghJ cleared, and
Howard l.. Mellotf has about SIX
and a half cleared. The Wild
Peach division is all right, but I
want to give you pointer right
here; It'll no place for lazy
man. The improvements, of
course, are somewhat limited vet,
but it must be remem bered that
the first settlers IN this subdivis.
ION, came last February. There
is lot of hustlers arriving on
the ground now every week. a
The climate Is just all right,
and 1T does not take a mint of
money to keep yourself in clothes,
either. A light pair of overalls.
and gauze shirt is all the cloth
ing you need-unless you choose
to wear a necktie. And even
with this light dress, you will
sweat like "nigger at corn
huskln. One thug nice is, that
we are getting fresh gulf breeze
all the time. We have had two
fine rains since we are here. We
planted the seed after we came
here, and now have nice cabbage
and tomato plants, lettuce, &C.,
and our nelghbors have plenty In
full bloom. Some of our Fulton
county friends have written us
that they hear that all the land
around here is swamp. | want
TO inform such, that the report is
1ot true.
There is plenty Of overflow
and IN Texas, and you can by lG
I you want 1T; but the Stern Land
Co., is honest enough to tell you
where overflow land may be found.
lewis Mellott wrote to Fulton {
county that he sat on a stump
md the water was two feet deep
vi around him. I think that was
when he was sitting along the
3razos river fishing. l haven't
'een any swamp land around here ,
ret.
The county is going to grade
he roads all through this subdl
'lslon, and this part of the coun- [
ry will be garden before many a
ears. We are all IN hurry to s
'et orange, lemon, and fig trees |
'lapted. AS soon as we get fifty t
cres of fig trees bearing, then c
Ve get preserving plant; and as t
oon as it is settled up, they are h
DING to put in switch from the C
abroad. We are now five miles n
rom the railroad. a
When we came in here, tour c
'eeks ago, we could see nothing p
ut brush, unless we looked to- p
ard the sky; now / can see four tl
yelling houses from my door, y
nd do not see very far yet. Sew n
lteen families arrived here last p
eek from Napoleon, 0. This .tc
sttlement is represented by :
'sidents from many states. The 81
oods Is nice, and stock is graz. al
g out the same as In May IN
ulton county. la
We live five miles from Brazo. IL
a, four miles from Colum bia, ii
'rty-.tive miles from Houston, g.
I'd fOrty.nine miles from Gal. b,