Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-06-09
A Prophesy-Tesss In 1850.


The ancient critic who wrote "Nihii
quod tetigit, non ornavit.' didn't
mean Frank Putnam but Il applies
perfectly In a recent contribution
10 the Houston Chronicle Mr.. Putnam
gives free rain 10 his Pegasus anc
gives US tho benefit Of what he sees In
this extract
A friend has prophesied that be
fore many years pass Texas VIII be
the most populous state In the union
Before decades Texas VIII be divided
into five states. The farmer has no
opinlon 10 offer az the moment, but
the idea followed him home and was
in his mind when he started upon
his evening stroll.
what "ho asked himself, will Tex
AZ be In 1851 years from this
day?"
AS he walked with shoulders repre-
hensibly stooping-rciaxing he terins
i it-he amused himself formulating
certain possibilities concerning the
Texas OF 1880.
In that year. ne said to himself the
Texas Of today-265. 900 square miles
OF land mostly uncultlvated-wlll
probably have been cut up into tve
states one OF the five will bear tho
name OF Texas.
That state viii include the counties
OF north and northeast Texas It's
CAPITAL will beat Dallas. The counties
OF south and southeast Texas VIII
form the state OF Lee. named for the
noblest soldier and knightliest gentle
! man Of his age. The capital OF the
state OF Lee will be at Houston. The
counties Of southwest and central
Texas will make up the state OF Aus
tin. and its capital will be at San An
tonic. The fourth state will Include
the counties OF the trans-Pecos region
' and will bear the rivers name. II the
state of Pecos includes. as II ought
the low OF counties east OF the Pc
= cos river. It's capital viii be a, Pecos
u City on the Peoos river, In Reeves
s county. The fifth state will include
J. the counties OF northwest Texas and
h Panhandle. It's name will be Jeffer
II son. in honor Of the patron saint q
American Democracy. Its capital VII
be nj PIainview. in Hale county.
In 1850 the state Of Texas, contain
ing Fort Worth. Dallas. Denison. TeA
is arkara. sherman. Waco and othe
cities each with more than 100000 II
tn habltants--Fort Worth and Dalia
se will each be in IN 250.OoO class b'
IT. fore is5O-will rank in wealth an
go populailon with the states OF Ohi'
10 Indiana. Georgia and Kentucky.
Tn state Of Lee having It's capi,'
ed AZ Houston. viii maintain in the ol
". capital OF IN old state OF Texas
Austin magnificent museum OF II
arts and industries. an adjunct to u
university. It's principal city. Hou
an ton. will have grown down 10 Gaive
me ton bay. al the counties edge, to me-
ar Galveston which long since will ha'
ar leaned across the bay and march'
er M on the mainland 10 meet Houston
sht seaward advance. The two cities W
viii be one in fact. with a populate
Mr.. far above a million souls TIE ma
OF street OF the two cities, following q
md line OF tho in,cr-city shell road No
Ich. par;.ally completed win be even lo
ger than Halstead street, Chical
In (which runs for more than thirty mil
nds in a straight lire through three mu
him cipalities Harris. Brazoria. Cha
for hers and Liberty counties will be
and great orchards and market garde
ma. their cultivated lands worth $500
and s.. 900 an acre. their population den
rim. their roads gridironed with troll
ngs. lines. or with electric cars propel
get By storage batteries. HalNestoh on
rays islandl raised like Chicago by its o
that people a second and third time.
well stand 30 feet above sea bulwarked
,rk" either side by granite walls. The ,
they bor will be landlocked and wit
may H. and up It's inner reaches to hc
edi- toms turning basin-then well In
OH heart Of the great oity--the ships
the world will fetch and carry o'
merce second in magnitude TO that
no other seaport on the earth. Be
ltion mont will have grown down to I
pidly Arthur and will rival Dallas and I
unity Worth In size. The Brazos navisa
ID In IN to Waco by seagolng ships.
the pay tribute to veiasoo. city OF
mers 900.