Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-05-12
4 Letter From Texas.

EDITOR COURIER:
II you will sllow the space in your
valuable paper, will write few lines
on Virginia boys trip through the
sunny south by way OF the Sunset
Route
Leaving Washington on December 10.
1905. going hy way OF Charlotte. Atlanta.
Montgomery, New Orleans. we arrived
at the latter city on December - sun
day at 10 O'Clock We had = four.hour
layoyer and the personal conductor
showed the passengers all the points Of
interest possible in that time. Among
them wss the French Market and the
Custom House, the foundations Of which
are said TO have been made Of bales Of
cotton. Every place Of business, saloons.
etc, were open.
Leaving New Orleans AT , o'clock.
over the southern Pacific. by way of
Houston, 20 san Antonio, where is
located the famous Alamo. where the
Lone STAR State had one Of her hardes,
battles for freedom, from Old Mexico.
Leaving San Antonio, the country is
pretty much adapted TO ranchinc. sare
brush and mesquite bushes. Along the
railroad you can see the bones Of hun
dreds Of cattle which have persisted for
wsnt Of wsier. From Del Rio 10 FL
Paso the scenery i pretty. You cross
the great Pecos River bridge, $50 feet
high, the highest railroad bridge in the
world, The passenger trains stop hve
minutes TO permit the camera fends 20
get views OF the place
Sierra Blanco is located Is miles from
any water, and IS supplied by the rail
road company at a cost OF - cents per
barrel
From Sierrs Blsnco 70 E. Paso YOU
can see the Mexican adobe houses. made
from white slkali mud
FL Paso, Texas, and Juarez. Mexico. are
the only places I have been where the
dime novel boy can see his heroes in the
flesh. Cowboys, with chaps and guns.
/ ride through the streets any time
/ Gambling and saloons run wide-open i'm
Jusrez all day sundays They celebrate
extensively on Sundays. Fourth Of July
and Christmas, with bull lights, etc.
FL PssO is s beautiful city, with tine
/ climate, 5000 feet above sea-level.
Going from FL Paso To Fort Worth
GA miles. il takes first class passenger
. train - hours 20 make the run. IL seem
/ Ike "a slow trip through Arkansas"
As We passed through Big Springs the
town band and citizens were ont sivins
q welcome to $50 home seekers from
Michigan
Fort Worth Is busy. hus.ling city
Railroad shops, Armour and Swift pack.
Ing houses employing about 5000 men.
On April the city had a S9.50O.OoC
/ fire, p blocks Of buildings being burned
The voters in Texas are so down.
hearted over Bryan's defeat THAI they
permit street meetings 10y the Socialists
ChildresS, Texas. or The Fort Worth
/ \ Denver City Railroad. where T. .u NOW
located, is in a farming and rsnchine
country. Shoensil Ranch, . miles lis
tant, belongs to Swift \ Co. Also Nil
ler's Ranch, 50 miles away
There are fine chances here Cor the
small investor. Land which sold two
years ago for $40 per acre cannot be
bought today for $50.
Al Mstador, - miles from Childress
land can he bought for s. to So an
acre. this being the nearest railroad
station, although the Frisco System has
roadbed graded between Quanah snd
MStador.
Lubbock has two national banks, 81
miles tron railroad, but the Santa Fe
and Texas Central are both under con
tract 10 have roads completed by the END
of 1909. The coming of the railroad
means an advance Of 80 per cent in their
land values
] All Of ,he towns cut here are np-to-the