New-York tribune., 1910-02-01
CALL OF THE LAND
TEXAS BECKONS ALL.
State Offers Great dr1efy OF
Farming Advantages.


,-esari.y r-;eb to settle on the land and
mako their living or better. Despite much
Information sent cut. the prospective new
TEXAN wants 10 see for himself II possible
sns 10 choose fer himself as well. Inc
rtsts is so large and the diVersities OF
conditions are so great thst II Is not an
exsv matter TO decide upon q section where
the most suitable place for HE nome
nav he scqLired
II should he borne iH mind that TINS
state because of its diversity OF climate
snd ef soils and vast extent OF teffite'*'
has within its borders conditions In some
measure akin 10 those in the states "hsle
the migrating farmer hss spent ms CAY =
7.-ior 70 the coming OF the lure Of the great
opportunities here
when Texas is considered from an agri-
cultural point Of view IL may re dlNin7d
into three parts Each has some o. tne
-,e-7,lia-i-ies Of the other. but at the same
=, ..ob has some distinctive feature
rirt. .on4 Of the others possesses. The
so-ca-l-d cosst country. - its name i7nl-
Gates. lies aloHE the Guf Of MeAlHo- ne
roset nHe is about four hundred miies IN
length. and II breadth from fifty miles III
4hs western Or southern section 70 one
f,Jro-ed and hfty miles II the eastern or
r7r-tfeastsru Part
s-orr sea. level n fiye hundred feet. and in the
main IL hss : dependable rainfall Where
,-4e * not sufficient irrigation is prac-
4fss6 and TIE irrigstinE plants aTe among
-he most carefully regulated IN tne stare
IRE land Is rich slluvial soil suitable
ro- cotton rice corn. sugar cane, fruits
snd vegetables
ADVANTAGES OF CLIMATE.
- -}t--s4s range. from the semi-tFeFi-
- - : Ii-tle below the temperate; some
times rerhspE more pTeJFacted warm
weather. but never the extreme cold or
fEe latter. and what cold there Is prevail
ing zt intervals for a month or t~o only
The most extensive region is what may
be called The central pert 81 the state. eN-
tending from two hundred 10 I'VE hundred
miles further inland. and consisting or uh-
culatinE lands. from FIVE hundred 70 TWEEN
ty-fvc hundred feet above sea level ana
embracing within its area the great black
waxv belt Of remarkably rich sell. s1he re-
- sion has wide, grassy tracts, and along
+he water courses are great belts Of the
finest timber The conHseT suHstratun OF
rHe soil is sandstone and limestone, while
ne soil. apart from the blsek-wa1y, Is a
r07 frisbie Ieam. In the eastern portion
there is soTfs sand. and enc sees there
also The red lands
y nss been proved that every part ~
this extensive central region has great agT1-
cultural value. The crops that are grown
n the most Northern states can be ruiti-
vzted here. with the added advantage that
more than one growth may be obtained IN
z-ear. The most southerly crops also caH
p grown here. anong them cotton and
sugar cane also citrus fruits and hgs. ae-
-e,-einE 10 the district chosen The rain
raH
sfer and where Il is AT all doubtful irr1ga-
ron rleYts have been built with zlle usual
care
The third division Is ia the far western
rsFt Of the state incudinE the Staked
Plains which ruu up against the foetnilis
~ the Rocky Mountains On The borders
r. rhis section. and often vel into II, ara
irrigated districts. ana great tracts have
teen reclaimed By this method and made
IS productive as The most valuable parts
q the rain belt. There is a health advaR-
tsge il the drvress Of the air here OF
= rich much has riEhtfuilv been made.
Thus The seeker after . farm down here
hns his cteiee of districts, ard in turn can
quickly learn which part Of the district
-,-W suit him best He may wish 10 be
near or by enc af the many great rivers
thzt few scuthesEte-l- from the mountains
re the Staks6 Plains 10 the Gulf. There
sre the Sabine. she Neches, the Trinity,
tHe BRACES. the Celoralo. the NueCes and
-he Pe-es. on tEs borders are the Red
River and tire Rio cIrande- The valleys Of
these streams are exceedingly fertile and
fhe waters Of several sre used to great ad-
vantage ny the irrigation companies BY
tUdicieus dsr4r7ing 2 dry season Is avoided
md uniformity of crop production assured
Tre value e the farms under cultivation.
.F--n
r. the acre they command from so to $50.
T-rirnrroved lands nsy he purchased for far
less than rhe for9ler 1Z.re. but 20 make
th.r7 useful they must hc cleared, etc.
zhich 81 orCe Of course. enhances the
value The production. frcn7 thr last fig
yves ratainaeIe. in cattle and al sorts Of
rredure cereals fruits. vegetables, bees
sHd fo-l. vas valued ssno eao, ,Gr0. II is
believed thst TIA the last year the fetal was
nearer 2 &C 40 son
FACILITIES FOR SETTLERS.
Taken ss = whole the productivity Of the
srst= is small when the vast area still uh-
used is taken into consideration In the
c~sst country large tracts have been taken
U r, investment companies. More are still
- he had a. nominal prices. Those that
have been taken are being developed rap
idly, and IL all The large cities there are
rIrSS Us o. 1Tffr9flc LlcE ~ me GiSEtSSA q
the settler and there he VIII he placed In
touch with those who know al ABOUT the
conditions IN any given district.
y would be well II the prospective buyer
risceo IN his category Of things he wants
te know a. inquiry regarding transporta-
TOE facilities Be the land ever SO rich.
without : means cf reaching an available
market quickly the productivity may avail
hat little beyond the assurance Of a good
living The further from seaport or rail
road tie cheaper the lands. although there
IS always . prospect cf the latter tapping
ue-ly developed districts.
Conditions in respect 70 transportation
ma easily Re learned. None of the great
Developing companies Is opening up land
inst IS not now within The railroad radius
or soen H-ili te. They ray much atten-
ton 70 facilities q communica ton with the
hest markets - they do TO the condition OF
the and. the rainfall and irrigation. The
railroads ere working III harmony with
them also for they are iHJerdependabie,
and knew il. having the history of the de-
svlepm1rt e tie West before them as an
OBJECT lesson.
Prom this time forUa UarC-January marking
for th.s section and well down below the
middle belt Tie closed season-the rush from
me North and East viii be under way. In
ti5e next month OF tEo preparations for the