La Junta tribune., 1910-03-19
South is Lard Of
Great y Possibilities
be Reclaimed. Tee l9n0A Water Instead of
Enough. The South - ooing Dry
OUR weeks ago today as.l
rived at Texarkana. TexaA.
The morning was beautifs1'

The morning was beautifuB
as were the two following
days. The thermometer was at sero
In Kansas City whenl passed through
the morning before. It rained on the
fourth day which was the beginning
Of the worst spell OF over two weeks
OF weather I have seen since = March
In Illinois-raln and mud. 4 blizzard
lasting two days and thermometer
down to seven above zero, frost. frees-
ing. Ice and mud and rain-no bottom
to the midland water standing over
the flatlands everywhere. Since the
weather bureau ordered 4 change We
have had delightful weather, but one
rain and that at night. The vioiets
are blooming in profusion and the
peach trees are laden with pink bios
SONS. The yiolets were In bloom
when came to Texarkana and many
had planted their gardens and pota-
toes, but the blizzard put \ stop to
the housewives outside industry and
compelled her to plant her garden
again. This spring, however. Is late.
The gardens and potatoes are all
planted and corn is being planted.
TexarkanA Is an important city OF
about 10000. 4 railroad center on the
great through lines, considerable man
ufacturing. and 4 good wholesale and
iobbing trade. II Is q little dull at
this time. but II has made = rapb1
growth since l first saw the place.
This was thirteen years ago. Thea
II was about - dead . town = I
had seen. AasV business housss
were vacant - sAses were . ssed
n1ny vacant 1WU1uuUS. ThStSrWuD
no Davsasat. TAe hags we're ruaa6nG
at plsasure o. The streets. ] spu1d
have bought property at my own Price.
70 TO speak. ! saw . check ol e45.'
00o ten days ago givsa In payment
for q corner lot. 3S feet By l>o feet.
which I could have bought Tor prob
I oOIy VosvvV WuGu hou000 su tVAe
kama. A few thousand dollars invest
ed then would have made = fortune.
How often have said. IL one
could only see have said this
OF la Junta and especially OF the
lands about La Junta. which thirteen
years ago. could have been bought for
SIS to SIS per acre. and are now
selling Ht 500 to $50 and upward
per acre. But one can not only not
see into the future. but even good
judgment and mans wisdom does not
often guess rirht but guesses wrong.
I bouxh Catlin water At SO per acre.
At go and At so per acre. but this
same water sells now At $50 to 500
per acre.
Texarkana II situated on the line
between Texas and Arkansas and not
very far from the Louisiana line.
IT'S name therefore. v derived from
these statss-'Tex from Texas. ark"
fron Arkansss and ANA" from Louis
lana. The state line divides the
city Into two equal parts of about
io.e0o each. ln fact they are two
separate and distinct cities-tnst ~
mucA 70 ~ II they were 100 miles
apart-havins tve separate city gov.
eraments. ne pestoflsee. . govern.
nsnt buildiAg. V on the line between
the two cities. and bstwsss tho two
states. Texarkaua. Ask.. was dry
whoa was there ten days ago and
Tsxarkana. TEXAS was full Of booze.
but one week 40 yesterday IN clec.
tioa o. the question Of prohibitpn
vas held 10 the county In which Tex
aSkana. rsxss. y sissated and the
slsctioa wsnt dry" A. soon - the
slsction takes effect Texarkaaa. Tex.
viii also bs . dsy city. The cam.
\ patsn was short aa1 swim. A pcti.
tioa ios Ne election was circulated
After ! cane - Tsxaskaaa. and the
oedse for Tie electtoa vas made BY
The juAss and the election was held
-ali witAin sbost nsssea Aays. The
soutA y 0slns dry.
| rAs Red Pivse fIows within about
seven o. eight miles IRON Tsxarkana
TIE valley V iron elk 70 twelve miis
We asl y oovsee1 With hardwood
tiobss. savs here as1 there where q
easo - D,aatatioa has bssa inpsov.
-. This valisy - tAs ArAassas and
sase ~ = Dev tsvee1. ~ o. the
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