The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-05-26
GREEN MURPHY
WRITES FROM TEXAS
FORMER LINCOLN COUNTY MAN
WRITES INTERESTINGLY
OF LONE STAR STATE
san Marcos, Texas May /.


arrived in Louisville late so We had
to lay over. Leaving there at 10 p. NJ.
we encountered snow in coming
through Indiana, and storm in hi.
nois. We saw some fine country in
Illinois and were informed that it sells
for 500 to $3.50 per acre. The Mis-.
sissippi VALLEY is fine looking country
but seems to be wet, both in Illinois
and Missouri. The union depot at
st. Louis is nice and very convenient
We lett st. LOUIS at $40 A. NJ, the
18Th. We came through some fine
country over the Frisco for a while.
Then we CAME to the mountains. In
coming up the mOunlains our train
while the best out of st. Louis TO the
southwest and a double header only.
made rs miles an hour up the noun
talns. When the top was reached
one engine from there on made 50
miles an hour on the mountains. The
air was light, the country was general
ly rough and poor but there are fine
prospects for fruits, and orchards
without end in southern missouri. We
came into the finest country | had ev-
er seen with well improved farms,
grass and plenty of stock.
Northwest Arkansas was rough as
we came over the Ozark mountains,
the famous fruit district but | lind
even there they have quite lot Of
trouble in protecting against the late
cold snaps. The most of southeast
Oklahoma was rough, but We came IN
I TO some good country as We neared
Texas. The Red River valley coun-
try is a fair looking country and sells
from SIS to 500 an acre. Paris, Tex
as is quite a town but don't like the
looks of the country very much, even
down as far as Dallas. Dallas is quite
a city but she sure is muddy, the ia
nous old black kind. At Dallas we
took the NJ. X. & T., called the Katy
Flyer and from there on We made
from CO TO 30 miles an hour. The
country is very smooth and level and
the finest yet.
The first corn planting we saw was
in southern Missouri. Corn was up
in Oklahoma. At Paris corn was two
to four inches high. From Dallas we
came 240 miles south. Talk about
farming; they sure dc. farm in Texas.
Waco is quite a town but don't like
the section around Waco as wen as !
did farther north OF there. From some
20 miles south OF Waco to the Colo
RADIO river mountains as they esse call
ed tbut they are only hills) the coun-
try sure is fine. Austin is a pretty
place and is surrounded by a good
country. From Austin we came out
through the foothills or range coun-
try, ON out west, with fine farming
country on the east. Snd 1t extends
to the San Marcos valley country,
which is the best country | have yet
seen.
This country is divided into three
sections or classes; first, the valley or
irrigated land; then the flats; then
the high lands. VI is claimed that the
high lands are the strongest land.
The irrigated land sells from SIPS to
$500 an acre and near town ror as
much as $500 and $500. The flats
which is the prettiest land. sells tor
S75 to S125, say, one TO two miles
miles from town. cannot say much
about the high lands yet. Corn here
is from waist high to shoulder high.
VI lille cotton is still king, corn makes
IRON 40 to 65 bushels per acre; cot
ton from one-thlrd to threefourths OF
bale and brings from S75 TO $50 a
hale. One man and a couple of lads
can cultivate from 90 to 80 acres. Ii
seems that this land is larmed year
IN and year out to cotton, corn. oats,
ANA cane and no fertilizer, and yet
the 80 and 70 year old land produces
the best.
We took trip down south (l5S
miles south of here) through the new
country and cut to Besville, Texas,
onicR seems to be a coming country.
lhfs Is more sandy and is given to
cotton and truck growing. Corn on
ly makes 20 TO so bushels per acre in
TIE Besville country, yet it is fine
and easy TO cultivate. While We new
er found the fruit as represented,
there are quite lot of grange groves
being set out. Figs and berries are
in abundance Besyille is known as
the town OF windmills. as II is sup
piled with water from some 1000
wells.
floresville is good looking town.
San Antonio. the metropolis OF the
state. is quite different from out east
ern cities, as she takes on the south