Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1883 — A Field Bigger than Rhode Island. [ARTICLE]

A Field Bigger than Rhode Island.

The largest ranch in Texas is that of Chhtles Goodwright at the head of Red river. He began four years ago with 270,000 acres, bought at 35 cents per acre, and has con tinned buying, paying as high as $2 per acre, and now controls 700,000 acres. To inclose the land 250 miles of fence is required. He has a herd of 40,000 ««attle. As the State of Bhcde Island covers only--674,944 acres, it will be seen, that this .n sen’s poi > ess 'or s cover territory enough for a commonweaitfii,