Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1899 — Most To Where They Raise-- [ARTICLE]

Most To Where They Raise--

James L. Alter, the much traveling man, who was in Manitoba a few months ago, is well towards the middle of Texas now, and still moving southward before the northern blast. Writing to The Republican from Fort Worth, under date of Jan. 29th, he says: Well this finds me in Texas where they raise the cotton and the cane. Is eastern Texas it is pretty heavily timbered and of a sandy soil, farther west the prairies appear and a black loam and yellowish clay. Timber along the streams, oak, ash, hickory, pine. Principal products ’are cotton, some corn, sugar, sweet potatoes, other vegetables, apples, cherries, plums and apricots. Farther west they raise . Some of the land is not much good called Alkali lands. I had a good visit with Dr. Will Alter in .Arkansas last Snnday, found them well. I will give you the prices of a few things. Corn 25c, cotton $4 to S 6 per hundred, sweet potatoes 60c per bushel, potatoes $1 to $1.25, butter 12£ to 15c, eggs 8 and 10c, per doz. It is cool today, snowed last night but has most all disappeared today. I guess you have pretty cold weather in Jasper about this time.

JAS. L. ALTER.

The Fiction Clnb offers the third, last and best number es its high class entertainments at the Opera House Tuesday evening JFeb. 7th. This is Dr. Hillis. Hear him. Don’t ask for more credit until yon have first settled your old account with Stoner & Day.