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Show NOT WORRYING OVER. COTTON Joyous and Prosperous' Conditions Prevail In Texas Grain Is Taking Tak-ing the Place of Staple. While In Washington recently Col. Thomas F. West of Fort Worth spce of conditions in Texas. Among other things he said: "The people of Texas have altogether alto-gether ceased complaining about the depression in cotton, because they are face to face with joyous and prosperous prosper-ous conditions. The oldest Inhabitants cannot renionibor a finer stand of wheat and oats than our farmers are now blessed with, and the cattlemen are getting bumper prices for their beef steers. "Fort Worth, as the live stock center cen-ter of the state, has reaped a rich harvest by reason of the increased demand de-mand from Europe for wheat products, and the people in the western counties have sold thousands of horses at remunerative figures to the warring nations of the old world. "As a rule, Texas planters own their own farms, have money in bank, and are about the most independent set of men in the world." |