Pictorial review of the city of Paris and Lamar county, Texas .. . PARIS AND LAMAR NLY those who have personallyentered the great State ofTexas can form any correctidea of its magnitude and im-portance; of its delightfulclimate; of the fertility of itssoil; of its wonderful and al-most magical growth of popu-lation ; and of its phenomenalprogress in every avenue lead-ing to prosperity and those who have traversedits broad lands can possiblyrealize, or estimate, with anydegree of accuracy, the unparalleled magnitude of its more than a quarter of a cent
Pictorial review of the city of Paris and Lamar county, Texas .. . PARIS AND LAMAR NLY those who have personallyentered the great State ofTexas can form any correctidea of its magnitude and im-portance; of its delightfulclimate; of the fertility of itssoil; of its wonderful and al-most magical growth of popu-lation ; and of its phenomenalprogress in every avenue lead-ing to prosperity and those who have traversedits broad lands can possiblyrealize, or estimate, with anydegree of accuracy, the unparalleled magnitude of its more than a quarter of a century ago Texas wasnothing if not a howling wilderness, but the onward march ofcivilization has wrought transformations that seem almost fabu-lous in the narration; and even to the present day people of theeast and north turn an incredulous ear to the reports of the grandachievements, by the Lone Star State, in all the arts and indus- 5 PARIS, AND LAMAR COUNTY. tries known to modern times, calling them exaggerations andunwilling to believe aught but that the wilderness still remains andla
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