The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1849-05-26

The county Of Harrison contains eleven nun
dred and ninety square miles, or 7ni''oo ''F''
t..d of Tins amount We viii set apart oi-roo
al. inf, for tllare The amount Of 7ooooo
acres will then be- lcft for cultivation OF goo"
medium quality In lsi7, the amount oil COT
,o, sbi,,p.d from th.. county was l3,0-9 bales
Tho census for that year shows the population
,o have been s,s93 At that time, about one
TENT, part Of the county was settled ana one
,..leb Of the rriiory in cultivation, allowing
.uf5cicnt wa.a..s,d for all necessary purpose
rhcsc prono.itions offered Us basis for ascer-
,,;n,no. hy calculation. the probable population
mi ,,.aurees of She county when Il shall have
beeo,n, fully settled, and iis agricultural met
of. f.irly developed Il il capable Of contain
inc g. $40 inhab,tani and Of exporting l5b'-
ans balcs of cotton, the proceeds Of whirh VIII
amoun, to the sum Of s35i7s5o annually 81
! cent per pound, -uppo.ing the AVERAGE To ''
$50 mound. per lalr. With this prospect be-
o.,s M. and the facility Of navigation on either
side. se are not at IN surprised that some OF
,.u, epterprsin, ciil, "a should already enter
tam a notion or propricty in commencing the
vork Of improvement, We ha'" navigation
r,or months iu the year For The sum oil
stoeu1 y,c can have it at al times Would
hi. mot Ia. de.irablcl Can our planters not
.paro $4,000 1t is only the ohe-iorhe'h par
of what they noW produce IN one yeaf II vi"
return to their pockets again shortly ~ the way
81 ,b,ap freipl,t.. convenience, and tellili
W. thinl il Is time 10 look seriously INTO TINS
matter - We mean the Improvement of me
Like. This done, wc may properly consider '''
,,or,,et, Of constructing rlilfoad from The
Ii,.. =, some convenient and healthy point
ss, Narshali We are not prepared to give me
Ic,.t of tins enterprise However, $50 will sup
,....o th. road 10 BE- sixteen miles long, or I've
. ., ..s,od one hundred and twenty rods; that
tho -radinr viii cost 81 30 per rod and that the
,,iiinr matalinr &c, will e st $50 90 per rod
~, .oat ,ill BE- about 100000 upon this ha-
But i, DIRECTED that there would be-
nalhlna 10 do that the capital would ho ''iie'
that stock WoGld no' pay dividends ~e' i"'
elhey of ihi position wili at once be evident
when it Is considered that tbc road may re-
9pirc three year, to be completed that It u
Aer. known to hc certain That the rnad w'u'o
/ be ia operation IN three ycH3 from tins a.N'
I Tins c.,, alone would eause lao agricultural h'
tere4t. of thi, and The eouniie. Of knsN, taS@
Pamela. upslmr, Smith, AMI Cherokee To be
increased TO an extent in that time to afford
TRANSPORTATION for 100000 bales of cotton, be-
.;des n considerable increase in other adjacent
conntie4, whose interest would depend upon TIC
ro,d Twelve and hnlf cents per bale on
100000. would be- l9i per cent upon the M
,r.,meut. and back freight would pay a' much
,n,r.. y. l,.ch added would be- Is per ccui-a
very 6nc proiii--snd ti' the hrst year OF us
oprr,,,.n The resources OF the counties de-
pepdlnl upon it, when i,dly rca'i1cd' would be
nj le.st five times more, which would give an
increase i'm proportion TO their advancement
We ,y.ll mot at this time pursue the subject any
farther hoping that these remarks many awaken
reflection aud coll forth toe oprIons oi SOME
tlea.t much moro experienced ibln our,clL