Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-06-02
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f,lio several letters commenced for
YOU; but which II wat out Of my
power 10 finish aud send olf will
now give you M outline Of what
suggests itself which may interest
your readers.
You know what aimed ut in
taking this trip, ] am glad 10 say
that i have been successful beyond
my most sanghiuc hopes; although
n great deal yet remains TO he done
10 produce the Wishcd.i6r results to
the State.
We want laborors aud population
Of all productive classes, And, to
make Texas what she is fully capa.
bic of becoming, these immigrants
must DO white men of the best
European races, Let nothing tempt
our people to encourage the intro
duction Of coolies or Of any other
low. grade race. 70 import this
needed population shipping is re.
quircd, and that too, propelled by
steam. Steamships are pretty cost
" affairs to run. No man will risk
them unless the results are made
very clear. This can only be done
by an assurance of full and paying
loads each way; or by II State sub
sidy in the beginning Of the enter
prise.
Steamships, to be profitable, I'M
der any circumstances, and to cross
the ocean speedily and in safety,
must DO of good size-too large to
cross the bars of our harbors. To
ride outside at anchor, Hghtering the
cargoes both in and out, is an ex-
pensive item, TO be paid by the
shipper and consumer. To avoid
this and insure regular lines ofgood
ships, ship channel must be dredg-
ed through the bar.
The merchants Of the State must
aid in the steamship enterprise, by
plcdging their freight, both ont and
in, to the line. If once established,
one line proving II success, would
quickly lead to competition, with
its natural results.
learnt that an enterprise, which
l had long thought of as being per-
fcctly practicable---the expectation
Olive stock, as cattle, sheep, horses
and mules, from Texas to England
was proposed in Liverpool, and,
Judging from prospectus of the
company proposing it, was actually
about to be carried out; and think
ing that, in this there was a pros
pect Of direct and cheap transporta-
ton for emgrants, to our State, I
FASTENED on to do all in my power
to foster and assist the enterprise,
and also to satisfy myself and the
people of Texas what the prospect
really was for turning q tide Of
European emigration to our shores.
l found that the English and A
mcrican Cattle Traffic and Transit
Company" which 1 had been led to
believe was fully organized and un-
der way, was only proposed. It's
protector, Mr.. w. A. IIayman, of
Liverpool, sought to float the Com
pany, us it is termed and had en-
gagged the attention of a number of
able business men in that city,
They thought so well Of the enter
prise, in view of the great destruc-
ton of cattle from the dreadful
Rindorpest, or cattle plague, that
they determined upon sending out
screw steamship, to be fitted up for
the purpose, and test it by the i'm
portation Of one cargo of fat beef
cattle. ! and others gave evidence
before the Board of Enquiry, as to
the probable result, etc, more than
once. But there proved to BIO
kink somewhere. | waited the un-
ravelling of it until my patience was
exhausted, then took the matter in
hand myself; and believe that it
will be carried out after the compile
ton of some necessary prelimina-
ries
The greatest difficulty in the way
is the condition Of the entrance to
Galveston Harbor. That is an i'm
pedimont which must be, as it
speedily can be, removed.
| bring with me assurances from
Liverpool shipping merchants, that
a line of screw steamers will be es-
tablished to run once a fortnight,
between Liverpool and Galveston;
the first ship to sail early in Septem-
Der, on conditions which can be car
ricd out, / believe.
The transportation being secured,
there will be no difficulty in inducing
any amount of emigration, Of the
best class of English, Scotch and
other laborcrs to Texas.
Immediately on landing in Eng
land, / wrote, printed and circula-
ted little twelve page. pamphlet,
briefly descriptive Of Texas, and ex-
other wants in the way
of population. These / scattered
over the length and breadth of the
land-no trifing job, let me tell you,
and costing something besides. l
wrote many letters to the principal
papers; which were generally
printed pointing out the varied
resources of our State, and the in
ducements these offered both to i'm
migrants and to capital. Calling
to tho immense supplies
of beef and mutton which might be
easily procured from u.s. to supply
the growing wants of the people OF