New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-25
The state of Texas and the Red River
Country.
from the St. Louis Democrat.

From the St. Louis Democrat
The wide awake city of Jefferson, Texas,
is situated upon the head waters of the Red
river, about 1000 miles from St. Louis. To
reach it one must descend the Mississippi
1929 miles and ascend Red river $50 miles.
Upon an air line the distance is less than
half this sum. A writer, describing the
Red river region and the State Of Texas
says: :,
Red river is navigable one thousand miles
during half the year, and all the year for
small steamers to this city which is prop
erly the terminus for the Red river steam
ers. Red river, owing to the alluvial
deposits of immense depth, has lands of in
exhaustible fertility, perhaps excelling even
the best Mississippi lands. The bayous
emptying into Red river have lands equal
ing those on Red river. These lands are
but partially cultivated, tor want of labor
ers, and are in the market ready for the
plow at only S. to sl2 per acre. Immi-
grants can make them pour forth abundant
" their rich harvests into the worlds
granary. We state, for the benefit of immi-
grants, that this State holds $4,000, 900 acres
Ofland, has now in the treasury 81 500, 900
Of school funds, besides a special tax for
public schools. At the opening of the year
this fund will be appropriated to the public
schools. This State has 100000 head of
cattle, and more sheep than any State in
the Union. Corn in Western and Northern
Texas is selling at forty to fifty cents per
bushel.
Jefferson is the leading city of Eastern
Northern Texas, with population of 5000,
with half dozen well organized churches
and more than that number of schools
The International railroad and the road to
Sabine Pass will have this as the important
city. Here the wholesale trade for Eastern
Northern Texas must be transacted; here
are large manufactures of castings, wood
ware, furniture, cotton and wooden goods;
Kelley's foundry, employing one hundred
persons, furnishes the best plows; the beef
packery will this season ship $4,000 barrels
Of beef, and 1000 hides will be shipped
We furnish the following estimate, pre-
pared after going over the country
and gathering the information from
farmers.
From points above Jefferson, extending
mp to Cook county, $4,000 bales cotton; JEFF
ferson, 100000; Carolina Bluff, 10000;
making 1000 bales of cotton which will
be shipped from the Red river country by
August, 1871. This part of Texas will ship
10000 head of cattle per steamers, via
Kansas, ], SOC, 900 pounds of tallOw, $50, 900
hides, 100000 barrels of beef. Actual sales
Of cotton, cattle, beef, wool. hides, tallow,
ETC., will bring to Eastern Northern Texas,
estimating cotton at two-thirds the price of
last year, at $50,000,000. This city is the
outlet for all the commerce of half Of Texas.
The future of the city is brilliant Western
men on arriving here are so well convinced
Of the bright future of this city that they
make purchases. and factories OF every kind
are in successful operation.
The leading men of this city are not adj
venturers; they have too much pride to be
inactive, and as they have doubled their
population in two years, hence in two years
more there will reside 10000 people. Now
in our factories where fifty persons are at
work, in two years in each of these will be
500 persons The material is here, skilled
labor is coming. The Legislature gave $10,
600 per mile to the International Railroad,
which extends $40 miles through the State;
amount received $s,6O0,O00. The route is
being surveyed, and Barnes, of Navasota,
states that from that place and this city,
work will commence this fall, as the com
pany, per contract, are to complete fifty
miles per year. ADVANCE.