Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-11-16
More Questions Answered.

Several inquiries about the West, anil
about Texas in particular, have remained
unanswered some days because Of u pres
sure Of other matter. One young man
writes letter propounding the folio King
questions:
First, What are the chances for po'r
young man with only enough money -
take him aud who cannot farm--has no
taste for it, or knowledge about il? Can ha
easily get work and save up enough to
buy a small qusniity Of stock
Second what effect las the climate on
our health? Has it net tendency re-
cause ehills and fcvers? .
Third Are not vegetables scarce and
very high on the sea coast
Fourth. Would it not be well tthrough
your paper) to get meeting held some
where in philadelphia by those ycans
men favorable to going TO Texas?
ANSWER.
First, The hrst possible chsroa, il y.u
are not ufrnid OF work. Mecbanics er'
artisans Of nearly every kind are in de-
ma~d, especially at the large towns n'uns
the route Of the Texas aud Pacific anil
other railroads. The great want Of North
eastern Texas is more skilled labor. Cont
mon lahorers, who have neither ffiae
nor q taste for farming, cannot dc so Well.
They can easily obtain work, however, as
wherever railroads are 10 be built there Is
llrgc demand for labor, both KILLED and
unskilled. If the person making the fore
going inquiries is looking forward TO- be-
coming an independent stock grower, hut
has vet to earn The needed capital, his best
course would seem to be to seek employ.
ment Oh a stosk-farm or rancho sone-
Nhere in Central or Western Texas. I'y
industry aud frugaliiy he would thus nc-
oiure in a few years both sufficient enpi-
tai and a knowledge Of that Ter. profits
BILE business.
Second. The climate in the parts OF
Texas we have mentioned is all things
considered, one Of the best in the world
On the table-lands, some hundreds Of
miles back from the const, the eihhtis
are described as delightful, while thesa
are no winters worthy tho names, the oo-
casional "north.rs" during tho winter
months coming like March wind in Ih.
midst of September weather. Chills and
fever is disease due to a malaria arising
from marshy districts or sluggish water.
Along certain Of the rivers in Texas IL
prevails to somo extent, the same ~ u
does in all localities similarly ,iiuateii
no matter in what State or sec 'ioi. Hrni
grants who are not aguc.proo sliuald a.
wnys beware Of s,agnant ws,c. 0iid slgs
pish streams wherever they ipsy 50.
Third. Texas is smin.ntly an agroul;u-
raj State. and, so far rs our information
extends. there is no part of !, where vssc-
tables are not at least rs chenp rs 10 Penu
sylyania Beef oni mutton Of cl use, srs
Infinitely cheaper. .,...
Fddrte, We see no reason Why ono oy
more colonies should not be organized
here in Pennsylvania to loeate in Texas
and become even iiioie Successful ttan ths
famous Greeley and other colonies shich
have been founded recently in Colorado
Texas greatly surpasses C"leraao IN cli-
mate, soil and amount OF rain fail Nj
doubt a sufficient number Of persons cnu.d
be interested in such. colony. had a tnreI- :
ing can easily be called Al Any time. lsH,
/, is rot best 10 precipitais any morsmest
Of the kind before the fullest posi- lie
snowledge OF the eoantry has b en- dis
seminated, 20 that those ds.it!og 70 srsi.
CRATE Gao act understandingly Ws shalt
con tinue the various features Of thiS
whole rich Sohthwestregion, ant sincere
" hope that not only enc haI snunbcr
Of prosperous colonies may resu.1.
Eumereus persons ,ur:ie askiHs our 81
vice as to the best part OF The seailiTrti .
20 20, and ire most preHinSe tusiasss q
eRgage in. ss'ls
In reply we may say thni Iekas sseH'7
TO offer rather greater advantages 'han
any other part, whether Tor aErieniiars
stock raising. manufacture, o. many 81
tte smaller mechanical rnless S1me p-f
tions Of that irnmenst State cfer better i
dusemenis for one Of these, snd 5shsr per-
tons for another. Sioek raiGns. -
those who possess the rgfiisif- espita
isrd 4 taste Tor IT, o5crs utfa1re IA lnfe.f
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