Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-08-03

uuSJrlOuS ana Improving race' We
left Shreveport early next morning
for Marshall, Texas, some fifty miles
distant by the
TEXAS PACIFIC RAILWAY,
in beautiful new car constructed
at the company's shop at Hallville.
The road was in capital condition,
and we mado the trip in a little
moro than an hour. At Marshall,
which is the legal initiative of tho
Texas and Pacific road, Col. Scott
has determined to establish the
great work shops of tho company,
and for that purpose has secured
some siaty oervo vi -iBnu IN 4 CON
tiguous body, and donation of
$500, 900 from the county. The place
differs from Shreveport. 1t is rath-
er collection Of country seats than
q town. Almost, every house is sur
rounded by lot adorned with trees
and flowers. The streets are broad
and spacious, and the population
somewhat exclusive. The public
men are known for their talents
and culture. Marshall is the coun-
ty seat of Harrison, was long the
residence of the celebrated Louis 2.
! Wigfal and q favorite resort ofthe
lamented Thomas J. kusk and Gen.
Samuel Houston. That fine turist,
Ho, !. l.. D. Evans, Chief Justice of
Texas, lives at Marshall. 1t was
refreshing to find u first class
COUNTRY BOARDING. HOUSE
in charge of Mrs. G. B. King, who
welcomed us with kind hospitality
and whose dinner was perfect
specimen of domestic cookery, not
less agreeable because served in
real Southern style. While here l
b ad call from the Republicans,
white and lack-bright, intelli-
gent, resolute men. They also in
terviewed Col. Scott, who gave
them kind hearing and showed a
deep interest in their welfare. Here
as all over Texas, we were met with
with the usual complaint of the
scarcity of labor; and when it was
announced that from 2 to 3thou-
sand mechanics and laborers would
finally make Marshall their head
quarters when the great road was
being built and in operation, the
assurance was greeted with great
enthusiasm. Few of the white
men have been reared to hard work.
Accustomed to the largo profits re-
sulting from the growth of cotton
and to the habit Of buying all they
need and producing nothing else,
IL will be something of a trial for
them to come down to the healthy
practices of the North; but they
seem resolved to make the effort
and right glad that this opportuni-
is at hand. A body of
SKILLED woRKMEN
in any town is slrt of college,
operating as an example to idlersi
and thus it may be that in the
course ola few years the youth of
Marshall will initiate the successful
mechanics of the North, not simply
in the character of their work, but
in physical and scientific education.
The population of Marshall ranges
from 5000 10 5000 It's lawyers
are men Of emincnce, and it boasts
one democratic and one radical
paper. The courthouse, fine brick
building, is situated in the midst of
II public square, in the neighbor-
hood of q large new hotel, and this
square is surrounded by stores and
business houses. 1t has n
FAIR GROUND
in the vicinity, ofa number ofacrcs,
with commodious buildings and fa-
cilties for showing horses to advan
tage, ard agricultural productions.
Fairs are among the mod
ern indications of progress that
have become numerous since the
war. Here, and at nearly every
point of our journey, we met mu-
tiiated Confederate soldiers, and l
was much impressed by their civil
manners. The vote OF the county
is 2,77O colored to 1;04l whites.
One part of our programme was
a journey
TO JEFFERSON,
some sixteen miles distant, over
land, where Col. Scott had u hearty
welcome. The population turned
out en- maSse to greet him, including
the firemen and bands of music and
peals of artillery. A brilliant ball
took place in the evening in honor
of his arrival, which no and his
friends attended. Jefferson is the
county seat of Marion, has popu-
latian of probably twelve thousand,
and a rapidly increasing trade. The
vote stands 740 whites to 1851 col
cred. 1t sends to New Orleans
100000 bales of cotton annually,
besides beef, tallow, wool, etc, and
needs railroads, not simply to in
crease its commerce, but to bring
in emigration. New its only out
let by the Cypress bayou, which
connects it with the Red River by
second class steamers for portion
of tho year, while all its cotton
must be
HAULED IN BY ox-TEAMs.
Jefferson is directly on the main
line of the Texas and Pacific, and
connects Marshall with the Trans
continental and the eastern termin-
us at Texarcana. When this is
built, as it will be within the next
fourteen months, the vast products
OF the interior will be brought in
and sen: fourth in incalculable pro-
fusion.
THE CLIMATE
Of this part Of Northern Texas is
delightful. In summer the heat
rarely reaches so degrees. and is
hardly cold enough 10 winter for
snow. The bottom lands produce
bale Of cotton, or forty bushels of
corn, to the acre. They are well