Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-11-09

per centage. They should at once
reduce their tariff Of rates, and by
so doing, the receipts of each road
would be greatly increased. The
people are loud in thoir complaints
of injustice done them by the rail.
road corporations. Thus far the
people of Texas have been subject
to the capriccs Of railroads and
Morgan steamers, and have, thro'
them, suffered to an incredible ex'
tent.
All tho roads in Texas arc liber-
ally sub1lized by county and town
bonds indeed somo Of them are
constructed at n very great, indeed
fearful cost to the people Of the
State. Tho interest on the bond
subsidies from the state and coun-
ties on the lines of these roads will
long impose hea7y burthen on
the people. The immense natural
resources of the State may 20 far
towards solving the problem in IA
vor of the roads, but it remains to
be seen whether tho impulse given
by these roads to immigration and
enterprise will countcrbalance the
drawbacks in the shape of railroad
taxation. For their own credit and
interest, and the good and interest
of tho people, and the growth and
prosperity of the State, the Texas
railroad companies should at once
como down largely in their tariff
Of rates. We trust that Col, Scott
will not be excessive in his rates on
the Texas Pacific. Indeed wo can
promise the people of Texas that
in this most important matter to
them he will be reasonable, and in
stead of his road being clog to
the business interests of the people
and tho State, he will convert it
into great comforter in their
troubles and q great developer Of
their States immense resources.
The season has been moro than
unusually hot. Wo observe that
amol )hc old and acclimatcd citi-
zsSe, that the tropical heat tries
Mier vital powers, many being
prostrated by its effects. But this
is the perilous season in this eli
mate, the season when the appetite
is poor and the spirits depressed
whom sets in general disarrange-
ment of tho physical functions and
tho nerves become tromaoUs and
weak. l thank God that my phys
ical and constitutional organiza-
tions are such as to render me i'm
pervious to both heat and cold.
Long years ago l had the vita!
powers to endure the tropical heat,
and feel that there is yet enough
of that power left ne to endure
many more years of it. Up to this
date the country is comparatively
healthy. Tho latest dates from New
Orleans and Galveston report no
cases OF yellow fever.
Farmers in Texas have COM
mcnced raising wheat, and -four is
now manufactured here as ofswcot
and nutritious quality as any
produced in the western States. |
spent number Of pleasant days in
the country with Il friend, the pro
pretor of q grist and saw mil-A who
is notorious as the manufactures Of
n superior quality of flour. Bar
tics mill, on Rowlet creek, Dallas
county, Texas, stands to-day in as
high repute, as in days of yore
stood Stitt's mill on Roaring run,
in Armstrong county, Pa.
Fannin and other counties arc
growing fine apples, and in many
other counties in the State, as fine
apples can bo produced, by proper
attention, as in any portion of the
Union,
Irish potatoes, which it was sup
posed could not be grown in this
soil, can be produced in abundance.
i saw as large, fine meay potatoes
raised in this aud Collin counties
as ever saw raised in the north.
Hero, in Texas, is presented to
the immigrant every variety of soil
and climate that he may desire,
where he can, if ho chooses, raise
two crops in one year off the some
piece of ground. Ho has only to
fix upon what he wishes to pro-
duce, and he will have no difficulty
in selecting a locality 10 commence
operations. He will have no trou-
blein finding the location he most
desires. Now is the time to mako
selection of land, for tho intro
duction Of railroads and tho in
creased facilities fer market, are
daily increasing tho value Of Texas
lands.
In a few more years ofpeace and
plenty Texas will be able to display
in the products of soil a quota OF
which she will eelproud. In 1876
she will have advanced with such
rapid strides in commerce, arts,
wealth and population as to in.
crease the display of products and
swell the great throng that will as
semble at Philadelphia to rejoics
that the nation has existed for one
century. On the Fourth of July,
1876, will Texas appear prominent
in celebrating the Unc hundredth
birth day of the nation.
RED RIVER BRIDGE.-The bridge
tinbers are now loading at Sedal-
ia, all finished and ready 10 be put
up. On Monday night next, the
substructure will be ready, and the
bridge win be finished as fast as
men can put it up. The road is
now within some twelve miles of
Red River-track laying going on
at the rate oftwo miles per day