The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-06-20

Will also md that u takes small for-
tune to buy IT,
The country has run wild on the sub
jects Of railroads. The Legislature has
been chartsring all that have been pro-
posed, and making land grants ofsixteen
sections 10 the mile Of railroad, and ma
ny Of the towns have voted subsides 10
them, amounting 10 sums which will
keep the residents Of these town taxed
enormously for years 70 pay. Sherman
and Dallas. l believe, are the most heav-
ily taxed towns If which have heard.
Paris and Lamar counties, in which
Paris Is situated, never burdened them.
selves In this way and owe no railroad
tax, except perhaps some that is i'm
posed by the State. I learn that the
whole tax in this county for last year
was about two hundred dollars--twelve
and one half cents on the one hundred
dollars. l wonder what our Lincoln
county friends would say " they had 10
pay such tsxssf The school tax alone il
one per cent. one dollar on the hundred.
But the Legislature is making an effort
to reduce taxation, and next year a
Democratic Legislature and Democratic
State officers will probably relieve the
citizens from a great part Of this bur
den. The State Is largely Democrats
and heartily tired Of carpetbag rule.
Gen. 8. B. Maxey, Of this place, Is be-
ing very hvorably mentioned by some Of
the papers for Governor. He was ap.
pointed by Gov. Davis TO be Judge Of
this district and the appointment was
affirmed by the Senate, but he declined
the position offered by a Radical
About next December there will be a
general election, | believe, Of State and
county eficers, the first that has taken
place since the war. The residents Of
the different precincts will vote at the
polls in their own precincts and not 60
to county seats TO cast their votes as they
have heretofore been compelled 10 do.
So far as l have seen, ! like Fanniu
Lamar counties are better than any Of
the State. Bonham is the county-seat Of
Fannin, and Paris Of Lamar. Paris Il
decidedly the best town ! have seen in
Texas ii has a population Of from four
to six thousand; is situated just where
the black and sandy land join and not a
great distance from timber. At this
tune business is dull. but in the Fall,
when cotton begins to come in, 1t Is
brisk.
.IProperty and rents are high, but not a.
huch 50 as in some Of those other places
I have mentioned. The Trans-Conti-
mental railroad is graded by this place
from Texarkana to Sherman, the track
will he laid soon, and road is chartered
called the st. Louis q Mexican Gull
railroad, leading from ST. Louis through
Paris 10 Saline Pass, and there Is also an.
other chartered from Corsicana to Paris.
When all these roads are completed Par
is will be a place of considerable import
ance. Railroads in this State are pretty
steep in their charges, and the acoommo-
dations are not as good as have seen
for less money. From Louisville all the
way TO Denison the coaches are very good,
but after you leave the Missouri, Kan
sas a Texas railroad you notice the diff.
ference instantly. You can come TO
Texas for a comparatively small sum,
but when you wish TO leave the railroads
20 for you as ifthey never expected to SEQ
you again. A ticket 10 Louisville from
Dallas or any other point in Texas,
North Of Dallas, costs nearly double the
price Of one from Louisville here. The
best plan is to buy ticket 10 St. Louis.
and there get another for home-in this
way several dollars can be saved. One
thousand mile tickets sold by the NJ. X.
a T., r. r., two miles are punched Out
for every one you travel in passing
through the Indian nation. At this time
the M. X. a T.. r. K, has a monopoly
Of the freight and travel by rail from
Texas 10 81. Louis, and It's rates arr
high. but in the course Of year II L
thought the Trans Continental railroad
will be finished TO Sherman from Texar'
kama, this road connecting with some
other which runs North (the Cairo Full
ton. ! believe) will compete with the M.
X. a T.. r. r.. and its rates will be re-
duced.
have not seen a national bank since
| came to the State, but suppose there ara
such here in some places. l asked a
gentleman in Paris. who is interested in
a bank. why they have no national
banks, 70 which he replied that they
would have 70 give too strict an account
Of the manner in which their business
was conducted and have government
officer around occasionally prying mo
their hooks. ETC.. as ID was, in his esss,
four men have entered into partnership,
each putting in s25, 900. and they con-
ductad the business on their own plan.
and no questions were asked. There are
no us,ny laws here and money is never
loaned. for less than one per cent, a
month and from that to Eve per cent. a
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