The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-02-13

AsSoS0ASCo Va SuO AOu0 oIeT 0I8t0
Her Climate, Soil and Natural
Productions-.The Richest State
In Athe Union that is to be--First
Letter of . Series.
SHERMAN, TExAs, Jan. 80. '73.
Dedf Advertiser :-Thinking that
perhaps few lines from the Lone
Star State, though presented IN mv
poor manner, might prove OF interest
to your readers, and feeling like eiv-
ihg the benefit Of my observations
write you.
Although but a short time in the
State I have kept my eyes ard can
open to learn of her capacities, and the
result of my Inquiries has been to con.
vince her that she is destined at no
very distant day to become q wealthy
State. base my conclusions upon
the fact that Texas contains within
her borders in greater degree than
any other state the necessaries Of her
population.
The eastern portion of the State il
covered with vast forests OF timber
consisting of pine, cypress. walnut,
several varieties of oak, bois dare, &c.
&c, The Lois dare, or Usage Orange,
i. very hard and durable, making the
finest wagon timber in the world. II
grows here as large as four feet in
diameter. The timber Of this section
is sufficient to supply the wants OF the
State for all time to come.
The soil Of this portion of the State
is not as rich as the prairie portion,
but it is all good cotton land-capabls
Of producing one half bale, or go lbs,
per acre.
All the balance Of the State is very
rich agriculturally, the southern por-
tioD growing large crops of cotton.
tobacco and sugar; while the northern
portion produces abundant crops Of
cotton, tobacco, corn, and small grain.
While corn does not yield a. abund-
antly as in Cedar Co, small grain does
much better, wheat averaging ~ bush-
els per acre, and often yielding n
much as 40 bushels. Winter wheat il
raised and il of superior quality.
In every part of the State fruit OF all
kinds Is raised in abundance-pea0h
pears and grapes especially producing
prolific yields of very fine quality.
Apples do not do as well a. Ia some
places farther north, but I apprehend
that defect will be reniedied somew what
as the State grows older and more at
tention is paid to fruit growing. Al
though some portions OF the State have
been settled for great length of time.
yet Texas in the matter Of fruit grow
ing is yet in her infancy. 1t Is but >
few years since it was generally tho't
that that Iowa would prove no apple
country hnt npon axperimsntink va
rieties were found suitable to the cli-
mate, and Iowa now grows good ap-
Piles. This in my opinion will be the
case with Texas. The southern por-
tions Of the State grow the tropical
fruits In bundance.
The western portion is the great
grazing section, and even now,
with the inferior grades Of stock
raised here, a large portion
of the beef In the stock yards
Of Chicago is from this State. When
they shall have improved their stock,
the poportion cannot fail to be much
larger
The climate is mild--neither very
very warm in the summer nor very
cold in the winter. It Is asserted that
no well authenticated case Of sun
stroke was ever known In the State.
This winter has been the coldest
ever known in the history Of Texas,
aud many persons in this section, cs-
pecially the railroaders, are living in
tents without suffering. In fact tent
is much to be preferred to the average
Texan residence. On entering o Tex
an mansion on q cold day you fnd nu-
merous holes in the floor through
which the cold air is streaming, and
corresponding holes in the roof to give
free escape to any warm air that may
be generated By the enormous fire in
the fire place. Many cracks are also
found in the sides Of the building. and
to make more complete and effsctual
this admirable system of ventilation,
the door 10 thrown wide open. And
there by the fire sits the proprietor
about the "infernal northsr.p,
Before my arrival had formed very
exaggerated idea Of the ''norther," but
having passed through ono of the se-
verest ever known in this part Of tho
State, which by the way is their favo-
rite locality, l feel justified in saying
that they amount to nothing. This
cold spell has lasted about one week,
and is now moderating. During that
time the thermometer has fallen no
lower than zero and tho wind has
been no stronger than We frequently
have it in Iowa duriOg the winter.
Together with its other resources, the
State 10 also very rich In minerals
vast deposits OF coal, iron, copper, lead,
silver, gypsum, DC, underlying vari-
ous portions of the State, but mostly
confined to the northern and eastern
parts.
I feel safe then in my conclusion.
that with the many natural advaDta-
ges that she possesses-having, whom
her resources are properly developed,
but comparatively few articles to Inn
port, and her exports consisting Of
that class that bear transportation well.
having great value in small bulk and
weight, that Texas must make one Of
the richest, If not the richest state n
the Union. Y -
have 10 this given you but . hasty
sk etch of tho whole 6tAte. i shall
hereafter speak moro particularly Of
different sections.
Very truly yours,
WEsT STARR.
Hotel keepers are people Va have 70 7
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