The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-07-03

Correspondence New York Trihune.l
Mr.. Greeley, in his eyer-memorable visit
to Texas, two years ago, saw little more Of
the State than Moses did of tho promised
sland from the top of Mount Pisgah 10 be
sure, he was permitted to cross its borders
and penetrate the interior $50 OF 200 miles,
but the country through which lie travelled,
when compared to that which lay beyond
the broad belt of rich prairie land, 400 miles
across, which lies between the latitude Of
Austin and the Indian country loses many
of its attractions. The greater portion Of
Central and Northern Texas, through which
the Houston and Texas Central Raiiroad
now extends, and which lies half way be-
tween the two great competing markets Of
Galveston and st. Louis, could then be
reached only by stage coach, and its crops
had to be moved by slow and expensive
teams. And yet Mr. Greeley's visit to this
Empire State of the South marked the be-
ginning OF a new era, not only in the poll
tics of Texas-for prejudice and political
bigotry are fast disappearing ia its
material growth. With prophetic vision he
saw more clearly than any other visitor has
vet, the glorious future of the great COM
monweaith, and already, while his predic-
tons are still fresh in the memories Of us
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fillment. Every. thing which has been said
of the beauty and fertility Of the Indian
country may be repeated as being equally
applicable to Texas, and then Il you re-
member that the centre Of the State. and
probably the richest land in it IS ia tho Iafi-
tude of Charleston and Savannah. wholly
within the cotton belt. and not upon is
edge, as the Indian Territory IS, and that
the Northern grains as well as the Southern
staples grow almost any where 81 The State
from its northern boundary TO tie Gulf, and
produce as large crops as in Illinois or kaH-
sas, can add very little in praite Of IL 81
ricultural resources.
THE RAILROAD TOWNS
OF the railroad towns, DeDisonl llef
man, Mckinney, Dallas, etc, and Whff ie
calls unnatural excitement 10 cOnseqsi
Of the recent connections made 81 rail the
correspondent says:
stWhen the reaction comes / DO NOT an
ticipate that It will be Is Disastrous as thar
from which 50 many ephemerI Raciae hsii.
road towns suffered. Denison. sherman
Mckinney, CoFsicana, Dallas, ~ 81 tie ~
road towns from the Indian lroniic %
Houston, have about them the maieFiaI ~
their support and steady, rapid gloutb. Tile
ssblack waxyv soil Of the surrounding pfn
ries Is nowhere surpassed il pf0ductIseness
and the crops are not limited e either corn
wheat, tobacco or cntfon-fIley dli grow
with equal vigQr, and bring the farmer a
returns. while the back country as ficI 81
pasturage IS any ID the world Riding
through Genital Pennsylvania. Ohio. iHd'
ana and IIlinOis. in fhe middle ~ MnF
saw very few Of the coFnfeIds nlCHtd 1f
planted. and the wheat Ia the bert fields
not more than three OF four inches hinI 81
Southwestern Missouri the corn al
planted, but not up. II the Indian Torn
tory first saw the tender BLADES above ile
ground. In Northern Texas lie corn hd
been once pIoWcd aud hoed. and t|e nlta
was beginning 70 head. and u lenifa| md
southern Texas ginin was ulnlo a7 laf
the harvest while near oalstan I w
whole fields 81 corn covered Win ilns
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