The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-06-19
Letter from Texas.
CoLLIN CouNrY, MAY 25. lS74

EDIJR Posi- will you through your
paper,o me the kindness TO give your
readeI my views in regard to Texas 7
In thhirst place, water is better than |
expe,ed to find 1t, aud the land mnch
bettethan any ever saw. The peo-
pie a, as kind to me, or kinder, than
thosevith wh0. was raised, and am
muchpe.te? p ased here than expect
ed to 10. My husband began talking
of goig to Texas Boon after the war,
and Ives opposed following my ma
live hone, friends and relatives. If /
had knwn then what now know !
wouldhavc encouraged him instead Of
Opposing, for l am well sati4Ded that all
The boktn-np rebels would have done
WELL TO have len there soon alter the war
theyhad had no better way of getting
here Shan to have taken their knapsacks
on iheir backs and walked all the way
and begged their bread on .he way. To
thoe that think there are no schools out
sid, Of Tennessee would say, you are
veY much mistaken in this respect
Thee are good schools in all the towns
and viii soon be throughout the coun-
try. Then | don't hear half the com.
plain of not being able to pay the tut.
tion IS did there; and il is almost as
common 10 SEQ the children riding to
schod here as TO see horses pulling the
plowin Tennessee. Now, q few words
10 tue poor man who has TO hire TO
makehis living: you can make a living
here EASIER and only work half the time
You do there. You can get one dollar
here for work that you would only got
fifty cents for there, and you can sup
port your families cheaper than you can
;hep Then you see at once you will
makeat least as much again here as in
East tennessee. If you have any stock
to keep you can keep four head easier
here tan you can keep one head there.
A few words to the renter: You can
rent letter land in Texas than you ever
saw II Tennessee and pay only one
third 'ental. There is no trouble 10 get
good and on such terms; or you can
rent and have everything furnished, and
get half. There are scarcely any sprouts
to cut and no p.ows to sharpen. Ano-
ther advantage: If you have any time
to wolk out of your crop you can hire
for good price and get the cash for the
labor. Another decided advantage is,
that good unimproved land can be pur-
chased at from 81 to So per acre; and
this in my opinion gives the poor mau a
better chance to procure him home
wlcre he can make living than to
hare common poor place given him
in East Tennessee. l leave the subject
with you, to judge for yourselves. II
yol wish to be slaves and poor men all
ycur lives 1 advise you to stay where
yol are.
Just word to those who have good
farms and are out of debt: Doing well
is lard to beat. TO those that owe one-
haf and two-thirds their land is worth
it Goes seem to me that you would be
better Off TO sell out and come where
you can get land cheap and take new
sta,t. ! was told back there that
would never see any more vegetables.
They have the finest gardens here !
ever saw, and Irish potatoes as large as
hon eggs by the first Of May. The cat
tie are as fat here now on the range as
ever saw stall fed cattle in McMinn.
Good milch cows bring from Sl5 to S25.
Cattle raising pays well here. Young
gentlemen and ladies who wish to teach
school can make better salaries here
than in Tennessee. This Is from one
who was raised in McMinn county, and
is47 years Of age. | expect to visit The
land of my birth, but will never make
Tiny home again.
CAROLINE BENTON.
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