Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-05-07
BtJRGS. MAY 7Ig74, q

pbut expect. to.make ailiveipg pr a fortune,
o'ut.ef the people here with there selfcon.
ceited smartpess by outsherping or smarr,
ting the people Out oftheir money vii be
mistaken and will soon find that the, ,big-
gest fool here sreallysmarter than oaH
suchs taiall such, 4 say y,nwherei ,spH,
sra, oNins yon arenat needed ihere,r tho,
} people aalGork IN Texasy thasis!aA thqse'
HSho expect dopFpsper; dollArssares snet tos
be,pickedl from the bushes, like berries
nor are they gathered on,ths iggeund, as
/ yourYpuld,gather the shining sand, but
haye to'beamagdle bYMpykidh hard hopest
toilrmakes tlresdollars, i'm Texas, utiIling
the graond. .shoyeingithe Rlsce striking
with the lsledge, attending, the steam
saw using the axe. handling n the hoe,
holding the P!opgh, minding stock, hear,
ding and driving, cattle to market, here
there.is the. Doctor, lawyer schoolteaeeh71 eh1
en- Printer Merchant. Preacher. &c VIII
all, live by diligently ,Serving .iin.i their
several aYocati99p,ss p,ssont Ynn hin .n ,,,pr,.
,The Creator did all Ale could for. Texas,
and pow it's, with the people if they ,Yill
Develop thesc.great resoprsess, ssess, IIrop are is
abundant ond fey foundaiires 2s s.ar are ip oop7
poraatloqnn laundering 9, superior article of
Iron which. is casted into plows and stoves
that supplies the home demand, Lead
Copper, Coal and Saltsprings abound and
only await the capitalist. The health
is as good as any state and far. better
than any other state rs far South, Our
State Government is white mans Gov
ernment. Democratic throughout, a good
Governor and State officials, with 8 good
Legislature who are all democrats
i The ,bYe Laws Of the State are. being faith
fully executed fife liberty. and; Il property
projected by the st stIreepg arm Of the lay,
The IT, State comparatively out Of debt, and
the Il Iron horse now makes the bills, reneEi
drga.t!e, g.t! when only a few yeas ago the wild
beast held high, carnival, and npw speeds
b his is. daily visits to ST. Louis, Memphis,
Catoe, &c. bringing our State in, daily
Communication with our sister States,
There has been built since the war about
1000 miles of Rail Road in this State,
and all of our towns are improving and
increasing in population, enterprise, and
Importance every day. A few years
ago where we had villages now cities have
taken their places.
Nowall these things taken togethershould
be well considered by the Immigrants
contemplating moving to Texas and if
possible should come and look out suit
able place before moving for if an emmi-
grant has an idea what kind ,ofplace he
would like tie have, ifhe will come and
look around he will find just such q place
as he desires. Timbered land is worh
from 81. to So. in the woods, improved
from s.. to $40. according to. quality,
lacality, and Improvement. Prairie land
is worth from 81. to SO, unimproved,
and, improved places are worth from So.
to $50. according to improvements and
locality.
Our rivers and lakes abound in, fish, of
various. kinds. and large size, cats. that
vii! weigh fIom . ITO 8Qlbs., rand, somer
times. reach 8Olbs,t. Bufaloi from .5s to-
SQQlby.. the. Trout usa ara smalls have never
seen % any oyer Obs. .lIln9 .lIn sQp,c portions Of
the State there is yet a, good deal Of wild
deee;; turkeys, DC. but it docs not pay for
faEEWBers to, run after wild game, as it is
like the Indians gun, cost more than it is
worth; but it givas amusement on rainy
days and Saturdays to many old hunter
who now chase them with dogs; when for
mely he used to still hunt with rifle
and killed as many rs wepld keep the
family in meat, and sell the hams to buy
ammunition, sugar.. coffee, whiskey and
tabacco, now that is about played out,
Texas can now be reached by Bail Road
via Memphis, Little Rock and Texercana
at the latter place connection is small,
with the Texas and pacific that connects
with the International at Long view;
Houston and Great Northern at Mircals;
the Texas Central isat Hearn md Dallas