The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-06-02

we publish the following from our oil
iriend.Alvis Ray. and are gmtified to fin,
ne Is SO wellpleased Will, his new home
and no doubt il deserves all he says of /,
I III holds out But we remember TN
wonderful fluctuations In the climate O
Texas, aud which one or more years b
those super-abundance, reverses an,
changes, droughts and other casnaltie
niust be expected. We advise our youn.
men to tough Il out IL Orange which the,
can, make a perfect garden with industr,
and intelligence:
Kaufman, Kaufman Co., Texas.
May 10th, rs.
Mn. EDfToH
VIII you allow me small space III
Your columns for Tile purpose, Of letting
The many Trends left behind IN the old
North State, hear few words from Texas.
ifyon recoilect, I left old Orange on the
10th day Of Sept. 1868. while you were
The IL Rageht Travelled from there 10 the
State OF III. with team In company with
my brother aud sister, aud from there,
here by Rail And from N. G. Via IL
linois, lave not seen such country as
Texas. We have as fine land rs there is
In the world. The soil Is from four 20 six
feet deep. Is a black sandy loan. aud is
very easily cultivated, aud will make
from my TO seventy.five bushels Of corn
and twenty-five TO forty of wheat and
from one and half 10 Two bales Of cotton
to the acrs. which can always be sold at
high prices, on account ofso many com.
Ing Into this State. Guod land can De
bought from 81 10 81 per acre. And
that Is no. NIL; we have the finest climate
| ever saw, not too warm, with pleasant
nights. The waller H. good. boih hard
and soft. And society never was better In
amy country. Just here, let me say that
agreat many, Naslles live here, aud well
know they are OF the same family of
Washes that live Ia HiIlsboro. as, they all
look alike. and say they had connections
10 that State. They are very wealthy, and
with IL all. very kind, aud DeinocratIc
from the top TO the bottom, while the
whole State Is the same. Our campaign
VII som commence on our Constitutional
ConveatiOn, which will meet this fall.
and yoa will hear good sews from Texas
~ Radicalism Is no more here and will
make such Constitution as the people
need and can live under, and without the
aid 81 Radicals or carpet-baggers a.. no
such will be allowed seat la ihs Con-
vention.
Kaufman 4 the County seat Of Kauf-
man county, aud u thirty miles south
east OF Dallas, and is line settled inland
town 81 about 1900 inhabitants and about
twenty places of business with four
churches, one school house, masonlc and
ndd fellow lodge. Dallas isa fine CITY
at the vest end ofthe Texas aud Pacific
Rail Road wItha population 5000 in.
liabitant~ while In this tKauTn.an co.
Lawrence and Terrell are young Rail
Road Towns, aud they are going up ike
magic. Here h Lawrence lives john 4. !
Frances who married daughter Il think
81 Alfred waIdrll Of your County. But |
as you are In that family you may know
better than | do. lie Is q fine gentlman.
10 conclusion. let me say if you see any
d the young men looking out fora new
home, say 10 them TO come 70 Texas v here
hey can be suited aud have plenty TO eat
md not work themselves 70 death.
We are now Just into harvest with tie |
inest crop % wheat ever saw; no smut,
rust Or chInch bug ever known here.
Dur corn u very fine II ls now waist
nigh cotton doing iine, aud We do not
eed even the horses we work, work All
lay aud turn them out at night aud are
y better order Than yours Ia old omnge
N NIL the feed you can give them. Pear
Nc have trespassed on your time will
lose. Yours truIy,
PETER A. RAY.
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