The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-02
a Good Opening.

Below we publish letter from Mr..
James NJ. Means, of West Point, Ga,
to Major s. j. Adams, Of this city.
The letter speaks for itself, and while
we deplore the wretched state of af-
fairs in our sister State, we can but
congratulate ourselves that our own
glorious Texas offers such bright pros
poets to all who seek homes upon her
hospitable soil. Mr.. Means offers to
furnish any number of laborers, who
will work for the most reasonable rates
of compensation, provided their trans
portation is guaranteed him. His
offer Is fair and just, and commends
itself to all In need Of help. A
short time since an advertisement,
appeared in The HERALD for one hum
bred hands to work in saw mill at
Gladewater. The advertisement was
kept in the paper for some time, local
notices gave it prominence, and the
advertiser gave his own personal at
tention to the matter; but, although
he offered two dollars and a half per
day, guaranteed pay, he was unable to
get even dozen men who were will
ing TO work, even for this handsome
compensation, although our city az
that time was thronged by hundreds
of men, most of them young, who got
their daily bread God knows how or
where. In view of this fact, we pub
lish the following, hoping it will be
the means of procuring comfortable
livelihood for large number of desti-
tute fellow beings in the overcrowded
State of Georgia:
WEST POINT, Ga, Nov. %, 1875.
MIR. y. J. Adams:
DEAR SIR see from the circular of
the "City and County of Dallas" you
are one of the Committee of Transport
tation OF the Board of Trade, and as
such / write to you in the interest of
emigration.
Do you know of any farmers in the
county, or surrounding counties, who
desire laborers (white)? There are Il
large number in this section, who are
anxious to go to Texas, and are willing
to work for from five to ten dollars per
month and expenses paid out. l will
send none but those who can furnish
the best of recommendation. There
are now about three hundred who are
anxious to 20 to your section, and they
are all good, honest men. The reason
they wish to leave this section is be-
cause they cannot make living in
this forsaken country. The farmers
will not make one bale ofcotton to ten
acres, and not enough corn to last I'M
til the first of January. You can in
form the farmers of your section, who
wish laborers, that 1 have made ar
rangements with the railroads to this
effect, that IL they will deposit money
In any good bank In Texas, payable
to w. p. Orme, Treasurer of the At
lanta and West Point railroad, 1t will
be received In payment for transporta-
ton of laborers. The draft, when
uTdWut ouOuiu NC scut w lue W secure
tickets. The draft will not be for
warded to the bank until one week
after arrival Of hands. l have been
com missioned by the State OF Texas as
Emiyrant Agent, and ifany of the par
ties desire any reference, refer them to
Robertson, Chief of Emigra-
lion. l send you an article clipped
from the West Point Press showing you
what have accomplished. II | can
assist you In any way will do so with |
pleasure. Hoping to hear from you
oon, remain, very respectfully,
JAMES NJ. MEANS.
[sThe article referred to is q CON-
nent on the fact that Mr.. Means had |
'lready sent over Ave hundred persons
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