The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-28
SYNOPSIS or TEE ADDRESS
speIIyerch ny Ex-Governor ThrOch'
morton Before iae capital state
Fair, NJ Austin, November ~, 1873.
Ir. ry2,,aent, Ladies' ana Gentlemen {;

Mr., rygsldent, Ladies' and Gentlemen
Texas has had her days Of trouble
AMI sorrow and misfortune, but re-
card the present as one OF the greatest
triumphs in her history, Time has
been ia the past when the cries OF war
sounded and called hergullantsons from
their fields of labor aud their settled
pursuits, to fight the battles Of liberty.
but these are past aud gone, and above
nil triumphs she has achieved, | re-
gard the present as the Inauguration
of A new aud greater triumph, and
far above any that has gone before.
/ regret, my fellow-citizens, that the
wind Is such that it will be impossible
for me to speak to you as desire. /
would like to say to the men and wo-
men here, the people of Texas, that we
have territory, which, II utilized, IS
lust az sure to make Texas The fore
most State in these United States in
wealth and prosperity, as we stand
here to-day. have seen displayed to-
day--aud on short notice, with scarce
~ time for the tidings TO be carried to
the remote corners of the State-agri-
cultural implements and stock, and
also the handiwork of our people, as
well as the produce Of our soil, that
would do credit TO the far-famed state
OF Kentucky, or any other state OF
this Government. / have se0n the
fairs of Louisville, ST. Louis and other
localities, but in view of it all, | vas
gratified to see what our People had
done on short notice.
This Is the capitol ofour great State.
There has been much effort i'll short
time to get up this exhibition, but il
successful now, what must be your M
ture if you 60 on with the work" l
would like to-day TO call your atten-
ton TO many things of interest to the.
agricultural, mechanical and indus
trial interests Of our State. My fellow"
citizens, some years ago was in Cal
ifOrnia. | was invited by the people
Of that state to speak TO q population
largely from Texas; to address them
about Texas; TO say something 20
make stronger the bond existing be-
tween the people of the Pacific slope
and the Gulf glanced over the
whole state, their tall mountains,
their wondroas lakes, their waters
bursting from the mountains, their
bright climate, the great Amount o!
wealth produced from their gllttering
sands of gold and all their resources.
! was greatly impressed with 1t. saw
the most wonderful productions OF
their State utilized and made effective.
l looked upon the millions of sheep as
they grazed upon the mountain tops
and fertile valleys. ! looked upon the
untold millions of wealth brought rom
mines, and | wondered at taeir great
resources, and then ] compared Cali
iornia with Texas, and felt that all
her wealth and all her vast resources
faded into nothingness compared with
ours. While | was in Los Angeles,
one of the most beautiful spots III ere
alton, | was called upon to address
them. AS looked from the balcony
| thought it one of the most beautiful
sights / had ever beheld, and ! said to
the great assembly of people, truth
fully end honestly, my fellcw-citlzens,
! have found the place that Dr. Samuel
Johnson had in his minds eye, Wheh
he wrote Rasseas and described tlle
most beautiful of all places where hu-
man happiness could be hest obtained;
/ looked upon Los Angeles, and
thought that some prophetic VISION
must have suggested to MN lhis
"Happy Valley" said, my fellow
citizens, Notwithstanding you nave
the most beHltiful country III the
world, sad with g0rderful resources
still no .5whofe,G 1 think we are supe-
rIor IS tou.n Lss me draw your at
teny. aSSd "a few moments to
- COTTON PRODUCTION.
texas has lac organized counties.
Take of 40 of these as non-prouuclng
cotton counties; estimate the other
100 counties at the constitutional unit
OF 900 suuare miles, and itgives to each
county $4,000 acres of land, or, for the
entire number, 57,6O0000 acres. Sup
pose. as a basis of calculation, thatone-
nth of the territory OF each county rs
cultivated In cotton, and that the yleld
was one-half bale of 800 pounds per
acre. This would give to each coun-
ty ll2,2O0 acres, and at one-hali
bale per acre, would yield I,0oO Daies,
and for the entire cotton area, D, Ioo,uOV
bales, equal to the cotton production on
the entire industrial world at the pres
ept time. This product OF 5,76O,Ooo
bales of 500 pounds each, gives 2,eSO,-
DOC. 600 pounds, which at ten cents per
pound, Yields return of S2So, UoV'Oov.
These figures are enormous. lnueeu,
they are startling, But who Is there
acquainted with the soil and the pro
ductive capacity of Texas that douots
the correctness of the figures here pre-
sented. To some, even OF our own PEI.
pie, this may appear fabulous. DIV
think for q moment u the nullloer VI
cotton-producing counties In the Valiey
of Red river, ON the Sulphurs, Ga the
Sabine, in Eastern Texas, ON the lrih-
ity and its several sources, between the
Brazos and Trinity, in the Brazos var
lev and its tributaries, between the
Brazos and Colorado, ON the Colorado
and its waters, the Guadalupe, the san
Antonio, Nueces and Rio Granuei anu
the fact becomes patent to the most
casual observer that the estimate is not
at all beyond the limits OF truth
Think of it, that Texas has the capacl'
ty, within her own borders, OF prouu1'
ing as much as this-the greatest article
of commerce is produced Is the en-
tire commercial world-has the Gu,
pacity of exporting for the use anu in
benefit of civilization, and making trlo-
utary to her industry S2SS, 900, OOO worth
of this one commodity.
wHEAv.
Let us go further, and estimate sne
small grain capacity of our State-.lia.
is, the wheat, oats and barley tnae can
be produced In the grain-growing por-
ton of the State. Commence WIN .ne
counties of Red River and Lamar,
thence run south and west, inclnal I'M