Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-11-25
FROM DOWN IN TEXTS,



the HERALD AND TRIBUNE were written
in the Spring and Summer, now that
Jack Frost" has made his appearance
playing sad havoc with the Vegetable
Kingdom and Old Boreas the Texas
plague has made his advent heralding
with his chilly, blast the near approach
OF the coming winter. and an the crops
being matured and mostly gathered, I
will give the readers of the HERALD
AND TRIBUNE my closing letter as !
expect to shortly abandon "The Lone
Star" '" 80
This has 'bceri an extraordinary aryfu favor, r.
able year for Texas, no disasters have
prevailed. The health Of the country
has been exceedingly good. Reviyals
OF Religion have been extensive and
crowned with abundant success, the
interest manifested reminding one of
the good old times Of yoreH d. Lime,
steneand SulphW Springs. The crops
upon which the prosperity of Texas
chiefly depends, have been bountiful.
The wheat being almost as fine as ever
harvested in Texas, averaging fully 20
=. II y .aH. 80 Il b
bushels per acre. The oat crop which
however was small in acreage averaged
70 to60 bushels per acre. The acorn
crop owing to the drouth did not ayerge
much over 25 bushels. oi Next comes
King Cotton looming up with an
ayerge Of { of a bale per acre. Boys
and girls are making one dollar per
day picking the aeecy staple, while the
best hands makeas high as 50 per day.
The financial condition of the county
is greatly improved instead Of the
former discordant wall of hard times
and scarcity OF money, tile sympliohious
melody "can you change FIVE? Now
sreets the ear" King Cotton is
now reigning in all his grandure and
will bring many dollars into the county.
Bnt we do not attribute this improve
ment in money matters solely to the
cotton crop. The people Of the cotton
growing States depend too much on
the cotton crop to the exclusion OF
grain sufficient for home consumption,
until the. are becoming tired of. pay
ing $50 per hundred for -four,
and 20 cents for bacon to the western
States, when these articles can be pro-
duced at home as well as abroad. and
this portion Of Texas is better adapted
TO- the raising Of grain any way, con-
:equently the people here are arouseing
upon this important matter, and are
diversifying their crops. An immense
amount of wheat was shipped from this
section to St Louis Corn enough has
been raised for home consumption, and
enough surplus to supply immigration,
immigration is flowing in with an ac>
cumulating tide. The Prairies are be.
ing put in cultivation with wonderful
rapidity. Towns are going up as If
by magic, and Texas with her 27O, 900
square miles is destined to rank a pow
erful state in the union and exert q
wonderful influence upon the CONNER,
cial world.
But with all this Texas has her dis.
advantages and we advise young and
old ones also not to come to Texas with
the expectation of becoming rich i'm.
mediately. To accumulate wealth here
industry, perseverance and economy
III The strictest sense of the term are
required ana a person who cannot &c
camulste some property il Tennessee.
we advise him not to come to Texas
to seek fortune. ''' -.' .i.45N.4 4le
Ny native hills though rough and rugged they be
They are still near and dear 70 me. n q
And gladly do 1 wish the star Of
Tennessee's prosperity to rise until it
will shine among the most radient in
the constellation of States. To do this
she must have higher and moro uni>
versal system OF education. q more ex.
tensive development Of her natural re.
sources Of mineral, timber and water
power. of which the hand Of nature has
so bountifully bestowed upon her, un.
til the echo of factories, forges and
machinery Of oil kinds shall be heard
reverberating in response to the enter
prise an6 industry Of her people.
The soil by excessive and unskiliful
farming has become exhausted OF It's
original fertility and 10 restore it viii
require farming on less scale and up
on a more scientific basis. i.s La =
u the people of Tennessee viii
awake upon thes. important matters