The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-10
From the Louisville Courler.Journm1

tna ~ uh'Hh ihierthls'-I Grpn
Advantages Ia Immigrants.
From The Louisville CourIer.Journn1
An adjourned meeting of the owner
oC Peters colony lands in Texas wo
held in the Office of Hall ~ Long yeslc,
day Mr. Joseph Monks was called I,
The chair and Mr.. NJ c. Ramsey WA
chosen secretary The object of tn,
meeting was the hearing of the repor
ola committee on the proposition t,
unite the owners Of Peters colony land,
with a view 10 mutual interests. Th,
report was read, and, on motion. adon
ted the report was based on the fol
lowing resolutions passed al a mcctinl
hcd August 30, of which Mr.. Monk.
was chairman, and j. b. OLcary secrc
MrN;
Hyp'o", That the rapid increase Of
immigration INTO the Peters colony
lnds, and the increasing demand for
land, max" 1t necessary that some or
EniMton among the land owners in
Kentucky be effected in order to re-
spond 20 the frequent application of in.
trcs, Ell purchasers,
Hooic0I That committee cOusistinp
Of MrSsrs, William Cornwall, W, G
liIl, Charles Cobbund John D. O Lcnry
Ne hereby appointed to appear and sub
ait, at II meeting to he held at the
Ihle Of Hall ~ long, SO Main street
pmo proposition with u view OF uniting
Il Interested, so that considerable
Ddics Of land may be disposed Of, con.
sling Of numerous hall-soctious, sec
ms and large surveys.
H~oicH That Iandholders are recon-.
'ndrd to subscribe lor the newspapers
.hIished within the colony which rive
daily accounts Of therapid influx of i'm.
m',"'ion The Wcaihcriom Times
mi 'irlhan Leader cos. - per mnum
i'lw report was rs follows
In accordance with these resolutions
your committee beg leave to report that
the Peters colony lands lie in thirteen
different counties, as follows: Young
Buchanrn (now Stevens), ShackeIlurd.
IhrockmortOn jack, PAlo Pinto, Bay.
lor Archer, Calnghan, Et4tland, Par
ker, Clay and Montague amounting to
about 3iO0 half.seetions, and owned
originally or at time Of division,
by Isl persons; that said
lands were divided by lot. and
the result was that very few of the
owners received any two numbers of
surveys or half sections adjoining each
other, but their numbers were scattered |
over thirteen different counties in some
instances, The division of these lands
was made and the lands patented in
1884, and they were all selected out of |
all the lands belonging to the State at
that time or account of superiority of |
climate, SOIL and productive qualities,
Immediately after the patents were
granted there arose an active spcOUa- |
tive demand for these lands by non
residents, and number of tracts
changed hands. 1t was then thought
that but very few years would elapse
before these lands would be worth and
command much higher prices, but be-
ing on the extreme border Of ciyiliza.
ton, ard infested with numerou rowing
bands of predatory Indians, emigrants
being unable to purchase these lands in |
large body by which they could cstab
fish colonies villages, schools, churches,
etc, for mutual protection and the en-
joyment Of life liberty, order, and COM
fort, they were induced to locate in less
favored sections of the State, where
they could enjoy these advantages, so
that little more if any can be obtained
for these lands now than twenty years
ago Notwithstanding the great and I'M
precedented growth in wealth and pop.
ulation of the State of Texas, which has
grown from population Of II little over
two hundred thousand in 1850 to one
million six hundred thousand in lS76-
having almost doubled in population
in the last two years.
The emigration to the State of Texas
ut this time is unprecedented and 1T Is
confidently predicted that the emigra-
ton the present fall and winter will
very far exceed in numbers that Of any
previous season, and as the Texas and
Pacific railway has recently been eX-
tended to Fort Worth, in the direction
of your land and the very ilattering
prospects of Congress at its next session
granting the aid asked in behalf Of this
great national thoroughfare by which 1t
would ut once be extended through
your lands, The tide of emigration has
again been turned in that direction, and
your committee most urgently recon-
mend that you select n prudent, discreet,
capable and responsible agent to act for
you,and that each owner of Peters colo
a., lands furnish said agent with the
nun. KS of their surveys, together with
their addresses. and that said agent be
recognized by the owners as Peters
colony lands agent aGd that lie be au-
tiorized to make sale of lands a. he may
deem for your best interest, subject to
your ratification. By such q course
your committee confidently believe that
fourth, half, or more, if desired OF
your lands, can be disposed OF to actual
settlers in the next six or twelve
months at fair prices, which will afford
protection to the remainder OF your
lands, and with the railroad facilities
which will soon be afforded by the eX-
tension of1the Texas and Pacific railroad
that remaining of your lands will be
worth much more than the whole OF
them are at present, or probably will be
without each en-operatiQn for the neX'
ten years 10 come.
VIC. HALL, Chairman of Committee.
A resolution was offered and adopted
appointing Mr.. Edwin ). Graham agen,'
for the sale of our lands, and that eacl
owner is requested to furnish him will
the number of his surveys, Further,
Resolved, That, having confidence II
the Judgment and discretion OF E. )
Graham, we will, as far as consisten
with our own interests and those w
represent, be governed by his recon-
mendations as to sales, in accordance
with the report of the committee, :.
Resolved That land owners, parties II
Texas or emigrants, wishing referen,e
TO Peters colony lands in Texas shoui'
address the general agent at Graham
Young county, Texas, Peters colon
land owners in Kentucky or elsewher