The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-09-08
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i. e. Haggsrt, Esq, has handed US
the following letter from William Sig
erson, Of the firm OF William Sigesson
81 son, general laud agents, Toledo.
Ohio. IL will be seen from q perussi
OF the letter that Mr.. Sigerson IL going
about the matter Of Texas immigration
In the right way. He Is DESTROYS III
showing the productions of Texas AZ
the different fairs in Ohio this fall
and we hope the railroads aud Others
will extend him every facility for so
doiuR Mr.. Sigerson speaks of visiting
Dallas himself This tall, and he will be
welcome. We are always glad to have
gentlemen OF progression and expe-
r'cnce visit the state to investigate for
themselves, for they can but carry
back favorable reports.
ToLHDo, ohio, August 81, 1877.
4. q. hagyArt, esq, Dallas, Texas:
DEAR SIR--I drop you line TO say
Ne are still having very dull times.
stu, things are looking better than
sometime back. am talking Texas
and leetnring, and will lecture In ten
OF fifteen different counties this fall.
and wall sell during the fall large
amount % lanj. have asked three
y your railroad men to send me a
III line ~ the predictions of S5ur
sta;s, and 1 first asked the Interna-
ti"n-d road and was very favorably
impressed, but have not had decis.
I've answer a. yet. Our first fair comes
on At Columbus about the tenth of
september, and will last Ave
days. want TO show at three
: - In the month of Septena-
TER L asked them TO send wood.
grain, minerals and freight
sugar cane and cotton In the stalk.
hope they will send them. L will
make first-rate exhibition II they
send the Articles along that send for.
what WIZ do would be very fine
advertisement; for the state OF Texas.
agreed with them, that i would
make tne exhieition free. would
exhibit at The three great fairs, free.
All 1 would ask them to do, would be
10 deliver them to me at our depot
free, and I would exhibit than. ana
make no charges. | hope they will
do II, but there IL SO much red
tape about railroads that ii is uncer.
tain. Can't your city send me = rood
lot OF samples? and 1 will adyerfise
them a. the production OF your coun-
ty-one bushel of each kind Of wheat.
one bushel OF each kind Of barley.
one bushei Of each kind OF oats. one
bushei Of each kind of rye, and one
hrshef .ofcorn In the chuck. will
want the corn to hang up In my show
csse, then send all kinda Of Qrass--a
smaH bundle OF each. II will be
good thing 70 ornament with. want
all the kinds OF wood you can send me,
in pieces ieur by sixteen inches Ia
length aud Que inch Thick. / lind
that the greatest advertisement for
Texas is her wood. Again, 1 want a
fair sample of all your different kinds
of vegetables. You must have some
very large ones; then minerals
of all kinds, cottoD-sialks and gu.
ear-caDe, and in word, anything
that would make q show. /
expect now to be q citizen Of
your city this fall. ] am trading for
ten thousand dollars worth OF fruit
trees. Can sell any OF them In your
city or county? Twill have q full as
sortmeut ofAil kinds of small fruits.
Now, you will please let me know II
there can be ANYTHING sent to me
from your city. l would exhibit ~
Dallas productions. l will send You
the catalogue Of our fair.
fours respectfully,
WIZ. SIaERssON.
secretary oil Texss Colony, Toledo Ohio.