The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-04-28
OUR INTEREST IN THE EUROPEAN
WAR


Aside from humanitarian considers
tons tho war betw en- Russia and Tur-
key, especially II II assumes the pro-
portions expected, will be y godsend 10
us, ~ to every provision growing and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on this side OF The
Atlantic, War paralysis agricultural
energy In the region whore II il raging,
and whore its eyer,shiliing local theatre
may be located, or IL threatened, II the
present war involves any considerable
number OF the governments Of Europe,
which is now imminent, the producing
capacity Of our country will be taxed 10
liz utmost to supply tho deficit In
breadstock, occasioned by the dlsims
banco of agricultural operations on and
near the theatre Of war
While tho mills and ioundries of the
north will be- busy with the mannlao-
tory of cloth, shot, shell and guns we
of tho west and south will bo occupied
with tho production of flour, bacon and
beef, Gold, In immense quantities, viii
flow into the country, Money will be-
come plenty, and specie payment a
thing of the near future, In view OF
the reasonable probabilityofsuoh effect,
aud tho pcnt immincnco Of general
war, ~ stated above, would II not be-
prudent that our farmers and stock
men square themselves to meet tho
contingency especially M they can lose
nothing by such preparation,
When one crop has been injured by
grosshoppers, or other calamity, let its
place be promptly supplied by another
II wheat field has been destroyed
throw two burrows together and open
the ridge with u third and plant corn.
The meogerost cultivation alterword
will insure good crop, No single foot
OF tillable land should be suffered Ia
lie idle this season, Every man and
every animal available should be NJ
work early and late, to secure the adj
vantages which are so plainly in sight
in the event ola general European war
II Is estimated by competent judges
that Texas could, ifcultivated TO its full
capacity, produce all the wheat now
raised in the United States, and all the
Gotten consumed in the civilized world
| II this demand is ever made on hen
energy is she provided with men and
spirit to work out the splendid posi-
bility2 If not the means to provide
them, becomes the great question of her
domestic policy Our population is now
less than five to the square mile, we can
as easily support and employ probably,
forty. With such n population, and
with our every rich foot Of soil cultivaN
ted up TO its fullest capacity with cot
ton mills, Touring mills, pork and beet
pacieries at home, and II sharp foreign
demand with cash payments for all our
produce, Il very few years only would be
required to enrich our people to degree
heretofore unknown by any agricultu>
raj or pastoral people on earth.
When we add to this the trlling cost OF
subsistence in our mild climate and
healthlul surroundings, we can ut once
see how it is, that few men have devo-
ted their energies so persistently to the
accomplishment of the great enterprise
of pcopling the state, with working
frugal men and women.
We should regret for the sake of
humanity, to see the nations of Europe
embroiled in war, but as war checked
our prosperity for years, and put off the
day of our triumph indefinitely, it would
be but fair if it is made to atone for the
fault, by promptly setting us on our
feet again.