, 1877-10-13

tract pfDncftY t1cctffcH. J would hnFtfe my
Que who Is eafistcj that Texas ia q good cnuntry
10 etntgTatc to, Is satisfied to start as renter,
and has means enough 10 get him here, to
pack m md start, deciding beforehand what
part OF The State he Will make for, and making
the best arrangements possible for transporta-
tton do not know whit those arc. but they
can bo easily nsccrtatned In Chicago. 1t Is OF
no use for people to whit for others TO do for
them wnat they arc able 10 do inr themselves.
As A rule, It Will be better and p1casanter for
terernl families Of acquaintances to come tn
cctt.cr. They can frcoucntlr settle on The same
farm Or near together. think that three Or
four families could club together, charter hox
end, anil themselves in the other, act up 2
little stove for comfort and cooking, take their
provisions: and 50 cnme Mt small sose
TO each. II wouldn't bc like coming in Pull
man, but II You could como in Tint way The
you here than II spent In a more comfortable
and stylish tno,le OF travelling. You can asser.
tain II the railroad companies wouli admit this
a ese
men wanting To get 70 this sconhtry, they would.
Now, in regard to deciding
What POINT 70 START fon.
There arc pcrsons Ia CHICAGO VINO arc N
nant tenants. Among them Is Mr.. Noel, at liz
Madison street, who, believe, is an hon.
orablc, rcliabfs man, and can eenl
{ou rteht to parties Tho vent tsnant:, n,,.,,:
T. re1ns Central Raiifoad' whose office is, !
think, al 10l Clark street, will furnish maps OK
Texas, on the back uf which arc descriptions Of
the different counties travcrkeA by the road,
tea In each county who will give INFORMATION to
immigrants. have met several OF these Eel'-
tletnen, and found them Intelligent, thoru,ichly
reliable met, who Will take pleasure IN giving
From those descriptions .you can select your
point OF destination, which ! think had better
be south Of Oallas, and start with thu assurance
shat nt the crt Of your rote yott Will ilntl aomc
ono thoroughly acquainted witl. the. country
who will aid you In securing }t0me. l
would not advsc tncn past tni!t'l'c age. Or those
not accustomed to manua! lntor, and whose
muscles arc soft aud nabby, 70 60 to Texas rs
renters, because renting In Te1as mcans work,
and good deal Of It.. It Is not. however. neees-
sary that man should be practical farmer to
raise crop Of cotton and corn. As clean arl
wcil-cnltsyatc!t crop = | hayo seen ln tho
Slate vas malo BY an old ssotchman m! bis
four boYs, who came, from Tcrre lIartc, Ind,
OF them lid stroke Of work On land TIL
they landed in Tcxas last November.
They rented eighty acres on the hatf-sharc plan.
They i,ad cne,E!, 70 Keep thsmselTss, so ,. shat
They hare made good crop, md nrc now busy
securing It; hare rented p1aco Of 1t:} acres for
next year ut cash rcnt Of S4oo. With q good
house to live IN; anu have already bought ono
lSAHt& AHA Nuf UtAA0l4 eNlooaI MhplS-
n,cnts. With a fair crop next year they will have
st,yt 10 tl,500 cnsl,. and their teams mud tools
with which TO commence farming on their own
ncrnunt. They think rcntlng in Texas q En,icl,
work In cities, but they hayo worked hard and
itvct p1atn. In five years they will be forchand-
cd farmers.
AND now WHAT CAN I SAT
to that largo class Of worthy, but destitute md
unctnpioyc,s, men, who t,avo hoped tt.at out OF
my trip to this State eornc waF OF detlyerance
enough tor you all here. I you gould but Get
ilerc. But that Is tho trouble: No one here
you without pay, and / don't know where tho
to bfng yon herc. While plans OF col.
onlzation such as ! have a;, advocated tt
and and would I Tie b. LARGELY remuncrativo 70 moncyci
men, yet cven II such men were ready to en-
gage in them, they could not 30 fnauguratcd
and gotten Under way In tlmn to DO you any
good this fall, nor on a scale largo enough to
render assistance to one in ten Of you. Rent
Ing Is tho only thing open 10 .you. Chicago
cannot afford TO feed you in enforced and un
willing in1lencss through tho long wtntcr. that
Is before us, and you cannot afford to be 80
spring you arc now. Men demorailzo rapidly
under auch conditions, and, while now you only
ask for "work or BREAD" you may then be
ready to crY Bread or blood"
uC mpHcy IL VIII Coek W bunpuEk you Ill AnA.
caRo through the winter would put you in cab.
ins on Teras fal1ns and give you standing
ground to work frum Into sclt-support and
comfort. But nm afraitl that ~ community ne
shall not rihe to the magnitude Of tho occasion.
Personally, an ID helplcss 10 aid you Us yo11
arr to help yourselves: I have aaccftalncd and
reported tho aeta IN the casc, and here my abili-
~ and responsibility end. It Is for Chicago to
decide whether you shnll bo supported through
the winter In enforced and unwilling af1cncss,
OF sent to homes and seIt-support In TcxaA.
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