The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-09-18
TIVE C0alNG THOUSANDS,

''''HN
From many oi heuorthern states ana
several Of the southern states, also, We
have intelligence to the effect that thou
sands upon thousands of new settlers
are already turning their faces toward
Texas, Indeed, Mr. q, @, Gibbs, Of
Chicago, q gentleman eminent ~ phi
lanthropist Of broad aud liberal views,
Is here now 10 ascertain the chances for
the profitable employment Of the poor
Of that city, and northern Illinois, IN
Texas, A few words on this point will
not DO deemed inappropriate by the
readers Of TnE HERALD,
II is folly or something worse TO send
the poor Of the large cities TO Texas,
with view of ameiorating their condi'
ton, We have already IA many me-
ohanics and laborers about our towns
and cities US can earn bread, and
many more than can be ems
ployod with profit either to themselves
or us Some few laborers might find ems
ploymcnt on the farms, but there they
would be but inefficient help, because
they know little or nothing Of farm
work, have no habits, tastes or expe-
riencc to III them for agricultural pur.
suits, least Of all in the south, whore
the modes of culture differ 40 widely
from those prevailing in the north, and
whore with our principal crops they are
wholly unacquainted, The poor from
other southern states who come here
TO hire TO the farmers oltener fail than
succeed, even with their perfect knowl.
edge Of our productions habits Of life
and modes of farming Is il reason,
able then, TO conclude that the idle,
vicious and turbulent people of Chicago,
who, perhaps, never worked an hour on
farm, can come here and sustain
themselves We trust for their own
sakes as wells ours that the expert
ment will not be made
We say to our friends in Illinois and
elsewhere, there is u class of people
who, if they will come here and only
use 1.-THE Of the intelligence and en-
ergy which has distinguished them al
home, would find Texas very ag'icul,
tural bonanza to them. If q practical
farmer sober and industrious, who
can bring with him money enough
to buy one hundred acres improve ano
stock it, will come here, it is hardly
possible for him to fail. Our mild eli
mate enables him to live at one-sixtl
the cost, at home for fuel and feed.
For instance In northern Illinois fires
are necessary to comfort for five or siN
months in the year, while here two
months is the outside calculation
There the farmers are compelled to
feed stock all the time while
here they never do except that
which is worked and perhaps
through one or two sleet and snow
storms, in ms many years Now if the
philanthropic and charitable of Chicago
will proceed in this matter upon sound
business principles as they do in THEN
everyday avocations, they will either
purchase lands for these people here
and establish them ON it, or they will
send them to the country there, and by
II vigorous training, fit them TO encoun,
ter the hardships of an agricultural
life in strange land, 1t would be an
ineXcusable cruelty to transport these
people to Texas, and leave them with
out supplies, and without the prospect
of obtaining that employment which
would furnish it. Texas needs popula-
ton, but only that kind of population
which will be self,sustaining from the
start, because she is not able to sustain
them until they are competent to take
care of themselves