, 1877-09-15
TEXAS.
4 CHANCE ron AGRICULTURAL IAnoHEiss.
Ta ihe Edtttr u Tie TFtbflnt.

i CHANCE Fon AGRICULTURAL LAH0HEA5*
Ta he t;dAsr u The Trstiant.
Liberty filth, Williams Co., Tex, Sept. O.
Tho condition OF tho labor market in 1exas cau
be stated in brief space, and the statement will
slow tho chances for willing 1nsls, whether Of
men or women. that are opcn to the uncIn<
pioycd Of the North. Aud to account for til
presuut a'utlltlon Ut things, as they will appear
II, tl!s communication, must first say sunlc-
thing ut Thu Texas soils md climate. The
coast Llniis and luwcr river tot&tttEis ure
sugar aini cutton laula; rich, low, black,
aud, unhealthy. Next aboye tue au:ar
river bottoms is tho cott1l md coFn rcgion. III
this region The uplauIs arc usually hea!tEy
enough. hut the buttom lands src sleup, blink
Liable .o rl'ills aud levers 1bIack atni rirs lands
may t,e foliud anywhere In tim statc hut arc
nut unllcalthy where they arn hEA nr rDlllnG).
Tie higher ccutral. northern, western, a!Ih
growing rcgo,,s, being IN iatcf,nt1tureui u lin
cr and Ruling rra.rlu ad VI ilttcrcnt soils, tle
black perhaps prctlutni'latig, at,'l will cltlIate
thai iur salubstty IL ulla,rpaasaule, .
The WlUir VI IrxlH HuS NIlte caltlG-ErDW-
tig rrgiur, uycr which frum wars cna lu years.
eI,u inlncuse herbs ls.tUe,l In The fattcst k,ns!
ol frec,lt,sn. Aud stisl cAltfc art ratkc,! to-
profit everywhere; but tne great I!cr.ls have
and Tie iepcc tnto the grcat plains of the wcsl-
ert, I,uritH II t!.u STATE. have s,Nsken Vt tie
wrst ~ brinngtng IL the grnia.growtng rtstln.
ald ~ It d,s W iucslllun uud es1,natG N nl hut
| its Ercatcr llab1lty tu drought. TT larnl
wuuu not advise u ssttIrn'cnt lnf wc*t Df Tie
GtlnraIO Istsrr. al that yAAt rrgiHn IL ,lnuGr-
Tain IN liz ralnta1l aud water sa.ply aud sl'"ull
bu giyen VI, To tha cattle uni s1ccl'.
tIche Gelts, us l!ayn tltmcI tl.erl, ueu tue tut
utai 1visinns, u* to lFuiuct, IN general way,
ul alt1 toru rul,s lllrulgh theH ali, aud c.ttUn
ca', te ralse'l aln"'st anywhere. l'ut lle sugar
ts, o.. s',s I nef'isr a,d H. "s' S1a,ns f. ~
| should be moth cd: lnr winters ars unly In
tla1nc and very little pruvistun i,aa to fc snauc
Gur tllcn., thu vast alurity uf ult 1.-Two stock III
thc Mute ueser tastins a',ytfi"g provided for
| tts slit,ibltt hy huilluH rtlt1Et.
Sow, with such soil and such climate as
| ours, where man r1ln he u lazy ~ hs picaAes
a,t still live, 1t isn't yurv stFa.,Ee II he pases
to hc pretty i,a,lly afflicted III that WY Aud
lIc ts,-espGrlally tho vo1.Inon lalxtcr, who u il
negru.-1nsl under alnost my tSoall'ern) clftl1I.
stA.,ccs tlla ncEFo Ia Kteatly gwen u stastctlg
toth e,u!s III tIe tlay anu cutting lasgs slice ln
thu middle. Anu IL way 'lo W. ht'ss tmea iu
ten, II liz TIL, a,lt! stilI live.
There are Eoat lnanv thurman aud sWcds Ia
borcrs n the Statr. and a lew ofllcr white uaeh
wllo hire u1s,n lartlh. but the GerInan asll LIE
swe'ls pretrr to work Ior tAeit uwn coua.
tryu,cn, a.A urc commou labutees hut
lDr little at most; Tor very soon
they become landEellters aud landowners, aud
are employers Instead of employees. Generatly
the negro Is rcrEoueu as tie, eonmon l4boras
lmth f0E out aul In uoor work, and hls Is very
| pEecarIous klu1 Ut help.
III the iowGr Sountfy, wh"f4 wAtte men are
| not expected to do iuuch, tue htackA ara kept tt
the licld aud the house upou 4otne terms tuBual
| " not much to tle advantage Of sAe oWueEs
| lug enough Of the teasuu tu make tbs crpps
| and do tho cooking In lhe buay season. lhcri
10 their natural home: they can live more III
hcrls, sud 70 arc Inure easily outalnell Rnl kent
| nptl it IL whcgu they are must prede.!.
lu tbs higher regions, upon lhe grain AMI
stock fnrtus, thera ars lever Negroes, and The
aFe less manageable. They 1oas Away aud ham
around the toWns where tAeY can br tb2cthv1
The blaci; women arc apug their fairtr sister
| aud think It dikgraceIll to work, and oistn abst
iutrly refusu Ut any price ant shsfe ase !a1pe
|. wealthy farming ueixhborhoo1s in MT uwn X
calty Wllerc tue farmers wives sud laughtel
! aru Ill uotug aud conpcflcd To DO thelr ov
, work. .-.......
, Nav this bstugs the 10 the opportunities hcl
{aud BY here l mean tu the ligh, healthy, an
. welt-settEc1 grain and stock postlona u th
State, just where Northern people GILL live M
| work tn health the year Foundl for working Me
and Wolnen. They are simply abundant. Goot
Willing, etitcicuL, houekt laburerft 10th ae1 IN
| | wumea, arc needed. would bu KlaIlY Eece!Vet
: s1u honestly but not very highly paid, the ue
| upon the latM& and tue @omen ta thU huuS
: Tue klnd Of wumeu's work that Is needed
| general housework, 70 help the Mistress In th
= chamber. tbe ulnoy.sootn, the kitchen, 1t th
= wash-tab, everywhere; lot The mistress alWss
q | Lclp about Acr uWn work alsu. Aud ~ yuuA
!, | people aul VI &mall uleans and suxll fa1ulllt
r cau nake start u ~ better ND ~ nase hot