, 1877-10-14

tract proncrly executed. I*Eould advise an,
one who is satisfied TINT Texas is good countr,
to cmigratc to, is satisfied to start as q renter
and has means enough to get. hin here, II
pack up and start deciding beforehand What
part Of the State he will make for, and making
tue best arrangements possible for transporta
tion:: do not know what those are, but the!
tan be easily ascertained ib Chicago. 1t is o1
no use Tor people to wait for others to do tor
them Wnat they are able to do for themselves.
AS rule, it will be better mud pleasanter Tor
several families of acquaintances to come to-
! gcther. They can frequently settle on the same
1artn or near together. / think that three or
four families could club together, charter box
! freight-car; put their household effects in one
end, aud themselves i'll the other, set up a
little stove for comfort and cooking, take their
provisions. and SO come at small cost
ocacA. It wouldn't be like coming in Pull
! man, but il you could come i'll that way the
| money you would save would be worth more to
you here than il spent in more comfortable
and stylish mode OF travelling. You can ascer~
| tain If the railroad companies wou1 admit this
method OF passenger travel by inqutriug Of their
agents 1t seems to lnc that, iu case OF poor
nlcn wanting to get to this country, they would.
RENTING IN NORTHERN TEXAS.
! Mr.. Dorwin tue agent Of the Texas d Pacific
Railroad, whose Office is at 104 Clark street, ill.,
forms ME that his Company has had all agent
! travelling Tor the last three mouths among the
farmers Of Northern Texas, aud now has list
OF over 5000 farms for rent the coming year,
and that Northern men desiring to rent can. by
| calling On h1tu, be placed in direct communities
tion with the owners Of these farms. My suS-
gcstion that parties going to Texas to rent
| should go south OF Dallas was based on the fact
| stated in my first letter from Texas, that
the Northern emigration largely expended
/! itself in the northern counties Of the
! State. and that in consequence the chances for
| renting were more sought for and not SO easily
| obtained in the central or southern counties.
l anl glad to communicate the above lnfor1na-
| tiou, Us il opens up to those who would prefer
to settle III the northern part Of the. State the
opportunity for doing So.
o., subsequent inquiry found the plan sug-
geste1 by Of families chartcrng freight cars
for themselves and their goods is not a1niiSSi-
bic. the transportation OF passengers in freight
cars being prohibited by the laws OF Missouri I
and other States. En,fsrants eau. however, save |
80 Der cent in the cost OF transportation OF tlir
household effects by clubbing together and char |
tcriDg raT for this purpose
Now, in regard to deciding
WHAT POINT TO START FOR.
There are persons in Chica@o who are in
want tenants. Among them is Mr- Noel, at III
Madison street, who, believe, is an holl-
orablc, reliable man, and eau send
you right to parties who want tenants.
& Texas Central Railroad, whose office IS, !
think, at 101 Clark street, will furnish maps of |
Texas on the back Of which arc descriptions of
the different counties traycrsed by the road, |
hItA tHc HIu]ES anu IQtiTe%S u EESpOESlDlE par
tics in each county who will give information to
Immigrants. have met several OF these gen
tlemcn, and found them Intelligent, thoroughly !
reliable men, who will take pleasure in giving
ald, advice, and assistance us may be needed |
From those descriptions you can select your ]
point OF destination, which ! think had better !
3e south Of Dallas, and start with the assurance
hat at the end OF your route YOU will find some .
one thoroughly acquainted with the country
Who will aid you in securing home. l !
would not advise men past middle aye, or those
lot accustomed to manual labor, and whose
muscles are soft aud dabbs, to 20 to Texas lis
enters, because renting in Texas means work,
nd good deal OF it. 1t is not, however uevcs-
ary that 4 man should be practical farmer - t r
aisc 4 crop Of cotton au'! corn. As clean ard ! !
;cll-cultiTatcd crop as ! hare seen in the |
tate was made By IN old Srotchn3n and his | !.
our boys, who came from Tcrre Hautc, Ind, = =
ast fa:+ They were lron-Wurkcrs, and not ulc y
them did stroke Of work Oh laud till U
hey landed in Texas last November | t,
hey rented eighty acrcs on the half-sharc plan. !
hey had enough 10 Keep themselves. SO that II
ley did not have to in debt fur their living. L.
hey have made good crop, and are HOW busy !.
.curiug 1t; have rented place Of lib ncres for ~
ext year at 4 cash rent Of 500, with q good | +
ouse to lire in; and have already bought one ! b
,am and will buy Others and all necessary iinplc-
ents. With fair crop next year they will have |
200 to 81 800 cash. and their teams and tools
tth which to commence farming on their own | r,
count They think renting IN Texas 4 nucl, -
I
ork in cities. but they have worked hard aud ~
yed plain. III five wears they will be forchaud- :,
farmers. j
AND NOW WHAT CAN SAY
that large class OF worthy, but destitute and =,
nemp1oyed, men, WHO have hoped That out Of y
y trip to this State some way Of de1iycrancc
Guild come to them: There is work and bread
loush 1or you all here, if you could but get
re- But that is the trouble: NJ one here
i'll nav your fare. The railroads will not bring
III without paw, and / don't know where the tn
oney is to come from tiia: would be required p,
bring you here. While plans of col -
ization sncl IS / hare advocated .s l.s
e, am more than ever convinced, practical, WI
Ell, yet even if snch men were ready to en- | Gu
&c i'll them. they could not be inauguratcd IT,
d gotten undcr way III time to do you any ~.
'od this fall, nor Oh scale large enough to LIZ
nder assistance to one i'll ten OF YOU. Rent slt
is the only thing open to you. Chicago tc,
mot afford to feed you in enforced and ut- FIJI
ling indleness through the long winter that h.,
before us, and you <1unot ai[oru to he so 80
d: You would not bc the same 1nen in the re'
ring you arc now. Men delnoraiizc rapidly re-
der such conditions, and, while now you only sex
X tor $work or hrcad,n you may then be ! fl.
ady to cry Bread or l3ltt,d.'' -
b.: money it will cost to support you in Chi III
70 through the winter would put you in cab wa
on Texas farms and give you stanijnr SA
ound to work frpni into sclf-support and ! cx
tnfort. But am afrlid that rs community we AM
all not rise to the MAGNITUDE OF the OCCASION. ha
am as helpless to aid YOU as YOU ! urt
t to help yourselves. I have :,scertaincd and sal
ported the facts in the ease, and here my abilj bc:
and responsibility end. 1t is for Chicago to abt
eide whether you shall be supported through the
C winter in enforced aud unwilling id1eness. ! trc
sent to homes and sc'1~support i'll Texas. ful
Q. C. GIBBS. Of
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