The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-05-05
OUR INTEREST the

Aside from humanitarian considera-
tons. the war betw zen Russia and Tor
key. especially il it assumes the pro
portions expected, will be godsend to
US. as to every provision growing and
war supplying people on this side of the
Atlantic, War paralysis agricultural
energy in the region where il Is raging
and where its ever-shifting local theatre
may be located, or is threatened. II the
present war involves any considerable
number OF the governments of Europe,
which il now imminent, the producing
capacity Of our country will be taxed to
It's utmost to supply the deficit in
bread-stock, occasioned by the d'siui'
banoe Of agricultural operations on and
near the theatre Of war
While the mills and foundries OF the
north will be busy with the manuiac-
tory of cloth, shot, shell and guns, we
Of the west and south will be occupied
with the production of -four bacon aud
beef Gold, in immense quantities, will
dow into the country. Money will be-
come plenty, and specie payment a
thing Of the near future. In view Of
the reasonable probabilityof such effect,
and the great imminence Of a general
war. rs stated above would it not be
y,rsvIYvN that ,,t, f..,.,,-. .,,l I'll.
men square themselves to meet the
contingency, especially as they can lose
nothing by such preparation.
When one crop has been injured by
grasshopPers, or other calamity, let It's
place be promptly supplied by another.
II wheat field has been destroyed.
throw two burrows together and open
the ridge with a third and plant corn.
| Tho meagerest cultivation afterward,
will insure a good crop No single foot
OF tillahle land should be suffered to
lie idle this season. Every man and
every animal available should be at
work early and late, TO secure the adj
vantages which are so plainly in sight,
in the event Of a general European war.
IL is estimated by competent judges
that Texas could, if cultivated to its full
capacity, produce all the wheat now
raised in the United States, and all the
cotton consumed in the civilized world.
I II this demand is ever made ON her
energy, i 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 protitably
1 forty. With such a population, and
/ with our every rich foot of soil cultiva-
ted up to its fullest capacity, with cot
ton mills, Touring mills, pork and beet
packeries at home, and sharp foreign
demand with cash payments for all our
produce, 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 trihing cost OF
substance in our mild climate and
heolthful surroundings, we can at once
see how it is. that few men have devo-
ted their energies so persistently to the
accomplishment OF. the great enterprise
Of peopling the state, with working
| frugal men and women.
We should regret for tn. sake OF
humanity, to see the nations of Europe
cmbroiled 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.