The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-09-07
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Il. 4. Haggart, Esq, has handed us
the following letter from William Sig
crson, of the firm OF William Sigerson
d Son, general land agents, Toledo,
Ohio. 1t will be seen from q perusal
OF the letter that Mr.. Sigerson IL going
about the matter of Texas immigration
In the right way. He is DESTROYS of
showing the productions of Texas at
the different fairs In Ohio this fall,
and we hope the railroads and others
will extend him every facility for 30
doing. Mr., Sgerson speaks of visiting
Dallas himself this fall, and he will be
welcome. We are always glad to have
gentlemen of progression and expe-
rience visit the state to investigate for
themselves, for they can but carry
back favorable reports ,
TOLEDO, Ohio, August 81, 1877.
4. &. Haggart, esq, Dallas, Texas
DEAR SIR--I drop you line to say
we are still having very dull times.
Still, things are looking better than
sometime back. am talking Texas
aud lecturing, and will lecture In ten
or fifteen different counties this fall,
and Will sell during the fall large
amount of land. have asked three
OF your railroad men to send me u
full line of the productions OF your
state, and | first asked the Interna-
tional road and was very favorahly
impressed, but have not had u decis-
i've answer IA vet. Our first fair comes
of at Columbus about the tenth Of
September, and will last five
days. want to show ut three
fairs In the month OF Septem-
Der asked them TO send wood,
grain, vegetables, minerals and freight
sugar cane and cotton In the stalk.
hope they will send them. | will
make first-rate exhibition II they
send the articles along that send for.
What will do would DO very fine
advertisement for the state OF Texas.
! agreed with them, that ] would
make the exhibition free. | would
exhibit at the three great fairs, free.
All | would ask them to do, would be
to deliver them TO me at our depot
free, aud | would exhibit them, and
make no charges. | hope they will
do IL, but there Ia 80 much red
tape about railroads that II il unoer-
tain. Can't your city send me good
lot OF samples? and | will advertise
them as the production of your coun-
ty--one bushel of each kind of wheat,
one bushel of each kind Of barley,
one bushel OF each kind OF oats. one
bushel Of each kind Of rye, and one
bushel OF corn In the shuck. / will
want the corn to hang up In my show
case; then send all kinds OF grass-a
small bundle OF each. II will be
good thing to ornament with. want
all the kinds Of wood you can send me,
In pieces Tour by sixteen inches In
length and one inch thick. | find
that the greatest advertisement for
Texas Is her wood. Again, | want a
fair sample Of oil your different kinds
OF vegetables You must have some
very large oneF; then minerals
of all kinds, cotton-etalks and SUI
gar-cane, and In word, anything
that would make a show.
expect now to he a citizen OF
your city this fall. ] am trading for
ten Aubu1tAu ubtthfH NtItn vi ifuit
trees. Can sell any Of them in your
city or county? will have full as
sortment Of all kinds of small fruits.
Now, you will please let me know II
there can be anything sent to me
from your city. | would exhibit a.
Dallas productions. will send you
the catalogue Of our fair.
Yours respectfully,
WIN. sfGERsOS.
Secretary Of Texas Colony, Toledo, ohio.
II Ru STA and Turkey would on course
agree
BY which their mutual claims at once could
settled be;
Let Turkish statesmen cease to try and
never for peace hope
Until they pay the Russians In full with
KITCHEN CRfsrAL Soar.