The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-22
THE RIGHT SPIRIT.
IN. O. Price Current.l

Mr.. VIM. G. Kingsbury to proceed
England to represent the lands and line
the Company aud have agreed to pay hi
$3.50 per month from his arrival in Lonoo
his passage to London and all Office 81
penses, postage, printing and travelliD
y | expenses necessary to secure In the eet
manner the object of his mission, which
to sell the Ids of the Company and popu
| late it's line.
The term of this engagement is no
specified, and 1t is presnmed it Ia to con
time as long as Mr.. Kingsbury's service
are successful in effecting the object con
templated. Mr.. Kingsbnry may be absen
one or two years or more, and during hi
engagement he will be- authorized, unde
the provisions for postage, printing, ant
travelling expen ses, TO expeDd a coDsidera
bic amount IN printing and distributing
by mail or otherwise, circulars, maps and
explain itory statements calculated &c
enable him to accomplish his object. On
| accepting this commission, MIR. kingsbury
addressed letter to the Galveston Ners
| in which he Gays:
am going to make desperate effort to
people Western Texas, which can not fail to be
of great advantage to the entire State. My
obj ect will be to make Texas known in that
country, what her lands will produce, and at
what q low figure they may be bought. 1t is
new field, and feel that am entering upon
great work, and knowing my own short
comings, desire the aid and assistance of the
press. and every man who loves Texas to help
me all he can. I want all the real estate men
throughout Western Texas, and every man
having land to sell to prepare good written
or printed descriptions, accompanied by q map
or plat OF each survey, and those adjoining
with price and terms of sale either to actual
settlers or speculators, my object being to
show these lands in England, and direct par
ties to correspond with the owners, that they
may get q further insight and more diversified
! n formation regarding the country and special
bA LEA for "a
man to give.
do not expect to make many sales my self |
bat direct them to the owners, who will make
the sale themselves. There is no question but
The lands of Western Texas, the fairest, most
productive and beautiful on the continent, can
% sold, and the country settled.
i want all planters who have lands to rent
lpon the one-half share plan to send me their
names, with good description of their lands,
,ouses, and surroundings, such as church
md school facilities, and l promise to send
hem good, strong, able-bodied English farm
RS, which know from experience to be the
'est we can get from any country; also, all
PERSONS in want of gardeners or house ser
ants, for many such persons will be anxious
want q description of all the counties, cities
nd towns can get, and Photographic views !
everything of interest persons may send {
le In short, l want any and everything t
hat will help me to show up Texas as it is. I
l will be obliged to all Englishmen. Scotch q
len or lrishmen, who have friends or relatives :
, either of those countries (for shall go to T
lch) for letters Of introduction, and to have L
lem say that my descriptions of Western II
ex as are as near the truth as an honest man q
'uld write tbem and to have them say good c.
ord for the country themselves. Ia
l would like to have a sample copy of every n
'wspaper published in all Texas, and to have r.
many as can afford it to send me their pa.
RS after ges established, for know from n;
perience mere that they immense t 81
xiliariss to an emigration Office. shall OF
In Austin, Ban An tonio and Galveston be- I'll
re starting, aud shall be pleased to confer tn
tn all parties who take an interest in immi- &C
alton. Y,
Direct all communications to the care of H. 90
Andrews, Vice President, Harrisburg, Texas hi
Mr. kingsbury proposes to do for Texas DC
lat MIR De2nett has done for Louisiana on ii,
! recent journey to the North, his lectures ba
d his correspondence published in the OF
cdyune. But he undertakes his mission as
cked 10y the ample means Of a strong be
way corporation' the managers of pu
ich nave shown the right spirit in en- 30
SiDg his services In this important work. all
-bUieiana is Interested in this matter as
IL IA Texas. The resources and advan
es OF the one can hardly be- fully its
lhted without calling attention. to those tw
the other. Mr.. Kingsbury's mission R.
retore may he The means of directing a of
elderable number of emigrants to the r,
tile and salubrious fields in our State in
ting for capital Und labor to develop err
If agricultural riches. But even if we TIRE
ned not one additional emigraut from ST
kingshury's services, they will ne of n
at advantage to New Orleans in extend be
TIE markets for our merchants, when CT
shall have made railway connection in
b Houston, and the Texas s. stem of m
ways which will place US in easy CO
lmunicatiOr with the thousands of ia
lilies Mr. Kingsbury's labors may gu
uce to settle on the line Of the railway Al
specially represents. ut
nc company have acted in the right IN
at in this matter-a spirit we are sorry
say which has not inspired the mem bers wi
our legislature, who seem to have es
arded the immigration question as it
rely theoretical, when it is strictly a til
ctical matter, and may be regarded as sa
of the most important means of on
'ulating our State, increasing especially Oh
white population, augmenting her lr
duction, widening her basis of taxation, fa'
enabling many thousand more citizens tn
,ujoy and profit by the blessings of a ca
e aod honest popular government. tn
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WAGONS, ETc.-Mr. W. F. CLARK "a,
inueS to anuActurs those elegant oArrages bug try