Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-05-04
YnyarnIshed Facts About Texas.

AUSTIN, TEXAS, April 25th, 1877.
To he Pe,7ysbrg Journal:
Since my arrival in the Lone Star
State last fall, have been continual
ly receiving communications from
parties in and about Perrysburg
relative Ms to what inducements the
State of Texas furnished for newcomers
have answered but few OF these, for the
reason that l had not, at the time of re-
ceiving most of them, been in the State
long enough to see and kHOW just what could
be done; but now, after residence of about
Eve months, l think that can satisfy the
curiosity Of The majority of my question
ers, in very few words which can be relied
upon as being the truth and nothing but
the truth. The following is from the Dal-
las Ent.Higsncer, one OF the leading papers
OF Texas:
"TO the clever artisan, and the honest
mechanic, who thinks he will fly from the
hard times where he il, to imaginary we'll
paid employment in Texas we say-stop!
To the adventurous rustic who wishes 10
leave the turnips Of some Ohio or New
York farm to find a soft thing in this land
of Prairie, we emphatically repeat-stuy
where you are From the bottom OF our
hearts, we should be glad to think, that
there was plenty and prosperity for every
ono who seeks to settle among us-but all
the same there isn't. We do possess some.
thing of an approach to the eternal sum-
mcr the East is so tired of hearing us brng
| about, but this is all. Sooth to say there
is no chance for men without money and
in plain english, the paper that speaks OF
the magnificent opportunities this State
presents to the newcomer, ttes and lies in
IA gratuiously criminal wav indeed. The
unvarnished truth is, our labor market is
already stocked to overllowing and every
! fresh arriving train but adds To the miser-
| able multitude in eur midst that waits, suf-
| fers, starves, and finally fights its dcsper-
ate way back East again. Men of brain
and culture, good clerks, excellent account
ants, business men of admirable energy,
and mechanics of ability, walk the streets
in dumb dispair, and some Of these die on
| the rock the rock of continued disappoint-
ment and bitter misery. Yet some of our
States leading journals calmly sing the
same old siren song and still this over.
crowded, over-traded and financially pros
trated community, is held mp with fatal
persistence as the proper Mecca Of the
American youth. We say what we do,
simply in the name of humanity, and
though your ticket be purchased, and your
trunk packed, we say to the man, young or
old, looking hiEher for enployment-go
! back u
The above, my friends, is only pcrtion
OF long article, but every word
OF this can be relied, d,upon ms the plain, un-
vanished truth. would add that all the
counties west and northwest OF Dallas and
| Austin are at present filled to overhowing
with emigrants from all portions OF the
United States, but principally from Mis-.
souri, and Kansas. There are thousands Of
families who live in wagons like rowing
Gipsies. All of these parties are fiat broke
| and ii by chance any one of them does
possess a nickle they are swndled out OF
! IL by some Land Shark" Of which there
is an over abundance in Texas. As regards
the pre-emption Of lands and locating OF
certificates, there is no land on any OF the
streams but what is, and long has been,
taken up, and there is very little else that
is good for anything have been all over
the counties Of Bear, Kerr, Edwards, Kium-
bic, Mason and Boudera, and there is not
in any one Of these, except it be in Edwards
an acre Of good land that is not already
located. ] have said really more than
had intended TO at starting out, but have
endeavored to give all the information as
regards Texas, that ] could and trust that
some one may he benefited by what have
said. Very truly yours,
WILL A. POWELL