The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1877-04-05

TEXAS LEtTEB.
DALLAS, March "A, ~.

This State is now attractiuy more
emigrsnts than any other Ia tue Un-
ion.
There are three great classes Of eui.
grants. One coming down from the
northeast, through the beautiful In-
dian Territory and entering the State
at Dsnnison another, via the st.
Louis Iron Mountain and Slutbern
rail road, connecting at Texarkana
with the Texls Pacific aud diverging
south to the Gulf and west to Ft.
Worth, so miles west Of Dallas, and
the other is by steamer on the great
Gulf route, Uia. Galveston. Those
coming on tbs Gulf, generally settle
in the southern portion of the State.
Oae Is amazed to see each day the
cars loaded with this vast throng Of
emigration. The shortest rOut5 is
over the Iron Mountain road, but the
scenery is rough and GssOlate. J1dg-
ing from the country we pass through
one is almost discouraged before reach
ing the ''Iand of promise"
The best starting point is Chicago.
Here you have the choice of several
competing routes. You can go by
way Of St Louis and take the NJ, K.
& T. road, which run their trains
through the Indian Territory by day,
and thus you are enabled to see Que Of
the most beautiful landscapes on this
continent. The bsst route from Chi
ago to st. Louis is over the Chicago,
Alton & st. Louis line. 1t takes you
through the finest agricultural region
Of Illinois. Handsome farms with
large fields interspersed with drOves
of excellent cattle, sheep and hogs.
Many Of the finest cities in Illinois
are located on the line OF this road,
among them Joliet, where the State
penitentiary Is TO be seen from the
cars also the monument of Abrs-
ham Lincoln.
Arrangements have lately been
made to run the trains from Chicago
direct to Texas without change, over
the Burlington, Chicago & Quincy
road. The rates Of fare 20 Texas from
Chicago are about the same over each
route. The fare for emizrant tickets
Is S2l.0O to Palestine or Dallas Land
explorers or prospeetOrs may make
more liberal agreements with ticket
agents. Extra inducements are offer
ed to colonies.
The eastern part OF the State from
Texsrkana to Palestine is timbered
with 8 growth OF yellow pine, black
oak and other varieties. Several saw
mills we're ia operation and seemed
tc be doing 3 thriving business in the
lumber trade. Pine lumber brings
sl2 90 per NJ delivered on the cars at
the stations. The soil Of the uplSnds
is of deep red, looking c!sy-like, and
not very productive. The valleys
produce good cotton. The town Of
Marshall, along the line Of the Texas
Pacific, Is doing thriving business in
the cotton trade aud contains about
6 OCO Inhabitants.
At MinneoIs, fifty miles east Of Dali
las, we leave the timbered portion and
enter the wide prairie country, which
extends westward to New Mexico.
The northern part Of Texas is well
adapted to wheat, corn aud oats.
Already the wheat begins to wave
as 1t is famed by the fresh breezes Of
the plains, and the oats are up and
cover the ground. The people are
busy blowing and preparing the soil
for corn and cotton. The soil IS very
black and when wet is very sticky
and waxy, reminding one OF old dried
Tar. But IN the southern portion it is
more Of q black sandy nature, and is
very deep and rich, often producing
two bales Of cotton and 100 bushels of
corn to the acre.
Although Dallas Is 300 miles south
Of Little Rock, Ark, vegetation is
but little further advanced, and in
some instances not so much, but at
San Antonio it is quite different
roses are in foil bloom and fig trees
are quite green. Dallas Is the busi-
ness center Of Northern Texas and is
the general distributing point to the
smaller towns. 1t has population Of
10000 and is rapidly increasing. The
principal business done at present Is
the cotton trade, but q good deal OF
Interest Is taken In wheat, and several