The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-31
rur WONDERFUL LAND.

For the last ton years. or ever since
the reyc brations Of the last sullen gun
of our late lratdoidal war had died on
the air ull Dyes have been turned to-
ward Texas. with each posing year
the interest felt in this new land Of
promise has grown and increased until
now II has swallowed up, 80 TO speak
Knnsm, Nebraska, California Oregon
and the territories, Tourists and won,
derseokors 90 TO the first named, but
the seekers for homes and competency
come 10 Texas, Take tho entire press
OF the country from Maine TO Louisl'
ana and hardly u single number Of q
paper in all This wide oXpanee but has
articles illustrating our advantages or
lighting our protcnsions to be- considers
ed the poor mans lmId of rcst aud real
i1aton, The interest felt In our bean-
tilul and prosperous state Is general,
and affects all classes.
Is this tho result of an intelligent
and general apprehension Of our poor
less odyanlagoaY or Is IT. the res
suit of general and skilGull ad,
yertising. The immense number Of
people who have come in since the war
closed, and who have written home to
induce their knmen and friends to
Join them, Is strong argument in favor
of the first proposition, People do not
seek to persuade their brethren and
friends TO share in their calamities, On
the contrary, quite, they seek TO pro-
tect them from the consequences OF
their own mistakes, The general tenor
Of the correspondence from this state,
as it finds it's way into the papers, is to
the olloct, that the half has not been
told. The charge that this interest is
the result of skilfull and unlrNnk ad-
vortising will have to be abandoned
1t is untenable, because untrue. The
truth, with regard to Texas, is too vast
to be covered up or concealed by huN
man effort. The stronger the light
thrown on it, the heavier the tide OF
immigration. The following are among
the facts, which so to prove that this
prosperity is the result of careful and
intelligent knowledge of the facts rs
they exist
First, our climate is tho mildest TO be
found on the American continent. The
heats of summer are modified by our
steady health producing southern breeze,
and the colds Of winter are thoroughly
under theinnuence of our semi>tropical
position. Our lands are the richest,
most productive and most easily cults
vated ON earth, while our principal
productions form the staples OF human
consumption.
our scenery is peculiar and even
grand, Tho pastoral and mountainous
are so charmingly blendid that the de-
lights of the ono are lost in the charms
Of the othor We have unlimited sup
plies of the finest lumber at our very
doors, and since the railway spirit OF
our people has been quickened by the
magnificent success Of the several grand
trunk lines now in operation, both coal
and lumber are plenty and cheap in
every section of the state, and even the
remotcst districts of our now en-
piro by these means, are cons
tiguous to the best markets in the world
for our productions Wealth, refinement
and generosity are distinctive traits OF
the new Texan character, while pros
gross, energy and frugality are the ats
tendant graces, and all so to swell the
sum of our advantages.
Our material advantages, great as
they are, are only second to others,
We have a moral christian population,
The churches, schools and other evi-
dences Of civilized progress are numer-
GUS and extensive Schools especially,
are becoming with each successive year,
more numerous and of higher grade.
Distinguis he'd educators, from other
lands, recognizing the want of the state,
and the sure promise of ultimate sue
cess, have moved their household gods
to our now Arcadia, and hand in hand
with the church, are making glad the
waste places of the state In another
place we make copious extracts from
an exceedingly interesting letter writ,
ten homo from Texas 10y Hon j. r.
Cymer, of Ohio, to show that if there
is any misrepresentation on the subject
OF which we are writing, residents of
Texas are not wholly responsible.