The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-03-20
THE NEW EMPIRE WEST AND NORTH
WEaI

IHe NEW EMPIRE WEST AND NORTH
WEST
Few people not personally acquainted
with tho country Immediately west for
Two or two hundred and fifty miles,
and northwest for three hundred and
dfty, are prepared 10 believe that in this
immense expansa Texas has q region OF
country boundless alike IN extent In
resources and utterly limilless In the
glorious possibilities gradually opening
up aud unfolding themselves from day
10 day, A land, indeed, literally llowH
ing with milk aud honey the breeAeH
which blow over II ladened with the
glorious perfumes Of "Araby the blast,"
carrying health and all tho healing viz
tues M their ohiel burden While per-
ennial flowers eternal yerdure adorn
the face Of tho country the hidden
depths contain, besides tho precious
metals aud coal, the highest reward Tor
agricultural effort, Lying ~ II does,
midway between tho north and the
temperate south, all tho productions
which are characteristic Of either are
possible here 10 an extent M wonderful
~ II can and will DO made profitable
Immediately west from this paradise Of
tho cereal aud the cotton grower Is
found the great natural paslurago OF
tho plains, covered thckly with the
CANA, mcsquIt aud buffalo grasses,
the strongest aud richest known TO the
atockmen, With this imperfect enumer
alton Of plainly evident advantages tho
wonder IL not that vast army of Het-
tiers are orowding 10 II, but that more
are not going there
Immense colonies are forming nj aev'
cral points for settlement IN Young
Archer, Wichita, Throokmorton, Baylor
aud Wilbargor counties, while ShocKlo-
ford, Jones, Haskell, SIonowall, Knox,
King, Cottle, llardoman, Green Chill
dress, ColllngSworth, Wheeler and
many more of tho OUTLYING counties
ara equally good, both for agricultural
and stock raising, The early
of the Texas and Pacific
road will, great M IL the present influx,
add hundreds of thousands TO the
throngs, and before the state or the
nation IL aware of II n new empire will
be added TO both; On empire not only
in numbers and extent, but in all the
essential clements of wealth and the
power which IL conlers No com,
prchensivo mind can contemplate
this wonderful outcome without the
most enthusiastic antcipntions for the
future, and without the most ardent
aspirations for the success of the Texas
aud Pacific bill, rs the road IL TO prove
the magic wand which is to turn loose
all these blessings at once, and create
out OF the rich soil, bOlmy climate, and
peerless situation, with theboundless OK.
pansc, the newer and better Texas ems
pire, which IL the grateful product of
peace, aud not the bloodstaincd boon
Of war. Hero il the future field where
America is to win her proudest as we'll
rs best victories, where her onward
march Is not greeted by the groans of
the dying and sickencd and made nerve.
less by the presence of the slain, What
almost uncounted millions our governs
ment has spent in war; and how vainly,
while here her energies may be ex-
pended where results are certain and
no debt or distress is to result.
We never tire of this theme, although
our readers may. We love to stand
here in its beautiful and prosperous
gateway and point the hoine-seeker to
its lovely dales, its clear springs, its rich
SOLE, its flowers and its certain future.
Just now, there is wonderful tide OF
people pouring into southern Kansas
and it can be easily and certainly des
Elected to northwest Texas if only tri-
fling effort is expended, Our own peo-
pie mani fest greater degree of indiifer-
ence to this subject than do others.
Let us be aroused and make an effort to
publish to the world the advantages
which lie here at our very doors waiting
only for the people to come in and pos>
seas the land.