The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-21
NORTH TEXAS TO-DAY.

just now we are having eApuln'phh
OF all sorts OF people nom
every quarter OF the compass, 10 WISH
our peerless section of the state The
universal expression ls one OF astonlShS
ment and wonder ut the evidences oil
which lie thickly scattered on
every hand, People come TO Texas GA
peetng TO find settlement here and
there, tho houses with rawhlde doors
dirt floors and totally without the ele-
ganeles and comforts Of life, which are
seen In other Christian lands, But
when they zee our country thlckly set
tied, beautiful aud fertile farms, mod
ern houses with everything which
adorns and beauties our modern life,
clustering thlokly in and around our
homes, they exolaim, this Ia not the
Texas tho northern papers tell us o.
When thoy come In contact with our
people they express astonlshment, no
less than pleasure, TO find that wo do
not wear bowio'knives and sixNshootera,
even 10 church that there are many
men here in Texas who have lived 10
manhood without having killed q man,
and who propose TO 90 down into n
peaceful grave at tho end of life wilhN
out blood,stain on their hands, We
have encountered bitter hostility In
every state whore any considerable
body OF the people propose to emigrate
TO Texas, This sort of opposition was
very potent while there was lit
tie or no intercourse between tho peo-
Pile. The statements Of the papers stood
practically uncontradictod, Now, when
we have large bodies of representative
mon from many of the states Of the
north coming here daily, who upon con-
tact with tho people find them refined
intelligent, industrious and law-abiding
these ISLANDERS receive the strongest
contradiction possible,
At this season Of the year our beauti'
full section of the state il seen nj III
best. Never was there richer or more
proiuse vegetation, never was country
30 adorned with rich and rare flowers
or gilded with cleareror more radiant
sunlight, or softer skies, These mon Of
business are not long in discerning that
while one acre of wellStillcd land will
make five hundred pound bale Of
cotton its fellow right along side OF il
will make thirty bushels Of wheat
seyontySliye Of oats or corn, barley OF
any other cereal No other land on
earth will do this. Our climate is NJ
wholesome as that of the Blue Ridge
while we have facilities for marketing
every production to advantage. W,
have already an extensive system O
railroads, and have still more in con
temptation or in course of active con-
struction. Notwithstanding the SLAM
ders above alluded TO- we have a steady
tide Of actual settlers coming in. The,
are from many different states, They
bring the modes and customs most val'
liable among them, and alto
gether make u sum of excellenc,
seen nowhere else. That the fame o
these wonderful advantages has gone
out to the world with force is seen il
the number of men of property, intelli
gence and character who are now her,
working over them with view to ulti
mate settlement in Texas, Papers like
the Globe. Democrat and Inter Ocean, may
steadily misrepresent us, and roll the
recent train robberies under theil
tongues like a sweet morsel, to deter
their population from emigrating t,
Texas, but SO long US these bodies o
respectable business and professional
men come here themselves to look, W,
need not fear the result. When once
seen and studied, our advantages owe
all other western states are so immens,
that no amount of misrepresentation
can avail to disturb the steady stream
which is surely seeking settlement
upon our bright meads. The airest an,
most prosperous, as we'll as peaceful
land on the green footstool to-day, i
the blessed region of which we are nov
writing. Its fields lie open, inviting
every earnest worker and good maj
from any and all other countries t,
come in and possess the land The ma
tionality, politics or religion of the set
tier, is II matter of supreme indifference,
to our people, so his morals, honor an,
industry are all right.
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THE Marlin BaHwill supper Captain
Lang only as a democrat, that is, it h,