The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-03-07
LETTER FROM TEXAS.
Editor Exchange:

Ed1tOf EI0tdhye.
Perhaps your readers would like to
have a few more items from this sec.
ton. The weather is spring-like.
The warm sunshine has at last come
out, inspiring everything with new
life. Winter breaks up here long be-
fore it does in your latitude. The
earth is now capped with green grass,
and the birds are sounding their
sweet notes among the trees that
fringe the little ravine, imparting
cheerfulness to all life around.
This is 4 very important month in
the year. Farmers are all busy.
Some are blowing while others are re-
pairing the worn down fences. The
wheat looks very promising. Though
there has been a great deal of rain,
there has been very little cold wealth.
er. The white fakes have visited us
but once, measuring on the ground 3
inches in depth.
This section of the state is not as
quiet and peaceable as other portions,
owing to the swampsin Sabine bottom,
which afford unequaled protection to
outlaws and desperadoes. A very
ugly affair occurred last week, and
one several weeks since. One man
was found about half mile from his
home with his neck broken and his
pockets robbed-perpetratorsof crime
unknown. Such hendish deeds are Of
frequent occurrence. The thieves fly
for safety to what is known here as
the "Jernagan" thickCt, in Sabine bot
tom. which Is several miles in extent,
and thickly interviewer with brush.
They are well fortified. Several
searchers have vcntured in the brush
and were seen no more. Law abiding
citizens are taking active measures,
and it is hoped that they ill soon be
burnt out. | believe it is generally
acceded that the further west, the
better the society. Men that commit
crime here and further east, 90 west
ana become very good civil charac
tiers. But as soon as the country Is
ali settled, there will be 10 play
glonnd for ,hem, and will have no
resort for shelter; at the present
ratio of immigration the good time
will soon dawn. \ careful estimate
shows that the great State Of Texas is
filing up at the following wonderful
rates: 225 gmigrants pass over that
grand pioneer line, The ". X. & I.
Il. r., per day. This estimate Is
made from the travel in December,
which is late in the season Tor this
travel. Seven days make one week,
showing 1919 entering Texas each
week. Thirty days make one month,
showing 600 for each month.
Twelve months make one year, shows
ing $1,000 in the year. This Is Il
very low estimate over this one route,
while there are many other avenues
and ways of travel. The latest Gems
sas shows that Texas has a population
of :, 100000, and is filing up at the
rate of 100000 annually. Twenty
years hence her population viii be
not less than 100000. While her
natural resources are ample for 1,0G0,-
90 a year for thenext forty years,
vet there will be room for enterprise
Each year adds to the fame of Texas,
am her rapid progress must 60 on.
The wonderful resources were very
imperfectly known, until the railroad
penetrated that beautiful Eden, held
sacred by the Indian. and opened out
wide the portals to northern Texas,
where it was met and cemen ed by
other roads, 50 that the iron gray
makes a continuous line of iron from
Galveston, the gem Of the seas, to the
lakes in the north. In the space of
few hours after leaving the ice-bound
shores in The north, we are basking IN
the rays of a tropical sun. How
grand, how sublime; so much Ike
from earth to paradise.
With great success to your paper
I will close with asking you to please 1
change my address from Elmo to
Vansickle's P. O., Hunt county, Tex. I
Enclosed you will find two dollars to
add to my subscription.
ALBERT c. NoaEE.