The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-04-22
What Texas Is.

letter written by DR.. l.. p Yandell. Jr
of Louisville. Ky. Ia his brother DR.
fandell, Of Seguin:
Pa thinks Texas the place Tor young
| people but not for old Texas i. the
land for the man who has future, but
save little time in which he requires
the comforts and consultations Of c.viliz-
ed existence. The capacity of Texas
land. AMI climate and grass to support
animal and vegetable life, he considers
incalculable. He talks about what
Texas lis going to be-" and what you
stock men ARE going to make" with
the eioquence and enthusiasm and uu-
interruptedEess. almost. of u real
Texan | still confess that am still a
skeptic AS TO Texas of to- day ever be-
coming rich. So good country must
certainly be peopled some day by a
grand people. A people of vim, of
energy. of ambition A people who
will uy to stand in the front rank Of
agriculture, In the front rank of educa.
tion, and TO whom the luxurics. and
elegAnces, aud retinements of the hiyh-
est civilization will be necessities. Du,
from all l cao gather. this people is
not yet. and the present inhabitants
and encumberers OF the Prairie Empire
must pass away further west, or else
oe su,u Snans'a '., ..,., - f.- er.s. and
the worms eat buried peopiel ere the
coming race shall come. According 70
all testimony, the greaser and the
,tn nf oil hind
ceed the present Texan in incidence. If
talking would produce money, every
Texan would be millionaire at least.
The winds have their times to blow.
and the Mammoth Cave blows half the
year. and both blow hard; but your
Texan blows without ceasing. at home
or abroad. concerning everything that
Texas ever was, or Is, or ever may ne.
Every Texan essays prophecy. he
talks only of the golden future when
you get him on money, and he seems
content To quietly await the futurc's
coming in it's own good time. confident
it will bring his bag OF dollars to him
! see your Texan now seated on a dry
goods box or n small bowlder On his
head is worn and slouchy hat; his
breeches are held up by one damaged
suspenuer. which crosses a dilapidated
nni badly lsundried shirt. and the
breeches being far too short III the legs
are crsmmed into his COW skin boots.
He looks the embodiment Of proud,
conceited aud contented poverty. His
castle Is shauty. his floors are carpet
less. his food Is plain bread and iuea,
with now and then an Irish or swee,
lo,atn. His library is an old copy of
weekly newspaper. aud if pious, a
Bible. Sir" says he. Texas Is the
greatest country in the world. There
sin't no country like it. Why. sir. i,
beats creation. Look st that soil You
can't Wear it out. 1t Amt got any bot.
toni. Why, sir. Texas can raise enough
/ TO feed the universe. She can raise
cattle enough to give every man,
woman and child on the face of the
globe roast of beef or tenderloiu
steak, whichever they choose. three
times Gay. Size can raise enaa.h
horses tn mount all the soldiers on the
planet. besides furnishing = saddle nag
and four carriage horses 10 every civil
ian. just scratch off the top dirt o:
her mountains, aud you have got gold
and silver, and copper. aud lead, and
iron, and coal till you can't rest. She
has got water power enough 10 run all
the machinery on the globe LIN hei
harbors the nasies of all nations Cal
ride al ease: and as for timber. why
sir. along the rivers aud in tbe interio,
We can saw enough lsmber 10 weather.
board the Rocky Mountains ana pu, &
plank floor on the Valley of the M,ssis
sipp,'
And 50 he goes on. talking largely
and doing poorly; makes big prediction:
and small profits; existing in a n,isera
hle present and living in a gloriou,
failure So it has been since my earliest
memory. aud l don't come across an,
but poor Texans. Virginia is popula,
ed by the Have beens." and Texas b,
the ut.oinO IN hes "