The New York herald., 1879-12-02
TEXAS EMIGRATION.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HEnALD:-
Your issue Of October % makes mention Of my
name in so unjust manner respectfully ask space
for short reply. 1t is asserted that David Mewah
was one of the ninety Yorkshire and Durham farm
who went to Texas August last and settled
at place called New Philadelphia: that the said col
ony had found the land to bo utterly worthless that
they had broken up and dispersed that they claimed
to have been swindled and defrauded by me, and
that Mewah had got back far rs New York and had
given this information to HERALD reporte-. Inow
wish to give you true statement OF the matter.
Mewah never n farmer. but a ,.snt of faFis q.
insurance company; he did Hat be- 'pl III D. .,sv6k
shire colony; did not go with themdF OF ~
sail from the same port untL aey L.. zen
gone some weeks. He was unnt fe pioneer life
In any part Of America as Esquimau would be
for the Equator, and he did not have Is much
money IS would be required to improve forty
He visited my Office of and on for several
months, and l and my clerk often advised
shook hands and said he would give cit it up, but two
weeks later he came again and said he had sold
everything and had now for his tickets and to
make deposit on land. Finding him determined to
go and knowing he could get tickets in . dozen
places. made them out for him and gave him
letter to ono OF agents In Texas. but positively
refused to sell him any land. 1t is not true that the
Yorkshire colony of ninety (which includes their
women and children) have dispersed dissatis-
fed. have letters from several OF them. One
says"We all arrived In perfect health and we'll
pleased with land ana the country; the soil IL
wonderful. broke up piece and planted some
seed as an experiment., and in two days tney
were out OF the ground. We are buying good horses
at from f3 to f5." number OF tho colo
nists have published letter in Texas paper
in which they say 1--WE we'll pleased with our
situation some of us have explored the country FOR
. few miles around and We believe we nave seen the
finest land the sun ever shone upon; the soil 10
twenty feet deep. as shown by the river bank. Tho
people living here there over twcnty thousand
In the county look as healthy as we do. aud we
hear no complaint of sickness" Mr.. Edward j.
Hyatt of Castle gton and Mr.. william sharp,
OF Brighton, had conditionally purchased 1,OS0
acres OF the land near New Phladelphia
with tho Yorkshire party. and they have written
back to their fathers that they we'll pleased with
the land and to pay all cash for It at and thus
secure the lower rates. They have tcndered the
money, and only now waiting the making out Of
the title deeds. Tho Yorkshire party headed by
practical Durham farmer twho is also q clergyman
among the Society Of Friends, who o year
before had explored through most of tho
states and nearly all Texas, and selected
this locality in preference to all others. II
will be something new to Epglishmen acquainted in
America to learn that there any poor prairie land;
rule 1t is always the next best the river bot
toms have nothing to do th where people
settle. simply send thom to ojecer OF tho
road represent. They place theli and the :ami-
lies In comfortable cmigrant houses. built great
expense at several places along tie lino where they
stop free while the men explore round the country.
Their stopping ut New Philadelphia is matter of
choice with them. Our lands extend through the
State for over threo hundred miles, and we would ~
soon sell In one place another but their buying OF
US at oil IL matter with themselves They go With
out conditions. are under no obligations, and no
charge Is made by u.s.: Mr.: Mewah's statement II
made ~ given TO the New York reporter. is wholly
untrue. and while do not claim that Texas Is per.
fection, hundreds OF Englishmcn know the conn'
try and will testify that IL II equal IL not better than
ny N'''''p''o"' ~ " W. q. KrNaspuRY.
No. 20 Fnspunr PAVEMENT. LONDON. II. q.