The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-18
TALK AROUT TEXAS.
From Which Ii Appears That the
People Are Learning to stay
ut Home.
Allan a Constitution

Allan COnstltutlJn'
Yesterday afternoon the Constitution said
to general passenger agent w. j. Houston, of
the Airline:
"Whst is the status of Georgia emigration
to Texas"
1.-The season being over, Of course there is
none at present. During the past five years
there ha, been perctptible falling oil IN the
number of Georgia emlgrants to Texas
"Why?"
81 think it is due to the general prosperity
in Georgia and the general lack Of it in Tex,
as. The past few years we have had good
crops in Georgia, and they have had bad
crops in Texas. People, you know, become
emigrants to better their condition"
Have not number of Georgia emigrants
returned from Texas in the five years pas%'
eyes, quite good many, and there are
very many more out there who sincerely de-
sire to come back to Georgia"
"Why don't they Gomez
because of the high return rate, 1t costs
twice as much to get back from Texas tc
Georgia rs it does to emigrate from Georgia
TO Texas"
"How is that"
"Well, you see, the emigrant rate from
Georgia to Texas is very low-only two cent;
per lnlie ~ he eugrant SEASON. This 10 duS
TO competition. but the rate from IeXa;
back to Georgia, both 10 the emigrent season
and out of it. is Just double that, being five
cents per mile. This high return rate de
tains macy Georgians in Texas"
"Won't Texas railroads reduce this return
rate!'
"No. And the reason is plain. They
hold that it would be detrimental to the pros
perity of Texas to do so. went out there
about year ago and tried to prevail upor
these people to give emigrants lower return
rate | worked hard. but they. refused tt
lower their rates. 1t is the policy of tina
state to keep Georgians when it gets them"
"What did you do about it on YOU
return?'
al began charging emigrants to Texas from
along the Air.Line,the full fare over our ROAD
whereas before that time we had been giyins
them half rate. / thought if the Texas rail
roads couldn't afford to give Georgia emil
grants who wished to return reduced rate
that the Airline couldn't afford to give then
reduced rata over it."
"Of what vocation, as a rule, are the peopl
who leave Georgia for Texas 7"
'Tillers of the soil. The number of pro
fessonal men and merchants who give II
Ge&gia for Texas is very small"
"Do you think the Currie murder case will
seriously affect emigration to Texas"
"I think not. 1t was just one of those r.
mote cases that occur in that state. 1t wi
excite the country for q while, and then di
out Such cases occur in other states, toC
They do not often deter people from EN-
grating"
"Texas is not sort of an asylum for Grim
inals, them"
"Not at all. Iregard Texas as quiet an
peaceable as any other western state. hay
noticed, though, that when a young ma
starts from Georgia to Texas he places
bowie knife in his boot and pistol in his hi
pocket. | always tell them that they wi
have no use for such weapons out there.
have travelled, over the state of Texas man
times unarmed, and have never''bee Modesto
Of course there are more adventures in Te'
as than in the older southern states, but tn
ruffians out there are confined to the frontier
"Will many Geo gaus emigrate to Tex
next season."
"Ithink not. Texas is certainly the favo
ite destination of the western bound emigran
but Georgians are becoming more and mo
satisfied with Georgia every year. and this
natural; the prosperity is increasing yearly.
Thanking Mr.. Houston for the informatl(;
which he so plainly and cheertully gave, u
reporter withdrew