Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-23
LETTER FROM TEXAS.
MARTIN SPRING, TEXAS. I
October IL 1880.


October ID, 1880. 5
EDITOR INTELLIGENCER: - Enclosed
find 50, for which please send me your
paper. Being far away from my native
state, the familiar face of the Intelligent
Ger is greeted with fresh smile of well
come IN my new home. and the trans
piring events of old Lafayette are read
with much pleasure.
Texas. though new state, is full OF
progress. Progress is her fundamental
law. 1t is breathed upon her flowers,
painted upon the cheeks of her youth,
stamped upon the brow of her aged; it
is carved upon the dome OF her temples.
and upon the fretted frieze of every col
umn reared by man. Step by step the
"Lone Star" is rising to the brightest
magnitude. She was "First, a wilder
ness; then battlefield, with savage
nation and more savage man; then a
harvest field; then a mart of commerce
and, lastly, the museum and hall of
knowledge and delight" But the end
is not yet. Perfection is not yet attain
ed. The major portion Of this great
state suffers the buffalo to roam at will
over the uninhabited lands that lay so
broad and bri ght before the astonished
view. There are times when things
look dark in this, new country; but
"Out of the gloom
Future brightness is born"
As regards climate. natural resources
ard beautiful scenery. l never saw a
more attractive country than northern
Texas. During the hottest months OF
the year-July and Augustine morn
ings, from five to eight o'clock, are
equal to the pleasantest time OF the year
with you; then follow about eight hours
during which man does we'll to re-
main in the house, but when, under
such circumstances, it is not too hot, ell
ther .or comfort or any kind of mental
exerton; and from four o'clock to dark
it is again about the temperature of your
September evenings. This season of
the year, autumn, is indeed most de-
lightfu.; of the "northers" of winter. Of
which have had no experience, every
body speaks with very alarming elo-
oquence. and say that, during their con:
tinuance, bare existence is all that
any man could hope for.
Our agricultural resources are exceed
ingly good. Notwithstanding the COT
ton crop has been greatly injured by
the boil worm, the farmers will make
an average crop. Cotton, alone, is self
supporting for any energetic farmer,
while at the same time he can raise cat
tie, sheep and hogs with but very little
additional expense. Wheat, barley,
corn, wild grass and the usual garden
productions are raised quite extensively
in this part of the state. We have in
this county, Grayson, two very flourish
ing little cities, Sherman and Denlson.
Sherman, last year, bought $500,00O
worth OF cotton. Can your little city
buy that nuch wheat? l have met
quite number Of my old Lafayette ac-
quaintances here, among them 10. Cook,
of Sherman, who is promising young
lawyer at that place; also brother OF
your townsman, DIR. Gordon, who was
a prominent candidate tor sheriff before
the convention.
Politics are the absorbing topic OF the
day with us now. Greenbackers, sore
head democrats and republicans are
uniting to beat the democratic nomi-
nees in this county. But the state is
strongly democratic, and will give Han
cock handsome majority. Wishing
the Intelligencer and the people of old
Missouri a high degree of success and
prosperity, 1 am, truly yours,
ID. Il. HARRIS.