Blount County democrat. [volume] (Maryville, Tenn.) 1879-1883, 1881-09-03
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Northern Texas.
Especial Correspondence to the. DEW
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2lecias correspondence to the DEM
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- recently Travelled over a portion of
the great State Of Texas. buf moro ns.
heclalIy Dallas and Kaufmancounties.
IN, the northern portion Of the State,
The soil Of these counties is of fhc
~ blaok.waxey kind, and is very nro-.
uuctlVe, hnt the crops are often emf
y short by drought, insects. etc. As.
\ many people i'm East Tennessee have
4 only heard sung the praises of Texas:
4 1t IS nothing but fair that thew should
! see the dark side of the picture before
3 pitchingther tents and casting their
\ iortuncsin this far-of' State. MANY
q peESons arc induced by flaming cir 4
q cusars and glib-tongued railroad and
q land agents to leave their humble but
N happy homes in East Tennessee to
!: seek new field oflabor in the West !
Z Both circular and agent alike portray
Il III eloquent language The fertility 6rl
/. the soil and the great ADVANTAGES Of
Y 1ered to the poor man. until they often.
ScoHylhce people that the West is in
gdeed a land of bliss, w here homes arc
i5glVen 70 the homeless and shelter nv /
tended tothe wandering pilgrim. All, /.
9be not deceived by such. for This is an |,
"Eo OF IricNery. DO not for one mo-
'pment believe the friendly land or rail-
foad agent. They are the paid SER
wants of shylocks and monopolies. and (
are only doing the bidding of their
masters. They do not care whptbn, +,
you prosper live or de-all thevwant q,
! Is to- Sell tickets and land. ~ ~,
That the land f,TeXas and thc West Z
is fertile cannot be denied. bnt AL
Is all that can be said in commepda-
poM The lfch soil of Texas is fhe
9lttering side Of her star. Now IefI
rs look upon the dark side-the side a
that never gIittercd nor never will. d
about which Won know but IittIc,
Land cannot be purchased at less than c.
" per acre in any locality accessible c
10 market. As an example, let us 81
say that You buy 100 acres Of land on
a PRAIRIE, paying for the same $5Oo- N
ltcannQt doe bOGglit CHEAPER . wei 4
yon'mhd does nor need clearing, for \
there is no timber ON, it and probably a,
none within 10 or Is miles aropni J
The first thing, then, to be done Is tn1 :
erect dWeIIing-house, your lumber !,
costing $l5 per 1000 feet at the min :;
which is very often % to so miles | -
away. by and by your domicle is ~
completed, then you commence TO diG tta'
4 eIl'ior you must have water Yon III
ll& dig and dig, but the gurclh,gI 7
stream does not burst forth. and af '
ast You give Upthe task. SAVING. ~ tn
!'ieSs | j haul my water' from neigh ar
DE broWR's Wcll; it's Aohlv thrpc er
mics. Your farm must be inclospd slI
by fence, but there is no timber
rom which to make rails, lumber til
$ 100 nigh; therefore YOU must use ali
ne bafbed sWirer Posts cost from 10 re
o ~ certs'cath ;the wire about &9 O0 ne
'er 900 feet. After many DAYS aof to
AMOR ana much expense You have CT
our home completed, your farm IN on
losed now must hitchup your' team wi
hq'commcncc laying in your winter alb
uel, Ten miles is the nearest point CT
'o.od can be procured, so you see il ito
'ilb take a month to haul onouoh 81;
> last through the winter | could car
anne many, more disadvanta-
eS' bnt ] mention sufficient to si6
rye that life on the plains is by no fiji
ieans easy. East Tennesseeans mako "a,
great mistake when they sell Off J.
lcT homes and effects and cmior9tn toc
feXa8. Let them 90 to work. i'm cv
'oYe our soil, build up the waste VIII
AGES, encourage the Northern farm ii ,
10 come among us, and our valleys of
Ill yet blossom as the rose" iii
NJ. G.. w. the