The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-02-16
COMMERCIAL.

DALLAS, February 9-Some Of the papers
of the state, those devoted to stock i.tcr.
ests, mainly, are firing themselves and Dor
igg the intelligent people who read them,
with windy assertions that northwest Texas
ls not suited for agricultural purposes.
They claim that the soil and the climate
fit il only for pastural uses. This Is the
merest bosh, rs everybody who knows any
thing of the imatiC history Of our country
will attest. The wish is father to the
thought" on the part of these stock
Journals. That is to say. IL is their
earnest desire TO make people
believe their assertions prompted
thereto by self-interest. We would not, If
we could, say aught against the stock in
terest of Texas II is vast, IL is exceeding
rich but the days Of the long-horn steer
and countless herds on unbr0ken prairie
reaches are well nigh ended. But il is not
our purpose here to discuss this phase of
the question. We desire only TO show the
folly OF these long-hOrn papers in prcsuming
that mankind In general and those Of Texas
in particular can be hoodwinked, misled or
consigned by their sophi,trv ia asserting
and with earnestnCss maintaining that
northwest Texas l. unfit for agriculture.
They say II Is too dry. ltisa meteorological
fact that the settlement IT any. coun-
try, even the most arid, makes II
seasonable, causes the rain 10 fan and the
dews 10 form. II has been but a few years
since the country around San Antonio, 70
the north. south, west and Immediately
east Of il, was dry, unreasonable aud utterly
incapable Of the production Of any farm
product, save by irrigation. Now that
country is as well adapted - the husband
mans efforts as any portion Of Texas. The
broad prairies have grown up in mes-
quite timber, thousands % peO-
Die have settled an over il,
and railroads are permcaiiug i in all dircc;,
tions. All these agencies bring rain and
bring seasons. 80 j. 10 with northwest
ested stock journals. The Texas a. Pacific
and the Texas Central roads have aud are
stretching their iron lengths through its CK-
tent. settlers are pouring Iu. ami wherever
In its midst the coil has been broken and
seed planted. ID has given o generous return.
Facts speak louder than the ipsie diEits Of
interested parties 10 the contrary.
Dt1Lts. February 0-Perhars few % our
people En0u the quality 81 ucci they eat
Do Texas. fn conversation with one 0f OU-
most prom utlt butchers on this sub sct
be informed tie HEEtLD that tLe beef
butrlHrrl ard sold in this city o. Do above
what might he called second or tLiri-c.aa-.
TIE Best cattle that are brJl--f t1 tits
marie bring fhCui four and bali cents.
ana they ore aii slirF.e.l f1 81 Lguis Chi
cagn. Memphis Or View OrIeeu7. lu these
flflHa toes. laIfle Cre ErUIHf ami % nI.N
the sm01tlesi Gul llftest ere sr1f t0 New
Tork and Bosom. where they
again uulerE1 irETectllu aud fle
ch1cesi ar sLifrel t0 fhe E-rrrern rnr--
ksrs o- slaughtered nul senf neruss fhe
rerar ir rHl-IEerufiu- vessels Iu flis city
the c1ttis killed Or home c1nFrIu.rti0n ere .
l,g1eI.t cd frurfs rErEinr from three and .
Quarter 90 tLrte ard fLrer-ruzrffr canfs .
ard are ielCr an ErErlEe n 1lnse cent .
nOrrh TIE derIiEe1Is ~ s. Louis ard Chr I
cnro d. uot thrive On the be- heel tr0urtf /
fhr-r f0r sale. Iui rFrtI rutne lui1s 81 fIrse /
caffls tiaf vii n1t d. - silirruerIt 90 fhe .
moe frrortd peorle living on fbe
$500 ard they u torn
r-rnrf her lire over ffs
- rtst Eur1uears void dis1zrd cs M
erifaf.le 81 her tesf-e1fiur tastes- IN rIr- \
farrrIrffrr tisr-s facts il r. lfIT u1-fsr fll1i L
TIE PEOPLE 81 TeEas q siats ng-el 81 r.
rrri ler1s 90 loving kline and t-yrs,rr
al.1.sr. st1rlf TAI ttelr Ei1-rarts ~ 1iree--
~ hrr ara tualn. stIrr1l FIRM 10
r.'--s-e Io-rIifirs 20 rils rll-tt
Dsr.ss Fst-u-y l1-Tss E1grin-