The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-06
A COMPLIMENTARY NORTHERN VIEW

by the northern and even ignorant and
really disinterested European press, that VIC
have ceased to notice long since adverse
criticisms. They have been heretofore re-
gardsd as mere matter ofcOurse and have
been generally treated by us with the silent
contempt which they merited, An oppo
site view of our progress, customs
and peculiar modes OF thought, how.
ever, has never failed to excite
surprise and occasion comment and
it is a matter OF as much satisfaction
as wonder, that within the last year the
whole tenor of the outside press has changed
towards us. II is no unusual thing now to
see the universal press praising our climate
and the intelligence of the people, and de-
scantiug upon the superior advantages Of
the south and southwest as homes for the
immigrant from whatever country he may
come. The New York Commercial World
is extensively read by the business men
and exactly the class of men we
want appraised Of our wonderful resources
and possible future, and necessarily there
fore carries with ii great weight, Under
such circumstances we were exceedingly
glad to see the following satisfactory nc
count of the objects and inducements held
out to the stranger by an institution in our
midst, the Texas Farm Association. The
World remarked thereon as follows and
the matter is sufficiently satisfactory
and suggestive of itself; "The Texas
Farm Association advances four salts.
factory reasons in favor Of emigration to
Texas; First, there is less sickness and
fewer deaths there in proportion to popua-
ton than in any other state Of the Union;
second, millions of acres ofland as produc.
tive as the famous Nile valley can be
bought in Texas in large or small quant-
ties at from 81 % to So per acre; third, an
unlimited number Of horses, cattle, sheep,
goats and swine can be raised without ex-
pense, save the trouble of marking and
branding; fourth, more grain of any kind,
name, or description, and more cotton and
tobacco can be raised one season with
another in Texas than in any other
state in the union. These propositions
cannot be controverted. They are based
upon condition of things easily suscepti-
bio of proof. Accepting them as true it is
impossible to deny that Texas is land
where industry and honesty combined
cannot but meet with rich reward"
There is not one Of the above propositions
that can be disputed and no country in the
world can offer the same with as great
confidence in their truth and attractiveness.
But our exchange goes further and admits
that not only is the above true, but that
the political and social affairs in our proud
and grand state are most favorable to in
dustrial and commercial pursuits. Our
people are both honest and intellectual,
and the vast majority of them producers,
and therefore particularly enthusiastic and
interested in just and economic goSern-
ment. A great many other things arc
stated in the article referred to Of
complimentary character to Texas
aud calculated to do us good
but the above are sufficient to illustrate TIE
fact that the north is becoming willing to
give us the advantage Of our wonderful nat
ural superiorities and speak for us word Of
good fellowship and encouragement We
have truly the empire state of the world
and are rapidly pushing on to wealth and
power, and if our outside press will only do
us the justice to speak of our great posi-
bilihes as the Commercial World and
indeed, other journals have done the de-
velopment of this state in the next ten
years will astonish Christendom, We have
always been particularly glad to call goner-
al attention to the delights and advantages
of Texas homes and resources, and such
notices as those of the Commercial
World, coming from section
where the prevalent belief attributes
to us all manner of crimes and disagrecable
adiuncis, together with sickly and abom.
Unable climate, are especially to be received
with pleasure. 1t will be but few years,
indeed, until all the world will admit that
to no portion of Gods vineyard has nature
been so gracious ms to the Lone Star State.
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