The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-03-11
wv estwa rd the Star Of Empire
Takes HIS Way"
Galveston News


-. Galveston News.
There is no desire here to raise
| hopes that may never be realized.
Facts and statistics are given of
very valuable character, from which
the seeker after information may
draw his own deductions. Those
looking to Texas as a future abid-
ing place should not be lured with
the idea that this State affords a
means of livelihood without persis
tent and consistent effort. Here, as
elsewhere, the battle is to the willing
and to the strong, and success
awaits the honest, the hopeful and
the industrious. But it is a land of
great plenty, of great fruitfulness, of
great promise. No other section of
the world presents superior advan-
tages. In saying this, all is said.
With the individual himself rests the
responsibility of success or failure.
The State of Texas has not always
enjoyed the prosperity of the pres
ent day. In the early part of 1870
and up to this time the revenues
have increased beyond the expendi-
lures, and a steady cash balance is
in the treasury, while a large part
of the floating debt has been paid
off immigration has again set in
under the influence of abundant
crops, cheap lands, and cheap pro-
visions and supplies.
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the most fertile description at very
low rates and on time, easily paying
for them out of the profits of the
farm. He has on landing here an
equal interest and ownership with
| every other resident in over fifty
million dollars of land and money
belonging to the sceool fund He
has the prospect of greater railroad
| facilities than the citizen of any
other Southern State at least He
| has every industry connected with
the producing interests, and COM
mercial, PROFESSIONAL and mechani-
ical avocatiens to choose from. Ev-
cry product of every cline within
the temperate zone is abundantly
| produced here. Education, Htera
ture, the arts and sciences claim fol-
lowers as numerous ard devoted as
are found in other land of greater
fame and larger experience. The
State is a great country in area, and
must be in all things else. 1t would
be strange if the capitalist and the
industrious and enterprising people
of other lands did not come here.
And they are coming. The tide
which, at one time setting strong to
Texas, had been diverted mainly by
the action of our own representa-
tives, is turning again this way-the
enterprise of her railway managers
aud her publishers having, in great
measure, repaired the errors that the
public men of 1875 had committed.
Never was the time for coming to
Texas as propitious as now. II Is
not to be expected that lands will
remain as cheap. 1t cannot be ex-
pected that stock will continue as
cheap. 1t is not probable, even in
the near future, that the profits of
an industrious planter upon rented
lands will be sufficient in. one year
to buy the lands so rented, as it is in
many districts of Texas at this date.
The public lands are being taken
up rapidly, and the school lands are
being sold off, and under the increas-
ing demand will, no doubt, in few
years be owned by private parties.
An assured competence for the
poor, the industrious and the enter
prising, and grand fortunes for the
capitalist are the inducements held
out by the Texas of to-day. We
will have great people, educated
and affiuent, and this State will be
an empire within itself because of
its resources and their DEVELOPMENT;
but drones will prosper less here
than anywhere. Hence it is we in
vite people of less favored countries
to abandon their homes and connect
their fortunes with ours, devising a
new and grand'.destiny for their fam
lies and kindred and ours. For the
great mass of people of other coun-
tries without independent fortunes
there is no hope for certain and i'm
mediate success but in change from
surroundings which subordinate
labor and thrift to the imperious
sway of capital Such change is
realized by the immigrant who
connoS to Tavas