Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-07-29
lcontinued from ans nage.l

GUS still. the tools of Inonied mo-
nopolies and scheming, dishonest,
ofliee-seeking politicians. But like
other States, as should be remem-
bered, Texas has dark side us well
as the bright one so often presented
to the outside world by the circulars
of railroad land agents and others,
which should be properly exam
ined and thoroughly Investigated
By the Would-be emigrant before
sacrificing too much 10 get there.
Her extended drouths, her long
rainy seasons, her chilling northers,
her damaging hail storms, her wa
ter supply, her long heated term,
the sticky character of her famous
black wake soil, to say nothing OF
mosquitoes and various other in
sects, should be thoroughly we'll
considered.
But Notwithstanding ali of this,
if the State remains intact and UNI
divided, and the people will guard
closely her interest by allowing
none but good and true men in Of
flee, her future prosperity and great
ness is IN assured fact. With her
vast extent of territory, embracing
an area equal to five or six of the
largest older States, amounting to
pa, 900 square miles, and over 49,
100000 acres of land, her immense
natural resources, her productive
soils and great extent of farming
lands, her llsturage for millions OF
cattle, horses and sheep, her min.
erals and ores, her varied, but mild
and genial climate and pure atmos-
pAcre. she is prepared to support a
numerous population. Taking all
of this into consideration in connec-
ton with her great and constantly
growing railroad system, and the
fact that emigrants are annually
pouring into her borders by the
hundreds of thousands, not only
from every other State OF the Amer
lean Union, but from nearly all of
the vast empires Of the old world,
her prospects for the future cannot
he otherwise than bright, and it is
my honest and candid opinion. that
in less than twenty years from this
time, she will exceed in wealth, and
more than double in population,
any other State now existing within
the Federal Union.
MY advice has been asked as re-
CARDS leaving this State and emil
grating to Texas, which ! must de-
cline to give. 1t is my opinion,
however, that there are many per-
sons in Tennessee and in MOntgOm-
cry county that could greatly better
themselves by going 70 Texas,
whilst there are others that should
remain at their old homesteads.
And whilst l would not advise any
one to go or not to go, 1 will say to
all, listen not to the tales of news
paper writers, tourists or land
agents, but, before surrendering
your homes to remove to Texas or
any new State, go and see for your
selves.
l had intended giving various
other miscellaneous items, picked
upduring my trip thatwas Ofinterest
to myself, and might be to others,
but the already great length of this
article must defer them for future
occasion.
Unjust, however, ask the privilege
Of naming few of our friends, for
Inerly of Kentucky and Tennessee,
TO whom I desire to tender my
grateful thanks for their kindness
to "a stranger in strange land"
during his sojOurn among them. At
Dallas l met Mr.. Jas. Reekes and
family, MeSsrs. John Wright and
JEFF. uouse. At Fort Worth, Mr..
John NIassie and wife, Mrs. John
son, Mr.. Randle and wife, Rev.
y. l.. Johnson and Henry Beau
mont. AT Denton, Mr.. James
DAILY and family, Mr.. Sam Taylor,
and Mr.. ID. Kowsky and wife. At
GatcsyilIe, Mr. JnO. B. Fountleroy
and family, Mr.. p. S. Woodward
and family, Mr.. w. y. Atkins and
family, Col. Fred. FountlerOy and
family. At Grapevine, Mr.. r. &.
Hall and family, Mr.. II. LemmOns
and family, MeSSrs. Bob Hall, y. j.
Barnes and Mr.. Welden. At Waco,
Rev. Sam Z. Wright and family,
McSsrs. G., IL. Jones, w. ID. Trice and
L.. B. Black. Mr.. Wrightis President
and has charge of flourishing fe-
male college ut Waco. At Austin,
MeSsrs. Jas. +. Johnson and Val
lCntine Weed. At San Antonio,
Mrs. Sallie b. Jones, nee Miss Bow
man, Mrs. y. j. Allensworth and
family, Mr.. n. F. AllnswOrth,
Drs. Johnston and Carroll, dentists,
and Mr.. Bob KeCsee.
In conclusion l will say, that il
has been my intention in the fore
going article to state facts as l
learned them by personal Obscrva-
ton, and rs they were gathered
from various other reliable sources
upon the premises. And if those
kind readers who have the patience
To 20 through with it, feel that they
have been paid for their trouble,
the writer will have accomplished
his object in placing ina "nut-shell"
the great State of Texas.
st. Bethlehem, July -, 1882.