Daily globe., 1882-11-09
TEXAS.
The N0rre1os:s GI'o,csI in gycals.., a,,,S Pop
asIntioM Of LAe Eslapii.e .s:rie of tho Snnfa

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''idtio" Of the Empire .s:cte of tho South.
AS you know, the state of Texas contains
about 175.000,000 acres of land, and its
boundaries are the Red and Sabine rivers
on the northeast and east, the Gulf of
Mexico on the south, the Rio Grarde on
the west, New Mexico and the Indian Ter
ritory forming its northwestern and north
ern boundary. To enable you to form an
idea of its growth III wealth and popula-
tion, will make a comparison between
the state as it is to-day in 1882 and as it
was IN 1872, ten years ago, when railway
building first commenced and at which
time capital and immigration began to
have their attention directed towards it.
Texas IL 1872 contained a population of
020,OGO souls. these living principally in the
coast counties or near the navjgable
streams, and a small proportion who had
pushed OUT into the northern part of the
state and were engaged in cattie-raising.
The numerous pineries bordering on Ar
kansas and Louisiana we're unbroken. The
towns were few and far between. Dallas
had about $500 inhabitants, Fort Worth
was frontier trading post and Galveston
had only population of some 15,G0J. The
Houston and Texas Central railway had
been built some 200 miles north of Hous-
ton, The money for its construction being
principally earned by the road; the
International railway and the then Hous-
ton and Great Northern railway had
little more than commenced grading, and
sixty four miles of road, afterwards called
the Texas d Pacific railway, had been
built from Shreveport, La, to Longview,
Tex, north and west of the Sabine and
Trinity rivers. The prairies of Texas were
immense pastuce-grounds. on which thou
sands of cattle were grazing. In the east
ern portion of the state Marshall and JEFF
}eGson were small towns where planters
marketed their cotton crop, hauling it by
wagon distances OF 900 and even 400 miles.
Lhe total number of bushels of cereals
raised was some 21,SG0,000, and of cotton
about 100000 bales. The total assessment
was something over $1C000OOOO AS
space forbids me from entering into mi
nate statistical details showing the rapid
growth of the state, will coufne myself
to totals. also wish you TO remember
tie great financial depression that existed
in this country between the years 1873 and
AOGC- L'iiS, H. UiG HSdE.t every
form ot industry and completely Stopping
| railway construction in this state, most
unfortunate occurrence, as the distance of
large portion OF the agricultural lands
from a market for produce precluded the
! possibility of a general immigration such
as wenu into the Western states. Notwith-
standing these drawbacks Texas now pos
sesses population of 100000 persons
--r,
| coo, the crop of cereals this year will reach
52,00O,000 bushels, and the production OF
cotton will be about 100000 bales for
the year ending June so, 1881. The value
OF imports from foreign countries through
| Texas ports was S;5,396. l41, ana the value
CT exports for the same period
S,2S,947,71S. A Numerous Immigration
is brought into the state by steamships
coming to Galveston for cotton, the Ho-
hen-Stautfen landing 600 Germans, Swedes
and Danes, and two more steamships Of
! the same line are expected daily with about
Tie same number of immigrants. Dallas
las now population of $4,000. Fort
worth contains II ,000 people, and Texar-
Eana, where there was not a tree cut down
IL 1874, has 5000 inhabitants. Numerous
oaher thriving towns have also sprung up
throughout northern, eastern and western
Texas, among which may be named Sher
nan, Paris, Terrell, Weatherford, Eastland
Cisco, Baird and Abilene. IN the pinerie:
OF eastern Texas there are some fifty saw
raills, many of which have in connection
with them shingle, lath ant
planning machines. The follow
Hg remarks from proprietor
CT one of the mills I give you as wei
showing the condition Of the lumber in
olstry. IN answer to d question of min.
25 10 his product and his market, he said
Ne have facilities for producing ant
could market about S,O0O,000 feet of lum
her annually. We have timber enough tt
Keep US working at this rate for five years
Oar great difficulty is in getting cars
enough TO trans port our product; the in
creasing demand for luInber and Single:
III western Texas affords Us a steady mar
ket for ali we can produce He furthe,
said; "Olr sreights On our product aver
a:ye 100000 per annun." numeroa:
immigration from Georgia, Alabama, Mis-
s:ssippi and Louisiana are rapidly settling
up these pine lands, on which they car
raise a very fine staple of cotton, although
the yield per acre is less than on the prairie
the crop, however, is easier taken care O.
the soil among the pines being lighter
The prairies, or that portion of then
known as the great agricultural region oi
Texas, stretching from the timber bel:
westward to the Colorado and north to the
Red river, is almost one unbroken success
sion of farms and plantations, the build
ings on which are neat and substantial
and in many cases surrounded by thrifty
growing orchards, all showing signs OF
wealth and prosperity. The towns on the
different lines of road through this section
are building up rapidly and the merchants
are doing thriving business, evidences o1
which are seen i'll the merchandise piled
up on the station platforms and the bales
OF cotton loaded on cars awaiting trans
portation. Commercial agents from New
York, Chicago. st. Louis and New Orleans
are met travelling through the state and ir
no small numbers. They are selling goods
freely, one large New York dry goods
house keeping their drummers in the state
during the entire year.
immigration is rapidly pushing the
stocknen further away from the different
lines Of railway and compelling them te
lease or purchase land, which they fence
thus making huge stock farms, OF which
they are annually placing thousands OF
dollars worth of thoroughbred stock. which
| add greatly to the ral15e Of thn hard br