The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-21

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I, is oa,y Nhea We atIemp, % travel
through Texas, that anything ike cor.
at idea of its immense size is obtained;
and il is out lately that it was possible 10
traytrse it without deyoting Weeks 10 the
,nurney. But the railroads have pushed
through the lone star state, bringing It's far
rsmoyed borders within comparatively easy
rs.cn. and now in about Sc hours travellers
AZ carried from Texarkana, diagonaly
scross the state to Laredo on the Rio
Grande border-and within two days, Ell
Paso. at the extreme western end of the
STATE can be reached, either from Texar-
lana. IN the north, or Galveston in the
south, That portion of the great empire
If Texas which extends north of the Red
river. and forms the western boundary of
Indian Territory, and whose rectangular
shape has been ridiculouly styled the pan
handle" is about the only part not now
accessible by railroads. Towns and vii
lagos have naturally followed the railroad
construction, and the population is ad-
yancing in number rapidly. Fortunately
for Texas, the charac ers of its new corners
are generally such, rs to be creditable to
the state, and insure its material advance.
ment. The towns are well built, and the
climate will encourage acontinuous increase
OF population.
Formerly the name of Texas was terror
in the eyes of most OF our people, but u
strong and prompt execution OF the laws,
land of the lawless,) has removed that
stain from the escutcheon OF the lone star
state and she is right in the line of mate
rial progress. Already, manufactures are
quite numerous, and the immense areas
on which cotton can be simultaneously
grown, will assuredly cause the erection of
numerous large mills. Iron ore is found
In the northeastern portion OF the state.
One blast furnace is in operation and TWO
more are in course OF construction. The
fuel for these furnaces is charcoal-there
being considerable amount of good tim
Der 10 eastern Texas. 1t is not improbable
that mineral fuel can also be obtained.
Coal exists in Indian Territory and ismined
on large scale. 1t is also found in north
ern Texas, but the deposit has not been de-
veloped. Ignite occurs in southwestern
Texas, but the brightest prospects at pres
emit are on the Rio Grande about thirty
miles west of the prosperous town of La
redo. For the development Of this find"
the Texans are indebted to Ex-Governor
Hunt, of Colorado, who has opened several
mines and built a railroad ,(the Rio Grande
& Pecos X. r. from them to Laredo. AL
ready these mines are doing good bust
ness and cannot supply the demand. Elk.
tensiye engagements are in progress and 1t
is expected that the Rio Grande & Pecos
railroad will be the coal road of the south
west. Nothing has done so much to insure
the advancement of Texas as the opening
of these mines; for the fuel problem was
becoming grave one. With rapidly
augmenting population, increasing mileage
of railroads and demand for manufactures,
the scanty growth OF mesquite in south
western Texas would soon have been ex.
haused, leaving the state to depend on
coal brought from Indian Territory, or by
water to the gulf ports, If cheap tut
means anything, it means material adj
vancement of Texas ana Texan industries.
The proportion of lhe negro eleme 1t is
much less in Texas than most southern
states. THIS race is there and in large num-
b RS, Lut there are probably as many Mex
leans aud naif breed Indians as negroes.
Inc whites, however, predomlnate and
form the business element-whlCh support
immense herds of horses. cattle, sheep or
goats, or large plantations of cotton or
cereals. Cotton is grown almost to the
northern boundary of the state, and the
riCh black soil of what is known as the
wax lands" would grow most anything.
Texas is in the right road and we may look
for great developments in the lone star
state.
With iron ore in the east, coal along the
Rio Graude river, develop" ent everywhere,
population augmenting, railroads extend.
ing, superb climate in most OF the state.
a large stretch OF gulf coast giving facilities
for shipping, and an extensive boundary
with Mexico, which much of the traffic
between the ten counties will contribute,
the state seems to have prospects fully as
bright as any OF her sisters Field Forge
ana Farm.
Angostura bitters are the best remedy
for removing indigestion and all diseases
originating from the digestive organs, Be.
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