Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-20
A MINNESOTTAN IN TEXAS.
How the South Looks TO a Veteran North
Star Man.

Star Man.
D. Edwards, Esq, of Minneapolis, one
of the old time residents of Minnesota has
been paying Texas visit and here is an
entertaining letter he wrote to the Lexing
ington, Missouri, Intelligencer:
MINNEAPOLIS, Nina, July 81, 1881
left home June Is with a view Of visiting
the south in search of a milder climate;
reached st. Louis the next day. After
spending few days with friends, left
for Denison, Texas. l reached Sedaiia on
the morning of the 18th, and then took the
Missouri, Kansas q Texas Pacific R. r.;
mosJ of the country being prairie; the
crops improved as I went south, and
mush say Oswego county, Kansas, contains
as rich a body of land and crops as ever
saw anywhere in the west; then comes the
Indian ter, itory, belonging to the Chero-
KEGS, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Seninoles,
Shawnees, Delawares andCreeKs it isestima-
ted that the territory contains $1,000 acres
of land to each poor Indian, sand of the
| richest quality of soil; stone coal Is
abundant in the territory and costs the
| railroad about 81 per ton; the distance
| across the territory is about 800 miles, and
mostly of the richest prairie land, along
! the line of the railroads; there are num-
Der of way stations and some small towns,
| the largest think was Venita, containing
a population of about 500, who, from
their com plexion, showed that they were
making rapid strides toward civilization,
although the appearance of the town did
not indicate it, as the Improvements were
rather of low order. Their land is
mostly rented for grazing, and but little IL
cultivated, only here and there small
patch. in corn. which shows that 1t pro-
duces we'll in that latitude. After leaving
the Indian territory We crossed the Red
River of the South, which from the color
Of its water it derives its name. On both
sides of the river there is wide strip Of
heavy forest of black walnut, hickory
pecan, ash and blackberry; wild grapes are
very abundant on the Red river bottoms
and make an excellent wine. DenisoI
is the first place reached; it Ii
about five miles from Red river and 10
Gated in the timber; they claim popula
ton of 1000, and it is the great shipping
point for number of roads. The rail
roads pay out monthly $4,000, and thI
, will be increased by the employment
500 men at their car shops. The sol
Q around Denison is sandy and well adapte
q toI fruit and vegetables, (which has bee
proven by their enormous growth an
abundance), being shipped both north an
south find a ready market. l visited
;. number of orchards near the city, and
g never saw such heavy yield of grape
n and blackberries. I tasted some of tn
:, wine, which reminded NE of the pun
n juice that Noah took for his stomach
n sake;'' enjoyedit hugely. Denison is
o enterpr;sing and thriving city, and is til
:, center of large and growing trade wit
e a prospect of becoming place OF SON
It magnitude; the large quantities of lro
l. ore lying on the surface of the ground
n and around the city, is the best of evidenC
y that there are rich deposits Of iron not II
d distant.
y The next place went was Sherman, tie
10 miles south of Denison, and the count
seat of Grayson county;it has a poPul
Q ton of 5000. The business portion {
the city is well constructed and OF the mo
:, substantial material; a cour thonse, opel
le house and several large hotels add muc
Il to the appearance Of the city; street raj
IT way line running from the railroad static
r to the southern limits OF the city IS
N operation. The number of churches who;
Is spires pOl0G neaVenNdrO lHOAOdbo "
is stranger that the morals Of the city 2
es we'll protected and advanced by an earne
ut effort on behalf of the ministry. Sherm;
$, is we'll located and has some beautiful ref
i'd dences and nice shady groves TO protect
?. from the wind and sun. l met here sever
Or old friends from Missouri whose frlendsh
Id was appreciated and who gave me son
n. valuable information respecting Texa
lie among them were the Hon. Jos. Bledst
De president of the city bank; who has a nj
be farm outside the city; the judge has 2
is hives of Italian bees, which during t
n horse mint season made him 1000 poun
is of honey per day, and one hive made hi
er in one day II poune
to this think is the create
re yield ever known and establishes the ia
that Texas is the place TO produce hone
& The judge has fish pond which is full
to the fnny tribe and capable of MAXI
he Friday sacred at least in his domici
of Fruits and vegetables are very abundal
an peaches, apples. pears. plums, crap