The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-05-31
Young Andc-sonIan'$ Opinion of
Texas.

Il Young AndcrsonIan'* Opinion Of
Texas.
The Local reporter of the ISrELLI.
GEScER received private letter a few
days since from our young friend and
fellow townsman, Foster FAINT, who is
now on visit in Texas. Thinking that
it would be interesting to our readers,
we publish portion of it, as follows:
WATERFORD, TENAs, May %.
DEAR c.: No doubt you will be sur.
prised to receive letter from me, but
hope to give you some facts about this
Western country that will be of interest
to you. have been in Texas now over
two weeks, and from what I have seen
and heard feel able to make a fair re-
port.
first made halt at Tyler, and there
found thriving business town about
the size of Spartanburg. Tyler has two
Rail'oads-one broad guage and one
narrow suage. Tyler reminds me very
much of our Eastern towns in general
appearance. From Tyler 1 went to
Waco, one of the prettiest cities in Tex.
as, and there had the pleasure of
attending the Southern Baptist Conven-
| ton. The business houses and dwellings
of Waco are very fine, and the streets
are broad, but no shade trees. I would
not like to live at Waco, for the country
IS not healthy and the water is miserable.
Right here let me say that could not
stand the Texas water when / first en-
tered the State, but it tastes all right now.
1t at first makes you sick, and has the
same effect upon you as pills, but, when
you are thoroughly worked out, your
! appetite Increases, and the water gets
better. l have been here nearly two
weeks, Sunday will be two weeks), and
l have enjoyed myself hugely. Walter
and went to Dallas and Fort Worth
last week. We took in the Seugerfest
ian account of which no doubt you have
seen), and it was grand affair. Dallas
and Fort Worth are The best cities in
Northwest Texas. A good farming
country surrounds Dallas, and it is con-
sidered the best market in this part of
the State. Dallas does considerable
Wholesale business. Sanger Bros. (dry
goods, &c., do a business of $3, 900, 900
year, and Schneider & Davis (grocer.
les, &c., do about the same. Fort
Worth is great Railroad city and does
considerable Wholesale business. Joe
Brown, wholesale grocery-man, came to
Fort Worth several years ago, and with
$500 capital went into the retail grocery
business, and now he does strictly
'rhoIesate business amounting to s., 900 900
year. EIe does the largest business in
Texas.
Dallas and Fort Worth are on the
prairie ard Weatherford in the cross.
timber. l must say that / like the
plains country. You can see for miles,
and it is grand eight. There is always
breeze on the prairie, but very sultry
in the timber. This part of the State is
rery healthy, and it Is being settled up
very fast. AS the country is settled the
stock mon move further West. This is
strictly Il stock country, and fortunes are
being made. would not advise any
one doing well back East to come out
here, unless intending to take hold of
stock. The farmers here, as q class,
don't make any more than they do back
East. Of course, the land here is much
richer, and the yield is greater, but it
takes all they make to support their
families. Everything is rery high in this
country, and very few farmers are max.
ing more than living. A good hat
here is worth from 50 to SIS; shoes
from SIS to $40; suit of clothes from $50
10 $50. The merchandise business is
ever done, and I believe man with en-.
trgy can succeed as we'll back East as he
can here. Weatherford has a popula-
ton of 1000 people and it has about
twelve grocery stores. The other
branches are about the same, so you see
competition is very great. Knox & FAINT
Phy %OVV - ycai iOA SACiH .otOl CIOOui, SOA
80. You could get the same size room
in Anderson for $400. They have been
paying clerk $75 a month, and he could
be had in Anderson Cor $40 q month.
You will say at once that clerk gets
big wages here, but it takes all he gets to
Gre. You can't get good board for less
than s25 month. Washing is worth
81 week, so cents week for the same
In Anderson. Cow boys get from s15 to
$S5 month, aud they spend every cent
Of it. The stock men are making for:
tunes, but the merchants, farmers and
mechanics are doing about like they are
In South Carolina. wish I had time to
write more, but guess you are tired of
this uninterestIng sketch of my travels
In Texas. =. , 'sh 'eh
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