The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-02-21
TEXAS - IT'S WONDERFUL RE-
RESOURCES.

comparative standing of the material
interest of these two states. The first
diagram, based On the last census
shows the surface area of Texas, the
whole being 17O,O99, 200 acres, of which
I1,676,O4O acres are water surface,
12,65O,314 improved, leaving 145,
$40 acres unimproved. The second
diagram is for 1882, showing 1885, 23,-
100 acres in cultivated, uncultivated
and timber land, the separate
amounts being 105,273,955 in cul-
ivated acres, 46,302,500 of timber
and 6,SIl,105 in cultivation.
It's safe to estimate that the improved
land, including cut pasture fences,
has increased, up to this time, to 20
100000 acres, while the cultivated
land might safely be placed at 7,0OO,-
600. These increased estimates do not
encroach upon the timber land. The
third diagram shows the crop acreage
in Texas in 1882. The amount in corn
was 100000, that in cotton 2,S10,1l3,
in wheat 100000, in oats 5000, in
sugar cane, including sorghum, 49,
592, in hay $4,000, in other crops $4,000.
Diagrams, four, based on the census,
presents populations, the total for
1880 being 1891 49, of which
837,S4O are males, 753,909 females;
of natives of the United States
there are 1,477,133, foreign born 1l4,-
616; of whites 1,197,237; cOlored, i'll
elusive of 1856 Chinese and 99z In
dians, 1894, SIP. Another diagram shows
the population at the end of four de-
cennial periods as follows: 1850, 2l2,-
592; 1860, 6O4,2l5; 1870, 81S,579-an in
crease of 35.4; 1880, 1881, 749-a per-
centage increase of 94.4. 1t is also
shown that of the population of Texas
87O,719 are native Texans. that 491, 764
were born in other Southern states,
90, 1856 in Central and Western states,
and %, 494 in Eastern states. The for
eign population is divided as follows:
Mexican 43, l6l, Germany 30, 345, Great
Britain and Ireland 1851, Austria
SAIL; Bohemia 1869, France 1868, Brit
ish America 2472, other countries
1906. Exceedingly interesting crop
diagrams are presented. OF cotton
there was produced in 1850 1854, zoe
pounds, in 1860 2O4,944.925 pounds, in
1870 66,54S,3O0 pounds, showing the
damaging effect resulting over five
years after emancipation on the eman
| cipated labor of the sta G. Even in
1870 a great deal Of the cotton va;
produced by white labor, and since
then the increase in this direction ha:
been very great. In 1880 the cottor
production was 550,S73,O00 pounds
In 1878 the cotton crop was 1910,
600; in 1879, the year of the great
drought. 1896, 600 pounds; in 1881 il
was 400,078,947; and in 1882 608, 120,
600 pounds. The number of bushel!
of corn produced in decennial year.
has been: In 1850, 6,0z8,876; in 1850
16, 5OO,7O2; in 1870, 2O,554, 53S; in 1880
66,754, 500. In 1877 the corn crop wa
100000 bushels; in 1878, 1886, 600
in 1879, the year of the most damag
ing drought, 29,198,OOO; in 1881, an
other very droughty year, 33,377,OO
bushels. It 1882 the corn crop wa
63,416,300 bushels. The wheat croI
grew from 41,720 in 1850 to 4,173,70
bushels in 1882, while the crop o
1HS7S reached 100000 bushels. Tn
oat~ crop increased from 1873, OH bushel
in 1850 to 9239,6OO in 1882. Tina
with the growth of the states mate
rial prosperity its moral growth i
also great is shown by diagram pre-
senting the strength Of the religion
denominations of Texas. OF Roman
Catholics there are 10000; Metho
dist Episcopal (South), 82,939; Bap
fists, 1851; Methodist Episcopal
1901; Christian, 10000; Cumber
land Presbyterian, 1887; Meth
odist Episcopal (colored), 1872
Presbyterian (South,) $500; Protestan
Methodist, 5000; Protestant Episcc
pal. 1865; Presbyterian, 1O31 othe
denominations $2545. In another Sc
of diagrams comparisons are mad
between Texas and other states, OF
several different scores. In increas,
of population from 1870 to 1880, Tex
as stands first, with 1910; Pennsyl
vania next, with 760,940; New Yorl
third, with 7OO,112; Kansas fourth
with 631,697; Illinois, fifth, will
537,9S0; Ohio sixth, with
532, 802. The next Southern
state to Texas, in increase O.
population, is Georgia, with 358,071
| then North Carolina, with 328, 1889
Other Southern states follow in thi:
order: Kentucky, Arkansas, Missis
sippi, Virginia, Alabama and Louisi
ana, the last named state increasing
313,O31. In 1882 the corn crop Of
Texas exceeded that of any othel
Southern state, being 47,7OO341 bush
els. Then came Mississippi with
&c, 243, 667 bushels, and then in success
sion Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas
Louisiana, South Carolina, North Car
DINA, Tennessee and Florida. The
value of the wheat crop per acre, in
1881, was greater in Texas than in
any other state of the Union. In tim.
Der land Texas exceeds, by more than
double, any other Southern state, while
comparison of standing timber in ali
the great timber-producing states, in
1880, Texas looms up as first, with
67,50S, 100000 feet; Louisiana with 49,.
2l3,OO0OO0; Arkansas Al, 315 ,OOO, 900;
Wisconsin Al, OO0OO,OOG, Michigan &c..
OOO.OOOOOO, and then follow, in order
California, Mississippi, Alabama, Geor.
gia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Minnesota
Maine, South Carolina, North Caro-.
lima, New Hampshire and Yer.
mont. A number of other most
interesting points might be compiled
from this admirable compendium OF
valuable information about Texas, and
they may be presented at some other
time. The managers of the Gould
system of railways are to be thanked
for the publication of this splendid
little pamphlet Its circulation will
do Texas a vast deal of good.
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