San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-07-17
From Mexico.
JIMENIs, June 22d. 1884.

day two numbers of the FREE Press
by the same mail, one of them con,
tanning the announcement that you
had received a note from me stating
that I had written you long letter
for publication, and that I received
your paper irrigularily. 1t is true
that your paper comes irregularily,
in fact several numbers never came
to hand, but you are no more to blame
for that than I am for the failure of
my letters to reach their destination,
I have written three or four letters to
you containing items that might have
been of some interest, but notwith-
standing all this, think you asser-
ton is rather hasty. Ifmen allowed
themselves to be deferred from settl-
ing in new countries, on account of
such small things, as bad mail facili-
ties, you would not now be enjoying
all the blessings, and advantages
that you so much boast of in our
beloved old San Marcos. AS much
as esteem Hays Co., if this country
could have some such people to settle
it, and go to work to develope it,
as first settled there, it would not be
long before there would not only be
an improvement in postal affairs, but
we would have many advantages that
never can be enjoyed there.
know of no country that possesses
SO many natural assantages as can
be found in almost any part of the
country, from Eucinal, about z
leagues above this,) on down to
Altinura. Which is, about 5 leagues
above Tampico, altogether distance
of rs or 80 leagues.
Travelling the route above alluded
to you are all the time in sight of the
main Tamaulipas mountains and in
many places pass over spurs run
ming toward the coast, which is
from Is to 20 leagues from the main
road, between which minor ranges of
hills, are extremely fertile valleys, in
many places well watered, and O
climate much more regular and
desirable than can be found in any
part of Texas. There are many
towns, villages, heciendas and
ranches, but stock raising having
always been the business Of the
people, the agricultural resources of
the country are almost entirely
undeveloped, the little farming that
has been carried on, done with stick
plows. The thinking, intelligent,
property owners of this country
realize, and acknowledge, that they
are far behind the age, and manifest
much interest in progress, and
development. Many of them are
already trying to begin farming on a
different scale. 1, being an agent for
the Avery manufacturing CO., Of
Louisville, KY, have sold some plows,
to different parties, and many, others,
declare an intention to buy, but only
on condition, that will teach their
people, how to use them. There is
no other way to introduce farming
implements, and machinery into this
country speedily and successfully,
because the people are aware that
their money would bepoorly invested
TO buy something that they would
not know how TO put TO successful
use. Besides the desire manifested
to encourage improvement there is
mucbless proscnptivenessin regard to
religion. AtSan Fernando. this place
Jimenis) and many other places in
TAmaulipas the Presbyterian church
is represented with prospects Of great
success. Brother Leandro Cara
v Mon, Of this place, . minister
representing that church Is popular,
highly esteemed. and accomplishing
much IN The way Of enhghEning the