The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-29
a TEXAS JOURNEY,

Under the above heading Mr.. Francis A.
Co an, one OF the Missouri Pach nc excur-
81 MISC who receL tly visited Dallas, writes
The Living Truth, Chicago newspaper
the following interesting letter: go
An autumn journey in Texas with large
company of charming people Will always
be accounted among the pessantcst e&-
neriences of my life. Collectively we
formed Missouri Pacific excursion, ana
we were given opportunity % STOP "heI-
ever we chose; altogether the TRIP wa
made as agreeable ss possible N every way
Railroad officials who ar uilir with tue
county accompany thsse eAcuss,onsi
so every facility for acquiring
Information is given. We were
nearly all strangers in this state
and affected by the average amount OF ls-
norance aud prejudice, oil which we were
magnanimous enough to make mutual con-
LESSONS. For some reason, authentic IN
iormaii IN about this country Is a long time
in becoming difiused. so the stranger has
many misapprehensio that seem very
amusing to him in the process OF correc.
ton. He IL also apt TO rec, II tabl au OF
the affecting parting with friends at nome
who v ere sure he never would escape with
his lie from the dangers OF that far un.
known land but he soon feels as conhdent
Of safety as Ia New York, and finds the III
habi, ants as civilized and peaceAble as they
are In any part OF the union.
In considering the subject OF crime in
Texas, people are always apt 10 OVERLOOK
the great area OF the state and us large az.
gregate Of population, 20 thev lose slgnt Oh
the fact that effenses against the law are
preportionately no more frequent tnan IN
other p,tcss. The ordinances against the
saloons being open on Sunday is enforced
in most OF the towns and cities, ana the
penalty for carrying concealed weapons Is
US heavy as else whcre.
The great extent OF Texas IL better realized
by traversing It than by the familiar com
parit ons. II is five times the size OF LIMOS
The tourney from Texsrksna on the Ar
kansas boundary TO FL Paso on the west
ern frontier IL longer than from Chicago 10
New YORK, and occupies thirty.eight hours
The Texas Pacific passes through the older
settled portions of the state for four hun
dred miles, and then through the newly de-
veloped country where can 90 seen tue
frontier towns, some OF them navns
reached the dignity Of opera houses, street
railways and parks In three years Of ex'
istence.
along the line of the Texas Pacific, II has
the appearance OF Northern city, ana 10
largely settled by people from that region.
The characteristic Southern industries are
Of great interest; the ice factories, OIL
mills. the cotton congresses, the last re-
ouoing bale OF cotton to one-tEird its origi.
mai sizs for shipment. The manufacture OF
cotton seed oil Is new and important en-
,enrise. utalizing an article that was Tor
MANY wears comparatively valueless The
seed is huled, ground and packed IN sscKs,
from which the oil extracted by heavy
pressure. The refuse il ground iuto meal
which ia valuable for feeding stock. The
white oil is used for Illuminating purposes
and is particularly valuable in mines, re-
naming liouid in lower temperature than
lard oil olive butter Is also prouuceu'
which il superior to lard for cooking puf-
poses, and "pure olive OIL imported from
Italy. ,a an
most Hospitality. and alter recepn ~ AZ
he Windsor hotel. carriages w.rc placed at
our disposal and we had an opportunity OF
seeing all the places OF Interest 60.
Dallas is the residence Of Bishop Garrett,
who rrrsides over missionary jurisdiction
100. coo SQUARE miles in ares, extending ON
TIE Sarksna 10. New Mexico; Inc nsss
shop. a place that affords quite contrast
TO the beautiful cathedral lately erected,
and decorated by appropriate churchIy
symbols. There are three hundred pu.-
municants In the parish. The children
maintain guild which works Tor schol'
srship In one Of Bishop Hare's schools.
The c,ngrss:t,on s Si,',, %s''0nA'S O0A
1
When Bishop Garrett was elected In 1874,
there were but Two churches and one pat.
sonaee In the whole district. One church,
an unfinished wood structure, Was locate d
al Dallas, in what Is now the business CEN
tire OF the city. The necessary contributions
we're due TO The earnest solicitations OF the
Rev ID. Davenport. The fund for erect
mo ina other church ct Paris was raised bv
he Rev. +. r. Starr. Here was the parson-
ace built Of large logs. so substantially con-
structed that 1t will stand Tor many years
TO come. -
;zsd marshes and fourteen organized mis-
SONS bssjdes numerous places OF interest
.od importance which receive the ministra-
,,ons oil the bishop aud his clergy as 81 en-
Al, Is in their power 20 visit them. Ibeie
re fourieen church buildings sud tour par
sonsges. and the estimated value u soo. ~.
This n NAV be said. is not great deal for
the work OF eight years, bu. when 1t Is re-
me m bered that the jurisdiction OF northern
Texas embraces an area OF ore hundred
thousard square miles, pst taere Is ZEE.
Than one person to the tqusre mile, that
the means Tor carrying on the WORK are
| limited and the laborers very few, The con
ciusion viii b thet the progress De- 49,