The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1885-11-19
BEYOND TIE MISSISSIPPI.
LETTER FROM THE LONE STAR STATE
by A FoRMER SNYDER COUNTY BOY.


BY A FoRMKR SNYDER COUNTY BOY.
EDIToR Posr. Having leisure to-
day, the thought came to me that
perhaps the readers Of your welcome
paper might want to know someN
thing about this country, so far re.
moved from you apparently.
Dallas il situated iu North Texas,
36 hours travel from s.. Louis and
~ hours from Chicago. The place
has about 10000 people, and de-
cidedly cosmopolitan. Situated as
it ia at the junction of the Houston
and Texas Central Railroad, and the
Texas Pacific (part OF the great
Southern Gould SYSTEM it, Of ne
cessity is au important point iu q
commercial sense. The Gulf Col
orado and Santa Fe, also ends here
while q road runs North west to
Denton, forming through line to
st Louis via Dennison aud the
Beautiful Indian Territory. Thus
you can readily see that Dallas is
quite point OF interest and destiu
ed TO be in the estimation of
many the Minneapolis Of the South I:
My travels have been extensive,
but never have l seen q place that
so thoroughly astonished mo in its
marvellous growth. The people are
of au ambitious, thrifty aud ener-
getic class, while of course the
"Emancipated race" are here as
elsewhere Of a sbiftless class.
The city is situated in the most
fertile and productive country to be
found anywhere, aud her annual
shipment of cotton amounts to about
80 900 bales 1t is estimated that
the total receipts from grain and
cotton for Dallas county alone this
year will be seven and one half mill
ions Of dollars. Your readers
(Dany Of them can hardly appreci-
ate what state this is in every re-
spect, and many Of the things You
read with reference to the lawless
element Of Texas is utterly false.
Throughout all Of this portion Of
Texas none of the characteristic
cow-boy element is to be found, as
they have drjfted farther west.
There exists, no doubt 10 tho minds
of many of your people, an idea that
a six shooter and knife are an essen.
tial feature to safety and comfort
throughout this ptate, and such
ideas are entirely erroneous, for
here, 40 o!sewbe,o, vae .as bat 10
mind his own business and no one
will annoy or interfere with him.
Land has valne here Of my
where from 800 to 500 an acre
for farming purposes, but the far.
mer does Tot work with the same
energy and vim that is seen through
out your state. Climatic influences
have q great deal to do with ones
energy, for about Feb. !, the sun
commences to shine very warm and
days work under the sotleru sun
Just about uses mp the average man,
siooe it continues until about the
middle Of November, but It is no
warmer here than | have seen it in
Penna., ond at night and In fact oil
tue time the gulf breeze is blowing
from the south and keeps the air
cool and pleasant. Last winter we
had but two SHOWS in this part Of
Texas and they lasted about II day
Farther south no snow fell, though
we get an occasional "Nor,her" that
makes on ovcrcoat comfortable. |
could write many things of interes,
but feel that life is too short to
weary your readers with any more
now. shall be in San Antonio
next week aud if desirable will send
you description of that place
which is point Of interest to many.
Yours Truly