Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-25

bushels of wheat we're produced in 1885,
and this year 1900 acres Gown. And the
entire Texas crop for 1885 was, wheat,
l4,000,00 bushels; corn, 100000, 000i
cotton, 900 00O,0 pounds. though only
about one fifth of the State is cultivated.
1t will soon be the great wheat field OF
the United States.
All departments of stock business are
very profitable. Cattle do not cost over
one dollar year and sheep about fifty
cents, and yet cattle bring about $40 or S25
and wool sells for twenty-eight cents. Six
years ago, q young man near Colorado,
started with $1,000; last year he sold his
herd for $4,000.
THE MARKETS
of Texas are superior. The demand of the
thousands OF cattle men are great, and
Texas products are close to the sea-board
and are ready for market long before and
after those of the north, and on the west
are the great mining regions.
Texas has the grsndest provision for pub.
lie education, of any State or nation; So.
OOO,O 900 acres of land having been set
apart for schools.
The taxes ere lower than in any other
State, being limited to 40 cents on the 800
valuation; and the land referred to pay
the school tax, snd ss whisky and revolvers
are about outlswed, pauper and criminal
tax will be small slso.
Texas has very liberal provision for
the poor. Every family is allowed $4,000
exem ption from forced sale. Hence busi-
ness is mostly cash.
Texas has as nice and rich lands as can
be found in America, and beyond all others,
cheap and ON easy terms. There are two
classes, state or school lands and railroad
lands, which lie along the railroads IN
alternate sections. Under the late law
the school lands can be had only by Gctua
settlers at from 81 to S. per acre, in guam
titles from l60 to $40 acres, on 80 years
time at 5 per cent. And the railroad
lands by anybody in quantities from 4C
acres up, for cash or on time. Lands al
nice as q garden can be bought OF the rail
road for 81 and $3.50 per acre
that will double inside q year, al
certain as fate. A rich compsnyst Spring
field, Ohio, together with others, have
) bought about los sections south of Big
Springs. Six of them in common, for 6
new country town, Garden City. Another
> com pany at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, has bought
25 sections at Odessa and are planning {
grand town lot sale at Garden City, Apri
10Th and at Odessa May 18th.
The
IMMIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
; of Texas is marvellous. In 1865 there
we're about 100 miles Of railroad, now Z,
200. In 1865 the population was coo, 900
row it is $4,000 Ia 1885 the export
) amounted to $llO 100000. Thirteen year
ago Dallas was village, now it has 30,
) 600 inhabitants, and 80 with scores o
t other places.
AS to society, Texas, especially in TIT
central west, compares faVorably with an!
, Of the northern states. / travelled l,2Ot
, miles in the state, and though saw MANI
thousands of people, saw but one intox'
, Gated man and heard but one pistol shot
, and was four days at Big Spring, a town o
1000 inhabitants, and headquarters for cat
tie men for SO miles, before heard a pro
fame or obscene word. The average COW
!, boy is grand pioneer in rough dres
! A more clever and socisble people thar
D those Of Texas l never found. The Texas
to-day in oil that ia grand is as difersn
from that of 1865 as is a Northern JAM
from it's January and the scores of other
who went to see Texas from Pennsy lyania
Ohio and Indiana will endorse my words
shall with pleasure answer question:
about Texas if stamp or two accompany
b SYLvANUs LANE.