The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-05-30
RAPID GROWTH OF TEXAS
A State That Offers Uncommon In
ducements to Settlers.

ducements to Settlers.
From the New York Times.
OF the wonderful progress that is being
made By remote sections of the union, lit
tie is noted by the people of tee older pOr-
tions until the facts strike them with start
ling force from the deceunial census re-
ports of the government. Such was the
case in 1880, when the first reports of the
census of that year showed rate of de-
velopment in wealth and population of
most of the states that had been in rebel
lion that fairly took the breath away from
most of the inhabitants of the northern
states.
According to eminently trustworthy re-
ports the census which is to be taken next
year will reveal an even more startling de-
velopment of the same section of the
country. This is notably true of Texas,
that, in 1870, contained a population of
100000 and in 1880 had grown to ], 100000
in round numbers. Mr.. Henry Exall, a
banker in Dallas and the chairman of the
democratic state central committee, was a
commissioner to represent his state at the
Centennial celebration in this CITY.
Mr.. Exall was seen at the Fifth Avenue
hotel last night. He spoke in enthusiastic
terms of the recent progress and future
prospects of the Lone Star state, saying
"The state of Texas is in a more prosper
Gus condition than the people of New
York have any idea of. 1t offers the best
held for investments and loans of any sec
ton of the co1ntry. And to be frank
with you, there is greater demand for
working capital there to-day than any
where else that know of, just because the
productlveness of the country has been
established and there remain such vast ex
tsnts of undeveloped resources in the state.
"The reports of the agricultural depart
ment at Washington show that in proper
ton to her cultivated acreage Texas re-
turned 10 per cent more income to her
farmers than either Ohio, Indiana or Iii
nois. And when you take into considera-
ton the low prices of farming lands, com
pared with those of the states mentioned,
the security for loans on farms in Texas is
better than either of the other states can
offer. If banker loans on Texas farms,
say 80 per cent of the tax value, he loans
no more than the annual income from the
land, while loan of the same proportion
of the taxable value of an Illinois or Ohio
farm is equal to the annual income of the
farm for several years.
"The resources of our state are urlim-
tied. They call US prairie state-yet we
have 25,000,000 acres of virgin pine forest.
We are cattle raising state and wool
raising state, and still we raise more cot
ton than any other state. Recent investi-
cations show that we have iron in large
quantities in our hills. The hematite ores
in the Jefferson snd Rusk districts are
just being developed, and in the Llano
iron district magnetic and speoular ores
have been discovered assaying 60 to 70
per cent in almost inexhaustible quaint
ties. along with fine beds of manganese.
This district is within ninety miles Of
Austin, and railroad is being built to
tap it from Comfort, in Kendall county.
Another road is being built with home
capital from Dallas to Aurora, the Dallas,
Pacific and Southeastern, intending to go
on until it strikes Albuquerque.
"Ten days ago, when 1 came through,
the crops throughout the state were in as
fine a condition as / have ever seen them.
The oats and wheat were heading out
nicely, and corn and cotton showed g
good stand. No man can find a more
beautiful ind enticing landscape than q
trip in Texas would give him at this time.
She is like maiden preparing for her
marriage, 60 fresh and beautiful and in
every way enticing. In proportion to
population, there is no more intelligent 8
people anywhere than you will find IN the
state of Texas. They have been gathered
from all quarters of the earth-largely
from New England and from the older
farming communities of the north. They
ere cosmopolitan, bringing together all
varieties of opinion and experience of
what is essential to the upbuilding OF
prosperous and happy communities. There
are fewer paupers in proportion to popu'
lation than are contained in any otner
state. And altogether there is no better
place, socially or otherwise, in which to es'
tablish home and business. The cen
sus of 1890 will be revelation of a start.
ling character with respect 10 Texas. Hell
population increased from 100000 in 1876
to 100000 in 1880, aud In 1890 it will be
shown to be 100000. The poor people
who hung SO long on the outer edge OF
Oklahoma for a hazardous chance to &C
quire a good farm would have done fal
better in Texas. There are millions o.
acres OF rich, fertile soil to select from
and they could have chosen just such {
spot as they would like, and have pur
chased of the state at.$2 an acre and ha(
twenty years in which to pay for it,