San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-02-06
The Daily gieht.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1890


ISxaS.
With her favorable position on the
Cuff OF Mexico, her almost count
less acres of the finest agriculture
land in the world, climate nsur-
passed for healthfulness, her millions
of acres Of fine timber, streams fur
nishing water power, the equal Of any
other state, pastures gIe3n the year
round, Texas must, in the near future
or as soon as the question of deep
water is settled beyond even perad-
vent Ire, occupy relatively the same
position to the south and the Rocky
noun tain region that New York
state, with its metropolitan port
New York city, occupies, to all
the east, only the possibilities
of Texas, owing to her superb eli
ate and favorable location as to
other countries are far greater.
Texas to-day is wonder to those
who know something of her great
ness, something of her broad and
fertile scr,s, what then must be
the degree of establishment when
i'm comparatively only few years
the now millions upon millions of
acres of fertile and prOductile soil
is made, by the brain, muscle and
capital that is pouring into the
state, to yield up its golden harvests.
We have often wondered why the
hardy farmer of Ohio, Indiana, Hi
nois and the great northwest should
sell his farm because, rs he says, he
has not land enough for his children,
and goes to Dakota, or some other
cold country when, to the southwest,
in, hn of
land and the most productive soil in
the world, on which, owing to the
climate, two crops can be raised each |
year, and where every blessing |
known to civilization is enjoyed.
We actually believe some are deter |
red from going to this sunny and pro-
ductive land by the accounts OF vast
amount of lawlessness, never once
considering the fact that the country
known as Texas constitutes 265, 900
square miles. or l69, 800, 900 acres.
Take the same territory anywhere on
the globe, if you please, and we will
wager that the sum total OF crime and
lawlessness will discount that of
Texas.
/ tell you, reader, that thing of law
lessness in Texas is a thing Of the
past, and if you think it is not, you
are labOring under all hallucinatiOn,
just as your Obedient servant was I'M
til he made practical solution of it
to find that nowhere in these broad
United States is law more thoroughly
than in the Lone Star State,
the bright rising empire of the south
and west. Today she is starting on a
march of progress that will eclipse all
presidents. Let us say to you, if you
are seeking home, if you are con-
move, if you have capt.
al to invest, post yourself thoroughly
IN Texas.-The Two CapltOls.
Reports have been circulating dur
ng the past week that the bank of
England intends issuing one-pound
notes redeemable in silver, and it was
aid that no less than $4,000 900 OF
liver bullion had been purchased
or that purpose. This report has
)een contradicted and, indeed, there :
Gems TO be much uncertainty on the
ubject The probabilities are that
he bank of England will issue one
Dound notes, but that these will be I
in silver and will be made {
egal tender to an unlimited amount 7
) extremely Observation-Disclosures I
ng and Mining Journal. T
No other department of industry '
makes more satisfactory returns than c
he transporting interest, which gets
air rates and volume of traffic never
January returns, cover y
lg seven ty-fOur roads for the first, y
nd seventynine for the second, with
iXteen far the third week, show an =,
lcrease of 1913 per cent, over last L
ear III earnings. The news of the c
eek has favored those who hoped
)r settlement of controversies; and t
ntiI navigation opens again, the r
Dads are likely to be busy and pro-
table. The clearings Of banks +
the country also show n
lrger payments than year ago, by
per cent at Boston, Philadelphia !
nd Chicago last week, and 6:3 per :,
ent at all other cities outside New -
'ork, the gain at New York being Il
bout 3 per cent.-New York Tribune.
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