The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-10-30
Manrr Conntr Gro, ;, in Texas.

ROCKVILLE, TEXAS, OCT. 18th 1891.
Mr.. EDITOR:-Mo Monday morning we get
THE HERALD and Monday night after
the days work is over and the babies
are asleep, 1 enjoy every line and look
forward 10 the next Monday L read
letters fEon parts of Texas and feel
lonely as so few Tennesseans are in
these parts. If you have no objections
will write of as good, and l think the
best part of the state, and if a man from
MauiY County mes this way l VIII
meet nm with both hands opoh.
Pamela County lies on the East boun-
Diary line of the State, in North Latitude
81 degrees and ID minutes and directly
west aud adjoining Caddo Parish,
Louisiana.
1t IS bounded on the North by Harri-
son county, on the west by Rqsk
County, Its area is 799 square miles
and its present population IS $1,000, about
40 per cent of whom are cOlored and 6O
per cent white. The white population
is made up of emlgrants from the older
Southern states, Alabamalans and
GeOrgians predOminattnB. The county
Is comparatively new. 1t was organ
lZed in 1916 but was very thinly settled
until after the late war, and even now
could hold five times its present popu-
latiOn without being crowded. The
politics, Democratic spelled with a
great DIg D., and the people good moral
citizens; in fact nearly ali belong TO
majority. Every neighDOrhood having
a church and schOOl-hOuse and well
,uppued with good teachers and minis
ers OF the Gospel. Every prominent
neighbOrhOOd in the county has beau
UIfufIy located town with ample mail
facilities, good roads to all cotton
markets, good bridges, so NO trouble i'll
getting where you want To 90; water
good and plenty of it.
The county is divided by the Sabine
River, the bottom lands of this river
vIii HNerag" about one mile to the hill
land and the finest pasturage for cattle
tuu nOSs IN the world. The bottom j.
Covered with switch cane from three to
fifteen feet high that is better than any
grass OF the prairies of the West
These bottoms cleared up have proven
more productive than the Mississippi
bottom. There has been but one tOtaI
failure of crops in this county since its
organization. All kinds of crops are
EASILY grown such as corn, cotton
5ugar-cAne, sweet potatoes, and vege-
5ables of all KINDS, apples, peaches
pears, plums, figs, grapes, and grasses
If all kinds do well. The soil Is gray
andy loan with Il clay foundation,
making it easy to cultivate. Lands are
very cheap, varying FROM one TO three
iollars for woodland, and from three Il
EN- partially improved; can be bought
III long time and reasonable rate Of
interest, making il easy for any man
The timber is the finest in the world
consisting OF tremendous trees of white
Iak, hickory, OVer-cup, pln-oak, sweet
gum and cypress, which must be utll-
Zed by benz cOuVerCei into furniture,
slaves, lumber, and shingles, anC
shipped to the West " here there is no
timber. This timber grows along the
streams. On the Mills or up ands il a.
Inc pine as is in any country. Saw
mills every five or six miles and run
/ IL. ,.-ly t1t
thousands OF people. Tie-makerS are al
anrnu1h the bottoms making ties fOI
the Western railroads.
Carthage, The cuuuty seat is situated
n the center of the county about tel
niles from the Sabine ana IS one of the
most beautifully situated towns in the
state, and has about 600 people. Coco
schools and good churches, new house:
going up all the time, one railroad IRON
LOngVIew, several more IN cOnLempla-
ton and 10 doubt about being bull
very soon.
I.kIn. all into onSidera'Ion Pamela
county has more in iuc3m5nts To ufter
than any county III the state. W." want
5OOi people for the good country
MaurV County has the people and we
have The country aud if this should be
- fortunate a. 10 reach the c'IullIS q
your paper aud ANY Of your man
tuond~ -3Inu i t-ri like cunI,ng TO set
Tor items Ives, il they will get of the
train at q. c,Vilie and come to my
house only mile | VIII first snow them
two OF the finest boys in the country
then will prove all l have said about the
country.
We farmers are lit e blue now over
the prices of cotton but We made plenty
of corn and great many hogs through
the country, so we will live if we can
fill .the little ones" stockings very ful
Christmas. Wishing the HERALD ali
SUCCESS am Yours Truly,
CALVIN j. VOORHEES,.