The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-05-04
SECRETARY OF STATE.

OlUj Luigi DOOh0i1 NP
Henry Miller, M. Amsler and Aug.
Lindeman, all of Brennan.
The Astall Iron Works company of
Galveston, capital stock $4,000; di.
rectors, Jesse Astall, Alexander
Crane, VIM. Stephenson, Geo. G..
Louthitt and Jas. j. Astall.
Permission to do business in Texas
was granted the Armour Packing
company, Incorporated under the
laws of New Jersey; capital stock,
$4,000
COMPTROLLER DEPARTMENT.
Four thousand two hundred and
hirty nine dollars and thirty nine
cents interest and S1413 Is sinking fund
on subsidy bonds of the Texas and
Pacific railway due May lst were paid
yesterday.
Receipts at the land Office for the
month of April were deposited yester-
day as follows
ONCE ices. ......... ..'...'.. pooo ~
Patent fees. Observation-Disclosures. 41 w
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The following letter was given out
to the press yesterday from this de-
partment and explains itself:
AUSTIN, May l.
T. L, Huffman Esq, Secretary Texas State
Horticultural Society, Fort Worth:
DEAR SIR-While L read the kind
statement of the executive COMMITTEES
of your society, as published III the
papers of last month, and noted your
suggestions, yet on account OF the
press of current work and Increased
business incident to meeting OF the
legislature, have not been able TO
give same attention earlier. You are
engaged in very laudable work, one
which should receive the consldera-
ton and earnest cooperation OF the
people of Texas. heartily endorse
the proposed meeting at Rockport on
the both of June next, and take this
occasion to urge upon the people of
Texas to take immediate steps to have
proper representation at your conven'
ton.
Texas not only excels in area, in va
riety and richness of soil and many
other things too we'll known to enum-
crate, but is probably the most Ia
vored state in the Union in respect to
the character of her population.
The early settlers of the republic
wers men known for their energy and
bravery and possessed the qualities
calculated or necessary to build up a
country, while after the state was ad-
mitted to the Union and up to the
time of the late war between the
states the immigration was sucn as
any state would welcome and sucn as
would add wealth, character ana sta-
bllity to the country. After the war
Texas was peculiarly inviting held,
especially to the people of the South
ern states, particularly those thickly
populated by the late slaves, and men
of energy and enterprise returning
from the battlefield to desOlate homes,
prefer red to go to a new state rather
than undertake to build up che old
homes in their Impoverished condl-
ton and uninviting surroundings.
Texas possesses thousands OF acres
of virgin soil untouched by hand OF
man and with q climate comparaole
with any, she presented most lnVlt-
ing field, and therefore, thousands
were added to her population from
the territory mentioned.and she can
boast of people unexcelled in thrift,
energy. Intelligence and refinement
and all that goes to make up grand
people.
If it was not for the constitutional
inhibition and Texas could expend
some money. to induce immigration,
with her many advantages, her popu'
lation might be easily doubled in the
next ten years. AS it is, with her
CHEAP lands and manufacturing ad-
vantages, she will gradually I'LL up
with the same congenial population as
now till her soil and control her com.
MERGE, and prosperity and happiness
will attend her people. ,
1t has become apparent to the tillers
of the soil that cotton alone will not
nav for the work and labor done; and
as it is absolutely necessary that crops
should be diversified and new helde
opened up for producing new crops az
means of increasing profits, by gen
eral consent and conviction, hortlcul'
ture has been pointed out as one Of
the new industries that will compen.
safe the laborer for his toll and ADD
thousands Oh uollaTS W tho Oii ooi"'ih 6
medium at home.
Texans must no longer follow in
the wake of ths cotton wagon and
confine their labors to the cotton
field. Reason and common sense de-
clare against such slavery for SO little
compensation. 49,. .ho
It has been demonstrated that the
raising of fruits in Texas will pay a
much larger per cent of profit than
cotton. Texas is go large and her col
and climate SO varied that localities
can be found where every kind o.
fruit can be successfully grown. Ii
northern Texas as fine apples can 6t
raised as in the states of the North
Peaches also flourish there and al
over the state, while in middle, south
ern and western Texas melons and
small fruits grow to perfection; and
along the gulf coast and in the south
west oranges, bananas and otner Grop
ical fruits can be produced in aoun
dance. ....a +hot mi
Now when it is admitted that mo- n,
only apples, pears and plums, but t al
the canned fruits are shipped ilou u
the north at a cost of HUNDREDS o. o