The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-04-26
From Texas.
MARIETTA, TEXAS, April 10, is

MARIETTA, TEXAS, April 10, 1888
EDITORS INTELLIeENcER: Having re-
ceived many letters of inquiry concerning
Texas since I landed here from friends IN
and around Anderson, I will take this op-
portunity of answering one and all
through the columns of the INTELLIaEN-
GER. if the editors will be so kind as to
publish same. I landed in Bslden, Tex
as, on the 4th day Of January, 1893, and
came Immediately to my present home,
Marietta Cass County, nine miles east of
Belden. 7 did not find "all the coons up
one tree" but am very well pleased with
my change. found the people ready to
welcome all good citizens, with or or with m
ont capital" with open arms. The peo-
nle here are az sociable, industrious, intel.
cent and law-abiding as any 1t has been
NV lot to come In contact with anywhere.
Cass County ia situated in the North
eastern part of the State, Is about thirty
railes square, and consequently contains
about 900 square miles of territory. Lin
den, the County site, Is located near its
center. with Atlanta in the Northeast its
principal city, with 1,5Q0 inhabitants.
The population of the County Is about
250GO. The people are generally engaged
in agricultural pursuits, although the
lumber interests on the Texas q Pacific
Railroad are extensive, shipping lumber
to west Texas, Kansas, New Mexico and
Indian Territory. The climate Is rather
mild, though in winter ne have some
sleet and snow. Corn is now ready to
begin cultivating, while some farmers
have cotton up, but cotton planting is
lust fairly begun. This part Of the ooun-
try is comparatively level, interspersed
with land in some localities slightly roll
ing, and in others with rocky cliffs. The
land In cultivation Is nearly clear Of rocks.
The up lands is sandy loam, easily cuitl-
vated, while on the numerous streams the
bottom land is stiff and black. The up
lands produce from 500 to 200 POUNDS
seed cotton per acre, and from 20 to 70
cultivation. The bottom lands produce
about twice as much. This is without
fertilizing in any way. In fact, the people
here have not commenced to use fertilizers
of any kind as yet, to any extent. Oats,
rye, barley, sugar and sorghum cane.
sweet and Irish potatoes, and all kinds of
fruit, do we'll here. Wheat is almost
failure in east Texas, owing to too much
rain here in the Spriag of the year, not
producing more than eight to twelve
bushels per acre; but Texas ia very
large State and the wheat area Of west
Texas ia larger than South and North Car
lima combined. This part of the State has
plenty of good timber, composed OF short
leaf pine, white, red and post oak, hick'
ory, walnut and many other kinds too
numerous to mention. The country Is
supplied with plenty OF water: first, sur
face water, such as springs. small streams,
creeks rivers and lakes; second, by dig
ging wells good water Is obtained gener-
ally al from sixteen to thirty feet. 1t Is
true near the larger streams the water
sometimes has some kind of mineral IN 1t,
but generally healthful, and in fact the peo-
Pile are generally healthy, and see moth
fnp to cause sickness any more hero than
anywhere else.
As to society, it ia good. Plenty OF
Churches we'll attended. As to the edu-
cational interests in Texas, there 10 pub.
tic school situated on every hill top, the
State of Texas having the largest public
school fund of any State in the Union.
The people are making good use OF 1t.
They have from six to ten months free
school each year, free to all pupils between
eight and sixteen years OF age.
The price Of farm land ranges from
three to twelve dollars per acre, according
to location, improvements, etc. Stock
and cattle are some cheaper than the same
kind in Anderson County. Game is not
very plentiful in this section, though
there are good many partridges, ducks,
squirrels, rabbits, coons and opoSscms,
and few deer, turkey and wild hogs, and
plenty of fish and seed ticks.
Texas has the finest State capitol OF any
State in the Union, and last but not least,
she has the largest Democratic majority
Of any Of the States, 10000 being about
the average majority of the Democratic
Party over any other party.
II. II. WARDLAw.