Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-23
FOLK DOWN In TEXAS
Y. Tells Of His Months Tour Of the
Lone-Star State.
SOME or HER FINE CITIES
che beauties OF Galveston, Waco,
Au.ttn. aud other TOWNSHIP Nc
sroes and No Stealing In Coz
utInchc.

.,.rse. the inducemcn; for thousands OF
,fic. Old soldiers. and many who were
-.t 90 10 to HoustoB the latter part OF
,,,, Tho railroads offered low rates.
srl ,he great anxiety on the part Of ciii-
IONS OF the older States TO see the En-
,-e state" OF the South caused a per-
f.i overflow in tho hospitable little
r.,sq town. That the reunion was not
, Grand success IN every way was due
q, the heavy rains which came at that
,mc Every plan that those noble
exams had made for the comfort and
..easurc OF the visiting veterans was ef-
l-.,nauy Killed by the downpour OF rain
,-- week after the reunion II continu-
"a 70 rain. and the farmers complained
,.ry much. In many places there were
shouts on the railroads. which delay
o.. the trains. and l lost three appoint
nsnts in my lecture course on that ac-
count
had often heard Of Texas. and expect
.. 20 see something grand in the way OF
OIL. rarms. rich lands. &C, but / found On
...t.sc there that "the half had never been
..l" such crops Of corn. oats. hay. and
...t.r never saw. and tho garden truck.
pa AS we are in the habit Of seeing in
Oil. richest gardens with us, grows luxu-
-ry there on almost any spot you may
...E out. ] was told by the old citizens
... thev had never seen such things as
s...rzers. and did not see manure
ell. ia an Of my trip OF $500 miles. Tn
,.e Alabama. Georgia, North and South
..-rnra. the farmers DO not seem TO
..-r-rv negro labor except 10 very
limited extent There are many negro
,.-rers. but they have little patches of
..r- own White men were using the
rkrr-rl0ws tn the cotton-helds, while
..s negroes stu hold on TO the hoe. The
row improvements in the plow-now call
d r.ltivators-seem TO have revolution
--. The old way Of "hoein o de corn
s..r AS We were used 70 in our childhood.
have heard that an old plantation ne
--. On seeing n white man riding
rov-plow. said: "Dar, now, ! knowed
l., when De white man had ter come
..o1 Ter wuk at de plOw he'd find out
some way ter ride"
ur-ug my stay OF about month IN
ra,a, I did not see a man with piston
-- alo. nor ala 1 hear OF a fight or
Quarrel. nor did / see any drunkenness.
US IN eighteen different towns, ana
travelled over two thousand miles. !
..rsr saw more gentlemanly set of
mon. and there was a total absence OF
,ra-,fnipr Ike boisterousness on the
,.-, % the travelling public They would
---,e into the trains as quietly as they
could enter a church. and ladies coming
s..., "a crowded car would have 70 DECIDE
,..f-b 10 occupy Of a dozen or more seats
ssre-ed them BY the men. No white man
BE- allowed 10 ride in car marked FOR
Negroes" and no negro is allowed TO
r..e On the car marked For whites.
MET MANY VIRGINIANs.
found Virginians in every town WIS.,
r.f and they were as glad 10 see me as
n had been brother have come 10
fro conclusion that Nirginians are no.
--Iv the greatest "tarpet-baggers that
ever lived. but that the rest or the worid
..,,'fr't get along without them VIII
mention u few Of the towns ana the Pe0-
,e whom ] saw in them.
urntsviile Is a pretty little town or
l.a inhabitants. Here Is located 'he
normal school. with about SIX huhuleu
20. .rrts I was there on the occasion OF
e.. -.-cochinE Of the commencement ser
,--, hv Bishop Kinsolving. OF Texas
Ir--Inian. and one or several ,.i..
Who are Episcopal ministers Wen hno%"
d.. ,.Ie state. Huntsville Is, too the 10
- me eastern penitentiary. They
have TWO pens they are caleu) III NO
e,.-a and the Mexicans ana negroeS
-.t..-.a the main bulk Of the prison.
- haor1 that so OF these conVic's
...-. tfre5 20 the farmers on the Brazos
800 ,-..o-rs pack OF hounds are
t... near the enclosure TO chase those
80 esrara and II IS said that the ooss
rarely ever fan TO capture them. 49,,
Palestine IS a place or ABOUT 81 -
sand people. and the headquart 0i
1.,.~To'iorai and Great Northern ran,
- se0ator John II. Reagan's Oh
f.... and his dilapidated law-oiiice' was
,..-.sf ont 10 me as one Of the curlo9i,
~ ,ha -Iace. He is now hallroad
GOWN fe.loner Tor the State OF leNas'
,..r IAN office In Austin. ] saw nm WHsn
..... He is not quite as active as ne
,..- when he was the. POstmaster-T ehe
r-I Of Jer Davis's Cabinet but heaIu
-tit be was loud In his advocacy .. -
...-.g. Here I met sam. Taylor, an
o.. Richmond boy son OF MI. " ~ re-
B. TAYLOR. who was for many years the
,....,r ~ the state Sam. was a VII
..r.. Military Institute boy Immediately
....~ the war. and asked particularly
...- ,he voung men who were cadels
f-.u Richmond at that time
gAIVESTONS GREAT WEALTH
r-a-. is city in which there IS more
wealth than in any other pace Oh ~
.,. I'm the United States. There is also
.1g4 deal Of poverty. too was tC.u
go the rich folks Here satisfied Win
..t.t ttev had, and did not care TO
fr.--b out into new enterprises. lhey
.r. GOOD 10 the poor, and DOUBT II tneIs
.. another town in the country III
Ms poeenburg. a daughter OF the
... rr charles Macsill. Of this city, TOOK
... .- her carriage and drove me all over
f.. island There are a half dozen OF
more handsome buildings which stana as
,---.rranis 70 the liberality Of her nus
t who died short time ago. one
.. ,fe.s buildings ] was particularly
struck with-thc Rosenberg PUBIC
..r... ,.tt.h no had the pleasure OF see
lrr . Gid blast before he diea q nam
t.--r church. Old Woman's Home, Ut
-..r t.rlum. and a Young Mems Cnrls-
e.. t.s1ciatlon building are now IN pro-
.... of erection. He gave 10 many othei
charities. bat can't recall them. ! Know
t.- be- left several hundred thousand
ans for different objects.
N-. clifford Bridges and children are
r.g Mrs Rosenberg. Miss LAzzie
came up 10 Houston and represented
Maryland al the reunion she was NoteH
r.. ~ the beauties. while her charming.
...ral manners won the admiration OF
e. with whom she came in contact. Like
& Other Vlrgiuians. Miss Bridges looks
forward with pleasure 20 the tine when
81 uIl leave the fiat lands and breathe
t.r thc hillside atmosphere OF the Ola
u .nion.
moi there. FOR the frst time I'm twenty
rr moro years. Major VINE CasAie' form
s. ~ Richmond. lie looks as natural
.- Pr. dig when he wore the little gray
roundabout. with red star on MS col
.ar ss the commander Of battalion OF
sr.lery in Lees army.
MET FRIENDS At WACO.
Wen here's where Virgnians do love
'a dwell Dr. Albert Snead. Ned Mayo
N brother Of Sam's) Rev. Frank rage
oreuer 10 Tom and RoseweiD, ana
dozen others whom / knew, but were not
Richmond people: called 90 welcome me
tp Texas. This town Is situated IN the
black lands. and IS the rival OF Dallas
ara Fort Worth In a business way
was told thai the Rotan Grocery COM
Ieuy did business OF $4,000 year.
1ae hardware people struck me as hay-
Ing the best business everywhere i went
ST. .nd-mills. farming implements. water