San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-04-28
DALLAS LETTER.

From Our Own Special Correspondent
DALLAS, Tex, April, %, 1895.
Mr.. Thomas McCabe, a well-to. do
farmer and cattleman of Ladonia,
Mimi, has been in this section OF
Texas on prospecting tour. While
in the state he called on Dallas
friends. Should Mr.. McCabe decide
to locate in Texas, he will be the
means of bringing % or more fami-
lies to the state. Up to the time
of his visit to this country, he had
not been favorably impressed with
the farming lands he had seen.
Your correspondent heard his
description of his northern home,
how he had to house, feed and
water his stock for months during
the hard winter weather. AS we
thought OF the amount of work
this entailed and the hardships
endured by the owners of such a
farm in such a country, we could
not refrain from eXclaiming,
"Come to Texas ~
We acted as immigration agent,
showed the gentleman, who had
complained he had seen no fine
hogs, our pookers and two
Jeseys. These he pronounced
beauties, and said the hogs were
the finest he had seen in the state.
We then showed him our patches
of alfalfa and sorghum, and point
ed to a lot Of johnson grass telling
him Of its value as hay and for
grazing purposes.
He thought our miniature farm
good piece Of ground, and said,
off all Texas soil was mellow like
it, the land would be worth some
thing, but that unbroken black
sticky stuff, / would not like"
We told him and convinced him
that the black sticky land was
capable of being cultivated, and
would soon be in as fine con-
dition as our garden.
The good mother heard US ex-
banding, magnifying and embel-
fishing, till she cried, "Hold, Nc
Duff, enough?"
Had our mayor been in the city,
we should have turned the pros.
pective citizen over to Mr.. Hol-
land, who no doubt could have
pointed out many things We
omitted to call attention to.
Turner hall was packed last
Tuesday night to hear the anti
poverty lecturer, DR.. Longstreet,
on "What Shall We do to be
Saved?"
DR.. Longstreet thinks single tax
the cure. His lecture was we'll re-
ceived.
Mr.. Q. A. Heating, as chairman
OF the executive committee, and
seventy.six business houses, sent a
telegram to Governor Culberson,
asking for the appointment Of a
north Texas man as railroad COM
missioner. No name was men,
toned, but a man in sympathy
with the need of that section was
asked for.
When the Twenty-Seventh An
nual Convention of Doctors as
sem bled in the auditorium of the
City Hall, the corner across to the
Oriental hotel presented a lively
appearance. White badges and
silk hats, and an altogether
wise look, marked out the follow
ers of Esculapins. There were a
number Of ladies present. The
meeting adjourn Friday.
The Dallas teachers have invit-
ed the Fort Worth teachers to
be their guests next Saturday.
This is reciprocating a compliment
paid Dallas last session by Fort
Worth.
The Peoples church is the name
of a new society being formed in
Dallas. It's pastor is Mr.. Ross
VIM. He announces that the
church will be non-creedal and nom
sectsrian, and that it has for its
object the discussion Of current
problems. w.
The recent rain was worth thou
sands of dollars to the country and
was hailed with rejoicing by the,
farmers.
An Ex-Shefiff Missing.