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j. JONES IN TEXAS.
Notes and Incidents of His Trip FROM
the Palmetto to the Lore star.

Meridian, Texas, Oct ~, lSOo.
Editor Press and Banner o,,ho
As Won see. am IN the Empire STATE OF tne
West boarded the west in o1uhu as sf, tl at,eots
az 5 n, m. oct. 1. and took break fast In Mem.
mis- the next morning. Memphis has made
pwnntertnl pon strides during. the last twenty
wears. The Elk Carnival was on deck ana
ibe city was attired in gala day rig. did not
Stop very long as did not like the looks or
the mud and slime. Yet the sanitary condl
ton is far better than In 1879, when the yellow
fever ragged so fatally. AlteE la mkfng ing 10 ,'aS tne
Texas. This road for 800 miles runs through
the poorest part Of the State OF Arkansas, and
the lands OF Lexington are rich compared
with II with the exception OF lands along the
ST. Francis. White, Washita, Arkansas. and
Red Rivers. They do not pretend TO cultivate
the poverty stricken SOIL Timber is the only
industry, think l saw sufficient lumber dur
ing the day to cover South CarGiina Wltn ur
rounded with acres upon acres OF LUMBER
stacked ready for shipment Oneunacqualnt.
ed with the needs Of the prairie region west OF
the pine region Of Texas and ARKANSAS woulo
wonder where they could use the billion upon
billions OF feet OF lumber to be seen from the
car window. The mopotony OF this route Is
awful, would advise anyone who wishes 70
go west by this route to stay IN memphis ana
take sleeper which will enable them 70 pass
through this tiresome section at night we
arrived at Texaekana at 9 p. m. This town 10
half in Arkansas and half In Texas. Thougn
in Texas was still $50 miles from Dallas and
900 from the New Mexico Line. This will give
Won some idea or the size Of the Lone Star
State. Ia ,
When In so miles OF Dallas was awakened
by a rebel yell. The porter when asked what
was the row, answered that Texas fair croWd
had boarded the train for Dallas. We arrived
in Dallas at q. m.. making continuous rlde
of 40 hours from Atlanta. l found the city OF
Dallas crowded to overf1owing-not less than
4O. 600 visitors. / had wired 10 Bob to meet me
at Dallas, but when I saw the condition oil
things wondered how was to find one man
among S0,0O0 went first TO the Oriental
Hotel, the hotel Of the city, and found Con.
gressman Bailey sitting in the rotunda. was
very glad to meet him as I had not seen q
familiar face since leaving the boys In At
lanta. He advised met to sit still for an hour
and play observer and doorkeeper again and
I would nearer finding Bob than searching
for him. had not sat more than Is minutes
discussing the chances Of Bryan before Bob
came by, and then was solid. The opesom-
est man on earth Is not the man cut OH from
the presence of his fellows, but the man In a
city OF hundreds OF thousands utter strangers:
This is Ion esomeness that can be fe It. shall
give you in my next letter the style OF fairs
Texas can get up, II is more of an exposition
than State Fair, and later on will give you q
graphic description Of the stricken city oi
Galveston. The press has not exaggerated
the awful effects OF the cyclone, In fact, they
did not tell 1t all. j. 1.Jones-