Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-25

from A to 1871: Loving from 80 to 240
Reagan from nothing to 800 inhabitants
co to 40 inhabitants, and each OF these
counties IL larger than Delaware.
Division Of State Discussed.
A parental question, which is Of es-
pecial interest Immediately after each
census. is the division of Texas into -four
states. but 1t Is not popular except with
certain politicians who realize that there
are not enough ofilces to go around. II
there were four states they would require
four governors and would send eight men
to the United States Senate. Other or
fees would be multiplied by four, and an
larger number. of patriotic statesmen
to serve their country and promote the
welfare Of their fellOw-men. But the
people at large are almost solid In their
Texas will not be divided If the ques-
ton is left to q popular vote. Al tns
same time it is something to think
about.
When Texas is as fully developed as
Ohio or Illinois her people Will controi
the government Of the United states.
They will have the balance or power
in Congress and the electoral coIese.
No laws can be enacted, no money can
No President can be elected without the
consent Of Texas, and while the rest o.
the United States will undoubtedly gIoW
in corresponding ratio, no otner stat ",
has room for thirty-two mlillons -
tain tho influence in national AFFAIRS to
which Texas will be entitled by reason
of her excessive population ....,,,,
n Texas should ever become as thickIs
settled as Massachusetts, she VIII my y.
11O. 400 600 people If all the inha oitant.
If the United States we're to move I!
Texas they could find plenty OF room, any
even then the density of populatlon wouie
not be SO treat as that OF Connecticut
The natural increase In popuiatlon ~
Texas is more rapid tha nae geo asa cbildreI
of school age The birth rate In lsOe was %
ner I ODO population. and the ceaAh rdts
II per 1890 population. making q nature
net gain of ~ for 1000 popniat'on pc.
wear The average size OF the Iexas
family is So. while the average size
family in the United States at larSe II
'475. A soul is born every four mlhutes
and a, soul passes out Of Texas into the
unknown every twelve minutes.
Percentage Of Manageable Women
There are more unmarried women o.
marriaseable age in Texas than In MAS
sachusetts. The number was dSooVo .!
the late census, hence it Is not necessaI
for an emigrant to this great STATE -
marry before he leaves home. Al TN
same time, there are 1O7,11O more mer
than women in Texas, and the iarge
number Of them are under tnlrty-hS'
years of age. There is no more prosITs
sive individual travelling on TINS siop
than the native Texan. ana why III
should not embrace his matrimonial op
portunities is a mystery.
The emigration to Texas Is setting OF
the farms rather than in the cities. as II
other states, and the great ranches 10
which Texas has been famous all over tn
world are being gradually cut up int
small farms. The farmer OF Texas SUI
owns more land than he can possiDl!
cultivate. The average farm contains do
acres, while the average Tor the entlr
United. States is 146 acres. This average
however, is not so high when one come
to think that the greater part OF tn
state is given over to ranches 1t Is es
timated that while one man and mui'
can cultivate forty acres every steer II
the state requires IA least ten acres ant
twelve is not too much.
In Iowa the average farm Is lo1 acres
in Illinois 124 acres, in MISSOURI IL
acres, and in Ohio So acres.
During the year 1910 one RAILROAD
alone brought more than 10000 settler
to the gulf coast OF Te i'as an en1.re.:
to settlement. A few years ago 1t wa
wild ranch land, on which cattle wer
grazing. Today there Is q strip 80 mile
long and % miles wide on either sid
Of the Gulf Coast railway, almost as wei
settled as any part of rural Illinois
Ohio
Views Of Railway Agent.
A. Hilton, the general passenger agen
of the Frisco railroad, said the othe
day:
During the past four years We hav'