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EAST TEXAS IMMIGRATION SOCIETY. 101
churches and bid them welcome. We have citizens in our town represent-
ing Methodists, Presbyterians and Baptists; but have no Catholics or Episco-
palians in our vicinity.
CITIES.
Marshall is the county town of our county, Harrison. It is on the Texas
Pacific railroad, 41 miles west of Shreveport, La., and will, in seven months,
be connected with Jefferson City, Texas, by rail. Marshall bids fair to become
a manufacturing town. It has about 4000 people. Jefferson has, probably,
12,000; Shreveport, La., about the same. The latter point is our market.
The Commercial year, closing 31st Aug., 1872, showed receipts of 93,000 bales
of cotton at Shreveport. The year before showed receipts of 104 000. The
current year will fall short of any former season, owing to the failure of the
cotton crop in all sections trading to Shreveport. Her receipts of hides are
large each year. She has foundries, mills, nurseries, cotton compresses,
elegant colleges, two or three banks, and perpetual steamboat navigation.
Scott, with Gen. Dodge, now controls the Texas Pacific Railroad, and they
have recently visited Shreveport and Marshall with the great Journalist, Col.
Forney, and assure us that, to the 67 miles (from Shreveport west) now fin-
ished, several hundred miles shall be added in less than twelve months.-
Immigrants may land at Shreveport, and come out to our section on wagons,
in hacks, or carriages, or on the railroad to Waskom's Station, twenty-three
miles west of Shreveport. Baggage may be left with perfect safety at the
Shreveport hotels, or with any of the Shreveport merchants, or at Waskom's
.Station with the depot agent, while Immigrants visit our section.
RECEPTION HERE.
We would assure Northern men, as well as those coming from the Eastern
States, that each will be kindly received; and we respectfully appeal to such
men as Col. Forney, Horace Greeley and Tom. Scott (who have recently been
here) for the truth of our assertions.
COST OF COMING.
From New York to Shreveport, about $80; from Chicago or Pittsburg,
about $70; from Cincinnati, $40; from St. Louis, $35; from Memphis, $30;
from Vicksburg, $25; from Mobile, $20; from New Orleans, $15 to $18.
These figures are in U. S. currency and include board while on boats, but not
while on railways.
After arriving at Shreveport single men may come out on our wagons at
one or two dollars each ; families may do likewise for $5 to $10, this being
cheaper than by rail.
FURTHER INFORMATION.
We would respectfully say to persons reading this address that we are
compiling pamphlets and circulars which will be forwarded on application,
free of charge, to any person who thinks of making Texas his future home,
or if stamps are sent our Secretary will take pleasure in answering any
questions asked by strangers.
The object of our organization is to benefit our country at large, as well as
those who desire to locate in a warmer or newer country ; and we assure the
immigrant that we do not, as a society or as individuals, have worthless
lands to sell, nor have we land to sell at all, yet we will cheerfully give let-
ters of introduction to such as come which will place them in a-position to
examine the best lands on sale in East Texas.
Persons will please address " East Texas Immigration Association," or our
Secretary. S. B. HENDRICKS, Chairman Executive Committee.
JoHN RUDD, President E. T. I. Association.
D. RIOHARDSON, Secretary.
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