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The Hartford Brand, Friday, February 25, 1910
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ho fair. I believe our city ottcialo
art honestly trying to equalise tax-
ation, tad between man and man
tax each one In proportion to hit
holdings as tht law directs. Baft
hew about our county? Can we es>
poet to build up our town and county
when one class of people are assess-
ed from 15 to 25 per cent upon the
values of their holdings, another
class at from 25 to 50 per cent, and
still another class at 75 percent.
The man coming to build a flour-
ing mill or a hotel might bsck off if
told that hii property might be as-
sessed five times ss high as some
other class of property. I believe
this evil must be corrected and all
classes of property assessed upon the
same basis, ss the law directs, if
we expect to induce capital to de-
velop new enterprises in our city.
Now about our irrigation question.
We have been much excited, and I
think we have been stampeded like
a bunch of steers at a jack rabbitt.
(Laughter) I think it highly im-
proper to attempt to mould public
sentiment in favor of either party to
a law suit,which is to be tried in our
courts. (Applause) Let the law take
its course and let us encourage any
man or set of men who will invest
the vast amount of capital necessary
to develop the great wealth of our
water resources. The irrigation
laws of Texas will amply protect
every citizen in his rights and the
development of our water resources
will benefit all classes of people-
As before stated, I believe oppor-
tunity is knocking at our door. I
believe a wonderful period of pros-
perity is almost within our reach. I
feel that all we need is to take cour-
age, stand together for everything
that is right.encourage every worthy
enterprise, and rigidly enforce the
law, in short, I believe the questions
to be solved upon which our prosper-
ity hangs, are more moral than ma-
terial. We need both grit and
grace. (Applause.)
The Toastmaster: ' 'In order that
we may be able to light upon our
feet I now have the pleasure to in-
troduce a gentleman who is showing
us how to retain our perpendicu'ar-
ity,Austin W. Gregg."
Mr. Gregg arose amidst greeting
applause snd said in part; "In that
our friend Mr. Parker indulged in a
little poetry, I feel that it will net
be amiss for me to give a few lines
which I have penned. But before I
begin I wish to say that many of our
greatest wheat sections were put
down in our old geographies as dee
erts and barren wastes. The Dako-
tas, Kansas, Nebraska, and Okla
homa had the same difficulties t o
overcome that the Panhandle of
Texas is fast overcoming. What
was once called a desert plain, the
Panhandle,is now the broadest smile
upon the map, the twinkling star of
the universe." (Applause]
Mr. Gregg then read the follow-
ing original poem:
I wish I were an artist,
Inspiration in*my brush;
I'd paint the broad Panhandle
In a summerjmorning's blush.
Ifd paint these rolling prairies
That we see around us spread
With a thousand waving wheat
fields,
Of peerless Turkey Red.
The Orient might^keep its wealth,
Of masterpieces old,
And I'd keep^my luring picture
Of our wheat!ffields billowing
gold.
The South-land has it's cotton
fields,
Tht West its|Cinibar,
These vast rich^plains. the banner
whtat,
A crown for>e*great Lone Star.
Tht mat may bloom lor Bngiaad,
The ltty for Vranos unfold:
Ireland may honor tht Shamroek,
Scotland htr thistft hold.
But ths shitld of tht grtat Pan-
Tht pridt of tht broad South-
Bean a sheaf of golden grain,
Of all our wealth the best.
The mountian laurel for Maryland
May rear its stately head,
But the wide Panhandle's emblem
Is the sheaf of Turkey Red.
The oriole for Florida,
May warble low and sweet,
But givejto me the clatter
Of the sickle in the wheat.
The Toastmaster taking up the
thought, remarked that Turkey Red
Wheat andJMr. Gregg made a win-
ing combination, but thought that
the Panhandle needed more adver-
tising. He explained that £. B.
Black whose name appeared upon
the program, found at the last mom-
ent that he could not come and there
fore would call upon an equally en-
ergetic man and one who believed in
advertising and practised it. He in
troduced [L.J Baskin, of B a s k In
Heights, who said:
"I have^had but a few moments
in which to think, and tho a strong
believer in advertising, do not feel
equal to the occasion. All adver-
tising is good if properly done, but
the best, far reaching and the most
economical is found in the newspa-
pers- All new countries must be ad-
vertised extensively. People depend
upon advertising for information. In
Hereford everyone should be an
everlasting booster, no knockers
should be allowed and if any one
must knock, it would be better for
them and the country to move out.
(Applause) I am pleased to know
that we have but few knockers and
I feel that Hereford has a bright
future. Let us put our shoulders to
the wheel .speak a good word for the
town and|people and we'll all profit
by it." (Applause)
Hon. J. C. Hunt, secy of the
Canyon City Commercial Club was
introduced by the Toastmaster say-
ing, "Our sister town has lent us the
secy of the Commercial Club and
we are glad to have him."
Mr. Hunt said: Ladies and Gen-
le ner: I haven't made any preparat-
ion to discuss the subject assigned as
I did not know I was expected to
make a talk, but more especially do
I feel incapacitated after partaking
of such a bounteous supper,—' I
feel too full for utterance.1 " Tell-
ing a short story about a little boy
and an apothecary shop, Mr. Hunt
continued, "You all know that I live
in Canyon City, a surburb of Here-
ford. (Applause) For some time
our little town did not grow. We
saw Amarillo on the north booming;
Plainview on the south spring into a
city like magic; Hereford on the
west making long strides and out
slipping us and we just had to do
something. So£we turned our efforts
to secure the West Texas Normal
College and you all know the results
But it took money, brains and bus-
iness acumen. And we have gained.
Our property has already advanced
in selling values from one third to
one half. Rot only this, but we are
gaining the best class of citisens—
beats a railroad on this point. The
College will furnish us moral and
social advantages not to be obtained
by other means. Even the erection
of the handsome buildings and the
beautifying of the grounds will add
to property values, give grace, cult-
ure and refinment fo our city and
county." Mr. Hunt told how Can-
yon won the prise and how they cel-
ebrated their victory with bonfires
and booming cannon. He closed
his rtmrrks by paying a tribute to
the energy of the Panhandle towns
and added as he sat down, "I btlieve
Hertford will ho a grtat city."
(Applawe)
Prof. S. M. Halle, presidtnt of
Hereford College was introduced by
tht Toast Master and ht talktd
with a deal of earnestness saying in
part:
"Mr. Toastmaster. Ladies and
gertlemen: I fetl nervous, not be-
cause I am scared but because my
feet are cold." (Applause. The
mercury was standing at 15 degrees
outside at that moment.) "First I
do heartily congratulate Canyon for
her good fortune in securing the
West Texas Normal and I am sure
Hereford College is glad such a
school has come to the Plains."
Mr. Haile then related the story of
the old lady who had but two teeth
remaining and who was thankful
that those two hit and hence were
useful. "While Hereford is not an
old lady by any means, she must
sieze every opportunity at her door
if she hopes to succeed. The ideal
condition exists only when all get
together, work together, pull togeth-
er, labor together—all with one pur-
pose to push the efforts of the entire
community. There must be organ-
ization, and efficient 'team work' if
we hope to succeed." To illustrate
his point Mr. Haile narrated a short
story in which he told about an ap-
plicant who wanted to haul logs for
a sawmill. Upon examination on
the part of the foreman it was found
that the teamster had four different
animals in his team, a two year-old
steer, a donkey, an old horse, and
a billy goat. When the foreman
saw the motley aggregation he said,
"Why man you can't haul logs with
that outfit, here you have a beefer,
a kicker, a balker and a butter."
This story was heartily applauded.
Mr. Haile continued: "Not only
must the team be properly harness-
ed but there must be some congruity
and congenialty; a combination that
will pull together: must get the
same purpose, have the same deter-
mination. (Applause) If we get a
railroad, if we secure irrigation, if
we maintain our schools, ourchurcbs
our moral and material development
will come easily. Let us pull to-
gether, let us work for Hereford and
her institutions. What are we liv-
ing for? We have met in this ball
in a social way.it is said as a means
to an end, but it is in itself an end.
Its resulting good will work to the
good of all. (Applause.)
The Toastmaster in introducing
the next speaker said: "When we
put our hands to the plow we must
not look backward so we have ao
appropriate subject assigned to our
attorney friend, Carl Gilliland,
'Looking Forward.' Mr. Gilliland
arose and made a short but pointed
speech. He said:
"I read in a book one time, I be-
lieve it was the Bible, about a cer-
tain man named Lot who didn't look
back but some of his folks did.
When I was a child I looked for-
ward from the 25th day of Decem-
ber of one year to the 25th of the
same month the following year. I
never looked brckward. When,
seven years ago, I turned my back
toward the old mountian home in my
native state where the deep ravines
echoed the voice of the hunter's
horn, and the splashing streams
mingled their music with the danc-
ing bows of the over hanging wind
swept branches of the trees, I com-
menced then to firmly look forward
to the Panhandle and Hereford and
to never look backward, but—but
sometimes when we get all mixed up
in a Panhandle rain, with the air
full of whirling cats, and blinding
dust, I sometimes look back. (Ap-
plause) Yet in the 365 days in the
Panhandle year we have more pretty
days and fine weather than any other
THAT JOHN DEERE
I ^ % A # I* the one your neighbors
L. ^ VV use and they're satisfied.
Why not yon? Has the lighteat draft, cuta it all out
and ia made to atand the strain. See
Garrison Brothers
Make Our Store Your Headquarters
(continued on pagb five)
Cerno! Cerno!
The Acknowledged Standard feed for all kinds of
stock. It has been properly proportioned to make a
perfect food for milk cows and work stock. It is the
Best feed and the best is always the cheapest.
We also handle Corn, and Corn Chops, Shorts
and Bran, Cotton Seed Cake and Meal; Alfalfa and
Prairie Hay.
We make deliveries to any part of the city. Phone
your orders early in the day. Phone 76.
WITHERSPOON & HARRISON
OPEN LETTER TO
THE PUBLIC
D. L. McDonald States his Position
on the Wster Question and
Irrigation.
As there seems to be a general
misunderstanding upon the subject
of irrigation by the people of Here-
ford, and especially on the filing on
the water of the Tierra Blanco Creek
I would like to express my posi-
tion in the matter. It has never been
and is not now my intention to inter-
fere or prevent any land owner from
sinking an irrigation well and water-
ing all the land he may own, whether
1 acre or 1000 acres. The law gives
me no authority to do this even if it
were my desire to do so. The wat-
ers filed on are limited strictly to
the ordinary flow and underflow and
storm and rain waters of the creek—
nohting else. The law does not
permit me or any one else to file on
ground waters, and ground waters
are waters pumped from wells. The
law compels the appropriator to de-
fine the water sheds from which rain
and storm waters are collected. The
territory mentioned in the filing, i. e.
six miles north and six miles south
of the Tierra Blanco creek and ex-
tending to the New Mexico line, is
the area of the wster shed from
which storm and rain waters flow in-
to the Tierra Blanco draw and does
not include all the water underground
on the ground and in the heavens,
as some would make it appear. All
the water I have filed on and all
that our company is interested in is
confined to the channel of the creek
and if a few wells on either side of
the creek would affect the flow of
the creek, there is no danger of any
capital being interested in a big
pumping plant.
The Well on the Frio draw dem-
onstrates that there is a splendid
supply of ground waters underlying
the Hereford country which means
that thousands of acres may be made
to produce enromous crops by mere-
ly pumping the water on the land.
It is my desire to see every land
owner who is able to immediately
put down a well, equip it and get
busy on irrigation. The country
needs it from every possible point cf
view, not that farming cannot be
profitably carried on without irriga-
ion but that it so much more profit-
able to be in absolute control of the
moisture proposition even in the best
countries in the U. S.—The best sec-
tion of the United States are the ir~
rigated districts.
I want it distinctly understood by
everyone that there will be no inter-
ference on my part with anyone who*
will drill an irrigation well—either
now or in the future. Any information'
I have on the subject is open to the
public gratuitously. Negotiation for
permanent equipment for the Frio
well are under way and I hope to
show the beneficial results of water
on what we all know is the fineet soil
in the world.
D. L. McDonald.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Barks Diss.
Friends were shocked Tuesday to
learn of the death of little J. W.
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burks.
Kind hands had done all in their
power to relieve the little sufferer
but nothing availed. Loving hands
laid the little body away in the city
cemetery Wednesdy at 4 o'clock,
services being held by Rev. J. W.
Story of the Methodist church.
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Elliot, A. C. The Hereford Brand, Vol. 10, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, February 25, 1910, newspaper, February 25, 1910; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253542/m1/2/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.