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Hie Hereford Brand
VOLUME 13
HEREFORD, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 25,1913
NUMBER 12
DALLAS TRAM
EVANGELS HERE
Forty Five Minute* Stop—Three
Speeches—Brass Band—Sou*
venirs and Smiles.
/
Capped, penanted, tsgged and
hadged, the trade evangels from the
great city of the Southwest—Dallas
—stopped for just forty-five minutes
in Hereford Tuesday afternoon.
The train arrived promptly on sche-
dule and the boosters detrained at
the depot, took up a line of march
up Main street to the court house,
led by their big band. In the dis-
trict court room, Mayor W. M.
Knight made a short welcome ad-
dress. Secretary Babcock of the
PaHin Chamber of Commerce then
introduced Harry L. Seay of The
Southwestern Life Insurance Co.,
who made a rapid fire talk of some
12 minutes, telling in that short
time why Dallas was the logical
trade center for all Texas. The
Dallas part of the audience was then
excused that they might visit the
merchants of the town, while those
remaining heard Col. McKamey,
representing the Texas State Fair,
talk about stock farming, cilos and
the Fair. Both speakers invited
everybody to visit Dallas-
It haOftn to take a lot
of these boosters out to see the irri-
gation wells, but the time being so
short and the fact that the roads
were muddy for autoing, prevented.
We believe Hereford gave the evan-
gels of trade a welcome that they
appreciated and will long remember.
It remained for H. C. My rick, gents'
furnisher, to put one by that Dallas
bunch. By the handy touch of Mr.
Darnell, advertising expert, the win-
dows had been decorated with a dis-
play of furnishings and a big card
announced the fact: "Everything in
this window was bought in Dallas."
This is what plucked the enthusiastic
chord of trade in the hearts of the
Dallas delegation. Another big
( banner, bung in front of the door,
which could be seen and read across
the block, also brought a round of
applause.
The graduating class of the Here-
ford High School also played on the
hearts of the trade angels. They
stood at the foot of the marble stairs
in the court house and as the men
came down presented each with a
large, button bole boquel of carna-
tions. This is the Thirteenth Annual
Trade Tour by the Dallas business
men. This trip covers 1,821 miles,
going as far west as EI Paso and as
for north as Amtrillo. In their
'itinerary prospectus, the Story of
Dallas in a Nutshell is told:
Population, 120,594; post office
receipts, $847,323.00; number of
factories, 305 ; total output of fac-
tories, $41,848,455.00; number of
jobbing bouses, 318; total jobbing
business, $180,455,000.00; bank
deposits, $36,284,570.00; bank re-
sources, $46,149,177.00; freight
business annually, 2,567,203 tons;
Dallas has the greatest State Fair in
the world or anywhere else, with
over 600,000 paid admissions; Dallas
has 30,107 telephones; Dallas has
146 long distance telephone circuits;
Dallas has 1J8 mhes of electric
interurban railway in operation, and
123 miles under construction; Dallas
has 99 dally passenger trains; Dallas
has 114 electric interurban trains
daily; Dallas has 262 telegraph cir-
cuits, radiating from it as a center |
Dallas has 9 railroads; Dallas has
the longest concrete viaduct in the
world, 5,884 feet long; Dallas leads
the world in the manufacture of har-
ness and saddlery; Dallas leads the
world in the sale of agricultural im-
plements and gin machinery.
Birthday Surprise.
A jolly crowd of friends and
neighbors, with well filled baskets,
arrived at the noon hour, April 17,
at the home of Mrs. T. M. Coulson,
to remind her she had reached an-
other mile stone along life's way.
Mrs. Coulson bad accepted an invita-
tion to take dinner with one of her
friends and was busy getting ready
land was detained by one of the
number dropping in on ber a little
early. That seemed to confuse her,
and she did not know just how to
dispose of this dear friend and early
caller. Just at this time over 30
others filed in. She at once took in
the situation and gave each and
every one a most gracious welcome.
The ladies at once took possession
of the kitchen and dining room and
soon had a most appetising dinner
ready. In this birthday dinner
nothing was lacking in quantity,
quality or variety. The afternoon
was spent in a social way, interspers-
ed with music, and all realized that
this very pleasant evening was too
rapidly coming to an end. All left
wishing Mrs. Coulson very many
more happy birthdays.
One Visitor.
irrigation
Civilization
Chas. H. Whitehead! wife and
two sons, and also W. M. Glaskio,
all of Kansas City, passed through
Hereford Tuesday en route to the
Pacific Coast. They are making the
trip in a handsome and a specially
equipped auto. -Mr. Whitehead is
the managing head of the Western
Union Land Company which has
operated in this county quite ex-
tensively aid still has large city and
country holdings. While here, be
called upon his local agents, the
firm of Suggs & Jones.
E. B. Black Co. has a "Palace
Car" for your baby. . It
Storm in Berth End.
Men, women and children "storm-
ed" in Monday evening about 8
o'clock on Mrs. Harry Rice. This
storm was a little premature as to
time, as Mrs. Rice's birthday was
on the following day, but this storm
outnumbered all the storms in north
end and even the clouds responded
most bountifully, and the combined
forces played havoc with and destruc-
tion to a vast number of lovely cakes
and several gallons of ice cream.
Papers with numbers on were passed
and then there was a stir hunting
pardners. ' Just here one young
"guy" used a little trickery to eat
with the hostess. ' All unanimously
agreed that Mrs. Rice and Mr.
Phillips were the champion ice cream
eaters, each seeming to have a re-
turning appetite for cream. The
program then changed to music and
songs, music being furnished by
Misses Doris Bowers, Cassie Phillips
and Glenis Coulson, sandwiched in
with good, old, familiar, plantation
songs. And last, but not least, all
joined in with "God be with you till
we meet again." Too much praise
cannot be given this excellent fam-
ily, and all joined in wishing them
many hsppy reminders like this.
One of the Stormers.
Zimmerman's Book telling how* to
raise the sex yon want and prevent
Blackleg. Price 50 cents postpaid.
Satisfaction guaranteed. F. W.
Zimmerman, Amarillo, Tex. 9-4tp
The basis of human activity de-
pends primarily upon the acquisition
of food and raiment. Therefore, the
lands which have been most produc-
tive of these, in the history of man-
kind, have been the most populous
and the most highly civilised. If
we turn to the chronicles of three
thousand years ago we may read of
the amazing riches of the promised
land, whence the Canaanites were
banished to make place for the
chosen people, newly come from
Egyptian bondage, and in all we
read there will be impressed upon
our minds the one thought of the
amazing productivity of those lands
where there was the proper blending
of sunshine, of soil and of water.
The irrigation activities in the
Tierra Blanco Valley, although in
its infancy, in climate, m productive
soil, in cultural practices, typify and
duplicate the riches of the farm lands
of the promised land. Therefore, it
is well for us seriously to weigh
these facts, for when we know the
lines on which nature has marked
the course of our destiny the easier
will it be tc follow that course.
Before history opened descendants
of Ham settled in Egypt, and the
overflowing of the waters of the Nile
suggested irrigation,, and irrigation
led to the use of the mind, and hence
civilization was born. Somewhere
near the same time the children of
Sbem came down from Armenia to
the banks of the Euphrates and the
Tigris and there began the practice
of irrigation and civilisation found a
new seat. Abraham led his flock to
the westward from this region, and
the Hebrews camped on the grounds
of the Canaanites, were then taken
captive in Egypt, returned to Canaan,
overthrew the occupants and estab-
lished the historic Palestine with ir-
rigation of the soil as the foundation
of industry. Sons of Japbeth found
their way to India, began the prac-
tice of irrigation, and civilisation
sprang up inevitably, for irrigation
alone produces the first germs of
civilization. Other sons of Japheth
had gone to the west and peopled
Europe, Greece, Rome, Spain, Ger-
many, France and Britain, but they
lived the wild life because they did
not practice irrigation. The pro-
ducts of the ancient world that set it
aside in tradition and history as
symbols of riches and prosperity
were: grains, pasturage, live stock,
dairy products, fruits, cotton, wool,
garden vegetables, etc. The things
that marked the riches of the ancient
world were: what man eats, what he
wears, what he decorates himself
with, what be uses for ornamenta-
tion, what he protects himself from
the elements with, what he feeds to
his domestic animals, what he uses
as standard of measure. Io each of
these lines Tierra Blanco Valley
with irrigation, not only can pro-
duce everything required, but pro-
duces the identical things that made
famous the nations of old. This
fertile valley, on the plains of the
new world, with practical twentieth
century methods will produce, plums,
peaches, cantaloupes, watermelons,
pears, apples, quinces, grapes, ber-
ries and vegetables, including practi-
cally everything known to the
American table, also wool, cotton,
butter, honey, barley, corn, wheat,
alfalfa, beef, swine, sheep, chickens
and turkeys. The irrigated area is
spreading rapidly, and the time is
near at hand when this valley will
have half as great an area of irri-
gated land as had all ancient lower
Egypt when the fame of its riches
encompassed the earth.
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Official Election Order.
To the Voters of Deaf Smith County:
You are hereby notified that an
election will be held at the various
voting boxes in the county on May
6tb, 1913, for the purpose of elect-
ing a successor to the Hon. J. C.
Hunt, deceased, as representative
for this the 123rd Representative
District.
Done in obedience to call issued
by Hon. O. B. Colquitt, Governor of
the State of Texas.
C. D. Wright,
County Judge Deaf Smith County,
Texas.
John Gates, not the millionaire oil
king of Texas, but a gentleman from
South Dakota, who owns a fine sec
tion of land near Hereford, has been
here for a few days looking into the
irrigation question. He may con
tract for one of the big wells.
Money to Loan.
On acceptable real estate in Here
ford at 5 per cent. No red tape
Pay back like rent. Will be in your
city for a few days only. Hughes
& Murphy at Gyles Real Estate
Office. It
GOOD RAINS
VISIT HEREFORD
After Long Walt for Moisture, the
Plains Get Big April Showers
and'Sam Dunn Loses Bar-
rel of Fish.
Will Plant New Forage.
A number of Hereford farmers
will try a new forage plant this
year. They call it Fetereta. It
looks very much like maize, but the
heads are larger and the yield is
from 10 to ^0 bushels more to the
acre than kafir, and it is said to
mature 30 days earlier than kafir.
If this be true, the new plant will be
better adapted to this climate than
kafir. Those who will plant Fetereta
this year are : E. W. Morgan, Ren-
fro, Hester, Gregg, Boardman,
Shane, Green, Elliott, Mrs. Briggs.
All will plant 4 acres except Mr.
Morgan, who will plant 8 acres. It
was he who bought the seed and dis-
tributed them.
Give us some oi your Tailor work;
we guarantee to please you. Phone
367. W. F. Orr. 2tf
: Plants—Sweet potato slips ready
by May 1. See Major, the plant
man. It
Overcoat Lost, Strayed or Stolen.
Sometime last Monday night my
gray overcoat disappeared from the
seat of my buggy ; or I might have
dropped it out of the buggy on the
way home that evening. If it has
thusly strayed away from home, the
finder will please return same to the
Brand office; if some of my cold
friends have appropriated the said
overcoat to their use, if he will put
that coat back in the buggy shed
and let it remain there "until morn-
ing," no questions will be asked. I
have needed that overcoat this week
and if the winter continues much
longer, 1 will have to buy another.
A. C. Elliott.
Will Preach About Oddfellowship.
Rev. W. M. Baker will deliver a
special sermon next Snnday morning
taking for his subject, "Oddfellow-
ship." The Oddfellows and Rebek-
ahs will meet at the ball at an earlier
hour and march to the church in a
body, each wearing the regalia of
the lodges. Reserved seats will be
provided for them.
, " * ■
See 3uggs & Jones for Cbesp
money on Deaf Smith County Real
Estate. First lien notes taken up.
Stf
Last Saturday the first shower for
some months visited this community.
A few light snows had fallen during
the winter, just enough to keep a
little moisture in the ground and to
keep the wheat waiting. On Sunday
afternoon and at night another big-
ger and better shower fell; in fact,
a good rain, measuring one quarter
inch. Again, Tuesday evening, just
at night fall, another and still a
better rain visited the county. This
was accompanied by some hail, but
no damage is reported. This show-
er measured nearly one half inch.
But for a real good soaker and a
great variety of weather, Wednes-
day was the big shower day as well
as show day for the weather depart-
ment. Rain fell intermittently dur-
ing the morning, starting out early
with a good shower. In the after-
noon, more rain came accompanied
with big Hakes of snow. This mix-
ture of snow and rain Issted for
nearly an hour. Water was running
everywhere the tyfsts presented
a sloppy conditio#*, not seen here in
April in several years. The total
precipitation was 1.45 inches.
But the lucky strike about these
April rains is that Col. Sam Dunn
loses that barrel of fish which he
wagered last year. Please read the
memorial addressed to him in an-
other column of this issue.
For plants see G. C. Major, the
plant man, sweet potato plants a
specialty. South Hereford or phone
97. 10-3t
Standing of Contestants in Stam-
bangh's Piano Contest.
Week ending Wednesday, April
23rd, 1913.
No. Votes
20 26l5
59 16355
64 10680
66.. 1SU5
69 9520
75 13410
95.... 7590
105.... 1588j
10 6 ....... 7100
10 7 8381
110 - 20910
118 6170
122 . 55601
124.' 20795
12 6 17749
12 7 2340
13 5 11055
13 6 4380
141.. 3000
154... 14280
15 5 5800
15 6 2450
It will be a benefit to contestants
to call each week and talk about the
contest with us. Every week we
will have some special helps that are
vote getters. Call and ask about
tbem.
Geo. A. Stambaugb, Cash Store.
lOtf
A card enclosed in a letter from
F. E. Fuller, president of the El
Centro National Bank, shows that
his bank with a capital stock of only
$30,000.00 has the good sum of
$388,999.78 on deposit. The state-
ment also shows that the Loans
amount to $226,289.33. We considea
this a remarkably fine condition for
that institution.
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Elliot, A. C. The Hereford Brand, Vol. 13, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, April 25, 1913, newspaper, April 25, 1913; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253702/m1/1/: accessed June 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.