The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, January 24, 1890 Page: 4 of 8
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FRIDAY JAN. 34 1890.
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Office In BooMr I!ulMlnR6n Scaiml Sttect.
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Sufaicription Katos.
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'Ric'McGinty boom is dcndV'Thnnks.
The. Dallas News issued .1 twenty
page paper Sunday.
'GcnU. Lee's birthday Jan 21st is
observed as a holiday in Georgia.
San Angelo is improving her grounds
and getting ready for the next fair.
Alvorado is at work on the premium
liat for the next fair to be given in that
city.
I SJfcrTiianis trying to secure an ex
tension of the JU. Jv. i . to that
City.
Ilrownwood and Dublin have com-
menced work on their respective fairs
.1890. .
Hogg should have credit for making
more noise than any of his predeces-
sors. Murphy & Solans Dallas are the
most literal real estate advertisers in
Texas.
. The San
scheme bobs
Antonio refrigerating
up serenely at regular
intervals. .
Ajbilene will be represented at the
meeting of the American horticultural
soc1etj' at Austin
Col. John H. Reagart will accept the
thanks of the Beporter for valuable
public documents
Arbor day is near at hand and great
preparations for its observance in this
citVf are being -made.
Miss Nettie McManis the accom-
plished daughter of Major Wm. Mc-
Manis postmaster at Baird died Iri-
day. The prince and princess p( Wales
contemplate a visit to America 'in the
spring for the benefit of the princess1'
health.
The .Gazette's twenty-eight page'
Sunday paper was a jiummer. It was
not only full of news but was crowded
wUb-ds nicely displayed.
Col. Marsh editor of the Parm Im-
plement News Chicago. has been in-
vited to attend the meeting of the Texas
press association at Houston.
The Gazette's advertising patronage
last Sunday must have caused a broad
grin of satisfaction to come over the
genial countenance of. Manager Huff-
man. The evening papers of Texas are
coming to the front. The improved
ielegraph service seems to have put
new life into eyery department of these
papers.
Public enterprises are frequently
pushed to success by money subscribed
by -citizens and the list of names shows
who -in a city have its general welfare
at heart
W. H. Hallock & Sons Queens N.
ty'. catalogue of their famous Long
Island soeds has been received at this
office. It ic a beauty and every lover
of plants should possess it.
"There is no boycotting in failing to
patronize a -rmserly leech who docs
nothing to promote the general inter-
est of the city. Spend your money
-with liberal public-spirited men jf you
would protect your own interests and
do justice to your cjty.
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It fs amttotflf and mtefestingoTeaa
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- Wtecriber? to the spring
and note the number ot pig
in Fort. Worth conspicuous for
absence front the hst. I He Hrfsd
r could mention tainy Jkw
-Vt that we're benefitted b;
A last year that have not con
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AbiMnti has ty fcV rnossbneks
but there is no denying the Tact that
some people here have a cable grip on
their pocketbooks. You can tcH these
iellows however without having them
pointed out to you. They look like
dyspcpticsiand if the wind happens
to blow up their coat tails the kind of
underwear they have on is plainly visi-
ble You won't find their t advertise
ment in the local paper nor their names
on the progressive 'committee but they
are here and in very small numbers
thank the Lord.
H.' H. Jkooks publisher and editor
of the Amotillo Champion has been
assailed by the editor of the Northwest
of that city. Who tries to ring" in that
old Decatur circular to damage Mr.
Brooks and mortify his excellent family.
We have known Mr. Brooks for many
years and have in our office a young
man who was in his employ at Decatur
while he published the. Democrat which
was the neatest and best paper in that
city at that time. The Decatur circu-
lar has injured Mr. Brooks in the past
but it can no longer do him or his
family harm. He has outlived it.
Every live newspaper man who has
the nerve to speak out in "meetin' '
lias his enemies and 13rooks seems to
posses a happy faculty for stirring up
dishonest county officials wherever he
locates.
The Negro.
The race problem is attracting more
attention every day both as a social
and political question.' The sugges-
tion to return the negroes to Africa
finds friends and advocates among the
brainiest men of'the country and even
in the negro fold. The question of
labor in the south in case the negro
is transported is urged by aspiring
politicians and would be patriots who
care little about the social conditions
of the country so lortg as their own
political interests are served as the
most serious objection to the plan.
We do not know how bad the negro is
needed in the old southern states but
have in Wet Texas competent and re-
liable white labor that can be em-
ployed as cheaply as an indolent no-
account negro. A Washington asso-
ciated press dispatch of the 20th inst.
says on the subject: At the seventy-
third anniversary of the American
colonization society held in the church
of the Cdvenant last night Rev. Dr.
Hamlin pastor of the church; presiding
.Prof. Edward W. Boyd a-negro from
Liberia made an address Cn the course
of which he said there was a rapidly
growing conviction that the white and
black races could not live in harmony.
He was in favor of the negroes return-
ing to Africa. He spoke of Liberia
as the garden spot of Western Africa
and said negroes who had gone from
America were exerting great influence
thdre. .
At a meeting of Abilenes commit-
tee on manufactories Saturday night
last in the parlors of the First national
bank the chairman of the committee
W. L. Gatlin was instructed to adver
tise for some expert in the business of
canning vegetables and fntit who will
furnish one-half the capital necessary
to start a canning factory with a capacity
of one thousand cans per day or moref
They also invite correspondence lrom
others who wish to engage in manu-
facturing of any kind San Angelo
Standard.
Mr. Gatlin is a hustler and will do
good work as chairman of the manu-
facturing committee.
The District Fair.
It is now time for active work for
our next district fair to begin. The
Reporter favors the organization
of -a joint stock company that
grounds may be purchased and
permanently improved. The progres-
sive committee will probably act in
this nfafter at a meeting to be held to
day or to-morrow.
Want Connection With the Metropo-
lis of the West.
We have a letter from a prominent
citizenof Gdtesville Kr. J. P. Nail say-
jmg that their people are very anxious for
a railroad from Abilene via that city to
Helton or Temple. What say the people
of Abilene J The letter will be laid
before the progressive committee at its
next nieeting.
orthbound passenger train on
Jnfwlll lerV N. jumped the track fllon-
a4d at rawig About fpur miles north of
1 49tf I and three cars were turned
f I wii uiJV twenty Passenscrs only
1S W'ously injured-
Arfcwkn Water.
Hie question of artesian Wells rnccts
with universal favor with our people.
The' plan of wotk will probably be
announced next week This h the
most important enterprise now on foot
in this city as all out public and pri-
vate interests will be bcriefittcd by its
success. An abundant supply of pure
artesian water will secure for this city
manufactories and other business chi
terpriscs that cannot operate here now
It will prove a great lover in securing
additional railroad facilities in fact
artesian water and a whole lot" of it.
is what we want.
Tho Stockmen.
A recent circular sent out by the
American live stock commission com-
pany shows that though the company
has only been in business about seven
months its- members have had their
cattle sold at a cost to them of only
20 cents the profits being so great
that a preferred dividend of -30 cents
per head has been declared. In addi-
tion to this a dividend of $15 per
share has been paid the members and
a balance of $3000 is left in the treas-
ury td carry the credit of the company.
The capital stock of this concern is
$100000 of which only 25 per cent
has been paid in making the dividend
of $15 per share equal to 60 per cent
of the amount paid in. Under thfe
rules none but bbna fide owners of
stock are eligible to membership and
no member can hold over twenty-five
shares. One of the advantages of this
co-operation upon the part of cattlemen
is the careful and economical handling
of stock.
The success of the American live
stock commission company has proba-
bly suggested another organization for
the protection and promotion of the
range cattle interests to be known as
the Columbia buffet stock car com-
pany which is chartered under the
laws of Illinois and capitalized at
$500000 divided into 5000 shares of
$100 each. The incorporators of this
company are Sam Lazarus John A.
Lee A. P. Bush Jr. Henry S. Boice
Henry W. Creswell. The object is to
secure for its members improved buffet
cars for the transportation of their cat-
tle. The organization has no connec-
tipn with the American live stockejiru-
pany I ut a similar policy will be-pur-sued.
Formal Opening.
The school building will' be formally
opensd Friday January 31st. The
trustees and building committee and
citizens pf the town will be present.
Hon. 0. H. Cooper superintendent of
"education has been invited to be pres-
ent and it is probable that he will ac?
cept the Invitation and Will deliver an
address.
'The pupils of the school will give
another concert Friday night February
2 1 st for the benefit of the library
which is increasing continually and
great good has already resulted from
it With the proceeds of the last con-
cert an encyclopedia Webster's una
bridged dictionary and a history of the
world have been purchased. An or-
der for $25 worth of books has been
sent to John B. Alden New York
Mr. J. Y. Saviers presented nine vol-
umes of very valuable books and quite
a 'number of the pupils have contribu-
ted. Circulars have been sent out in
the interest of the library and it is
hoped they will accomplish good
especially among the friends of the
school. Nearly every publisher in the
United States will receive one and no
doubt many books will be received as
a result. A $5 set of chemical ap-
paratus has been ordered this week
which will add very much to the inter-
est of several sciences
We would call the attention of par
trons to the importance of having chil-
dren at school by nitte o'clock There
is a great deal of tardines? and it al-
ways results jn loss to the child There
is no lesson more important for a child
to learn than that pf promptness. Ev-
ery moment during the daily session
there is something to do in which every
pupil 1? interested in seeing or hear-
ing and when absent they have lost
just that much. A child cannot lose
any time from school without material
injur to their education
. The poultry of this-country will rank
with that marketed anywhere In the
west. It is an every day sight to see
coops of fine Brahma Plymouth Rock
orj.eghom chickens on sale at our
grocers
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Abilene wants factorfe and is mak-
ing sKCncou efforts to secure them
loo Terrell Reflector
Abilene wants everything that will
redound to the benefit of this city and
the Abilene country.
It will be n cold day when P.T. Bar-
if um gets left on a1 new scheme for frec4
advertising. His latest is going the
rounds of the press and in order to
keep up with the procession we give
it as follows :
P. T. Barnum is not popular with
the" patriotic citizens of Canada. There
js a heavy duty on circtis posters in the
'Dominion and Mr. Baihum has been
at great expense in taking printed mat-
ter across the border. He planned a
Canadian tour for 1886 and two years
before that date he sent toils of post-
ers to Canada and neglected to pay
the duty. It lay uncalled for at the
custom house and was advertised for
auction at last. Barnum sent ah
an agent to the sale who bought the
bills at a bargahw The story leaked
out and now Phineas T. is on the Do-
minion's black list.
A dispatch from Dallas reports that
a number of Texas editors have sold
their railway passes to a firm of scalp-
ers at Fort Worth who have been send-
ing but circulars offering to purchase
such transportation and that the scalp-
ers have in turn sold the passes to
tourists after' making arrangements
with some of the' conductprs to accept
them. The scalpers paid 1 14 cents
per mile and of course sold at a hand-
some advance. The editors who played
into the hands of these dishonest spec-
ulators and violated their agreements
with the railroads are not to be ad-
mired. Railway age.
Here is a matter for the investiga-
tion of the Texas press association
which meets in Houston next May. If
these editors who sold their passes to
scalpers belong to the association they
should be promptly expelled Hous-
ton Post.
Every honorable publisher in Texas
will agree with the Post and the Rail-
way Age. If any of the members of
the association are guilty of this prac-
tice they should be fired.
Agitation of the Condition of the
Cattle Interests.
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In the Gazette's "round-up" column
we find the following on the above
subject :
Agitation of a good subject in most
cases results in good if it is hammered
'away at long enough and the agitation
of the condition of the livestock indus-
try will undoubtedly bear good fruits
if the cattlemen don't get rattled too
soon. The prices of beef cattle up to
the opening of 1890 had been on the
decline for several years until during
the fall season of 1889 they went so
low that stock raisers grew discouraged
and desperate some throwing all kinds
of cattle on the market and thus mak-
ing a bad market worse. During the
year the question of getting at the
cause of these depressed conditions
and finding a remedy for them began
to be considered by some thoughtful
cattlemen and the holding of an inter-
state convention of stockmen at Fort
Worth was agitated. 'The idea met
with great favor and was so generally
indorsed by prominent men all over
the country that the success of it soon
became evident. Even at this early
day when the date of .holding the con-
vention is over' six weeks distant its
effect is being seen. Those men who
have so long held the destinies of the
cattle raiser in their hands and who
have dictated to them the price thdy
should receive for their beef cattle are
already showing signs of alarm and
are even predicting that a better day
will soon dawn on the cattle industry
of this country. They inspire editorials
in leading journals in which the idea is
advanced that the demand for beef
this year will be increased by the gen-
eral prosperity of the country and that
in consequence prices will go up. Mr.
Philip Armour has gone so far as to
declare in. an interview that he is
satisfied that the cattle industry will
in a short time recover from its pres-
ent depression a'nd wilj again prove
remunerative to those engaged in it.
Mr Armour when he said this saw
tho hand writing on the wall ; Jie saw
in the mo'vement of the people the in-
auguration of a war against a most
unholy combination that would result
in his and his associates' loss of power
and his declaration is but the state-
ment of a fict resulting from well
directed agitation. Mr. Armour is
alarmed and in his alarm can be seen
the silver lining of the dark cloud that
has for so loJnj hung over-the cattle in-
dustry of thecountry This admission
that the cattle depression will be
removed is wrung fronj the men who
caused it by the movement of the peo-
ple. Yet while he makes it he is de-
vising means to defeat what he says
fyill be. When the convention meets
in Fort Worth on March nth Mr
Armour will have his underlings here
whose object will be no other than to
create discord among the delegates
and if they succeed Armour will have
scored one more victory over the cat-
tlemen; but if his object is frustrated
his power will be gone forever
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Before withdrawing our line of
Winter Goods from sale w have
determined to offer tfcfeAf our
customers at FIRST and (ACMJAL
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cost.
We must dispose of the balance
of our Winter Goods without delay
in order to be able to receive our
tremendous Spring Stock which
will arrive shortly. Our lines are
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still complete in nearly all depart-
ments and such goods as Over
Coats Blankets heavy Clothing
and Woolen Underwear which on
account of the mild winter have
not found any sale; yet will be
closed out regardless of cost. J . - j
It will pay every intending pur- v
chaser to call early at our stores.
Respectfully : .
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Record 2:40 1-2. Trial 2:36.
TEXAS
Breecl for Speed to a
STERRETT & SONS.
Broodors of Improved
Horses and Cattle
Banch on Spring Greek IS miles North East of Abilene on
the Albany road.
Onl lini-in T our ne ''renc'1 Dcoft Stallions For
mH 1 1 III II ?S I "sale. These Stallions are thorouchly
MbMAA&vAAM acclimated and broken to
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prices that was. sired by our blalliops.
Office with Abilene Investment Co.
51-13. . ' Abilene Toxaa
SPAULDING & WOODWAED
.IMT-A-ailllsriSTS
-: Plumbers and Steam Fitters :-
Are now prepared to do all kinds of Pipe worfc
and Machinery repairing on short notice.
. Estimates Cheerfully Furnished
South First Street Below Freight Depot.
Abilene Colorado. Big Springs.
HENRYPFAPF
WHOLESALE DEALER IN
Anheuser-Busch andW. J.Lemp's
Keg. and Bottled
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JTSIEJIEIES
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Half 1:16. Quarter 37.
PRINCE.
Tfexas Prince will serve a
limjted number of mares at
$25.00 the season. Texas
Prince is only the third re-
move from Mambrino Chief
II the great -brood mare
sire. For extended pedigree
see small hand bills.
J. R'. WELCH '
Lewis Sharp's Barn.
Horse that' can Trot.
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Hoeny, John, Jr. The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, January 24, 1890, newspaper, January 24, 1890; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth330647/m1/4/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.