The Terry County Herald. (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 19, 1908 Page: 1 of 4
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The following information was Throckmorton, Haakell, Stone-
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Ialand Railroad and thereby give
they have delayed the matter oo
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Fort Worth and Dallas.
John E. Morrison, precident of
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R. E. Mabry, merohant; 8. B.
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surveying and locating the line
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the value of the proposed route
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further out west, the Santa Fe i
system and the Rock Island, and .
running right between the Pen-
ver and Texas Pacie will de-
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velop all that magnificent coun-
try which has co long been suf-h.
faring for want of railway con-
B. O. Shollenbarger, a printer
and newspaper man came into
Goodwell Sunday evening last.
From the Dallas News in issue
of Saturday September 12:
“Judge R. F. Arnold of Gra-
ham passed through this city
yesterday, en route home from
Austin, where he has been to
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Proprietor J Cross Ranch, Gomez,
Terry and Yoakum Counties, Tex,
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be pushed to a finish.
It is intended to locate the
general offices, machine shops
and round house at Graham,*
which will be the official heag
quarters of the new road. I
Beginning st Graham the roaS
will run west through Throck-
morton and Haskell counties add
on as near an air line as possihl
to Roswell, New Mexico. It wili
give the people of the whole]
west the shortest line to Fora
Worth and Dallas and all poije
east. It will intersect the Umm
spent July and August in the
Raton mountains hunting and
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Goodenough of Hereford and H.
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Graham. The financial part of
the road has already been ad-
justed and negotiation I are now
in progress with contractors for
its construction."
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From the Graham Leader: The
Graham,' Roswell & Western
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heard talk, while in Raton City,
that was above a whisper
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not be a miss to
Company. Booaid: "This new
line will penetrate one of the best
agricultural and stock-raising
belts of the State, besides the
best coal veina within its borders.
The Un. will tcaverse th.
oounties of Young, cm Ming
the Brazos River immediately
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formed at Graham, Mr, Arnold
has goes at once to Austin to
procure the charter, and Mr.
Goodenough, the general mana
ger, has gone to the east to bring
I Repairwork.
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♦ Farm Implement. Windmills,
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I have a first class automobile a
prepared to serve the public on
notice. Wi make trips to any point
where road is practicable for a car to
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Work is expected to begin in
sixty days and rushed to oompto-
tion. This road will also give
the people of tee went direct con-
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following are resident . stock-
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A brief study of the map of
this country, from Graham west
to Roswell will convince the most
skeptical this will be one of the
best paying roads in the south-
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Arnold, and R. E. Mabry, A. D. j
Goodenough, Hereford,
and H. P, Farris, of Clinton,
Mo., are non-residen members
of the company. 8. R. Craw-
ford has boon named as Presi-
dent and John E. Morrison as
Vice President.
Judge R. F. Arnold went to ;
Austin Wednesday to procure
the necessary charter for the ' •
now company , and Mr. Goode-
nough, who is the general mana- '
ger, has gone east to secure a
construetion company and* make
preparations to begin the survey
of the route from Graham west.
Work is expected to begin
within sixty days from now and :
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R. E. Mabry, merchant; 8. B. Young county and Young o.un-
merehant; E. B. Graham, xsjsftSJrkStf
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south of old Fort Belknap: thence west.
Mr. Goodenough has been in
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Graham, D. G. Vick, 8. B.
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incorporators of the new road are long that others have awoke to
the Morrison Mercantile Com: Among things this road wil
pany; 8. R. Crawford, president give the Plain. people direct con-
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In oeneeeUon with our real estate businece, we will
audio live stock on semmiesiM, U you have have eat-
ataiM ee mnlM for oria, Mst thsm with us and wowfll
a citizen of Grahm,Texs;
“The Graham, RoswellaWes- It well connect with the Roch
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sent tela paperby E, 8. Graham, wall, Kent, Garza, Lynn, Terry and found the people here ready
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holders, viz: 8. R. Crawford, Texas county, and Goodyell
John E. Morrison, H. L. Mor- ‘
county and supply them with real estate owner; D. G. Vick,
merchan, C. W. Johnson, at-
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leraroad is practicable for a car to
vel, and my charges willbereason-
le. Those wanting my services can
tif me either in person, by phone or
they Will have prompt at-
procure the charter for theGra-
ham, Roswel 4 Western Rail way Railway Company has been
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nection with Fort Worth, a thing pany of Clinton, Mo. Th. ohar,
which they have been longing ter provides for th. location of
th. machine and repair shops at fishing. . - reports
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projeotsore, who have a track al-
ready graded between Raton and
Des Main e s, 3 f pushing the road
into Oklahomo, and as he traveled
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proposition. For several years
it has been thought that the
Rock Island would extend its
line to cover this territory, but
in a buggy, he observed that a
hundred or more men along this \
proposed line were putting in
bridge timbers and fixing up the
track for ties and rails. This rod
proposes to go to Woodward dir
Shattuck, but as they must
cross the road running through
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REAL ESTATE DEALERS,
Brownfeld, Terry Ge, ‘Texis. '
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We have land in any sized tracts from 10. aor
any sections as a man may want. Wo sell lai
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cr Wb moo tock alter lands belonging to non residents
id dive them soooial attention.
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BROWNFIBLD, TERRY COUNrY, TEXAS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1908.
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Pumpkins and Potatoes
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of handling Terry
andYoaku.
lands. If you want to
sell, List your land
with us, and we will
advertise it and find a
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Bigger, Neil H. The Terry County Herald. (Brownfield, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 19, 1908, newspaper, September 19, 1908; Brownfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1563654/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.