Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, September 10, 1909 Page: 4 of 10
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Business and Circulation S W G-7; Roberta G-7.0ne Ring
Editorial Office. Roberta ioi
ar nn who has 1ust returned from Ken-
x....... .1 rrnnnclIn onvn thnt neonle will flow into
Texas from these states during October artd November.
"Frpm my immediate neighborhood near ine iuud
line " he said "not less than a dozen famlllels will come
tn this state. That section of the country has furnished
fexas with a large number of her 'good citizens and
when they come back to the old home on a visit and
bring their families with them they talk about Texas as
r 4i... ..i..i i. Dont nut frnm this state by some organ-
ization in the interest of Immigration; they are tho best
Immigration agents I ever saw and to hear them talk
one might be led to believe that tho sun never set In
Texa3 and that dollars could be had just by picking them
up. It Is just such talk that caused my presence in loxas
at'thlB time and while I haven't seen any money lying
around loose! I hayo seen enough hustle and push to con-
vince me that Texas Is agood place to como to. There Is
more hustle and vim in Fort Worth jx a day than there
Is in the whole of Kentucky and Tennessee in a ween.
will ko back to Kentucky and bring my family to Texas
Just as quick as I can get them ready."
THE SHORT COTTON CROP
Entered aa'Becond class mall t Abilene Texaa October
14. 1908 V
this is tho season when our" fancy JlghUy turns to
IwAvIer things to wear.
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Do not lot tho coming of tho big circus detract you
frm discharging tho duty you oyro to the Wpst Texas
Fair wljen tho gates swing open next week.
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Abilene recommends Morgan Jones to San Angelo as a
aright? ol man to tie onto If that placo really wants a
ttrMt oowwunlcatlon with the metropolis of West Toxbb
OBL Jouee bwllds railroads whUe otbow get ready to talk
about tb PtUr and if San Angelo Bees fit to close a
ZpatrMt TrtUi blm In all probability citizens ot tna city
n tbe bwlw Conobo can get their supplies direct
from AbU r tkJ rwul before tbe eodnK ef '""
other iunmr
Isji't tills drifting to a dangerous extreme? Tho pur-
Jolner of a watermelon was brought. Into court at Ballln- -ger
the other day and sentenced to a term of thirty days
In jail nntl to pay a fine or $1.00. Imaglno It you can tho
condition tho machinery of tho country would be left In
i limitation should bo disregarded and every man who
l.nn luirtn cnlitv of aunronrlatlng to his own use and ben
efit one or more 1uscoUb watermelons without tho con-
pent of the owner should bo taken Into custody nt ono
time and tho harsh penalty above mentioned adminis-
tered. Tho doors of tho large and small financial insti-
tutions and business houses would bo closed tho wheels
of all transportation vehlvles and manufacturing Indus-
tries would bo locked! there would be a vacation of tho
benches ot tho court; and In all probability some of tho
sanctums of the great newspapers would be lert eaitor-
less and" roporteerless.
There Is no discounting tho Importance of manufac
turing enterprises. Secure those things that give steady
employment to laboring men and prosperity comes as
natural as water floWB down mil. ii'Aonene wu go ai-n-
nmnicnRtucka with the Bfeme vim and Uuernllty that
marked her efforts to land the Normal satisfactory re
sults will follow
Ilaa the oartfi awallowed the Normal locating hoard?
Twenty-soven places west pf the ninety-eighth meridian
are waiting impatllentljr hut good naturedly for the splen-
did reasons they no doubt wlU be able to give for the
point they selected for the Normal.
The South's production of cotton last year aggregated
13S2G.O00 bales ot which 3819000 bales -were grown in
Texas. The money value of this crop was about $083-
794000 only 11.509000 in excess of the value of tho
previous year's crop which was 2243000 bales less. It
is said however that the ecrop was sold at a good round
price tho market being near its best while the producers
had cotton to sell
It has generally been tho rulo that tho smaller crop of
cotton brings a better price per poun.l than does tho
record-breaking crop unless tho smaller crop should
come-on tho heels of a big qrop that leases a big surplus
to be carried over into the next season or the big crop
should come when the meager supply Was exhausted and
whim tho demand for consumption wnfl sufficient to ab-
sorb it all without tho market becoming glutted.
Tho present season started off with the prospect of a
Comparatively small yield and with good pices offered.
If tho yield should prove to be 11500000 bales prices
may go higher than they now are In spite of the fact
that noarly two million bales were carried over from laBl
season to be added to thlB season's consumption. If tho
formers f tho South could Bell all' tho cotton thoy have
ralaed at the nrlces now prevailing they would realize a
better profit on the short crop than they have sometimes
mado when tho yield was much more satisfactory but
the prices much less bo. Tho relation of tho future and
spot quotations are Buch. as to indicate nearly uniform
figures throughout the season by reason of tho fact that
the Bupply promises to be just about equal to tho consum-
ption demand and violent fluctations an hardly tb bo
expected unless tho market shall become over stocked
by undue haste of tho producers to realizo Instead ot
marketing the crop gradually.
Thero appears to be a. disposition however on tho part
tof tho farmers to again try an experiment which prqved
so disastrous to the producers In tho season of 1907-08
ot fixing a minimum price because It la assumed thnt
the crop Is so Bhort that the farmers cau enrorco weir
demands by holding their cotton fro mthi market until
the price thoy asked la acceded to. "Whotner th0 plan
would Bucceed this season better than on the former oc-
casion Is purely conjectural but probably it will bq bet-
ter for the farmer to accopt a goad price when he can
get It than to speculate on the possibilities of tho fu-
ture So far the leaders among the farmer' advisers do
not appear to have had as much practical knowledge of
business afrtirs as would qualify tliehi 'or such a lead as
may bo always safely followed. San Antonio Express.
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Dry Farming In Texas Is the title ot an Interesting
and handsomely printed and Illustrated pamphlet com-
piled and Issued by the passenger Industrial department
I of the Sunset route. The author himself 'beat tills tho
'objects and purposes of this pamphlet which Bhould be
rIn tho hands of every one interested In dry farming. Ho
'says "Tho publication of a pamphlet on dry land farming
' bv the Sunset advertising bureau In response to numer-
f armors and others who are now settling up the neglected
fertile valleys plains parks and praries In West Texas
along tho Sunset lines and particularly in the Rio
Grande territory and trans-Pecos regions whore tho av
erage 'annual rainnfall is twenty inches or less. JVlucn
confusion regarding so-called dry farming methods is
duo to a misconception ot what it is. Dry farming Is not
tho discovery of a new system in agricultural methods
but simply tho application pf a very old one. That tho
land becomes porous If left undisturbed and that tho
sun drawB out tho moisture through tho pores are facts
that science has known for years. Briefly all that Is
cesentlal In following tho dry farming method Is first to t
loosen 'the soil before tho rainy season so that it may
become more thoroughly saturated and then by frequent
harrowing prevent tho formation of pores and thus con
servo tho molsturo. When very little rain falls cultiva-
tion in nosHlblo onlv bv meanB of Irrigation but dry
farming methods havo shown by tho test of actual ox-.
pdrlenco that where thero is a precipitation of from fif-
teen to twonty inches somewhat distributed during tho
season it Is possible to retain enough oi tius moisture
in tho soil to eaally supply many valuable crops during
tho growing season and some authorities assert that
this may bo dono where the annual rainiau is less man
twelve inches."
Tho Donison Herald advocates eloquently and per
sistently the building of a model dirt road from the Rea
river to the Rio Grande. It would construct such o road-
way that gasoline wagons could spin over It at CO miles
. ii 4 t.uA Mni.M mill o ttmiHIa Inaii flfl.
)por ana one wau wuio wum iut . --.
The Idea has attracted somo Interest and agitation and
it is not dangerouB to predict that it- win De carried
through some day. While Taylor Is a long distance from.
where this excellent scheme waB incubated it wis coun-
ty la included on tho route. The Reporter 1b ready to
vouch- for the llvo citizenship here atandlng ready to
meet such a road on the oast line and carry it to tne
west lino without any argument.
t'xr rnrf -worth rn&llv endorsed Amarlllo for the West
Texas Normal through lta Commercial Club Fort Worth
can depend oa having the united opposition or twenty-
seven tqwna whenever that city etr nto a contest for
anyhln.. And twenty-seven tows have a little Influ-
ence" says the Brownwood Bulletin.
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Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, September 10, 1909, newspaper, September 10, 1909; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth315577/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.