The Abilene Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 1907 Page: 6 of 12
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ABILENE WEEKLY
Published Eovry Afternoon Except Sunday
BY ABILENE POINTING COMPANY
SHAREHOLDERS
Geo. S Anderson; J3'.' H. Klefer M. B. Hanks
L. B. SHOOK -f
3 0 JACKSON -E
H. KIEFER -
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- City Editor
Exchange Editor
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Any erroneous reflection upon the .character standing or
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TELEPHONES
Business and Circulation S W. 07; Roberts6-7 One-Ring
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'Eritered at tho postofflce at Abilene Texas as second class
Mall Matter
( THE PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF LAiD AOAl' .
Neighbor Hicks in.his'Fnrniers Journal prints our whole
reply to his article on "Earning Landi" which was fair
so far and then pro ceeds to answer what we did not say-
instead of what we Said. Wo' said not a word about "le-
gal Tight to monopolize land." We simply said and still
say that tho right of private ownership "of land Is the be-
ginning of. civilization and 'without it no nation had risen
. above semjsavagery. Let him point to a single nation
in which his theories have been tried with success.
;He asks: VDoes savagery prevail along the upper Con-
go because there are. no landlords there?" Savagery
prevails there because the Inhabitants do not think enough
of thesoll to claim any of it as private proerty; and It will
prevail until people go in there to claim the land as their
very. own. "Churches and .schools" to which he refers
as the first pioneers of civilization are not wanted whero
the land Is common "property. In the dawn of religion
in this world the Lord of heaven and earth gave certain
lands to his people to be nn inheritance for them and their
children "forever" andnotias long as they chose to culti-
vate it. A sample of the extravagant conclusions of the
Journal is that this paper "would perpetuate condition
underwhlch one Wan may get control of all the land and
then force othersto pay him tribute for It" It Is. not to
tho interest of this Country that land be held in large
bodies by speculators nor has this paper ever advocated
such a thing but in correcting such an evil we do not
advocate tearing down the 'whole .fabric! of rlyate owner-
ship of land. -There are wise and equitable .ways of dis-
couraging such monopolies and It will be done but not
by the agitation of doctrines taught' by the Journal. The
government recognizes .this principle by refusing to sell
-water for irrigation to one. man for more than 160 acre's
under Its. reclamation service.
About a dozen years ago a certalnfarmer moved to this
country his earthly possessions belnga family of small
-cnildreri and.n pair 6t fifteen dollarjponles and a ram-
shackle wagon. By he worlr of his own hands and of
members of his family he earned enough money to buy
" a tract of land which now amounts to four hundred and
sixty acres and has a well Improved farm and a comfor-
. table home. Now there are-certain parties who did not
. have the Industry or the foresight of that man and -who
own no land and they would take all of it from him that
lje; does nqt cultivate himself. Our neighbor Hicks would
have the world believe that he has robbed those-who have
no land of their own and that he should divide It up
with those who havo taken it easy while he and his chil-
dren were tolling in hot andcold weather or "who from
misfortune for which this man is not responsible have not
yet' come into possession of a. home of their own. It is
a safe bet that there are scores of '.men who have made
;whta they have by honest bard licks that have more land
than tho advocates of the dlvy claim they are entitled to.
The doctrine will do for lands In the darkness of uricivlll-'
zed nations but in the lands of schools and churches it
'Will never come into favor Both Mr. Hicks and 'the
writer came here -about that time the former even earlier
and we bad the Bame chance this man and scores of oth-
ers took advantage of yet we own no land and bo far
as this writer Js concerned he does not think himself en-
titled to it Some came here as poor as the farmer re-
ferred to above and have' more tljan a thousand acres
'arned In exactly the. s'ame way. They are entitled to' the
fruits of their labor and the reward of their better Judg-
ment No community ever lasted where property was hold
In common and scores of them have been launched In all
sections of the country; from Maine to California. The
doctrine advocated by the Journal is an old one and has
been put into practice under apparently the most; favor-
able conditions.. It will not work The Inslpration of re-
ward by the acquisition of land and permanent holdings
i'j required to Bring out the energies and put the brain of
man to -work. Tho trusts and other wrongs of this na-
tion nro 'among the. evils that wo will have to meet but
not by destroying the incentive for personal effort and
ambition. Tho Journal does not take the p"ains to tieny
our statement that in all civilized nations the right to own
land is tho basio principle.
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RAILROAD PASSENGER FARE REDUCTION IN TEXAS.
We were surprised When our attention was called to
an editorial In the Taylor County News In which the two
cent passenger fare doctrine is advocated That this meas-
ure kg the support of those who travel constantly on
business is not surprising. Theso would make travel
free It they could and' lot tho freight rates support the
roads but that our neighbor takes the view that two cent
passenger fare would bo beneficial to the state as a wholo
now is a surprise to us. The current number of tho Nevs
ays
During the fight In tho late legislature for the
reduction of railroad passenger fare from three
to two cents we were told by tho opposition to
'don't pass a two-cent law the Railroad Cpmmls-
sIon has tho power to reduce the rnte" and now
i since it is up to the said Commission by peti-
tion some of tkesa same newspapers are getting
very intolerant indeed even the usually level
headed editor of .the Reporter our . neighbor.
seen III to nrrogatfc to himself and tho nntl-rcduc-tlon
crowd.nll tho wisdom and sincerity by Baying
that "Uiosq who advocate a two-cent faro in Tex-
as HOW nro cither ignorant or demagogues." That
has over been the favorlto argument of thoralj"'
road lobbyist and puppet but -why an untrahn
hiclcd independent newspaper should inako such
charges is beyond us. '
As for tho argument that the reduction w6Uld; '
prevent railroad building in tho West or any . "
Other part of Toxas as for that matter that is
buncombo pure and simple worn threadbare and
dlsprbvcn long ngo.'
Tho News rocs on to mnko arguments to sustain its po
sition. The word "ignorant" of conrBo applies .(on lack
of knowledgo on this particular question and .not. In a
general way. Wo do bollevq. that tho politicians favor
this law from tho motived of demagogues and are trying
to rldoi into popular favor by it Refcrenco is made in
tho article to tho fourteen stnes In which two-cent faro
laws have bcon ndqpted but tho News docs not explain
that- in .such states where tho railroads are not fighting
the measures they nave- cut off all reduced rates and are
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charging strnlgut two-cents now tuo average man trav-
els very little oh 'tho roadB from necessity or in busi-
ness his trips being usually taken on excursion rates
at much less than two cons a mile and ho does not want
these rates cut off for the benefit Of tho rich who travel
for .plensuro and tho traveling mon who travel for busi-
ness. Both classes will bo benefitted by tho lower rates'
While the mnn who takes a trip back to tho old hopio once'
a year will hnve to pay full fare and thus make good to
the roads the reduction the law compels them to give the
other classes. - '
The News says that the cry was raised twenty-five
years ago' that 'ayreductlon from five to three tents would
result In stopping railroad building In Toxas and that
it did not do so. Five cents wns an unreasonable charge
and at that tjme It was higher than in any state outside
of California and tho territories' and thot is not a fair
comparison but we will let it go at that and take the
position that tho people had much better have paid Ave
cents per mile than to pay the big sum in bonus they have
since dono to get railroad facilities. And had tho fare
been left at five cents ten years longer the state Vould
have profited much more thereby than from the reduction
at that time. The News says that tne state is aireaay
"a perfect network of railroads" in spite of the reduction
of twenty-five years ago. Wo would llko to have a ;ilttle
more of the net in this section before the work of build-
ing is stopped. The News claims that a reduction of fare
will result in doubllnK nassenger receipts. If this were'
true the roads themselves would adopt it without any sug-
gestion from the railroad commission or the legislature.
but they know better for they are in a position to know
and are not going to take any guess from outsiders. The
same paper clalmB that the passenger tares can be reduc-.i
ed where tho freights can not because the courts tie the
commission up yet in the same article it tells of tbeH;
& Tj C. having tied up the order of the commission 're-
ducing fares to two and a half cents on that line. Pas-
senger rate orders are Just as easy to tie up as freight
rate orders as anyone ishould know. Tho two men be
hind the agitation to reduce the passenger fares in. this
Btate are candidates and are in our 'opinion making the;
flcht simply to further their political ambitions. They
know the facts and they know that 'frelght r'atesland 'not'
passenger rates should be reduced .first
Sparsely settled: districts want railroad -facilities ana
can not offer enough tonnage to Inducfe them and lf.'the.
reads .can not make" anything In the passenger traffic
they will not be built This fact ought to be plain to
any unprejudiced mind. As to the charge nhat "The Re
porter editor arrogates to himself and the anti-reduction
crowd nil the -wisdom and sincerity" vwe make no reply
as it has no place in the argument.
The fact that the water supply of Abilene is holding out
this dry season after the heaviest demands ever 'made
upon it and from more people and through the hottest
summer in the history of the town is asource of greap
satisfaction. Even now practically at tho close of the
Season for Irrigation the lake is only afoot below.lts total
capacity when it Tyas' built ten years agp Since that time
the dam has been raised several feet so that while It looks
low in reality it has practically as much water in it
today as when it first filled on the njght of June13 1897;.
The piles that supported the bridge crossing a half mile
or more above the dam are still out of sight under the
water. The bridge was a favorlto fishing .place a great
hole of water always standing there. Several times Blnce
the dam was built-the water-has been as low'as now and
once much lower. .Abilene has not the least cause to be
"uneasy about her water Bipply. As tho city grows other
Bites for storing the fluid can be utilized; Let us con
gratulato ourselves that we are fixed for water .while
Other towns' and cities .are short and. can not water lawns'
or sprinkle Btreets.
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That Abilene is a convenient place for the location of
colleges is clearly demonstrated by the the' new Christian
college the success of which was mentioned in our news
columns yesterday. That the .presence of more colleges
would not interfere with those already established is
proven by tho fact that the big: attendance upon jthe
new college has .not cut down that of Simmons College
the latter having opened with the largest attendance in
its history. I fancy other enterprises of tho kind should
look this way we should encourage it earnestly and mate
rially. When those' already here ask for assistance la
enlarging their facilities wo should respond liberally and
graciously. Tho Christian college has made a remarkable
record and its facilities should bo enlarged. Abilene has
not boen called upon for much by this Institution and must
not be backward in doing more when- called upon. It is
a great thing for the town..
The latest on our exchange tablo is the Shatter Lake.
HeraW and' it Is a 'most creditable journal In makeup and
editorial ability Tho name of James. T. Cumley is found
at tho masthead and ho may well feel proud of the Herald.
It is published Jn a very new town eonje fifty miles north
b( Midland .and in a section that nas. made wonderful
strides recently toward becoming thickly populated. The
Reporter extends best wishes to the now venture and the
town la which it is published.
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It is not at all certain that the price of cotton will be
as low ns th6 minimum fixed y tho Farmer's "Union 15
cents If reports can be relied upon. the staple ought to
bring much more. Not a single state has reported as good
crops as last year.
And Btlll the carpenters and- brick masons nro busy
putting up new homes and business' houses Something
doing all the time. Things around this neck of tha town
would look more naturaU however if the' Associated
Press would resume the sending out of news dispatches
.Tk ThrccLInk Fraternity
Tlie reporter for Abllono Lodgo No.
Hi has boen silent for several woolen
but I havo boon inquiring Into tho
condition Of thd lodges in the surround
lng country and nil report a healthy
and steady increase In momborship.
Tho lodges at Potosl and Hodges have
lately boiight paraphernalia; and tho
Caps lodgo .has made some needed
improvements linoleum on tho floor
etc. A number of tho best and oldost-
citizens in each community whero
there is a lodgo nro coming into tho
ordor( 'and through 'their influence
many yoUng mon will bo brought in
rind hs Boon ns possiblo a Robckah
lodgo will bo instituted at each .place.-
Abllono lodgo Is prOud of her past
year's record' and has entered tho
work for tho coming year with re-
newed onorgy and brighter hopos for'
tho future. Wo havo passed tho 200
mark and now members nro coming
in every week nnd before tho'closo of
another year wo hope to have' 300 or
more. ' On account of- our rapid growth
the lodgo has. set the first Tuesday
night in each month for the Initiatory
degree tho .second for the first the
third for tho sqcond and the fourth
for tho. third degree.. Arid right here
for anil in behalf ofJtho Ablleno lodge
I urgo that members of. our neighbor-
ing lodges visit as often as possible.
Our degree team- with Dr. Cates as
captain hns about-.reached the rhetgn't
of perfection ario with tho now fea-
tures added to Jho wprk no ono can
leave tho Jodge room without saying
"It was good to bo there." S. L. N.
X FABMER'S UNION ITEMS.
During the last Aveek I 'have been
In the western part of the county in
the interest of the Fanner's "Union.
On Wednesday night I addressed a
large crowd at Trent A largo crowd
of young people had met to sing and
they kindly consented to come over
and Blng for the Union crowd and hear
the speech. The union men are quite
enthusiastic at Trent as they have a
yard and will soon bo weighing cotton
for the farmers. They also have a yard
at Merkel and they were dumping the
cotton in it rather than sell at the
price offered. There were seventy-
five bales of cotton brought to Mer-
kel last Thursday. The cotton is open
lng more .rapidly here than in the east
part of the county. I attributed this
to the fact to 'tho rain that had the
effect of scalding the ground and
caUso the cotton to open..
From Trent .a- went to the. Peebles
Bchoolhou'se and lectured two nlghta
and organized a strong local of enthu
siastic farmers. I. find all the county'
whero I .have been that the farmers
are. enthused over tho prospects. of the
union. They have ceased to think of
the new order as a success- and are
putting their faith in the old union.
If the sentiment all over tho country .is
l'lw it is in Taylir county-the C. G.
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BUY YOUR WAGONS AND BUGGIES
FROM
Over Hardware
Company
Band save time trou-
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S SCHUTTLER and T G. MANT wagons
B have been built expressly for the trying e
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without-equal among wagons.
THE FAMOU$ BLUE RIB-
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are absolutely perfect from the stand?
point of -style finish construction and
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tf. will soon be a thiit r of tho past. The
slogan of the C; G. U. now is to make
the farmers believe they can savo large
Bums of money by cooperative buying.
President Baker stated in":a(speech!at
Potosl last week that in buying two
cars of' flour "by Scurry county they
saved $600 to the farmers. Now I sub-
mit 'this question to the merchants of
Abilene and ask is there a merchant
In Abilene that' makes $300 on a car
of flour? This is one of the rocks on
which the Alliance was "wrecked and
I ask farmers; not to be gulled by this
song; Tho policy of tho F. U. In this
respect Is only to exchange .commodi-
ties with union men in other parts of
the county. F;. & ROUNTRBB.
To check a cold quickly get from
your druggist some little Candy Cold
Tablets"' called. Preventlcs Druggists
everywhere are now; dispensing Pre-
ventlcs for -they are not only safe but
decidedly certain andprompt Preven-
tlcs contain no 'Quinine' no laxative :
nothing .harsh' nor slqkening. Taken
at the ""sneeze stage" Seventies will
prevent pneumonia Broncnltis La
Grippe .etc.. Hence the name Preven- t.
tics.' Good' for feverish children. At
Preventlcs 25 cents. Trial Boxes Bet .j.
Sold by Mrs. L.-H. Bradfield. 1 ' ''
DeWitt's Little Early Rlsers aro
good for any one who needs a pill.-
Sold by J. D. Magee. ..
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OF ABILENE TEXAS
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ital and Surplus $100000.00
RESOURCES
'Eoans and OyeriJrafts-.r
U. S. Bonds & Premiums
Furniture and Fixtures; 1
Cash and Exchanged
5 per cent Redemption Fund-
$345338'.o8
2500.00
. 84697.510;
2500.00
$48760160
LIABILITIESCapital
Surplus and Promts.
'Circulation--.. -u.
Deposits ;..
Rediscounts.-.
Bills Payable-
$ 75000.00
4x.8q3.85
: 50000.00
. 29848162
. 22316.13
NONE
-$487601.60
The above is a condensed statement made to the Comptroller of the Currency
August 22nd 1907 and we kindly ask your consideration. We appreciate the
confidence of the people and will at all times extend such accommpdations-toi
our customers and friends as conservative banking will permit.
OFFICERS
W. H EDDLBMAN Pres.
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W.' O. SWENSON y-Pres. ;
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GEO. L. PAXTON Cashier.
JOB F GARRISON ABst-Cash.
DIRECTORS
J. M. 7AGSTAPP . C. P WARREN
S. N MORRISON G. W. PARKS
1?'0. SWENSON. V H HAMMOCK
W H. EDDLEMA' GEO L. PAXTON.
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Shook, L. B. The Abilene Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 38, Ed. 1 Friday, September 20, 1907, newspaper, September 20, 1907; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth331195/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.