The Dublin Progress (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 36TH YEAR, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, August 17, 1923 Page: 2 of 8
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T11E DUBLIN PR0GRK88, DUBLIN, TEAX8
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1923
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THS DUBLIN PROGRESS I >OOK AHEAD
-Pubii»b<Kj By— , On* reason why so few people
T. *. KVUEXHKUUER A SOS accumulate a comptency of this
Sacc***or» |« I world’s goods is that they live
j. s. »UIT, penahar and think in the present only.
tesrad at U. wtoc. .tl ^/Jhey do "ot plan for the years
i, us mail matted of tkfe second to come, so, they let ,ha goldt n
ala—, under the act of Congress of opportunities slip by~fljpop*
March trd, this. | tunitieathat mean independence
and contentment in old age
brains and independence. The
people get tired of * whifflar
who is blown around from one
thrift and common sense learn-1 the holidays wonder why thteir
ed in early country life. young !>eople think Country life
The folks who don't observe jl» dull.
our grasping this opportunity
now?
The budded pecan begins Co,_____„ w......... . . M....... M
ln>ar st three years from plant- thing to another by the in ................................................»»
ing. Of course, the crops are fluence that is most powerful
not large at first, but at six in the legislative lobby. If ;a
year* one should realise from man of that type does spunk
three to five dollars per tree. Up courage to follow his own
The land between the pecan convictions, he may often be
rows can be cpMdvattd to ordi- beaten because he lacks the
, P|ri^lryr-T —U Again, so many people think! nary field crops barring grain, mental abilify to state his re«w
1 Dublin Terri!!,that T;h® big opportunity are The orchard should be culti- ons forcefully enough so that
a Mouths 36c; Outbid*
Huts, One Year 1150; 6 Months 80c
< Month, 46c.
all away off somewhere beyond
the blue hills that loom entic-
-----------1 ing just at the edge of the hor-
Advertising Rates. Display of thr.*1 izun> This idea is, however,
toclte. or more 85c an Inch. not for opportunities
IM...application. i are to be found everywhere,
land will not be hard to find.by
the man who is wide awake and
Pabllsbed gierj Irldaj
LARUhST CITY CUtCULATIOS . ... .
LARS GST COUNTY IIBCIL ATIOX | use» bis powers of discernment
In traveling over tha terri-
tory contiguous to Dublin 1
have been impressed with the
wonderful possibilities for the
j cultivation of pecans,
j Without going ipto the mer-
NoCIce to the PlMfc—Any erroneous j its of this delicious nut, I will
reflection upon the character, stand. I touch merely upon its COlTUner-
vated systematically,' and given the people can see the strength
intelligent attention. Until the 0f his point of view,
young tree is well established But if a man will study pub-
it should have sufficient mois- lic questions so that lie under-
ture to insure constant and stands them, and has mental
rapid growth. Ayoung tree, ability enough so he can defend
just as a young animal, should his course effectively, and
never be stunted. Nearly every courage to stand by his convic-
farm in this section has from tions, he htas a combination of
five to twenty acres of land qualities that will go a long dis*
Suitable for pecan culture, be-itance in public life.
gin on a small scale. Plant 50 ___-pm»u»ro. r«n m,. sw».»-»-
trees at first, or a dozen, take ^WO SPOTS
go.<d care of’them; then,’ next' Many young
. .. _ _ . i 4i nnr Atf rA t
fellows
en.
who
cities and
Thus,' in a few years ^,| wouldn’t listen to any argu-
ments aiiout thie benefits of
year, plant another 50, or doz-
went off to the
ln« or reputation or any person, firm
•r corporation which may appear In
cial value. I believe that I can
truthfully say that the pecan
the columns of the Dublin Progress jg today as staple a product of
will be gladly corrected upon its be-
ing brought to the attention of tta
editor
the soil as is cotton. It has been
cultivated in the southern Un-
ited States for some twenty
years, and the returns from the
money inevstment have been
Now, brother farmer, I don’t
| wan, you to get the idea that
—Dublin Krw* EMU Fair, 8«*|»t t» Jth-
THE LOW TONE
OF POLITICS.
The people who see a good1
deal of politics are apt to speak j
with much dissatisfaction of:
the low standards which seem
The untimely death of Pres
ident Harding has brought on enormous.
a discussion of the duties and| .\n acre 0f budded pecan
burdens of the presidential of- ^ trees in good bearing, say, ten
fice. Distinguished public men years old, has a market value
ard now engaged in debating 0f $1,000.00. The income from
legislation with a means of re-1 this acre at the age of ten years
lieving the president. will pay ten per cent on an in-
The most definite proposal of vestment of $200,000.00. That
relief thus far advanced is; sounds almost an Alladdin
that an official l>e designated story, but statistics will bear
to act as assistant to the pres- me out in this assertion. I am
ident, upon whom will devolve reliably informed that one mil-
the ministerial duties in con- lion dollars was refused for n
tradiction to the executive du-j one thousand acre pecan or-
ties which are inseparable from j chard in Smith county, Texas.
the office of the chief execu- I believe that the ‘«r>d in this
tive. adjoining c. unties is much
J t betVt adapte 1 "for pecor. ciil-
Luther Burbank says. If jturp ^ , Eagt T>xa,
were a vising m; i again, 1
wouii go to Texas and devote
my llfe tp prrnagath.f the pe- you muflt pUnt a thousand, or
can. 10 ."tv. . .. v ° eieven a hundred acres to tx'cans
perm orchard and its immense L oni(,r to l>ecome independent.
earning power make d one of A five acre plat_100 tre€i^_
the mast profitable and perma-|wil, p#y g tho|1>and (,ollars ppr to prevail. There mav not be
nept agricultural investments. r at t,.n years of age This much actual corruption among ;;
We have one pecan tree now|income win ;ncreaso rapidIy legislators. But a great many,;;
where we ought to have a mil-;At twenty yeara ^ i()0 tre's politicians do not make imy ;;
lie*. Te demand for the nut njwj| . J* twenty thousand ?reat pfort to stud>' «>ut what
constantly increasing and the; r would be the best course for ..
price is adv'ancing each year. Now> H ht hpre js wh thfi the good of the country or the i I
iCr^Xn^irtCo.jW« kick comes Many people ^e. Their first idea is how |
in Smith county, Texas, is re-i«riU **>’. “Why should I go into,th^J “n Ret n *k*t«d-
ported to have refused a mil-!a Position that will take so f^cl, men may realize that a
lion dollars for their ten year long to make any returns? I cortaln Proportion would be
old oirhart! of one thousand ar ! might die long in-fore I can contrary to the sentiment of
res realize anything Trom it.” Well the country or state. Yet be-
we all know that there are two caus«‘ tho>' are afraid to w,ta
things as certain as days death
and taxes. But if we ell figur-
ed on dying tomorrow this
world would be a bad place
Why not|to lire in. Man was
j placed here upon the earth
with a mission, and to
will have planted all of vour, . ... .
land that is adapted to pecans,1 country llfe; n,a/ 80°n Je1U8in*
and in the years to come your! foment* in he effort to get
only regret will be that you did|*lu2|J’ °'d Jobs back.
i The majority of successful
not double or treble the acre-
age.
You can get bulletins on pe
can culture from the Texas Ag-1
ricultural College at Bryan,
Texas; or from the Department
of Agriculture at Washington. J!
D. C. Write to both places.
Remember, do not hunt for
the tree that is cheap in price.
Reliable nurseries do not vary
much in their prices, and you
can count cm getting from them |; ■
the tree that you order. The
Progress will bo glad to give!
any information to those who!
are really interested in starting!
out on the road to success and > 11
independence.
Interesting and dependable j
articles pertaining to the pecan j
will be published from time to j
time.
| business men in the cities owe
their advance to the lessons of
To The Farmers
: | have charge of the Planter’s Gin, formerly mv olil
staiul. I have repaired and put this Gin in fine
shape "id do you as good work Aft can be had
an' where. ! expect to work to vour interest as well ;;
is mv own and to give you good ‘tciee and fair
iicatm-mt as J nave in the past and ' am nuking you
f„ | nerd share of your business this season.
PLANTER’S GIN
W. T. STEVENSON, Men agar
Phone 141
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FREE
FREE
FREE!
Double Reduction
.4 cut in Price Ranging to 15 per cent and
FREE TUBE with every Vacuum Cup Tire pur- ::
chased. Effective today and continuing for a very
limited time only, we will give ABSOLUTELY
rs t> re i*w • _ ■ f * I T !•
FREE, with each regular Vacuum Cup Tire pur-
chased
F. M. Ramsey of fj»mpasas,
gathered 255 pounds of pecans
from u thirteen year old tree
and sold the nuts for $177.50,
This would Is* ' $2,550.00 per
acre o ftwenty trees,
plant a few acres?
-Oafcit* rtw, r»U Fair a*rt. »•!* ••
A man can plant a pecau
grove and cultivate the land in
other crops the same as he has
been doing, and at the same
time be developing a pecan or-
chard that will be worth from
one to two thousand dollar* per
acre at the age* of ten years.
The budded pecan logins to
bear a paying crop the fifth
year; the increase is rapid ev-
ery year thereafter.
~Ox»ltl> Free FMt F<lr. *<*1. »•» -
Many people who lost money
in Get Rich Quick stocks are
convinced that prosiierity >*
very unequally distributed.
gonizc some organized element
that is working strongly for
that proposition, they may be
afraid to vote according to their
real conviction.
If men of thr.t type would
make more attempt to appeal to
ONE TON TESTED TUBE
of corresponding size
Combined price reduction and Free Tube affords an
approximate
realize the fulfillment of that!the intelligence of their consti-
mission there was instilled in]tuents* tho>' wo«,d ‘«>me out
his breast the hope and desire! muf,tv better than they expect
to live until that mission shall ja's the result of a frank and
have been accomplished. Then i straightforward course, If they
too, (her© ia in the breast of ev-j they think ia rigrht
ery normal human the desire and best, and then go to the
to provide for those nearest and P^P1* with a Plaih and clear
dearest to him. We who have statement of the reasons why,;;
children work and slave that they so acted, they will get
they may live under more pleai- J,tron* support. They will com-
mand respect for their inde-
pendence, and the hugic of their
SAVING OF 30 Per Cent
You never have had an opportunity to buy these
famous Tires so advantagiously. Better anticipate
your requirements now.
ant surroundings than we did.
Granting that we do not hope
to reap the reward of. our ef- P°» i,on w,n make « strong ap-
forts, will not . that desire to, P*“t
help those dear to us justify A good legislator needs both
Russell Tire Exchange
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The Dublin Progress (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 36TH YEAR, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, August 17, 1923, newspaper, August 17, 1923; Dublin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth559671/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dublin Public Library.