The Jacksboro News. (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1912 Page: 4 of 8
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THEJACKBORO NEW
/ Tom M. Marks
Editor and Proprietor
Thuksday, September 19, 1912.
Catered at the Post office at Jacks-
boro u ssoond-cls ss mail matter.
Remember, that repeated de-
monstrations have proven that the
early breaking of lands, Is very
profitable. It has, with a few ex-
ceptions, produced from fonr to
fifteen dollars an acre more to the
acre. Remembering this fact it
will help the farmer to figure the
cerna from making too much prof-
it, not for a reassertion of an old
theory. Let us see some of the
ingredients in your prescription,
Doctor. Take the first. The gov-
ernment now has control of one of
these public utilities, the carrying
of packages in the mail. The ex
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 A YEAR
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE
Tan Haws will be discontinued
promptly, without notice, on expiration
of time paid for.
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Clubbing Rates.
Dallas Semi-Weekly News and The
Jaokeboro News...............................- $1.75
8t. Louis Semi-Weekly Republic and
Jacksboro News...................................$1.75
The Commoner and News.................$1.75
Ft. Worth Record and News ... $1.75
Farm St Ranch............-.......................$1.76
advantage of ^getting the next I Press companies that make such
years crop plowed as soon as poss- J big profits,11 carry a hundred
ible. It would be better to hire F»wd from here to Dallas for $1.89
thj cotton picked if hands can be The government carries a hundred
found and keep tha plows going I Pounds from here to Dallas and
when there is n season. J chargea $16.00 and claim they lose
money.
The Fort Worth Record is advo* I In many esses labor does not get
eating the putting in of a market full value, in others it is piad be
place for Fort Worth to cut out yond value,
aome of the middlemen and to re- The abolition of profit, and rent
duee the cost of distribution of and interest, is impassible, and
a'ood products. The plan is for if were possible it would soon
he farmer to ship to this direct plunge the world into darkness,
and the goods be aold direct to I Progress would stop and the tide
A Good Investment
Only One Dollar.
To the Jack County Farmer there could be
no better investment than a dollar for a
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Last Wednesday night there was
a shower of Kansas grasshoppers.
There was, not as many as in form-
er days but still enough to do con-
siderable damage if they had re-
mained but the greater part of
them have gone on to other pas
tares.
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Quite a number of people plant-
ed peach seed last fall for the pur-
pose of increasing their orchard
with, intention of budding'^sholce
fruit into the trees during the
summer or fall. If there should
come a rain thia month or next it
willbe the beat time to bud but
at present it can not be done very
well.
consumrer. Several cities have a-J°f civilization would go backward,
iopted this system and it might [Why? Remove the incentive and
prove a big improvement over the J men would cease to endeavor,
present plan or rather lack of plan. Several states now have the in-
The greatest causes in the great itiative, referendum and recall,
difference received by the farmer a°d they are howling about the
and the ultimate consumer is the high cost of living as well as the
too great a number of middlemen rest-
and the bunglesome way of get- Socialism is a great study, a
ting food to the consumer from beautiful theory and nice to read
the man who raises it. If the *°<I dream about and to argue and
eitiea could have such'a market as discuss. It may, in time, be a
the Record is describing and then *<>od things to get offices with,
every small town have something [ But ** AW reminds the editor of
similar to the Farmera Union ^ period in the world’s history
warehouse where all the produce when the entire attention of the
of the country around could be|learned P*°Plaof the world was
brought consumers desiring goods f tak€n up in discussing the .ques-
conld find them and the producer 1 of how many angels could
wishing to sell could find a mar- 8ta°d on the Point of a needle.
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Jacksboro has tried several times
to keep the Board of Trade going,
but Indlference of a few has al-
ways caused an abandonment of
the plat*. Still we should try
pf|jn. It would be a great help
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ket. As it is now producers fre-
quently can not sell their stuff
while there are many places that
are crying for that same produce.
As an example; At Mineral Wells
this summer the farmers were
bringing their peaches there and
trying to sail them at 25 cents
bushel. A visitor there from
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plaaawhaM ho know the people
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meet in their Union very regu-
larly, many of them.
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On account of inferior nortliern
grown seed the corn here this year
had a very sorry stand. Many
farmers planted these skips in the
corn with kafir or milo and in all
eases a fairly profitable yield was
mada. In many eases the kafir or
milo was more valuable than the
eorn. Mr. H. M. Bunnell plant-
ed his eorn six left apart and on
June 17 planted rows of kafir be-
tween the corn rows. This kafir
has made a heavy yield while the
eorn has made a fairly good crop.
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If every town had a Station
Where all products eould be bought
and sold, the managers could keep
in touch with the managers of the
other stations to both buy and sell.
From three to ten middlemen could
thus be cut out. W« frequently
condemn the middleman and think
he fa making a big profit when,
on account of the bunglesome way
the businees is done he loses mon-
ey. Many of them go broke, as do
the small stores in the small towns.
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The hot dry weather is causing
the cotton to open very rapidly
much of it la Immature though
the turn out la very satisfactory.
The ginners reports shows an u»-
precidented amount of cotton for
thia time of year and this will
tend to lower tha market. Aim
if mud) of it is
ket this aim will
ptlo^TSut
as rapidly at it it ginned
•f it ia being warehoused or
•y borrowed on it.
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The election in Main-iscreat-
ing considerable comment, and tha
Democrats see success ahead for
them from their deductions ' an
this election. The two branches of
the Republican party joined hands
there and voted together, y*t the
Democrats were not very far be-
hind in a strong Republican state. |
Moat of the Democats
election of Wilson is a
but the editor baa
Tin imtij
In the News of Sept.5 the editor
discusses the high cost of lining,
giving his idea as to the cause
which he gays non* of the smart
philosophers have ever advanced,
suppose by "smart philosophers”
he meant Taft, Wllaon, or, Roose-
velt. Mr. Editor’s cause Is nothing
more nor less than “profit" Jah,
cat it oat), mean the profit. Now,
Because the News tellsthings every week that have positive money
value to the farmer of Jack county, besides giving the doings and
happenings of the entire county, and being a source of pleasure to the
entire family.
The News keeps the Jack county farmer posted concerning the
practical information for Jaek county. These things are not clipped
from here and there and may or may not be applicable to this soil and
climate but are practical things for this county and found so by ex-
periehnee and observation and theBe things are told at the right time
when they can be put to use and be made to make money. Tom M.
Marks, the editor, visits a number of* the best farmers in the county
several times a year and observes their methods and gains from them
many excellent tricks which are told in the News. Besides this he at-
tends the lectures of the experts, visits experient stations, reads and
refers constantly to authorities on all lines of farming.
Here are a few of the good things the News has accomplished. It
has hammered on the good roads question until the sentiment has
changed and a man not in favor of good roads could not be elected
county judge or county commissioner. It has raised Jack county from
the status of having the sorriest roads in th» state to being now tenth
in the matter of good roads. It has spent much ‘money in advocating
and furuising better seed. When the News began the agitation for
better seed few gave any thought to the kind of seed they planted.
There are very few now who do not make aome effort to get good seed.
When it began the agitation for deeper and earlier- breaking of
and tha average depth of land that was broken was not three inches.
It is now over five. Ninety per cent of the people then believed that
it was best to wait till spring to do the breaking. Ninety percent now
believe that early breaking is the best, for it has been tried and found
correct.
Seventy-five percent of the people now believe in planting peas,
land 26 percent do so.
And many other things that could be mentioned. \. ->
The News does not wait.for sentiment to form before advocating
anything but helps make the sentiment. The News leads. It is not a
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Backward, turn backward,
~ Oh, Time, in thy flight,
So wifey will think
It’s eleven last night
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SUPERFLUOUS WEALTH.
Woodrow Wilson, at a dinner at
Spring Lake, said of the multimil-
lionaire;
“After all, mbit of his wealth is
superfluous. When J thiukof amul
fimillionaire’s millions,
ia profit.
I suspect the editor hat chawed an
Appeal to Reason or a Rabat and
if he wi just swallow and digest
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How raudrmore could it have made if all the people .were reading It.
ft is only a dollar a year. Two cents a week. Can you afford to
Two rents a
be without it. Instead of depending on others telling you what ia in
the News take it yourself and see for yourself .
The News stops when the time is out. You have no trohble get-
ting rid of it if you do not want it.
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We in reoeivieg considerable inquiry for small lams of
fron 100 to 160 acres, with some 50 acres in cultivation, with
feme grist land in connectton. If yon want to sell yonr place
Hat it with ui and we will do oar heat to dispose of it for yon.
g We are advertising and pishing the lend basinets thief pU,
end wonld like to have listed with is more Jack county farms
aid ranches at reasonable prices.
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Marks, Tom M. The Jacksboro News. (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 19, 1912, newspaper, September 19, 1912; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth733968/m1/4/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.