Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-09-24
THE MARONEY PASTURE.
OF 1900 ACRES "RUINEDn~5Y
ACTUAL SETTLERS.
What Advertising and Enterprise Did for
Santa Anna and the Adjoining Coun-
try-A Few Questions Answered.
SANTA ANNA, COLEMAN COUNTY, TEX,
Sept. 10. 1921 {


Editor Gazette.
Having been frequently asked the ques-
ton: WAS the Mahoney pasture OF 1000
acres adjoining this town sold to actual
settlers or speculators2
| decided to run down here and spend a
fcw days in looking over the pasture and
country in general. l wanted to learn the
facts in the case and see the effect the pub
lie auction sale of this pasture had on the
country and town, and in order to answer
the above question properly personal in
spection of the pasture was necessary.
1t is now little over three months since
the sale was made, and | find in looking
over the ground that the Mahoney pasture
has already benin the language of the
"cowman' completely ruined" In drlv-
ing over the pasture (that was) you will
find house here, fence there, and tract
of land broke up lover yonder," and so on
over the tract. In fact there is so much OF
this kind of work going on that Col.
Mahoney is forced to dispose of his 1000
head of cattle, and he is now advertising
them for sale and will sell them on time for
good paper. The actual settlers are crowd
ing the Mahoney cattle to the butcher pen.
l hardly expected at the time Of sale
June y that there would be any of the
purchasers located on the land before the
middle of October, but in looking over the
pasture. among others found the follow
ing named farmers who were breaking
land, building houses and fences, etc.
J. Z. Spencer of Bell county. q
j. S. DodsAn of Bell county. =
w R. Zachary of Lockhart, Tex.
w. H. Richardson of Lockhart, Tex.
L. T. Etheridke of Madisonvi.STTex.
L. G. Sims of yemple, Tex,s
Henry Brown Georget2M: Tex.
Henry Lee of Red RivSeounty, Tex.
w f. Smith of ANa0enS
C. w. Haney of Mi 6uri
D. T. Holmes of jkGsas.
Thomas holmes AAansas
J. n. Dining qfTenne&ee.
/. G: WilliauNbf Bell equity, Tex.
j. / eo Of Ina u9 yeE Tex
W. T. HeG Ellington of Colefan county,
TT 7: H, e1 Espio of Washington county,
H. F. Adj ns of Brown county, Tex.
l.. w. H liter of Coleman county, Tex.
w. W. Ratliff of Giddings, Tex.
w. l.. Afford Of lockwood, Tex.
In ALT wenty-three able-bodied and we'll
TODD farmers with others coming in from
day 10 day will soon ruin" the Mahoney
pasture for the 'long-horn.
I think it safe TO say that by December
l of this year the actual settlers who pur-
chased at the public sale will all be on the
comfortable homes.
AS to the spectators. there were a few
tracts of land bought ut the sale by specu-
lators, and l know of some of them who
nave already sold to men who will settle on
the land this fall. They received from 81
to sl.T5 per acre profit on their purchase.
At least So per cent of tho land was sold to
actual settlers.
have also been frequently asked 'Was
the land all sold, and did all those who bid
on the land at the time of sale come to time
with their first paymentl'
In reply to this l will say that there were
four tracts Of from eighty to 200 acres that
were not sol at the public sale, and there
ware also five small tracts that were sold
that the purchasers failed to take on ac-
count of being disappointed in money mat
tiers, making in all nine tracts of from
eighty TO 200 acres yet unsold.
Mir. Mahoney is now disposing of this
land at private sale, and as his pasture has
been ruined" and he has no use for the
land and don't need money. he is in posi-
ton to give very easy terms on these few
tracts of land in fact he said TO me that he
would sell to farmers who were able to
make moderate improvements Guild a
house, fence. etc, and had an outfit to farm
with this remaining land, without any
cash down. giving them one or two years,
If they so desired, for the first payment.
Having received a number of letters and
been asked the above questions from and
by homeseekers and large land owners,
decided to answer those interested through
the columns of THE GAZETTE, Us there are
no doubt others who own large tracts Of
land in Texas that wish to benefit by the
experience of Mr.. Mahoney, he being the
first in Texas to risk an auction sale Of
farm lands.
In regard to the town Of Santa Anna,
many have requested by letter information
of this town and its future prospects. To
those will say that I am agreeably sur
prised at the many good and substantial
improvements made in and adjoining the
town during the past three months.
Santa Fe railroad men and ''drummers',
travelling tourists, all say in spesains Of