The Lamar register., 1902-01-29
A BIG TRANSACTIONS
!. L. MavfleId Buys the crooms'
Ranch, South Of Granada, To-
9ether With the Stock
Thereon

One Of the most important sales made
in this part OF the Arkansas valley was
consumated at Granada last week. The
Grooms ranch, consisting OF llG0 acres
Of decided land, and controlling the stock
water for thousands OF acres more, was
aold by William Grooms to j. L. May
field. The consideration was about $40
900. Mr.. Mayiield also bought with the
land the stock owned by Mr.. Grooms.
consisting OF 400 head OF high grade
PollAngus and Shorthorn cattle.
In connection with this important
transaction it would be of interest to
show what pluck. energy and good judg
ment, combined with business integrity,
will do. Ten years ago fire destroyed
Mr.. Mayfeld's entire stock of goods in
Granada-not only consuming all he
possessed but leaving obligations to the
amount Of s7OO to be met. To many
men these would haye seemed obstacles
unsurmountable and they would have
become, for others, '.hewers OF wood or
drawers OF water" Not 30 with Mr..
Mayfield.
His business standing was 30 good,
and his word 80 unquestioned, that he
was able to secure a new stock OF goods
on credit-his word that he would pay
for them being the security therefor.
Not only were the goods obtained IN
this way, but he was compelled to borrow
money to pay freight on them. In addi
tion, he secured an examination of time
in which to pay the 800 already con-
tracted. In comparatively short time
every dollar was paid.
He determined to win, and how he has
succeeded may best be judged from the
results. What is now The Granada
Mercantile Co., known all through this
part Of the valley, Of which he is presi-
dent, was built up entirely by his energy
and management. This is one OF the
best stocked establishments east of Pue-
bio, and its motto Of Everything for
everybody" very nearly expresses its
scope.
In 1893 it was apparent to all that
Granada was In need Of a banking con
cern but the energetic Mr.. Mayfeld was
the only person of sufficient enterprise
to act. He founded the Farmers &
Merchants bank Of Granada, which is
now recognized institution of the val
ley. Mr.. Mayfield owns this institution
exclusively and, as private bank, it is
backed by all the property its owner
possesses, making it one Of the safe fl
nancal institutions OF the county. This
bank is the second Oldest bank in
Prowers county, and the third Oldest
from La Junta to the state limo.
Mr.. Mayfield has ever been an earnest
and effective worker for the interests Of
his town. When it was apparent that
the town was in need OF some new line
of goods, he tried to secure that line, or
interest some one in putting it inland
he generally succeeded. The newspaper,
the drug store and the hardware store
were mainly interested in the town by
his energy. Not being able to get any
one to start a lumber yard, he started
one himself last summer and, after prov
ing that it was business that would
pay handsomely, had no trouble in dis
posing Of it at good price.
In view of these and other facts too
varied to mention, proving his ability
and success, we predict that Mr.. May
tleld will carry the same success with
him into the cattle business and become
one Of the prominent cattlemen In this
country. He has the ranch and the
stock to start with, and brains and ener-
gy will do the rest.