The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19


poor farms. but poor farm - not ap-
propriate to the four hundred acres
owned by Ellis county, just east OF
waxahachie two miles on the Palmer
road. The county commissioners
of this county bought most OF this
tract from Mr.. John Dunlap many
years ago. having for it something
like seventeen dollars per acre.
Judge O. E. Dunlap, now OF the
Citizens National Bank of Waxa-
hachie. was then county judge and
III. H. Dunn Of Waxshachie, Geo.
Higginbotham of Ennis. 8. B. Far
rar, who then resided up on Red
Oak near Rocket, father of our
present county attorney, Bowd Far
rar) and John Wright, Of Milford,
then constituted the board of county
commissioners and the present citi-
zenship and their posterity owe That
commissioners court and the judge
who then presided over IL, debt, of
gratitude for splendid foresight and
good Judgment that prompted them
to make SO wise a trade as they then
con summated.
Tuesday evening my better halt
agreed 10 accompany me for a ride
out to this farm. / enjoy her good
company yet, but it is rarely the
case that | can induce her to leave
our home long at any one time.
Some one, she SAYS, must take care
of our home and she leaves me TO
do the running around all by my
self and in this matter OF going alone
/ have the advantage Of most peo
pie, for the truth of the business is
when am alone am in first class
company.
Mr.. J T. Forbes, who was raised
Is. =: :, = s:;..s. 'eaS alr1 sill vvn,
good farm out there, 10 the present
manager Of this county farm and
the commissioners and others who
say. know the county never had a
better man for the place. Mr.. j. w.
Hardeman, who has been one OF the
guards out here for several years,
showed me through the horse lot and
alfalfa field OF 20 acres or more on
which Craze one hundred head Of
fine hogs and now after feeding all the |
mules and hogs all " inter- nearly Que /
thousand bushels Of good corn re- !
main ia the big barn and bright !
prairie and sorghum bay I'll another |
barn, Twenty-one head of fine cat |
tie are kept on the farm, five Of /
which are now giving milk. Mr.. !
Forbes will this year plant 100 acres |
In corn and nearly one hundred acres
| 10 cotton. The cotton seed he plants
will be North Carolina early matur
| ing seed, about one acre IL in fine
| fruit trees and two acres Is dew oted
To veget ables, and Mr.. aud Mrs.
| Forbes had one Of the finest gardens
| here Last summer In the county.
| Mr. Hardeman said Mr.. Forbes was
| one Of the finest managers be ever
| worked under and every part Of the
business under his direction work
ed smoothly Each and every nook
and corner OF these big premises
yard aud all il kept a. neat and
clean as it Is possible for a place 90
be kept I looked through the Jail
house and other places couvicts are
kept tn and they are all clearly and
neatly kept No foul 0dors emaBate
| from any Of them. Mrs. Forbes is
a splendid lady and my better half,
who bad never before met her was
charmed with her and tt is my pri-
waite opinion, publicly expressed,
that this good lady deserves her
share ~ tina praise for the orderly
manner ia which this farm Is run
and in which every tax payer he
Ellis county Is Interested Gt is my
Iopinion that each and every citizen
OF the county, who pays bis taxes
should know how the money he
Ipays goes, who handles that money
aud how and Tor what this money is
Expended II b, true this county
farm Is under the immediate con
troll Of Judge Hawkins and the pres
emit commissioners court and Mr..
Forbes, whom this body employs,
and every one Of these gen
tismen il to be cempi,mented for
success of the county farm as / dad
tt to-day.
Mfr and Mrs. Forbes also heauti-
dad the grounds Immediately around
The yard. The trees have bean
nicely trimmed sad shaped up and
given thorough coat of whitewash,
the walks regraveled and now With
the clever Mr., Forbes and his splen-
did wife aud pretty daughters this
IL delightful spot % visit and you,
the tax payers Of Ellis county will
reaotve warm welcome should you
decide Ia look Il over.