The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-09-18
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reign Of the large cattle companies
whose interest we're and are anJag-
onIslIc 10 The small farmer,
The past of the Panhandle may
be- summed up IN two periods; First
the period OF the cattleman and
second, The period Of the stock
farmer,
Just at the present we are In a
transition period, We are passing
from the stocblorming stage 10 an
agricultural stage, This statement
loads us 10 speak Of the present OF
the Panhandle.
As we have just said, we are In
q transition stage, passing from
stockfarming to an agricultural and
horticultural stage. But Il occurs
TO me that this process is Just now
being greatly retarded by the spec
ulatlye craze that is upon us, | am
very FAR from insinuating that the
real estate business Is not neces-
sary and legitimate one. The real
estate men have done more TO adver-
tise this country and increase the
demands for the lands than all other
agencies except the practical farmer
But there are certain very unjust and
hurtful methods being pursued that
are not only drawback and damage
TO the farmer, but a hurt TO those
that pursue them. / refer TO the
method Of Boosting aud the enor-
nous increment added to the listed
price OF the lands. Such methods
have actually decreased the popula-
ton Of +he Panhandle in the last
twelve months. have in mind one
community where one year ago there
were thirty-six school children of
scholastic age which now enroll only
six. Another community In which
a dozen good thrifty farmers had
homes, today, they all, except one,
have sold out to promoters. Eleven
good and tried men are lost to our
community The colonization sehem-
ers may give us more people later,
but the chances are about ten to one
that the foreign immigration drift
ing into the United States and be-
ling corraled to the West, will not
be worth as much to the social, NOR
al and educational interests OF this
country.
/ do not crlticisepthe men who
do this, but Icriticise the laws of q
state that tolerates II by falling "a
enact laws favorable to the home
steaders. This question Of state pol
| icy needs no argument, only look
at the state .of Oklahoma today with
her already developed resources and
wealth. with dry New Mexico on ouI
west. fast following in her footsteps
Would not the Panhandle present Q
far different appearance today in
resources and wealth II Uncle Sam
had been our land guardian?
Now a few words as to the Pan
handle, Its Future"
What we need, what we must
have and what finally and in spite
of all difficulties we will have, Is
farmer for every quarter-section oil
tillable land on the plains. Then
YOU may boast of your railroads
your mills, your factories and your
cities.
Farming is no longer an expert
ment upon the plains. Too mucf
has already been accomplished not tC
be a sure guarantee that much more
will be accomplished.
Demonstration has already beer
carried to certainty, that there II
no better small grain country any
where under proper cultivation ant
may say cultivation no more eX
pensiye than that which Is required
by other lands now held at from two
to five times the value OF ours. Larg'
and rcmunerative yields of wheat ant
oats can be had every year. While
forage crops, such as kaffir corn
milo maize sorghum, etc, are prac
tlcally certain. There are also larg'
areas that win produce large crop
Eof alfalfa, timothy and red-top.
This land will yield good return
from the sugar beet broom corn
caster and navey beans Srawberrie
lraspbcrries, pulms cherries and
grapes are demonstrated a success
4 Watermelons. cantaIoupes and pump
.Ekins are Of the finest quality
Y With the coming of the large
population, schools and churches !
the rural districts will spring up an
along with u prosperous farmin
.,Eclass of people will grow also tn
higher. ideals of life.
To the Public.
r II having conc to my knowledg
that certain rival contractor In tn