The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-05
From the Pan Handle.

| EullOI lIlDulle.
VIII you give space for a few
lines on this great Pan Handle of
Texas, as it looks to me at this
time? Arrived here on the 21st
on Il train of 13 coaches, third
section of number l out of Kan
sas City, all loaded with settlers
and land seekers, bound for
points in this country and New
Mexico, an indication that the
American people have confidence
in Mother Earth and when other
investments become a little un-
certain they seem anxious to
place their surplus where it will
be out of danger from the stock
jobber. bank runs, etc. and when
we realize that year by year the
crop of cheap land becomes
smaller, it looks as though their
judgment must be correct. There
have been many changes here
since last March, many settlers
have come in and fourteen steam
plows with capacity of from 30
to 10 acres per day have been at
work all season, and hundreds of
acres which have grown nothing
but Buffalo grass, have produced
right good crop of kaffir corn,
lmilomaize or wheat. Was on one
farm which was broken last year
and sowed to wheat which when
harvested and sold, paid the first
cost of the land less 50 per acre
The kaffir corn and maize make a
good crop on first plough
ing and when the sod becomes
rotted and the ploughing deeper
the ground is in shape for any
crop.
A large steam we'll drilling ma
chine was unloaded Saturday and
went to work this morning. The
city council have taken under adj
visement proposition from a
Missouri man to install a 40 bbl.
lflouring mill,< together with a
water works system and lighting
plant all to be operated with the
same power. The citizens are
enthusiastic over the prospect
and it certainly would be a good
thing for the town and county.
understand there is no mill
nearer than Amervillie, some 60
miles distant.
Winter wheat is sown from
September until December 10.
Saw rancher who said they can
not get their work done on ac-
count of scarcity of help; they
pay S25 per month and board,
straight time.
The citizenship is becoming
quite cosmopolitan, almost every
part of the conuntry being repre-
sented and they all give you the
"glad nand and in most cases
Iseem contented but here as else
Iwhere, some are dissatisfied.
Young men who have been hit
Iting the high places in the other
states find Life on the Plains"
too lonesome.
| Many farmers from Indiana,
| Illinois. Iowa, Missouri, Kansas
land Oklahoma buy this land for
1.-THE BOYS and some alas come for
|other purposes; met man from
| Boston, Mass. who left the COM
forts OF city home and is living
ION the plains in little "shack"
In the vain hope that this light,
Idry atmosphere and warm sun
Ishine might kiss to life the rose
Iof health on the cheek of his con-
sumptive daughter.
| In few years the speculator
Twill be driven out by the farmer
who will come prepared to take
it rough and tumble" as the Cal
ifornian says they did,
| I'm the days of old.
In the days of gold.
In the days of 49,
land he will be one of whom it
Twill be said as was sung of the
Pilgrim fathers Not one turned
back, not one looked back. who
had set his hand to that plough
ling"
| The weather is fine, days bright
land warm, nights clear and fros-
Ity. Sunday was most delightful
lCalm and warm like an Indiana
MAY day, and about p. m. found
lyours truly with his feet under
the table OF a Sullivan county
Hoosier. doing ample justice to a
dinner of fried chicken, done to a
turn, light biscuits, mashed po-
tatoes, etc. etc. served, as only the
IHoosier housewife can serve
them. The house, like many in
1.-THE Panhandle, is of shiplaf, 1Ox
2O feet, with shed roof, the low
Ter side of which is but ) feet
|above the floor. The contents.
lone bed. sewing machine, table.
flour chest. range, a few chairs
and family composed of husband,
wife. one child and two brothers
|all as intelligent up-to-date and
hospitable as can be found any
where.
Such is life on the plains"
IWill be here for the next excur-
sion and will be glad to meet all
| Marshall county fellows.
Yours truly,
H. III. BOnham.