The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-03-21
Letter from Texas Panhandle.


found some of the material lack
ing but | went down to Dalhart
this week to catch up what was
lacking. | had been told repeat
eddy it would not compare favor
ably with this country and my
visit confirmed the adage that
seeing is believing Dalhart is
a live western town of possibly
5000 population grown in five
years because the Rock Island
railroad made it a division point,
though a more uninviting place
could not have been found on
these plains. The only place you
can look where sand does not
predominant is straight up and |
asked an agent to show me his
best on the bargain counter anu
he took me three miles southeast
to find it but what he showed me
as their best compares with land
near this place about as land in
Marshall county west of the Mich
igan road compares with that
east of the road. The prices OF
land are practically the same. The
difference in lands is easily dis
cerned by the grasses, the better
lands being indicated by the short
buffalo grass and rosin weed, and
the lighter sandy soil by the red
grass from short to higher as the
sand increases.
| have been quite busy since
coming here getting the we'll on
my section in working condition,
which | accomplished Saturday to
my entire satisfaction. Then, too,
| have rented the land to Mr.. Ira
| Richie who came down with us
he bought quarter section it is
raw land while l have half quar-
ter broke out and ready for bust
ness at once. He and | built a
shack for him to live in temper
| arily and as soon as his goods
come he will be ready for bust
ness. Ira is hustler and has al
ready picked up several pieces OF
machinery second hand, at a bar
gain, also has track of hogs, cows
land chickens to fill present wants
The neighbors came to the res
cue and loaned him a drill and
Iother machinery, thus giving the
glad hand of welcome. Every
body is your neighbor here and
they are particularly friendly to
the man who comes here to 60 to
work in earnest and help make
these prairies blossom as the
lrosc.
| The railroad agent told us one
| day this week that one train pull
ed across the north Oklahoma
line with SO cars of its load con
taining emigrants and their
goods, ten cars of which passed
| Through Stratofrd, the other 2t
lstopping at points along the line
land here. There has been no let
|up in either emigration or lane
lsales, the last excursion beins
Iequal to any that ever came ex
lcept the one Jan. 18th. Every
thing is pushing along and Will,
iprices have not advanced mater
tally they are tightening down t.
a stiff, satisfactory condition tina
bids fair to make conditions prof
table to the judicious investor
Il / presume our friend Bonhan
has told you ere this that he wa
unable to resist the temptation
and purchased a half section
however it is the common fat
of all or IS per cent at any rate
land | have yet to find the maj
who has other than good word
for this sunny southland.
i 1t is quite sunny today an,
was yesterday. | am this minut
without coat and vest-I kee1
my shirt on and mouth shut O.
politics especially, at all times
and all doors and windows ope1
and am still sweating. Grass i
, lgreening up and peach trees ar
! in bloom and all nature is pre-
! pairing for the seasons worl
IOur Marshall county friends i
. the colony are all busy buildin
| and putting out spring crops an
, are healthy and contented, an
. even Will White is fattening Il
a little. One point | forgot indie
i alive of the growth of this coun
TRY is that one of the lumbe
,tyards reports ten full loads pc
II day outgoing for home buildin
5 and the direct cut from town t
r home is fast being barred b
fence and field.
| now have my business nea
enough completed that | expec
to return home with the close c
the coming excursions business:
F M McCror,