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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

After reading the Missourlan'.
Special correspondence 10 the Car
thare Press dated from Amarillo
Mr. Dickinson says:
Practically every positive state
ment made by this writer can bc
disproyed by men who neither have
lands for sale in the Panhandle nor
elsewhere, but mon who desire only
justice. / spent three months in
the Panhandle not long ago in the
interest Of a syndicate OF leading
newspapers and magazines which
wanted the truth and nothing but
the truth about that country. I
gathered data from every source,
much of which was more or less I'M.
reliable, 1t is true, but any Sane man
can distinguish between tho two
when the facts are before him. In
tho first place the knocking Mis-
sourian goes out Of his way Ia falsi-
fly against that country when he
says:
~ sixteen years ago this country
had a bigger boom than that now on.
Farm land ran up in price along the
railroads. Ear more settlers were
drawn here then than now. Every
thing bloomed as the rose. Then
came the great drouth, II lasted
nearly six years, Farmers lost
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

Sues on Motel. b. Jones vs.. W..
b. Patterson ct al, is the title OF a
suit filed today in the district court
IN which the plaintiff asks for col
lection OF notes and foreclosure Of
vendors lion. 'a .Hb
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

Elks Tonight Tho regular week.
ly meeting of'Amarillo Elks will be
held tonight in tho Grand opera
house hail.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

Visiting in sherman RAY Wheat-
ley president Of the Amarillo Bank
4 Trust company, loft Saturday for
sherman lie goes thore to visit
HIS wifo and little daughter, who
have been absent from tho city Sow
eral weeks, Mr. Whoatley will re-.
turn TO Amarillo Thursday evening.
but his family viii not follow until
after tho holidays.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17
Mr. Dickinson states further.

Mr. Dickinson states further:
"Io reply to this man in detail
would require moro space than tho
average newspaper could spare but
enough can be said that would CON
vince any lair-mndod man that the
individual In question Is either a
chronic kicker or else mas an ul-
terror motive in knocking the fair
est land In all the South, the Texas
Panhandle,
"lhc government weather bureau
at Amarillo was established nearly
II years ago, and since that limo the
average annual rainfall has been
about 24inches, The Missourian evil
IDENTIFY reekonod without his host
when he bewailed and moaned over
terrible fate Of the alleged drouth OF
six years ago. which never came.
Six years ago, according 10 the Unit
I'd states weather report in Amarillo,
the rainfall was 23.ll inches, aud
strange 10 relate, It came during the
growing, or crop season It raincd |
nine inches in May two inches IN
June, one and one-half inches in
July two and one-haR inches in
August, and near one inch in Sep
.cmber Certainly this could not
lave been the terrible droWh' the
knockor speaks Of?
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

orr for Holidays n, D. Ncweom0
viii leave This week for Austin. no
viii later return to Kingston and
Visit relatives and at sherman and
spond awhile with hls brother i'm
law Chief OF Police Despair, Mrs..
Nowcomo and little son have been In,
that section for two months.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

PlaInyicw Heald ", y. Webb, a
newly acquired pluzon Of Locl,ncy
was here The carly part, Of the week
and was talking over the situation
In the south plains country, as a
proposition for the homeseekcr
Webb It from Tyler and lived ON
rented land there for several years.
lie thinks that the south plains conn.
try offers much more to the man Of
moderate means than does east Tex.
az. There are no green bugs. no
boil weeyils, no over-wet springs,
no washouts, and there Is pure ar.
pure water, universally good health
and uniformly sood land; no rocks,
stumps. copper-hcads, chlHs fever,
ticks, chisgers, trSmps and niggers
and there are lots Of other things
people don't want down there that
are not here On the other hand
there is enough here to make any
one happy and prosperous IL they viii
only rustic around and get their
share OF It,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

WANTED-To lease stalk field CON
venient to Amarillo, Postoffice box
so, Amarillo. 1tc
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

Clovis Post The recent SHOWS and
rains will enable the agriculturists of
Roosevelt county to break sod, SOW
wheat and do fencing. We knew 1t
would rain all the time. Aren't YOU
fellows sorry you didn't 60 on with
your work? 1t doesn't pay TO wait
m New Mexico things will always
come around just in time, and Time
waits for not even a New Mexican. ."
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

WANTED--Woman to do general
house work; must furnish references.
Postoffice box 90, Amarillo. &c
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

Conroe Courier; People arc very
quick TO criticise the local paper for
something it publishes, but very slow
to thank the editor for certain things
he does not publish Frequently the
biggest critic is the man who is un-
der most obligations to the paper
for things it refrains from publish
Ing, There are continually in every
community current events happening
that would make legitimate news
and that would ppbye racy reading.
'but frequently the newspaper man
passes them by rather than place GER
tain citizens in al, autaYorable. light
and embarrass their families and
friends, But most people have lit
tie appreciation Of favors like this.
On the other hand, they think the
local newspaper owes a fresh coat Of
"hitewash every month or two.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

WANPED--Woman TO do general
housework; must furnish references
Postoffice box 50, Amarillo. &c
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

This MIasouian In question, by
his statements regarding the Pan
handle, has amused the People here
ana has aroused The ire of a man IN
Kannas Ci1 who knows this coun,
try Thoroughly who has visited 81,
gone 10 and fro In Il from cast to
west and from north TO south And
the Kansas City man takes lt upon
himself TO make the tired Missourian
loot, oven smaller than he really is.
This champion OF the Panhandle o.
Mr.. j, y, Dickinson OF Kansas CITY
and editor Of the Southwestern News
syndicate, and one Of the best known
newspaper and magazine writers IN
tho Southwest Mr. Dickinson SAYS
that "it is unfortunate that such
misleading stories are given public
ily, and an investigation by an i'm
partial Judge would lisprove many
of the statements, and II the critic
owns land In Jasper county, MIS-
souri, which he desires 10 sell, he
should give this as a reason for
knocking against the Panhandle"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17
EXCHANGE COMMENT


Baylor County Banner: The people
Of Amarillo are seriously consider.
ins the matter - establishing a beet
sugar factory 10 their city Many
have considercd the marvellous
growth Of Amarillo as spurious and
that she would 6syc back set some
day But whllS this tain, has been
going on the small city has boon get
ting larger and Il seems nov that
her future Is assured
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

nc was when tho people OF the big country but has no space
ando nr a-on.-o " gnnre 70 lhe dcnd
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

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The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-12-17

One mile west of washburn, Texas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
STORAGE RESERVATION TO
STOP COSTLY FLOODS

A plan has been proposed to stop
forever the costly spring floods at
Plttsburg and other places along the
rivers which drain the Appalachian
Mountains, These annual deyasta-
lions are so certain in their recur-
renee that they have come to be con-
sidered almost inevitable. All the
efforts OF the Government with dams
restraining walls, and other engineer
ing works have proved Inadequate to
control the streams when they have
been swollen with the melting SHOWS
On the other hand, the Government
projects have proved unavailing to
maintain the same rivers at a depth
enough to permit unhampered nayi-
cation later on in the year, when
the flood waters have spent them
selves. This latter trouble possibly
causes a greater financial loss to the
South than the floods, but as it is not
concentrated into a brief spectacular
outburst, less is heard of it through
the newspapers. 1t was, indeed, the
problem of navigation that gave rise
to the present scheme.
1t is now proposed to go to the
seat of the evil-to the headwaters
of the riVers-and apply there two
| remedies: First, the maintenance OF
forest cover which will keep the
ground porous so that it will not sheC
all the water from it's surface at once
| but will soak it up and release il
gradually; second, to establish stor-
age reservoirs at strategic points
which will retain surplus flow wher
it is not useful but only does dam
age by being allowed to run free
and will pay it out, little by little
later on, when it is sorely needed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
Progress of the Gubernatorial Cam
paign.
Savannah Morning News

A marked feature of the guberna-
torial campaign is the fact that there
was q following ready for Mr. Brown
when he announced his candidacy. 1t
was a following called into existence
by conditions. There was prostration
of business, decreased earnings OF
railroad and other corporations and
consequently many people were out
of employment. Even the farmers
had a grievance. They had been led
to expect a high price for their cot
tOn-in fact, they had been advised
to hold for fifteen cents. The adj
vice didn't seem to be unreasonable
at the time it was given.
The people therefore believed that
certain policies had contributed to
the bringing about of hard times
They reasoned that confidence and
credits had been destroyed by these
policies, and that if the policies were
modified the difficulty in getting back
to prosperity would be less. 1t was
because of this feeling among the
people that Mr.. Brown has many
supporters in all parts of the state
The efforts to inject other issues into
the campaign haven't been very sue
cessful No doubt here and there
voters have been won over by the
speeches of Gov Smith, but as far
as can be observed as yet the lines
are pretty much as they were drawn
when Mr.. Brown announced his can
didacy
VIII there be any great change in
the situation between this time and
the primary? That is question to
which no definite answer can be
made. Both candidates seem to think
it is possible to make great changes.
Each has sent out additional speakers
for the two weeks remaining of the
campaign,
Speeches are not going to have
much effect unless they touch upon
subjects that are near to the people.
Disfranchisement and prohibition are
not regarded by the great majority of
voters as cutting any figure in the
campaign. Of course campaign lit
erature has some effect, in that it
helps to keep the supporters of the
respective candidates in line, but
there will be but few converts made
by means of it. 1t seems pretty safe
to predict thai the candidate who had
the majority Of the voters at the
time the campaign opened will have
them when it closes, and this will
be the case because the chief issue
is the bringing back of prosperity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
RESUME OF RACE
FOR GOVERNOR
Smith Wants Fulton County
Badly.
Savannah Morning News.)

This is the final week of the cam
paign, and the candidates are now
in the home stretch. That things
will hum from now until the end,
there does not appear to be the shad-
OW of a doubt.
Gov Smith is not relying solely
upon his own campaign efforts He
has ten or a dozen orators in the
field, including Congressman T. w.
Hardwick of the Tenth district, who
is going to make seven speeches for
him in as many days. Likewise
Judge Hines, attorney for the Rail
road Commission, is still on the
stump, and has announced a number
of dates. Gov. Smith himself will
make a speech every day right up
to June 4, and some days he will
make two. Friday he will invade
Cobb, the home county of his OppO-
nent, Hon. Joseph NJ. Brown, making
two speeches, one at Marietta in the
morning and another at AcwOrth in
the evening. Saturday he makes
two speeches in Ebert county and
one in Franklin and on Monday he
will speak in Albany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
The Absurdities of Congress
Success Magazine)

This, however, did not break me
in. turned from the vain attempt
to discover the system by which
men are valued on the floor to the
machinery of the House: its unin-
telligible procedure; it's wantonness
in waste; its glut of furniture in
committee rooms and clusters of lights
in unfrequented and dark passage
ways in the basement; its suite of
marble bathrooms, far benath, reach
ed only by a devious hall and I'M
known TO most of the members; it's
army OF idle dOOrkeepers and guards
tally clerks, journal clerks, enrolling
clerks, docket clerks. document clerks.
file clerks. distributing clerks. index
clerks; its telegraph operators and
lOcksmiths and machinists, and cleo
tricians and cab inspectors, BARRIERS,
JanitOrs and messengers. One clerk
in particular caught and held nv at
tentiOn. He was a spare young man
of solemn cOuntenance. Every day
at noon he carried from below into
the House the glittering mace of au-
thOrity, made up of Roman lictOr rods
surmOunted by an eagle. AS you know
when the House is in session this is
placed on a short marble shaft:
when the House is in the Committee
Of the Whole, as it is most of the
time, it comes down. The operation
will occur possibly twice in a days
proceedings. 1t is the solemn young
mans duty to elevate and lower it
on such occasions. The operations
admits of no ornamentation 1t is a
dreadfully infrequent and monoton-
Gus performance. In a foolish sort of
! way | fell to hoping that some day
the young man, in desperation, would
let it drop and break
If there has been any humor in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
VIII Carry Fight to the Polls

Arrangements have been practical
ly completed for the primary OF
June 4, and the fight will be carried
right to the polls. There will con-
tinue to be considerable anxiety until
it passes into history.
There are a good many minor poll
teal fights being waged in the state
some of them for Congress, some for
State House offices and others, but
the Governors race has overshadow-
ed them all
w. ]. Speer asserts emphatically
that he is going to win in the race
for State Treasurer, while State
Treasurer R. E. Park, who is a can
didate for reelection, declares that he
has no fear as to the result. So
confident has he been that he has
not left his office during the cam
paign. He has remained at his desk
and his entire campaigning has con-
sisted in letters to friends in various
sections of the state, and two or
three newspaper cards, principally in
answer to statements made by his OPP
pOnent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

newspaper which has been supporting
the Governor asked him whether he
would repudiate it, stating it would
have more to say unless he did So
The Governor has not yet repudiated
the circular, but Manager Anderson
has written a letter regretting the
construction placed on the contents
of it, and stating that its intent has
been misconstrued. 1t appears, how
ever, that both the Smith and Brown
supporters were a unit in the con-
struction which they placed upon it,
and both denounced it with equal
fOrcp
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
The Prison COmmissiOnership Race

With the four candidates in the
race for Prison Commissioner and
none of them widely known in GeOr-
gia, it is generally believed that no
candidate will receive a majority, and
that for this one position there will
have to be a second primary on June
II, the date provided by the Executive
Committee
In the race for Railroad Commits
sioner the two incumbents, Judge
George Hillyer and Fuller E. Gala
way feel confident of their election.
W. d. Branan, a travelling man, who
is running against the former. is
travelling about the state and making
considerable of a race Little has
been heard, however, from R. H. Jen-
kins, a merchant of HogansvilIe, who
is opposing Mr.. Galloway. His name
will be on the ticket, but if he is do
ing much in the campaigning line.
Ne has been doing it very quietly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

Next to having money, the most
important thing is how to take care
of it--how best to invest it.
A Banking Institution of this kind
cannot only care for your financial
interests in a careful, conservative
way-giving you abundant banking
facilities in every department Of fin
ance-bUt can also give you valuable
aid and advice about investments and
securities. Open an account with
the Bank of South Western Georgia's
Savings Department and enjoy the
advantages that accrue
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

If Jerome is not fired from the dis
trict attorneyship of New York City
it will be because public sentiment
has no weight. He has undoubtedly
been tried and found wanting, another
reformer who failed to measure up
to the needs of the hour. Jerome
was gifted with wind but not with the
staying kind.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

Replying to Judge Hines, Chair
man Holloway, of the Populist party,
says: Il know you can afford to
speak for Hoke for your salary
paid by the people, by the way,)
which is your reward for your eff,
fort to split up and destroy the popu-
list party and dethrone its leaders"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

Bryan and Taft have united in a
request to Congress to pass a bill re-
curing the publication of campaign
expenses just prior to the election.
We can see the Republican leaders
baking at the idea of such a thing.
How could they fry the fat from the
stand patters among the manufacture
ers under such a condition as that?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

The Smith headquarters have re-
fused to give the Atlanta Georgian
any more news, although admitting
that it has published the matter as
furnished at the headquarters. This
and other signs indicate pretty clear
ly that the Smith managers are rat
tied.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
an Ordinary Case.
Chicago Record-Herald.

Her name was Mrs. Franshaw when
she moved into the fiat.
She was Mrs. William Bertram some
six months after that;
It>appears that she and William could
not get along at ALL
So she married Mr.. Fergus and moved
across the hall.
In a little while they parted and
becoming Mrs. Snow,
She had her goods and chattels taken
to the floor below,
But he and she discovered that ii
wasn't lasting love.
So becoming Mrs Triscott, she secur-
ed a fiat above.
When she moved out of the building
to live on the boulevard
After being Mrs. Perkins-she was
Mrs LispenhaTd;
And this happened two years after
she had moved into the fiat,
But in these days such a records not
a thing to marvel at
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

In the test of the turret type of
warship Wednesday, the Florida,
which was struck by a proiectile from
one of the biggest guns in the SER
vice was only battered. Naval Off
GERS express their satisfaction at the
happened in battle" said one of the
officers, THE Florida would be fight
ing yet
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
Largest Registration

3
So intense has been the interest in
this race that the registration of
voters which closed Saturday night,
was probably the largest known in
the history of the state In 1906 there
were about 100000 voters registered
throughout the state. There is
scarcely doubt that this years re-
gistration will go considerably over
100000, and of these, probably 225.-
600 will be white voters, all of whom
may cast ballots in the primary.
One of the interesting developments
OF last week was the action of Gov
Smiths campaign management in
backing down on its attitude as to
the famous Brooks County Circu-
lar" This circular distributed in
Brooks county and the Southern sec
ton OF the state, gave the details OF
disgusting dinner participated in by
negroes and whites in New York city
and sought to convey the impression
by insinuatiOn and inuendo that Mr.
Brown favored social and political
equality.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

Macon wants a new high school
for boys. Americas wants one for
both girls and boys
If watermelOns were only in now
we would have a fine antfdote for
the straw ballot nuisance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

The General Assembly of the Sou
thern Presbyterian Church will meet
in Savannah next year. 1t is needless
to say that the visiting clergy and
laity will be delightfully."- entertained
while in that city. Say what the rest
of the State may as to Savannah, no
one has ever called into question
its generous and charming hospitality.
That is one virtue it possesses in the
33d degree.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

Because Mr. Cowherd is a candi-
date for Governor of Missouri, the
Augusta Herald thinks that if he is
elected the state will be we'll MIXED
We have heard of that before.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

With over four million communi-
cants the Northern Presbyterian
church has only III men studying for
the ministry at this time. Is it the
glitter of gold that keeps young men
from the church field?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

The House has passed a bill re-
curing railroads to protect employees
by eQuipping locomotives with ash
cans that can be dumped without re-
curing an employee to go under the
locomotive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29
How the Brooks Circular Stands

When inquiry about the circular
was made by prominent citizens of
Brooks county. Campaign Manager
}. l.. Anderson for Gov Smith, wrote
a letter in which he stated that the
Governor fully approved the circular
and that it was intended to get out
a similar document for general dis
tribution over the state Then pro
tests began to come in hot and heavy,
not from the Brown men but from
the Governors own supporters One
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

his soul he would have done this, but
he was without humOr / did not
know then but I was soon to learn
that this young man was the creature
of the Grim Presence which was to
break me in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

The Waycross Journal is anxious to
know what bakery will hand out
the bread after Brown is elected. Well
get in the bread line and you will
see.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-05-29

Columbus wants to annex every
thing in sight before the next cen
sus. Americas, unfortunately, has
nothing to annex unless it be Plains
and that's too far away.