The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-24
liberal and generous toward his
work people.
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liberal and generous toward his
work people.
Don Luis is a very handsome
man, married to a beautiful wife.
He is the father of twelve children
seven sons and five daughters
These sons are all associated with
DonLuis in looking after the ranch
while the daughters said to be
the most beautiful women in Mex
ieo-remain quietly at the home
stead. All the children were edu-
Gated in the United. States. are
highly accomplished, have travelled
through Europe and speak several
languages. ~
Don Luis founded his cattle ranch
about fourteen years ago, and four
years later he sought to import the
finest cattle from Scotland and Eng
land. But there were considerable
difficulty in the way. The import
duty on foreign cattle was soeheavy
that it was impossible to bring over
the animals in numbers sufficient
for his purpose, so Don Luis APP
pealed to the Mexican Government
pointed out the absurdity of restric-
ting the Importation of good stock
into the country and succeeded in
getting the import tax repealed.
Since that time Terrazas has in
creased his stock by the importa-
ton of something like five thousand
bulls of the best breeds from the
famous studs of Europe.
Five years ago Terrazas installed
on his ranch four big reservoirs,
costing 10000 pounds, besides
which there are three hundred.wel
scattered over the huge farm, some
OF them going down to the depth of
500 feet. These wells, the water
from which is raised by means of
windmills, cost another 100, 600
pounds. Every kind of grain is
grown, and Don Luis is constantly
experimenting in the raising of diff
ferent foods for supplying. the.
wants of his immense herds during,
the rainiess season.
An enemy Mhichhas to be stern
ly fought on this great ranchis,fire
and SCARCELY :. summer passes. witllss
out great tracts of prairie being laid
waste by its destroying advance.
Throughoutsthe torrid months there
is a man stationed on the lookout /.
at every station. each hour ofsti,e
twenty-four, and directly he sees
indications which tell him that a
fire has started he rings the mas
sive alarm bell, andin an. incredibly
short time men come riding in neady
to fight the danger with their lives
if necessary.
The frightened cattle are driven
sidewise from the line of tine on
coming fire, and then the enemy is
attacked from the rear, 1t is no
good attempting to stop a prairie
fire from the front, for it's progress
is too rapid and too anniaiiating.
Heavy chains are dragged along the
ground, which help. to- weaken and
|dissipate the fire. Across the prai-
RE long fufrows fifty feet apart are
quickly made. and these also help
to stem the progress OF, the fire. Ali
night the fight kept up, and not
until the last spark is quenched are
the men able to take food and rest.
In these efforts to subdue the
flames Don Luis and his sons are
usually to be seen working like de-
mons and urging their men to
greater efforts. Fighting prairie
fire has all the elements of. danger
and for Excitement it has few
sequals. For this reason Don Luis
takes a fierce delight in combating
1.-THE flames, and declares that it is
lone Of the facinations CT prairie
life.
/ T. B. Doxey, merchant, tailor,
steam cleaning and dye works.
Jackson, Miss. .Qsssessl. 5 8
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| H. A. Busick Co.'S weigh yard.
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