The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-07-23
TEXLINE is
BUILDING Up
The Garden Spot Of The Pan.
handle Shows Great EVl-
denCeS Of Progress

.Ot leAaS, inc ldlI bdIuen sppt VI IHe
universe II Is currently reported
Cand more or less bellrNed) that the
original garden OF Eden lies some
where hidden In this area. One thing
rs sure, the traveller who sees those
beautiful pralries arrayed in Giving
green" golden wheat and the doa-
ems Of different crops just now at
their best is not hard to convince
that 1t might easily be true,
rexline is situated in the extreme
northwest corner OF the state. IT. al
titude OF over 440O feet is a guar
antee Of pure air, pure water and
freedom from the thousand and one
pests that make life a burden else
where. This little town has not yet
realized its future possibilities there
fore 1t is easy to buy property here
now but already stone and brick
buildings are rising Large business
firms from other towns are becoming
interested and it is easy to foresee
the future prosperity, A good class
OF stock farmers are located in
county. Some fine Belgian, German
Coach and Percheron horses have
been introduced and already the i'm
provement in horses is visible, In
Iiew years fine grades Of horses will
be common.
This part OF Dallam county also
mas some very fine hogs, notably the
Messrs Draper have some thorough
bred Poland Chipss which are doing
remarkably we'll. There are several
carloads Of fat hogs in sight today.
Where there was one hog year ago
there are ten today, which surely
spells permanent prosperity. The
North Texas Land company have a
beautiful exhibit OF every grain, feed
and forage crop grown in this section
Including some excellent samples Of
beans, peanuts, millet, wheat, oats,
Indian corn, potatoes, onions, beets,
squash and other things too numer-
Gus to mention. TO give some idea
of what is being done in diversified
farming here we mention one man
has 100 acres planted in beans, Mex
lean speckled and common army
beans, and they are growing fine and
promise fine yields.
Beans are staple crop in Cali
fornia but this is probably the first
attempt to grow them on a large
scale in Texas. There is every rea-
son to believe it will be a success.
Four SO-horsepower steam plows
nave been sold here this year which
means a great tearing up of the sur
face OF Old Mother Earth, and no.
where does she more readily repay
man for his intelligent efforts.
Water is abundant and good, Wells
average $50 feet deep which means
entire freedom from surface contain
nation.
A large stone building for another
general merchandise store will short
iy be built,
Mr.. II. c. Noble is building nice
residence.
Mr.. J. II. Wolford OF Clayton, N,
NJ, is also building new home
wherein TO move his family.
The drouth that looked serious in
some sections was broken Sunday
and Monday by good general rains
which is the magic wand that makes
the brown earth turn green in day.
Texline boasts the best hotel on
the Denver road. 1t was built in IN
early days by a company and is far
in advance of the town.
Texline boasts of her good citizen
ship, There is no evidence OF the
wild and woody western border tow
one might expect to find. There are
several churches, large, well light
ed school building, many good bust
ness houses, carrying large stocks Of
merchandise, notably the Sisson
Lumber company which seemingly
has lumber enough in its yards to
build a good sized town and yet their
clever manager, w. V. Cole, assured
us their stock was low now as it is
just before stocking up time. The Big
10 Lumber company also carries a
good stock.
Mr.. Bingham the manager OF the
Texlne Hardware company Is out
after Teddy bears in the mountains
Of Colorado.
The Tanner Hardware company is
new firm just moving in but prom
Uses to add their full quota to the
general growth.
c. s. (ScranD Harrington was
shaking hands with his friends here
and incidentally looking after his
campaign for county judge Of Dallam
county. He will be pretty sure to be