El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-17

commodities the best travelling organi-
cations an organization of professional
and business men that is working con-
tinuously for the growth and advance
ment Of the city; lodges Of all lead
ing benevolent and fraternal orders,
including the Masons and the EI<s, the
two latter having homes here; IL
brary, handsome churches and schools
with a faculty the equal Of any in the
state. Dalhart prides itself on its edu
catiOnal facilities and advantages and
they are unsurpassed even in the large
cities Of the state and country. Many.
cattlemen have located their families
here to have the advantage Of the
schools All the congregations are rep
resented with handsome churches. The
business section Of the city is modern,
the banks stable and doing a large
business in a conservative manner and
everything marks the progress Of
city that has found its pace and is
keeping steadily in the path of pro-
gress and advancement.
Modern Business Houses.
The business houses are marked by
their modernity Plate glass, brick,
stone and steel form the construction
of the principal blocks and good side
walks are found throughout the town,
On residence and business sections
alike. The streets are graded and kept
clean and well sprinkled-
Dalhart's hotels always win com
mendation from visitors, most of whom
are surprised to get such accommoda-
lions in a city the size and age of this
place.
The postoffice receipts of the town
afford one Of the best bafometers of
growth and, these. ike the growth in
scholastic population, doubling and
trebling in a few years. attest the
wonderful, steady growth Of this new
city of the plains.
Climate and Soil.
Climate, soil and moisture, the trim
sty Of factors which determine the
value of any section as an agricultural
proposition, are as continuously rep
resented in this section as in any other
IN the great southwest. It is said of
California that the real estate agents
sell Climate" a. $1,000 the acrs and
throw IN the land In this part of Tex
a. better land is sold for SIS to $40
an acre, and a better climate than is
that of California.
Through endless ages the grass and
other vegetation have grown undis-
turbed over the endless reaches of this
high plateau. to decompose in winter
and in the economy of natures evolu-
ton, to create a soil rich beyond COM
para more abiding source Of wealth
Than mine or factory; veritable beds
of gold" The richest mine is soon de-
pleted; factories may be destroyed, but
the wealth in the rich soil of the Tex
As panhandle is inherent and mex
haustible.
Farming Successful.
The average annual rainfall, which 1
scientifically cultivated, has proved 4
sufficient for the production Of the /
finest crops, is augmented, usually by ]
2 sufficient snowfall to greatly aid the !
scientific tillage Of the soil, is making /
thousands Of acres OF panhandle land 1
into splendid homes for good citizens /
throughout the panhandle and par 1
ticularly about Dalhart
June is the chief summer month in /
this section, the month of growing
crops and ripening fruits. Here the /
summer sun gets IN its best work eight !
hours a day. The heat at no time op- I
pressive. owing to the altitude, works /
the wonderful magic of nature, and
crops grow and ripen under its rays
like flowers beneath the magician's 1
wand Summer is the great producer
of wealth hereabouts and few are the
complaints against the heat The de-
nghtful nights compensate for what
ever heat may be experienced during
the day.
Cattle Have Not Suffered
With the coming Of the farmer the
cattle industry has in no wise suffer
ed except in the size Of the herds and
extent of the ranges I fact there
are now in nearly every county in this
region fully as many cattle as during
the early days Of the cattle barons. 4
Here, there are none Of the extremes
that make nearly every other widely
advertised climate disagreeable at
some season of the year To the young
1T offers a future that promises to be
rich in opportunities, and to the mid
Ole aged, the stability Of It's present
appeals at once
Boarding house keepers were quick
TO take advantage Of cut prices on