Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-02
SLATON IS PROGRESSING STEADILY

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late sandy loan lo.i tho high aitl- I
trde Of the region ESQ feet Dee
Slowing upon tho fortunate Slaton
farmer exceptional freedom from hot
sind damage
additional CitJ Equipment
Nov In future progress are plans
for city Waterworks. electric isht-
INK. the paving OF streets and the
putting down % - feet concrete
sidewalks 100 al business portions o.
the city
Coming Annual Cotton Carnival
The already demonstrated cotton
capacities Of the Slaton country are
OF such scope and volume that the
slaton Commercial CLUB 1ill inan' /
lgurate next year an annual cotton /
carnival With round trip railroad
rates from all outside localities ana
general iolli'ication welcome ana
glad handshake 20 all concerned Sa
ton visiting guests
/ 4. Native Ia the Manor Born
Last wear the practical initial sea. /
son of slaton region cotton cultiVa'
.tou fully displayed the fact that
the great white staple All flourish
|t.ra ss though native 20 the manor
born The average yield OF one
|holf bale per mere last year being
sWelled 10 very proba1l" a''Fat'
lac tRo.ihIrds OF a bale this season
.Cousor,aliye estimate says that IN
Tho region commercially tributary toI
slafnu 1000 bales of cotton ~ill PEI
marketed this year these figures
~ be- probably doubled next season
for me initial slaton cotton carnival
with tho confident prediction that
G00o bales will DE counted at the
lthIrd annual carnival.
In addition 10 rs prolific Yield.
glaton cotton has the advantages OF
fine fiber. comparative absence OF
.eeds Ina cultivation processes, ana
alike natural early aud clean pick
ling The slaton gin. Lunsiord and
Doane. .proprietors Is nov very busy
Sla,on cotton IL In good sized IN
ldsiiual areas this year, the Pos"y
farm for Instance having 80 cot
ton acres from (which he eill gather
.aboH' a. bales
Grains
Small grains were all Of excellent
. return this season. while the milo
maize aud kafir corn yields viii be
: cxcoptioually heavy for even the
slaton region Slaton station now
shipping large quantities Of both
: these grains
! \ Corn Combination
/, Practically all Slatou 'armers
! have more or less cattle from which
r they annually sell Cat beeyes, a. well
as more or less dairy products. both
. OF these Industries being destined to
increasing profitable development.
Hogs and poultry well started AZ
a money producers. while both horses
X and mules are already promising
j. large future marketing
o Well pumpagc irrigation
< h Well pumpaEc irrigation for small
tracts with developed croppage Is
rapidly demonstrating IT'S great 0la
j. ton region values. the following ar
q iicle taken from a late ISSUE OF The
z -lanronito. treating one Of The man'
local instances IN point
z Dr G n Rrauham has one OF the
o finest dirt anks on his farm 10 be
T. found In this country tie built
% tank 100 feet square by scoopIng GA
+, the center TO make the banks OF
u walls with raising them about 'hr"
+ feet ho,c the ground When WHte
.c Vas first turned into the tank iron
d the windmill Do disappeared as Jas
las n Was turned iu but this ."ai
Pc n th, tank WAS overcome by turning
u stock into the tank and having then
a tUamp DO well until o. holds waite
b. now uk, q jug and the Doctor say
.sI hc can never detect that any "a'r
s lost The tank Is supplied Witl
l-I1uN an ordinary windmill, bu, tAi
~ mill keeps II bank full an the time
.e About two months aso Mr. Bran
d. ham got some Bermuda grass roo
,r sod which he planted around th
m tank In several places. putting
" p.r,e about Two inches square b
~ each place Now the grass has eos
al Pea The tops OF the tanks, and 81