The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-07-05
A Party of Liberal Boosters
Take an Automobile Trip
to Gate. A Country That
Has Been Touched by
the Hand of "King
Midas"
Millions of Bushels of Wheat,
Barley and Oats, Will be
Marketed From Seward,
Beaver and Texas
Counties This Year

naked clouds were blushing pink at
the newness ;Of the morning light,
and the sky In the west was of the
darkest hue--darkened by the flying
tells of the shroud of the deceased
night, a party of Liberal boosters
left town for a trip to Gate, Okla
homa, by way of the new town of
Forgan The party consisted of the
Following: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Baugh-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Yocum, Mr..
and Mrs. Abe X. Stoufer, Mr.. and
Mrs l.. w. Stevesson, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. F. German, G. l.. Light, DR.. Swartz,
I. w. Hubbard, Paul Stoufer, Chas.
Molter, Rev. w. T. Ward, Paul Light
and Judge l.. A, Etzold.
Before eight O'Clock the engines
were set to work and the four cars
each took a different route down into
the southeast country over smooth
roads, skirted on either side by fields
of golden wheat. At about 1915
the party met at Forgan, where they
compared notes as to crop prospects
and the beautiful country passed
through Those in the car that had
secuted along the crest of the hill
just east of the neighborhood known
as Missouri Flats" were most en-
thusiastic in their description of the
many farms that nestled in the broad
valley, guarded on all sides by vel
vety, green undulating fields.
The town of Forgan was a sur
prise to many Of the party in that
1t has quite a number of good build
ings, already up and lot more un-
der construction. And the people
they were all Just as busy as bees,
and as wide awake as a six months
old baby at two o'clock in the morn
ing The railroad grade of the
Wichita Falls route is completed in
to Forgan and the citizens are anx-
iously awaiting the track layers.
They figure that the track layers
will reach the town some time be-
tween July 18TH and August 1st. The
town OF Forgan Is not very old but
1t sure is good one.
After spending an hour or so in
pleasant conversation with the citi-
zens, the party set out for Knowles,
which Is about 10 miles from For
gan. Knowles is another of the
towns on the new road and the
track layers are only about miles
from there. Many new buildings
are going up and an air OF suppressed
excitement prevails over the town.
II will be a wonderful sight to those
folks to see a real train loom up over
the hill and come steaming right in
to town.
The country is rather rough be-
much farming upon It, but the grass
is rank of growth, and is fine coun-
try for stock raising.
Upon leaving Knowles the land
hattens out into nice level plain
again and the vegetation becomes
more yerdant. Clumps of natural
wood are seen here and there and one
may look, and look, and look. to the
North--to the East--to the West
and see nothing but great fields of
waving grain, until the mirage miles
its false arms and inverts the scene
for miles further. And to the South
the same scene greeted the wonder
stricken travellers until the foamy
mists of the Beaver formed a curtain,
to shut 1t out, for fear the human
eye would become too confused at
the mightiness of It all. And dotted
here and there, like silent watch
dogs over their masters hoard of
gold stood the farm houses, shaded
by the faithful locust tree
A IttfIa affar mann ha
reached the town of Gate. Now here,
gentle reader, is a town after 3
boosters own heart They have the
railroad-it is right there-the track
running along the east edge of the
town. The people of Gate boosted
for that road, too, they got up and
hustled, and took it away, so to
speak, from another town down on
the Beaver. They meant to get it.
and a live bunch of men got out and
they got it, too. Gate opened up,
and the railroad came in.
The party spent an enjoyable hour
and half talking to the townsmen.
and in looking over the town. 1t is
not very large as yet, but-mercy! how
they are going to go, when the rail
road delivers the many carloads of
building material they have ordered.
The foundations are already laid for
three fine elevators.
The workmen on the construction
gang are all white men, Irish. Ger
man and Yankee, and they are a
hearty and contented looking bunch,
too.
The automobiles were turned
toward their homeward trip at 2:10,
and the occupants lolled lazily back
in the cushions, listening absently to
the llstless hum of the motor, watch
ing the huge headers on every hand
vomiting forth the fields burden of
gold into the barges to be hauled
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