The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-02-02
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ana since then we had the pleasure
'"' o.,irq Mr.. c. NJ. Parten, of
whose history OF himself
'aco his residence IN this county
loo. long way in solving TINS
srob}em. Mr.. Parten moved here in
,sss from Tennessee and located
= Nash On 40 acres OF Iahd' ana
aor,ietpntly looking ahead and
mo q yfgilant eye to his own
,,.iaess affairs has prospered. lie
o,cn4 473 acres of land at
as fine as ever Il crow flew
which would probably bring
a,-oa n ner acre. He has always
,,, good provider and makes
his calculations far ahead, and
,,.,a, mada a debt that he did not
,.oot During his many years in
.bts county he has managed to nave
~, own meat and plenty Of feed
-.,,ff 10 RIM his farm without hay
;,r In huv at the markets. He al
-. makes a garden and raises
r1onty of POTATOES to supply his
home during the year without 60
,,a m the store for these necea-
,arias He invariably brings some
thing to sell when he comes to
town. Just the other day the
writer was told by his grocer he
had purchased $50 worth Of gro
ceriee and had about (lackfng a
few dtmcst offsetting the account
ny the produce he sold him. The
formers in general would do well
-o follow the example OF this sue
cessful man. II you are renting
the land. treat it as if you owned
the farm, keeping il in first class
condition, such as keeping up the
house you live i'll, lacking on a
plank here and there, not allowing
grass and weeds to grow, blowing
IN the stubble, etc. You will be
amply repaid for your trouble. and
put you in good standing With the
landlord, aud like the school boy
that keeps up With his studies
you will have no fear in passing,
and your services on the farm viii
be In demand by the owner, Wheth-
OF nruriE4
you will find it pays. Mr.. Parton.
according to our idea has struck
the right trail We must first or
ganize al home by strict economy
and supplying the neeessaries for
our existence. and when We have
accomplished this We viii, be in
better shape to meet all obstacles,
and If We should have anything 70
sell We would be backed up with
conditions that We could demand a
fair price for our products. All
organizations of any counting first
Starts at home by properly regu-
lat!hg our own affairs Let each
farmer start the ball "a rolling and
thus put a new way OF doing things
in grand Old Ellis county, 1t is
the little details in our various
callines We must look after that
counts, large matters take care OF
themselves, as rule.
Last week We visited the little
city of Boyce, just a few mileT
east OF Waxahachie, on the Hous-
ton and Texas Central railway
ms town was named for Captain
W. A. Boyce, now deceased. who
VAS known throughout the county.
and had scores of friends. Boyce
mas two large cotton gin plants,
me Farmers gin and the Boyce
ON company. AT the first named
s'h they We're making the last
run. While l was there and all the
'iieh We're kept very busy and paid
'ttte attention to the Field Core
'Pohueht. out / hung on one sub
Scfloer at the gin. while he was
unloading cotton. Here ! met Mr..
e. T. Eason, the good natured man
asef, who does things, and the
yard man, Mr. S. d. Lanier. who
AAo"s his business. At this gin |
met my old friend, J. r. Borders.
VINO owns fine farm and beauti-
Jul tWo-story residence that can
panty be seen from Boyce Just
.l''ie over twenty-six years ago Mr..
Hofaers started from the bottom
hoteh' and by persistently and ever
'"s'ihgly looking after his own in
u'Vldual affairs he has been abund-
"heiy repaid. He has a good wife,
"ho no doubt shares in his sue
reSs' They have only one boy,
.'oy' who. like his father is till
''s 1he soil and is making good.
No'ohel ]. d. Alexander, highton-
'a' dignified gentleman, was also
another of my acquaintances here.
ne and Mr. linn WILSON tho