The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-07-30

would be badly damaged II not en-
tirely ruined in a very few days. Good
rains have since fallen throughout
that country and crops, though re-
tarded by late spring and June
drouths, promise a fair yield II sea
sons are favorable from now on. The
small grain was good. Wheat made
about 20 bushels per acre, and oats
40 to GO. The fruit crop Is excel
lent. People are happy In the thought
OF a rich harvest, but It certainly
looked as II there would be repl-
tltion Of some OF the scenes enacted
In that unfortunate country during
the seven successive years Of drouill
from 1906 to 1914. II Will be remem-
bered that the years 1906 and 1914
were years Of plenty but the seven
years which interviewed were years OF
famine. We do not mean famine In
It's true sense: Of course the country
produced sufficient to sustain itself,
but during each OF those seven years
there was more or less suffering from
dry weather and short crops.
Last year G91D was perhaps pe
most prosperous year that country
has ever known with more maize,
Kaiiir corn. feterlta and other CROPS
than the country could consume In a
dozen years. the people found It nee
essary to ship hundreds Of cars cf
these products to the less favored
sections In East Texas. Scurry coun
ty produced near thirty thousand
bales Of cotton. which is splendid
record for county which has never
been classed as a big cotton county.
We now rejoice with them in their
prosperity as we sympathlzed with
them In their adversely.
We spent an entire week at sny-
der enjoying the hospitality OF kind
red and friends. and as water VIII
seek It's level, we naturally sought
the print shop and enjoyed fratornal
visits to the Snyder signal and u. A..
Wnrrens job plant
Resumlng our journey westward
we anchored again at Southland, a
little town between Post and slaton'
ON the plains There we were roy
ally entertained in the home Of Mr..
and Mrs Lee Grow. These good peo-
pie are well known to many In this
section, they having moved from
Zephyr to that country several years
ago You cant keep good man
down and Lee Grow is well satisfied
and doing well in his new home
Southland is thriving little town
Is rich agricultural section which
IS a part Of the estate Of the late c.
W. Post. the millionaire manuiac-
turer Of Battle Creek, Mich. THIS
land is now being cut into quarter
section tracts and sold to actual set
tiers only
We spent four days in the cooling
breezes Of the plains. then returned
to Snyder for two days more to make
preparation to 20 to Coahomn which
Is a little station near big Spring on
the Texas & Pacific n. r.
There. as elsewhere, wc were we'll
cared for We had the pleasure Of
visiting relatives there, some Of
whom we had not seen In eighteen
years. and II was great and good to
be with them About the same con
dItlons prevailed in the Big Spring
country as elsewhere that we hod
visited. Crops late but PROMISING
people scared bu, hopeful
on the sth day Of this month we
started for home. feeling that we had
had splendid outing When one
has been borne down by the cares
which are natural and common In a
prlnter's life for a number Of years
how refreshing It is TO be able to lay
down the stick. kick the belt off
the pulley on the line shaft, tell the
devil" that he needn't come around
for couple Of weeks, then walk
from out the shadow Of the shop and
HE away to place where there Is
nothing to do but eat, drink Uec
watorl and be merry.
The trip was somewhat expensive
from a financial standpoint. but pro-
ftable, In that we have gained In
health and strength We hope, gained
in knowledge Of the country and its
people The little journey did not
consume a great deal Of time, but 7
was as long as we cared TO stay
sooner or later the footsteps OF tho
wanderer will naturally turn toward
home and he wants TO go
The writer likes the wesi-can'
help It: its good people, thriving
,.,..,. hro.d nralrles cooling hreeLei