The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-01
THE YEAR 1917 WAS ONE or
PREPAREDNESS FOR WORK
To cdNiE.
Review of Years Aprogress shows
Many accompli~ b,ncnts--I.ook-
ing Forward We See Great
ImprovcA,ent.


II
The year 1915. lust elcsed. may
be counted n most Remarkable year
in the history OF Naxahachle, not
so much from standpoint of ma
terial progress as Z I'M advancement;
along civic, educatienal and social
A ne| era has dawned
and Waxahachie spd the year 1919
preparing for the gteat work that is
to be done Actu{l building de-
velopments. figure,E In dollars and
cents, are not surprisingly large but
we're in keeping W the average
yearly Developments Much work
has been done duribg the year just
closed that tends q bind the town
and country in cl&er relationship,
A great work has bt ten cone In pro-
noting safe and & sane farming
throughout Ellis cowhty, and taking
steps towards scouting stable mar
kets for products ETHER than cot
ton. As said befof1, the work Of
the year was largely in preparation
for greater work 30 follow. Like
the successful genetAl, town build
ing and country Development, must
first be planned an4 when once tho
needed work Is outlined and agreed
~
upon ii is easier 10 accomplish
During the year Is ~ Waxahaohie
planned many thinet that will all
in town developmeat First and
foremost among th@e things will
be found the chaHer agitation.
Without new charNr many OF the
things needed cannoE be had. The
adoption of charteH that gives en-
larged powers will the first step
in the city's progrelk during the
new year. II
New Fields ofIActivity.
Realizing the futiNity OF putting
forth effort during Ehe early part
OF last year to obtKin new indus
trial institutions Nxahachie put
her energy into agricultural activi-
ties, Joining hand in band with every
movement that promised to benefit
the farmer ADEQUATE facilities
We're prepared for tsking care of
farm products to be stored. Hearty
endorsement was given the Buy-a-
Bale movement. Committees were
sent to Austin to john in the cotton
reduction caucuses. aud as result
of the agitation the acreage was re.
duced in Ellis countyx Stress was
laid on diversificatiom as a means
OF making the farm mare profitable.
As result of this. agitation Ellis
county has grown hcH own feed
stuffs and some 10 spafe. thus saw
ing a million and quarter dollars
The corn show held lasttJanuary was
an inspiration to many tEllis county
farmers. and as a resultS Ellis county
grown corn was exhibited at he
State Fair. Cotton Palade and Texas
Corn show.
Along in February If last year
the commissioners court saw fit 10
abolish the work of the Farm DEM
onstration agent, and III was Waxa-
hachie that came to the laid OF the
farmers and kept the work going in
the county until the commissioners
sew fit to take il up agJn. Twelve
hundred contestants wete entered
in the Texas Industrial congress
contests. and there is prbmise of at
least one of these rankin first in
the state. Great aid has lbeen given
agriculture through thef organiza-
tion of a Marketing association
which fostered farm exhibit dur
ing the early fell. During the sum
mer a short course farms chautau-
qua proved very instructive.
State and District Meetings.
attthtlon mas DeeI dpIdcteu 10
Waxahachie during the fear just
closed through state and district
meetings. which were held with
credit to the town. Earh in Jan
uary OF last year the Tejas Corn
Growers assembled here il three
days session. which brought promi-
nent farmers and scientists from all
sections of the state. Some months
later the district meeting OF the
Federation of Women's Gibbs was
held here. bringing club women
from all parts of Texas. Next came
the State Christian Endeaypr meet
ing, which brought some l30e or
more Christian y0uur rsen land wO-