The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1917-03-22

accept yo.r invitation q coniribut.
: to the Home Coming edition with pleas
, ure and if this be of interest to you
shall feel amply repaidfor my time and
tr ,uble.
have been in the Coast country 3
} years, coming here with ths hopes Of i'm.
provemcnt in my wife's condition and
feel that the semi-tropiesl climate has
been very beneficial.
Am travelling or as We used to say
drumming for one Of the oldest and
largest wholesale grocery Aease in the
south. They will this year celebrate their
so Anniversary.
We are very pleasantly situated locat-
ed in the center of my tsssle territory
and by using car to cover my territory
can stay at home 365 nights In the year.
As to our family, we hayE been blessed
with two boys and two girls The baby is
seven years old. My wifes Us some OF
you will remember was Texas Long
Horn" and is living in her tate but a.
bout 600 miles from her<eld aome Texas
you must remember is country Of dis
lance. Our location is abo,ls 500 miles
from the north boundary apd about 200
miles from the border (Mexioo.)
We have almost an ideal V4imate, sell
dom freezes, and our hot Summers are
tempered by the healIful breezes from
the Gulf of Mexico. We are 20 miles
from the finest beach bathing in the
world, it takes about dominates to get
in"
We grow Strawberries in December.
Farming efforts in this country are con
fined mostly to the growing Of rice with
irrigation from the Colorado River, the
counties adjoining grow cotton. corn,
potatoes, sugar cane and peanuts. The
latter industry is being rapiIsy develop
ed in the southern part Of Texas, the
nut is handled in almost the same man
ner as the cotton seed.
We are gradually forging 70 the front
in the industry of raising "Cstris Fruit
Grape Fruit, Lemons and Oranges. /
challenge the world on this statement
that your education has beer sadly neg
iected if you have never tassed a Sat
suma orange.
The farmers over at San Benito are
selling cabbage atsi40. per ton. San
Benito is just south of us and the truck |
industry is developed il to remarkable |
degree. We have beyonditip sstion tks
sess . ssInfansi- o = S. anrs-Ilssi
We have an ideal stock raising country
grass remaining green all the year.
We have been afflicted in the past |
years with the cid 1exas Long horns
and mexican cattle from across the Rio
Grande. but improvements are coming
and more especially with the Introduce
ian of the Brahma cattle from India or
as the Indians say sacred cattle" They /
grow very large and seem especially a
dopted to this climate.
We have been disturbed frequently in /
the past year over the Mexican situA.
ton. Our nearness to the border and /
our own Mexican population causing no /
little concern and we at this moment /
EEL that Intervention" has only been /
put forward little and will get some
with or without our choosing.
We base such prophecy on a slight (
of Mexican character and feel
that comparison of Kentucky cop
with Mexican person would I
De 100 much of a reflection on our friend /
he snake. In connection with border
troubles my brother has just finished4
doing his BIZ" at San Benito with the
machine gun company Of list Okla. In
try. 1t might not be without interest
q know that my father, DR.. John A.
raulbee, who so long and faithfully serv-
ID the people of the mountains and most
IF them without reccompense, with my
mother is living in Okla and both have |
he best of health my father is still a /
very active man.
The death of my old friend Spencer
Cooper was most unhappy incident /
ret feel that / must Mr.. Hollon with /
he success he has made no greater COM
,liment to you than this, III is worthy
If Mr.. Cooper"
We realize it must have neccesitated
some sacrifice on your part to assume
The part of "Helmsnns" OF the Herald |
md vet the fight made by Mr. Cooper,
assume will be continued by you was
BOT personal gain but service to people
Of the mountains. The upbuildlEg of
your community and the uplifting of
your fellowmen.
One word for my ''Alma Mater" next
10 the Hazel Green Herald the Hazel
Green Academy has been the predomi-
mating factor in all progress and develop
nent in the mountains. am very
proud of my native state and that l have
been q student of f. G. A.
With my kindest and best regards to
al my friends and yourself,
am,
Edward 0. Taulbee
Bethel, Ohio r. r.
Dear readers of the Herald.
We left Hazel Green about six years ago