The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-10-30
PLAINS WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT
FROM OPEN RANGE AND CATTLE COUNTRY A FEW YEARS
BACK SOUTH PLAINS HAS DEVELOPED RAPIDLY
AGR|cUlT TURE IS NOW COUNTYS LEAO|MG INDUSTRY
CovpIed With the Raising Registered and Thooushbred Horses
Cattle Sheep, Hogs, Poultry, ETC., Makes Fine
Country in Which to Live.
ny z Kenneth Eyansl

a series of fifteen industrial articles
which will be published one each
week for the next fifteen weeks IN
the Avalanche for the purpose of ex.
ploiting the industrial resources OF
this section The materials To be
contained in these articles and the
writing was done by an experienced
publicity writer and every statement
contained based absolutely on facts
and passed upon by the Secretary OF
the Chamber Of Commerce, as TO its
authenticity. The statements con
tanned in this series Of articles may be
substantiated by conditions as they
actually exist in the Plains country
little less than half n century
avo the conquest for empire, in an IN
dustr,al way was gradually pushing
those who possessed a little Of the
wanderlust and much stamina OF
purpose TO the westward. They came
IN the once familiar prairie schooner
puIled in many instances by the braz-
en- oxen. who plodded their weary
way constantly to the westward.
These were those sturdy pioneers.
who forsaking birthplace and family
ties came west 10 found an inland
empire. They burned their bridges
behind them as Il were with ne"
worlds 10 conquer ahead OF them.
They came To a territory where the
wily redskin battled with all his Gun.
ming against the encroachmcnt OF
these sturdy pioneers. They could
see their hunting grounds beng TAX
en- up and absorbed by these grim
yixaged and determined men VINO
carried their entire worldly belong.
ingr with them. Today the hand OF
the red man has but given way that
the hand Of the white man might
realize and develop the vast fields OF
unfathomcd richness which exists IN
the great Southwest and especially
the Plains country.
Colonies and habitstions sprung
up over night The lowing OF the
herds OF range cattle was 70 be herd
over the prairie. The wierd howl OF
the coyote was a part Of the civili-
cation noises Of that vast unbroken
expanse in those days But the men
Who came 10 the Plains country.
many Of them still here today. were
far seeing and quickly realized the
oppoytunities. ahead Of them. az the
same time aware Of the fact that u
would be a grim battle against time
and adversity and that nothing but
determined effort and forbearance
would be the cause Of the realization
Of the elimination Of their dreams
viz, a land Of cultivation and pros
perity.
they naturally took the course ~
the least resistance and began rais-
ing cattle. There were no fields 70
til following this occupation. They
, were n long distance from marketing
center and the production could walk
10 market. hence no long hauls u
they raised stock. Railroads were
not necessarily a part Of the scheme
Of things in those days. The stock
man would turn his herds out to
roam nj will over miles and miles OF
free and unbroken prairie without
such a thing as a fence. They would
brand them and never see them
again until the annual roundup at
which time they would return with
hundreds Of head Of young. This
was the stockman's crop. Depreda-
tions Of rustlers. Indians and outlaws
made this life a hazardous one. yet
they stayed with the grim determin.
edness which Is a characteristic OF
tbe Westerncr.
D1nnnnsNrse OF events on the
nlalishment Of CONNER