The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-03-26
sIgnaI Reporter visits Eoch

We have be- planning for some
time TO make a trip 10 Foch and Sat
urday morning We had an opportun-
! ity TO go and leaving town about 8
| o'clock We expected 10 reach Foch
in about an hour but wait. the flivver
got out Of whack OF the gasoline or
the driver or well. something was
wrong for II was fact we 81 p
ped once not knowing the nature OF
the critic ou coaxing had no effect.
We worked and plead Tor some time
I finally securing n little pint can we
ped, and not knowing the nature Of
IL again and on and on until we final
ly reached the city about 1880
o'clock Foch is a good little town
surrounded by a fertile agricultural
country IL has a very wide trade
territory east. west, north and south.
A good many miles each way. The
people OF this community are very
prosperous this year having made
better cotton than most communi-
ties and an abundance OF feed which
places them in a fine condition for
the coming year The Hemleigh Ho-
tel Is the first important place and
this Is about the first place we found.
This is a very comfortable and pleas
ant hosiery with lots OF good things
TO eat. II Is presided over by Mrs.
Brooks and Mr.. Brooks is the black
smith Then the First State Bank,
an institution that has grown up with
the town is next In order BY glance
al the financial statement Of this
bank In las, weeks issue Of the Sig
nal It shows something over $780,
600 on deposit. Mr.. Gentry, Mr.. Bill
ingsly and Mr.. Neyemler are the men
who handle the coin and dish out the
exchange TO the people Next IS the
Drug store. DIR. Morrow and Mr..
Karnes own the Drug store and do a
good business Then comes the Post
Office. Mrs. Leverett keeps the post
office Adams and Leverett have a
grocery store in the same building.
u. 5. says he makes the living dis
trlbuting the necessities CT life, such
as flour. sugar potatoes. toothpicks,
etc. They have a good business Then
there is J. w. Jackson, who has
store. He told them how to maDs
out their income tax returns. makes
legal instruments, deals In real
estate, etc. He has built up a good
I business Elmer Gardner keeps the
butcher shop. The Barber Shop is
owned by Mr.. Mobley and the house
was full. all waiting for their turn
in the chair. Mr.. Ely is across the
street and handles Hardware aud
Groceries That is the place where
YOU can get all kinds Of nice things
for The kitchen and parlor. Mr. Rec
| tor has the Dry Goods store. That is
the place where you can dixie up look
pretty and get all kinds OF good
Iclothes 10 wear Mr.. Werner has a
Tailor Shop in here. He puts you
| in a barrel and presses your clothes
while YOU wait Fargasor Bros.
have a grocery store. They were
very busy waiting on their customers
Higgin botham- Bartlett Lumber Co.
have a big lumber yard. Mr.. Boucher
is the manager. YAu can read what
they have In their r.' - the Snyder
Signal. Mr.. Tubbs has harness
shop and ]. G. McKinnon makes over
your shoes in the same place.
]. W. Wemken, r. c. Herm. had
Lthe same broad smile and many
other familiar faces whom | would
like to mention II there was room in
this paper. Foch has four chprcaes.
three gins, two railroads and one
oil we'll, no. mean a derrick up We
saw this derrick about mile and
half south OF town. They claim this
To be the biggest derrick In the coun-
ty. The derrick is complete and they
hope to spud in in the near future.
H. r. Coker is manager of the Fuller
Gin and T. II. Bills. the one gallus
the onther one. believe, the
third gin, Is not running this season.
Kemp & Harlan are dealers in grain
and livestock and they Know their
business. c. p. Num- is preparing
to put In a new business. hardware