Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-23
PLAINS COUNTRY IS NOW
IN 60 D D CONDITION

That the Plains Country II Texas
without any particular reference tul
subdivision. Ia coming into IT, own in
real, constructive aud durable way.
10 evidenced Ia the following stat
incnlH IRON John l.. H.ll. Nirc president
and gcncral manager IT the rauhaudb
Lumber Company n conversation
with a representative u The Nvws
"Of nothing am ! sur,r than tina,
the Plains Country 1T Teas within
reasonably short time. VAL show tva'.
substantial and abiding Development q.
rs an aitcr.clap ui the most turbulent.
unsettled. unstable. undesirable vundi
iiuns known IN America for more than
N"h century People at America agv
beginning 10 awake to q realization 81
tn, isc, Inat the land crop u "a, world
n not susceptible o. expansion. AMI
that II they are to secure homes with
attaching acreage. u must lc dome iu
the very near future IN times pas
there was q feeling that there's ia
need iur hurry in the matter II ar
qulring possession ~ land There were
aimos, nmmeasurshlc street.-the. ~ an
Occupicd territory from which the hrs;
might be chosen az viii. and that at
'idicuiously low figure That ~ At
changed now, aud seemingly the wvrli
war has maXimly"d and intensified the
desire for possession
mo area comparahle Boz extent,
cheapncss uf price. i-tiiitN Of -1ll. de-.
hght Of climate and susceptibility a.
farming with profit. " Ia be- found out.
side the Plains Country 81 Texas THIS
fact IL finding its way into the more
congesicd communities II Texas an
other states and people are coming
this way, acquiring land. building
homes and settling as citizens. lcndn.
their efforts a. the proper drtelopmep:
" the country The undue mutations
~ lumler and other building materl,.
In connection with the abnormal costs
of production during and immediately
following the world war. are rapidly
bsosming a memory The great inia..
rupted building programs IN this SEE.
tion AZ In others. viii in due time T..
resumed There viii be- unemployment
and that. too on the hss.s u the new
and more desirable normally.
AS an Illustration ~ what mean
In this connection. when reference Is
made 10 building and improvement. I
viii mention ]. :. Bushnell u RrOok.
line. Missouri. Mr. Bushnell has own
Ell q half section ten miles south q,
wildorado fox number II Years. and
during that time leased Tor grazing.
the Income has been barely sufficient
20 pay the taxes lie has now dctc-
iEined 10 reap substantial returns from
his Investment lie has provided for
improvements aggrcgating $4,000 ai1
the tract has been ienantsd and 4 pro.
gram ~ development including e crap
ping scheme adopted MessrS. stitch
and i.sckey. owners q raw sections ia
Hutchinson County. have also adopted
this line % reasoning and buildings
srs "a bc reared. land broken. crops
planted and home established Al.
other new development % farm home
70 that ~ Rudolph Bednurz. formerly
Of Southern Texas. near Slaton.
These are but n few ~ the out
! standing examples u rural home d.
vciopmcnis. coming under ~ own
personal observations within the past
fcw days. am convinced that ihcta
are hundreds ~ others In the who
OF the Plains Country. would NJ.
undertake to say that home develop
msni OF the raw lands Of this TERRITORY
u possessed - nothing aside FROM L.
STABILITY. br; I de- undertake Ia 81
all things considered. there II nj .
territory on earth Offering fewer w.
favorable conditions. than does TN
Texas Plains o. the man who wou,i
acquire and Improve the land
This year II destined 10 he one =
much building In the rural district,
The people need the homes and oth'i
farm buildings and the material mal
win he able TO sell them the gooi.
worth the money. In my judgme1-
the Immediate future. rural building =
destined 90 dominate the structures J.,