The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-10-20
FOUNDER OF RAILS Died AT HIS
HOME WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
FELL VICTIM OF APOPIExY LAST WEDNESDAY FROM
WHICH HE NEVER RECLAIMED CONSCIOUSNESS
FUNERAL WILL BE HELD AT RAILS FRIDAY
Maons From Lubbock and Other Points VIII Join the Rails
Lodges Conducting the Funeral Services at 100 O'Clock
Friday Afternoon. Interment in the Rails Cemetery

Word was received in Lubbock
about three thirty Wednesday after
noon Of the death Of John r. Rails,
which occurred at his home in that
city at 500 O'Clock last Wednesday
afternoon, following a stroke Of ap-
poplexy last Thursday, from which
he never regained consciousness en-
tirely, though at times was semi
conscious and while his many friends
and the family would not give up
hopes for his recovery 10 the very
last, the attending physicians could
give but little hopes from the first,
and agreed that it would only be a
matter Of days at the outside till the
end would come.
John r. Rails was born in Macon,
Ca, in 1862. He came to Texas in
1882 and located at Bowie, Texas,
and came TO the Plains, and to Cros-
by county in 1905, where he invested
in a tract Of land, which was for a
number of years used for ranch pur-
poses. When the railroad was built
from Lubbock to Crosbyton it passed
through this tract of land, and it
dawned upon Mr. Rails that this
would be an ideal place for a good
town, 50 he at once got busy and
laid out the townsite Of Rails, began
90 sell town lots and when the re-
moval Of the county seat was spoken
Of the town of Rails was placed in
the race, but lost by small margin.
This did not daunt the founder OF
the town however, but he went right
ahead TO build a town that would
out-strip any other in that county,
and it is not necessary for us to say
that his accomplishments have been
entirely satisfactory to him and the
people Of that community, for the
town Of Rails has made wonderful
progress which can be attributed TO
his untiring efforts and liberal meth
DDS Of dealing with the people He
has been a wonderful factor in the
development Of the entire South
Plains and not only win his death be
keenly felt by the people Of Rails
and Crosby County, but the en-
tire South Plains viii suffer as the
result Of the departure Of this good
man, and we do not recall when we
nave ifkltANtl " itHIAN AHt AtIlAnS
Of any person more than we do that
Of Mr.. Rails
Mr.. Rails was a member Of several
secret organizations. He was
Thirty-Second Degree Mason, a mem-
Der Of the Odd Fellows and Elks.
He is survived by two sisters. Mrs.
Isaac Winship, Macon. Ca, Mrs. K.
J. Blalock, Columbia. s c., and two
brothers, +. NJ. Rails, Comanche, Ok
lahoma, and p b. Rails, Of Rails,
Texas.
The funeral which viii be under
the direction Of the Masonic organ
izations will be held at Rails, and
the remains laid to rest in the cem-
etery at that place. The Lubbock
Masons and Rails lodges viii join in
conducting the funeral, and will no
doubt be joined by a large number
Of Masons from all over the South
Plains, and the funeral will be at
tended by large number Of people
from South Plains points, TO pay
their respects TO the honor Of this
good and useful citizen, and a man
who has accomplished so much in the
development Of the Great South
Plains.