Hereford Reporter (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, February 21, 1902 Page: 1 of 10
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VOL. 2. NO. x
HEREFORD, DEAF SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS, FEBUARY ax, iqoj
$1.50 PER YEAR
T5hQ Brand
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On the .1st day of the coming
month, as announced in previous
numbers of this paper, The Brand
will make its appearance on the tur-
bulent sea of journalism. Having
been delayed in getting^ started in
thif work, owing to a multiplicity of
caugfes,a force of men arenowwork-
jng^ver i^ne in u. j„r ggj ^e ncri
journal out at the time P^mised the
public. With no further ,ause for
delay, v/e hope to put the fürsi ~ai<¿
before the gublrc on the 1st day of
March.
Typographically The Brand .will
be a work of art. With a large in-
stallment of new material, which has
already been received anl put in
working order, together with a force
of workmen who are artists of recoge
nized ability, we hope to make the'
new journal one of which the entire
country it purports to represent will
be proud. «#/
But it is not of The Brand as a
work of a: t that we wish to speak.
In an iconism before us we behold 1
broad expanse of rich and fertile
country, dotted here and there with
thousands of beautiful homes, which
represent the material wealth of as
many settlers. This is the Panhan-
dle of Texas, and dwelling in those
cosy, homes are the men who have
made the country what it i*—hardy,
honest settlers, whose chief aim is to
settle a comfortable estate on their
families. These men are not spec-
ulators. They haiMHVfft come here
with the intention of Weeding the
oountry of her wealth and retiring to
, some other locality to spend it.
They are men who have come here
.^ith the intention of staying—men
k f'í have put their all into their
lim T^ey have spent years in
ing up and improving and beati-
ng their homes and ranches,
ey are n\en who would be hard to
rfrt^out. And as a result of their
lntirin£
Afle of T
) ble land of milk and honey. Her
shifting sandhills" have given
\kkt to the frbits of the husband-
roan's toil and labor. Her soil*
< .nee thought fit only for the produc-
/ Ilion of >the famous "long horns,"
- \ joder the untiring care and zeal of
Vlie .tien who have sought to make
h(f •«. a home for their families, has
raj Oe fertile and productive as if
J i some magic touch. And, in
tlW 4tural evolution ^^^e coun
try's progress, the
have liceo rríesated
labors, behold the Panhan-
^exas as she is today—a ver-
in their place- -aave come the im-
proved br^v<s of short horns and the
fine bloo V*c' These settlers have
spent thrnsands of dollars and an
unlimited quantity of time and labor
in bringing about this metamorphosis
and in making homes for themselves.
It is not to be presumed that this
picture of unprecedented growth and
development of resources has not been
viewed by jealous eyes. There are
♦hose who would disjoint the success
of who have striven so
nobly to attain it. There are those
who, either for purely selfish
or through a misapprehension of the
situation, would do that which would
very materially retard the country's
growth and cripple her progress,
■viith adverse legislation, just at this
critical time, when she is yet scarce-
ly able to run alone. We refer to
tty; much mooted question of legislat-
ing on the school land question just
at this time.
The stock industry is practically
the industry of this country, and,
whatsoever may be said pro and con
concerning the matter, it must remain
so. It has made the Panhandle
what it is today, and no one needs
be told that we lead the world already
in this line of ^^jndustry. Travelers
abroad, who are conversant with the
cattle industry here, know that even
in the production of fine breeds the
Panhandle is taking long strides to
the very front ranks. Stockmen
here are sparing neither labor nor
pains to make it so, as scores of
costly improvements on as many well
known ranches will testify. Such
industries deserve some considera-
tion. To say the least, we should
do nothing to discourage them. And
the proposition to peremptorily can-
cel all outstanding leases and put
all lands on the market at once is one
that would certainly be a most ser-
ious discouragement.
The Brand is by no means a
'♦^tock journal." It It to be devoted
to Ibc upbuilding of the whele Pan-
handle Country along all lines that
are believ«M}^.be beneficial to the
country a| lárgj$-But the Pan]
die ot Texas isefetaitially,
country and must remain sc
catering to the interests oí thi
handle we naturally cater tl
stock interests. And so whati
is to the stockmen's inteiests is'
the Panhandle's interests general!
and whatsoever may be to the Pi
lie's interests generally may be
italogue oí the Brand's
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Blassware, Crockery, SW Hardware.
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stand eclipse ....WINDMILLS
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EVERYONE MADE WELCOME "
Sam H. Morris
M. Jacobsg
The HerefortMlous
MORRIS & JACOBSGAARD
THE FIRST-CLASS AND UP-TO-DA
HOTEL OF HEREFORD
LIVE AND LET LIVE RATES
CONVENIENT TO DEPOT
NEW HOUSE
NEW FURNITURE
demands. There it will stay, and
for it we tfill fight, until we get some
kind of recognition.
Letter from J. N. Rassell.
Judge L. Gough received the fol-
lowing letter complimentary to the
enterprise of Hereford citizens:
Pilotpoint,Texas, Feb. 14/02.
Judge L. Gough,
Hereford, Texas.
Dear Bro.—I received call for
mass meeting of Herefords' citizens
regarding the college, for which I
had been prepared by reading your
newspaper, the Reporter, one of the
livest journals in any small town in
Texas, and I must say that I admire
the energetic manner in which your
citizens have gone to work to secure
this institution. Perhaps it is more
noticeable to me on account of the
lack of interest my own town here
ig displayed for several years past,
jause as you well know, we of
Point have failed to manifest
iteres! in our schools and have
these interests to perish al-
io more striking example oí
tkes could possibly be cited
>f our sister city—Denton,
[ave slept away our op-
ihe has, with singular
ten expending ber ener-
gies to secure, and investing her
money in, educational institutions
and the result is she has today the
brightest prospect of any town in
North Texas. But, back to Here
ford. When I learned from the
Reporter that your population was
about 1500 -double what it was
when I was there a year ago, it al-
most took me off my feet, and in try-
ing to locate the cause of this rapid
growth I have come to the conclu-
sion that, barring your natural ad-
vantages, the pluck and energy of
your citi2ens have brought this about
You know from the first I have been
interested in Hereford, and when I
see «/"h unanimity of purpose mani-
fested as in this effort to secure the
college,. I am sometimes tempted to
cast my fortunes in *uch a progres-
sive community.
I hope by this time you .have
raised all the funds necessary to
secure the college and I give it an
my opinion that Hereford cannot
spend the same amount of ji&oney in
any other way and receive tin b^j "
fits that will surely come
Yours tnlj
Jos. N. Rui
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Hereford Reporter (Hereford, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, February 21, 1902, newspaper, February 21, 1902; Hereford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth142284/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Deaf Smith County Library.