The Arlington Journal. (Arlington, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 16, 1908 Page: 4 of 8
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TOTAL YIELD OF CROP IN l»07
KIND OF CROP
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS, JANUARY 16, 1908.
Corn
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A POVERTY STRICKEN DEPARTMENT.
Cotton
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Rice
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Sugar Cane
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Oats
BETTER IIHLTRY.
Peanuts
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Peas
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Sorghum
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Officers and Directors
If. G. CALDWELL, Pres. NOAH DEAL,, Vice Pres.
JNO. NICHOLS, Secy-Treas-Mgr.
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Entered at the Post Office at Arlington as second class matter.
Number oi
acrea planted
in thia crop
in 1907
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surrounding
t moral and religious
sincere quality
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consider.
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shapes and colors.
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kind.
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sumption is the watchword of uat-
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Every citizen should have suffi-
.clent pridp to keep his premises lit a
sanitary condition. but possibly
through overslght'a large number of
Garland people are permitting or
overlooking some grave infractions of
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Candidates are beginning to feel around, and in a little while
their name will be legionl Quiet times, financially, always pro-
duce a prolific crop of candidates. The more the merrier and the
better the chance to select satisfactory officers.
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The American hen, according to Secretary Wilson, lays
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Ph v your poll lax.
daXs longer. It has come to the
point in Texas that you can not act
1 ike a good American without a poll
tax receipt
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blessings sessor’s office. We will
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Commissioner Milner of the Department of Agricultural at
Austin has called upon tax assessors throughout the,State to as-
sist him in gathering farm statistics.
notwithstanding it will put a heavy work on the tax assessor for
which they will receive no compensation, since the 30th Legisla-
ture provided no fund out of which the department can pay them.
Their only reward must be the approval of the people which al-
ways follows the rendition of a patriotic service, or ought to fol- and it is now by
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When the Department of Agriculture was created at the de-
mand of the'farmers of the State, it was of course anticipated
that the legislature would make some provision by which it could
be sustained and made of practical value. However, beyond pro-
viding for the salary of the commissioner and that of a few de-
partment clerks no appropriations worth the mention were made.
It is because of this neglect of the department that the com-
missioner is now reduced to tJie expedient of lagging tax assessors
to gather crop statistics for Which it is the duty of the state to pay
A free service is rarely as good as an organized and paid
service, and certainly will not la* in this instance, for a number of
tax assessors are already jn revolt at the extra lalxir sought to lie
shouldered upon them by.the commissioner of agriculture.
Still, it is to the credit of Texas assessors that a large numlier
of them have agreed to come to the aid of our very lame and in-
efficient department of agriculture.
The need of agricultural statistics, and their dissemination
, in an agricultural State like Texas, cannot be denied or question-
ed. Therefore there should be developed throughout Texas a
persistent demand that the next legislature either make an ade-
quate appropriation for the support of a well equipped depart
ment^>f agricultural or abolish it entirely.
jjfcl while the next legislature is making such an appropria-
tion it might go a step further in the right direction by making
an appropriation out of which to compensate patriotic tax asses-
sors who go out of their way and exceed their official duties by
aiding the commissioner in gathering farm statistics which he is
powerless to get in any other way.
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HOW TO TKLL GtM)D FORK
The greatest care Bhoul<T'be exer-fe
clued in buying pork, whether fresh
or salted, says the Delineator for
January. Pork should be white and
fine grained in the lean; the fat of a
I pinkish white and free from kernels
I or slacks; the skin thin and the
boned small. When pork is stale it
should never be bought unlesa from
sellers who can he relied upon.
quality and digestibility de-
pend so entirely upon the feeding i
and the keeping of the pig, that it \
enough eggs to pay the natural debt. In the country about Arl-
ington are lots of American hens and they are daily contributing
their quota to the prosperity of this enterprising community.
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Why not a Texas man for the democratic presidental nomina-
tion? Texas is the first democratic state of the country, the big-
gest in point of area, the most tremendous in point of possible
development and power, and today contributes to the Nation’s
Councils some of the best brains of the republic.
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National politics are warming up, and, as the contests grow*,
it is becoming apparent that there are some surprises in store for
the country. Mr, Taft is not gaining the ground that the adminis-
This is an excellent move, tration expected him to cover. Indeed, his popularity seems to be
perceptibly waning, while there is growing talk of Hughes of New
York for the republics . nomination. ' Nor are we democrats
quite as sure of the nomination in a walk over for Mr. Bryan as
we were a few months ago. In some quarters there is open revolt,
’ j no means beyond the pelt of probabilities that our wheat
b^viTCuIbefson wilTnot figure in the political equation before the ———r
Denver Convention concludes its labors.
to health, but. a real sanitary meas-
ure.^and if the soli is Randj' or porus
will jioi require any attention for ,
yearR-at a time. 1“*- **-*----’ —*J-
Th‘ re have been more big
killed in Titus county this year than
ever before. People are raising more
hogs here each year, and as a conse-
quence but little bacon from the,
want of mortal man or bird of the
air or beast of the field. It has every
requirement to make it the garden
spot of the great Southwest, includ-
ing a farming population awake to
-their opport tin tries atid anxious Io
improve them.
In addition, the citizens of Arling-
ton and the surrounding country
have created a
atmosphere of such
that it is. able to withstand all evil
Influences, and the good repute of
the city has brought to it people who
build and better.
Hut with all its blessings, Arling-
ton yet needs other things. Would
it not be a ffnejhlng to say that Arl-
ington is the cleanest city in Texas?
Morally, and that counts most, it is
that today. Now let us give a little
thought to physical cleanliness.
Build tile sewerage system, and
while we are getting that, let all the
home owners look to the beautifying
of their yards. Clean up the rub-
bish, and plant a few shade trees.
Put down some good walks. It will
advance the value of your property
and make for your health And com-
fort.
hever wahf to bend'back, and even
if you grow to be stout, you will still
look well when Hitting; and if you
want to lean back in a steamer
chair you may even be graceful.
The reduction of the cotton acre-
and | age next year is the keynote to the
In the currency system, do I----
Have you paid your poll tax? |
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HOW TO HIT GRACEFULLY.
When sitting, sas the Delineator
thaL-F«uj: blp«
.... ^er bought farther forward
.than your shoulders. The ^proper
way Is'to get your hips as far back
as possible in the chair and firmly
the-a*nitary ordinance,
pride sufficient to "keep the city
d«an” and abolish unhealthy nuis-
ances.—Garland News.
Arlington is about to build a sew-
In the meantime, let
every home see to it that its own san-
itary <-ondition is as good as jan be
under present restrictions, i
ness is a pretty good religion.
t hemseives.
Bonham. Texas. I >e<
is better to. be , To the <'o III lltissl oners Of Aglicillt
the Farmers' organizations
Hie Tax Assessors of Texas;
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asked pie:
That.
to
of all asse>.fc>rs III compliance wi'Ji
this la'v
; I,ei u> try to firing about the bene-
1 tils and information that is sought to
. be brought about by thealiove named
leg isla t loll.
Knowing the faithfulness of the
following <ptestioi| lias been assessors. I teel confident when I say
I we will do our whole duty. Ver?,’ re-
i.o... whereas. House Idll No. i spelt fully,
j 27 1 of the Acts of the Thirtieth. Leg
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tons of hay
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Just now the Journal is more in-
terested in potatoes than |>olitics.
So you tlilnk a reform should be
made in the currency system.
It viill take-time to do this, | you .’
unless you have more money than
most farmers care tb spend, for this
reason. 1 advise you to start now.
By using care and j
Arlington is unusually blest with
natural resources. The Aoil in.this
on
value
as
A hen can lay just as
ha ped and
she could if long-legged
any color from
wash-out yellow
a well-
more than
Continue
Diversified farming is the salva-
tion of Angelina county and the moat
profitable industry in which hun-
dreds of idle men can now engage.—
Lutkin Tribune.
Diversification will help Angelina
county and every other county fn- the
broad state of Texas.
Do you ask your grocer for salt
and sugar in cotton sacks when you
go to purchase? If you don’t get in
the habit. You will be helping create
a demand for more Texas cotton and
• - more Texas cotton doth.-—Mt. Pleas-, for .1..^
packets is sold In Nt. FleaimriWf^r^>uVna |
ITon’t forget anything that will !
make for the enlargement of Texas
Industries or the broadening use of.
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THE JOURNAL PUBLISHING COMPANY.
There, are few crops, if any, in which the principle of fluctua-
tion does not enter; few if any not controlled in the final analysis
by the law of supply and demand. The best way to successfully
contend against downward fluctuation in prices is to convert these
crops into manufactured products by Which process their lives
are prolonged; and it follows, of course, that the«most practical
method of making demand sustain a heartly relation to supply is
along the same route.
Surrounding Arlington is a
it is none to early to lay the plans
for next spring's breeding pens, and
is an excellent time to think about
getting rid of the odds and ends in
the hen house. The greater number
of flocks owned by farmers are corn-
|K»sed of hens which are of all sizes.
Decide w hat kind
breed you like best and go to
to obtain a flock all of this
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. Arlington js sleeping on an opportunity to acquire fame every
- day that she permits the water from her sulphur well to run to
, waste. Wake up.
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The farmers best asset is to be found in good roads. The split
log drag will make them on the smallest possible expenditure of
time, money and brawn. Try it and see.
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You can’t get your products to market without first class
v ‘ transportation facilities, and good transportation facilities grow
out of good country road^just as well as out of well ballasted and
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tabl<
bent, ones:
build up your
It is high
Many farmers are going to nee
what they can do with a berry patch
and things of that sort An Arling-
ton farmer can live with cotton at
five cents per pound, if he only gives
the soil a chance.
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Vhe Commercial Club should be in
every town the medium of express-
ing one’s views on what the city,
needs. The Arlington Commercial
Club stands for free speech,
after that, united action.
The tax assessor is required by law ;
collect this information lor
m-w Department of Agricultural..
assessor does not rece-iv*1 one
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Pul the cotton land in
gishi tills vear, and visa-versa
puf your ground in the same crop
year after year is wasteful, and un-
profitable. Every farmer knows
that.
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Arlington <an have the name and
............ | the reality of being the cleanest city Prairie
judgment in'in the state. Don’t get in the way
selecting your breeders and poultry,
sell which yqu are justified in ask-;
Ing ’ from $1 to much more per set-
ting instead of lit or 7.0 celil.s pel-
dozen. and among your-young stock
should be some cockerels and pdllets j
considerable more than you
obtain for them as dressed for
■■ use.' but don't sell your very
keep- these -jo help
own
time people liting
farms should wake up to the
and possible profit of poultry bred
it siiouid be.
many" eggs if she is w ell
colored as
slender bodied and
dappled gray to a
it is a fact. 1 b»-lieie, that
shaped female will lay
those of the other type,
cull out the poorer layers and see if
this is not sj.
There are W'alys to improve a town*
that we have not yet bujf
Grand Prairie is gathering a few
points from the field of experience
as we go along.—Graphic.
Grand Prairie has a hustling Com-
mercial Club that is composed of
men who are eager o learn how they
can help their town, and they are do-'
ing firings, Arlington has such a
cluli and 18 already feeling its in-.
fluence,. . *i I
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iBmr / Arlington to excellent advantage and profit.
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-;.x All that is necessary to make Texans the most prosperous
V . 7 people on earth is the utilization of opportunity.
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A town of bomefl should be adorn- -assessors, and
ed witli God s tree§ and perfumed require to collect and compile said
with God's flowers. Industrial dev-
Tqi7jnn<'mr’TaTTor‘'srlprffy^rne'TTnr-|'aw-7rrr-wnTTr’Tnrji7rs<^r7)“rfi’e"faxTi’'(?-'
feelings that Nature's
bring
trust to
to reim-
place an over due amount on th«
the' tax as.-essors However, in view of
ilo liict that we will be serving the
interests of the farming public, the
From tjie backbone of our country, the most
what is the \n;l| element of all our people. therA-
c I beg the hearty co-operation
all
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Sow more oats, millet, al-
—diversify and make cot-
‘‘cess-pool” ' ton the surplus crop. Raise what is
water needed nt home and cotton enough
Join the Commercial Club
is one case where it
on the inside looking out.
Idle outside looking in
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women of Arlington who have
formed aji organization to make the;
city more beauitifnl and cleaner de-1
servo the plaudits of the commtlnity. | islature makes it the duty of tax as-
| sessors to take the agricultural sta-! pris-tate the patriotic stand taken
It's only a few I tistics ot tile State, yet the said Leg- the
come to thejislature made no appropriation to . the
pay for the work, now will'the asses-
sors do the work without compensa-
tion ?’’
While I feel the injustice done the
realize the labyr it will
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OF IMPORTANCE TO EVERY TEXAS FARMER
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The attention Of every farmer In you in the near future, he will aak
Tetaa ia called to the following for the following information th ip-
polnta. When the tax aaeeeaor visit* gard to your crop:
When a Het of people get to-where
they furnish hogs to packerieH in-
stead of having the packerfes fur-
nish meat’to them, they are in goo-.!’ -c,
rfrafag» bAimoWon the oiifti-y ftalf
from the house of the waste water] plant enough corn 'to fatten your
of every sort. Where this water can | hogs. >
be ru.n into the garden 1h beloA- the]
bouse, by the use of drain pipes, or
trenches of sufficient depth t 2
"fall to Insure the. water being car- situation.
ried away. If this cannot be done, | falfa,’ corn-
there is still the old ‘
underground, to which the water'
may be guided, and from which the - for the needs you cannot raise and
water will all drain away into the for profit.
„„<i i. |t now claim- you will have done less killing work
ed that the cess pool is not a menace ami will be pleased with the result.
I -’-Greenville Banner.
1 Let every paper in the state get in
not require any attention for line and talk more about the thingy
Into thia pool guide that make for substantial benefits.
the Waste water from the home and Politics is a fascinating game, and'
kitchen through pipes which are eas- about as profitable as playing the
The pool should be loosely ponies.
will do our whole duty.
(HAS B. WHITE.
- I’res. Tax Assessors Ass'll, of Texas.
j Evety farmer. I am sure, will ap- A
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assessors. Now. in turn, to make
extra work lni|>osed on the as-
sessors as small and as agreeable as
possible, let every farmer be prepar-
ed to answered the above questionR
promptly and accurately. Do not
wait until the assessor arrives to re-
fresh your memory. Do It now.
In passing. I may note that- this
Tnformailon" lias nothing at all to do
w ith your taxes. It is for the use of
tlie pepHi-tinent of Agriculture, and
is collected for tile good it wll do the
farmers. „
This infortnation will be useful to
tlie farmer in determining what crops
are likely to be -most profitable to
grow, and also |n marketing the
crops when grown
Again urging all the farmers to co- •
operate is making the collecting of
ttiese statistics complete and as ex-
peditious as possible, I am. respect-
fully yours,
R. T. MILNER, f’onimfssioner.
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and hogs. But if there is overproduction of these things in their
raw or unmanufactured state the profits of their production must
fall in some instances so low as to discourage their growth and
development altogether. In poultry and hogs there is no immed-
iate _ prospect and overproduction. With great and rapid
growing cities on each side of us and great packing houses in each
of them the poultry and hog raisers may be sure of a reasonable
and sustaining profit for many years to come.
But in the products of the orchard and truck patch an entirely
different condition is presented. While year in and year out these
may be relied upon to yield a great profit upon labor and tapital
invested in them there will come seasons when there will lie no
profit in tomatoes, beans, peaches and other products of the truck
patch and orchard, unless we promote canning factories to pre-
serve them for the markets in the manufactured state.
Obviously the thing to do is for the farmers and truckers and
orchardists alxiut Arlington to organize a fruit and truck growers
association and systematically list the acreage they propose to put
in, so as to give some practical indication of what the output is
likely to be.
With this information in possession of the Commercial Club,
along with a raesonable assurance that the' industries are to be
continued, it will be easy enough to promote the erection of a can-
ning factory at Arlington before the year is gone that will con-
sume the surplus of every orchard and truck patch in the adjacent
country. .Think about, it^. Therejs more mogey in these div^rsi'
= fi^Tcrops -
The City (’oiiik II mill the Coni-j
mercial Club will work t igether on i to
the prqj.osrt ion of .installing a sewer- ; new Department of
age system. ” The assessor does not
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Don't get mad if tilings don t move! letter below you will see
fast enough for yoi.i. or at your par- ; al l it tide <>| the assessors toward this
ticular gait Do your best, and lielp subject, ami why they base agreed to
tin' other fellow i do rhe work even at
to
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‘T2*w- fieJTcrdps thwTTn rotron. TBtrt success with them is not possible
.i-except through organization and the application of business
■ methods.
walled up—not cemented. House
slops should never be thrown about
the doors or yards winter or summer.
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canning factory to
The act of the Legislature that cre-
ated the office of Commissioner of
Agriculture that carries wifh it this
necessary labor was culled for by
every farmer’s organization in the
State. It was made a law through
their demands, but said act would lie
stripped of Its. usefulness unless
perform our part of tile work
While I acknowledge that there is
a certain amount of pa.triotlsm due
from all officials, yet it seems hard I
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