The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 29, 1912 Page: 7 of 8
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iod <?rops oiv one side rof. the
^pd and pow crops on the other,
we paraphrased anfl made the
couplet read this way.:; "One
farmer succeeds, another fails,
a¥ the sedlops eome and go. It
is preparing the soil and not the
toil that- determines the crops
that grow."
The Toastmaster:—T^xas U9ed
to be famed for longhorns, we
however have learned to appre-
ciate the short horns, and in or-
der that you may know that we
do really appreciate it, we want
to introduce to you Mr. Horn, of
Ofeip, who will now address you.
The motto of my Episcopacy is
this:-''^ofi:^^^:H6ri9r.^tfelori£>>-'
'Tf —'II ' ' s '. ..in 1 • ill-..
6od only I believe.
Olory."
Honor and
appear to be vast bodies of water
where in fact npReexists. There
^ piamf.
where;, rain waCer accumulates.tjB35eans this'inErfglish; "In
There are . dozeriC of thiBse iri
Crosby County at this time; but
these are not what the speaker
is referring, to.j "
The Toastmaster:—That we
may know the fame of South-
plains and Crosby County is
growing; not only in the United
States, but beyond the waters, I
want to introduce' Archbishop
Vilatte, of the Orthodox Catholic
Church, from France.
MR. HORN.
Ladies
and
WW)
Mr. Toastmaster,
• Gentlemen:
, I can readily see from what I j
h^ve heard that they have post- j with fear. I
,.ed these other fellows; have f(.Pim(r thk
given them the kind of dope. I i
-received on the prize fight last j
• , night. I knew last night that, !
. deal was coming off and knew,
there would be a dog there and I j
> further knew that there would I
be no badger in sight, still it was I
way.
the first time in my life I
saW it put on in just that
(Laughter)
J Now, Gentlemen, I am a
stranger in a strange land. Fop
the first time in my life I am in
; Dixie-land. I have heard'a great
; deal aboutTexas and thought a
great deal about Texas, and so
from what I have read an'd what
I®- have heretofore thought" "of
Texas I would not have made a
fair juror to set in any case
Where Texas was a party litigant.
(Laughter) For I could have
been challenged without very
much trouble.Hi^ughter) When
I started for Texas last Tuesday
ARCHBISHOP VILATTE.
Mr. President, Ladies and Gen-
' tlemen. -
You will first kindly excuse
me because I do not speak well
your language but I will be short
jand plain as possible.
First I came to youp , country
was of the same
gentleman was.
Texas seemed to me a wjld coun-
try before I know something
more of it, but before ajl I want
to, in the name of France, Bel-
gium, Switzerland, Italy, Ar-
menia. and many other countries^
and especially from France, to
ever j salute you all and I hope that the
time is not far that you will see
another kind of people; people
who do not need 500 or 600 acres
of land but-Who will be perfectly
satisfied with 40 acres and 80
bring us for the Glory of Gof'J corn;" • These are £he principal
crops raised in 1911. As I recol-
lect. it, there were four cars of
broom corn shipped; 17 cars of
fat hogs; 1285 bales of cotton,
all produced from approximately
two per cent of the- tilled land of
Crosby County and does not inr
elude the feed stuff consumed by
the stock raiser on his own place.
Remember this' country in the
winter of 1911 wintered 22000
head of cattle in- addition to put-
ting out this feed stuff. This
Kafir and maize Went mostly t<$
drouth stricken parts of southern
Texas, and it is a pleasure to me
to know that this year, notwith-
standing the fact there is a good
corn crop in central Texas,, the
cotton planters of .that part' of
the State are again coming into
this country to buy their feed
stuff, as they consider it superior,
in view of last winter's experi-
ence, to corn fed last year. Our
present acreage under cultivation
as nearly as I can get it, is about'
five per cent. We have doubled
'what we had last year. These
are purely approximate figures
m
The Toastmaster: \
Without railroads it would be
almost impossible to people this
country and dispose of the pro-
ducts, and I ' want to introduce
Mr. A. B. Spencer, who is man-
ager of the best railroad on the
South plains. ' *-
MR. SPENCEpf
X
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gen-
tlemen:
A I thank the Toastmaster for the
compliment to our railroad, be-
cause we are held in that remark
in comparison with one of the
greatest railroad .systems in the
world, and to be compared fa-
voraoly with that system is cer-
tainly a compliment to our rail-
road.
. Railroads site a much talked of
and—much abused—institution.
They are poorly understood by
the average man. The average
patron of the railroad considers
that he is paying tribute to the
Trust when he spends his money
for the goods they nave to sell.
We have but one thing to sell
and that is transportation. The
railroads are absolutely and com-
pletely dependent upon the tiller
M|
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fact that the^gentlema;
my sjde/referred" to a :
that in former years the!
in this country did have, fever1
among them, gotten in other
parts of the country. . 4 I now
wanfrto irifbrni yovTiR&i'^e~sixe
in the Quarantine District and if
you' bring some citizen down
here, either questionable or other-
wise, he will certainly be dipped,
if not a good citizen. (Laughter
and applause) '
| I wish to say I have " HacPan
office in this country for the past
12 or 15 years, and if if was ever
locked it" was through accident
or some one else did it for fun.
The reason I make this talk on
this subject is we want every
good citizen we can get Jul this
country, and for him to know
that he and his property will be
protected by^custom, say nothing
about the law of. our land. The
Citizeri is all we need, and anoth-
er thing that usually interest the
farmer, when he comes to pur-
chase land, is to know something
about taxation, and to know
what it is going to cost him to own
Governor of oar'.
di$ yctu know when admi:
tW : great I State of~^
■ from i
about ■■
made to the union'that w;
of our requests to the
Stares Government, that
should retain our land laws. '
Let me tell you another thing,
•we-ha-ve to offer you that prob-
ably no other State has, in the '
State of Texas; to-day
every "school child
the age of 7 years to 17
$7.00 out
urer, the
never be spent for anything else
in the world except the educa-
tion of our children. In other
words if you bring your boy or
girl toJexas, to-morrow, each
child is entitled every year of its
tfree school life to the $7.00 just
mentioned, for educational pur-
poses withont you making one
effort on your, part to provide
this child with „ educational fa-
cilities. Not only that, We have
( years 10 is aDout
of funds in the Treas-
source of _ which, can
acres of Iand;^ Whaf you wan't of the soilin this c6tlntry. Either
in this country is people. (Aps
plause) You want people
who know something about
European agriculture. * You may
teach them many things but
assure you they will also teach
you sometning. (Applause)
Now It&jTOw perfectly well by
experience that America is not
a selfish country. She is very
large and the heart of an Ameri
the mines "or the soil produce
everything that the railroads
make their living out of. A
country without product is not a
11 countryfor the" railroad. In the
West the railroads have always
been the pioneers. ;They have
been theadvance agents of civili-
zation. I'think the steel rail and
locomotive, next to the schools,
is the greatest civilizer the world
morning, I must say jhat l came;can is a^-farge as his country knows.
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as a doubting Thomas. But I and when we come to that shore
say to-night that all those doub's ()f America we find that there
have disappeared. They have are civilized peSple of love and
,vanished as readily as the.^e | pe0ple of God and they are jal-
many, many magnificent lakes I ways ready to shake hands with
saW yesterday and today. I la foreigner-the stranger. There
thought we were going to runjis no foreigner in America as
right into some, of those lakes, I iong as he is faithful and honest
especially this afternoon. We to'the Amer(ican flag. I ani per-
saw a very pretty one. The fectiy sure that American people
party ,.with me agreed to bet on welcome everybody to the pros-
the lake. He said: "What will perity of their great country.
§|rou bet on this beipg water?" I am sent by my Church.
I said; "I will bet anything this I am not a Protestant and I am
is water. " I thought it was. not a Roman Catholic. Iam an
It was a delusion. Now my de- Orthodox Catholic. We believe
lusions as to Texas, and especial- j„ the freedom of conscience and
ly the Texans -I have met here the people who will come here
yesterday and" to-day, have all are from a country where they
vanished. I am thoroughly con- are persecuted arid killed by the
vineed that Crosby County and Turk. Some,are from Armenia
jprosbytori™ have many good where bloqd is • shed for the
things for the people of this cause of Christ and they die;
^p&x3'*'-'~TXJraTt%x--y-—<rx—- cin trf ^''crrifxxntr' -ut -cr t'TLtx^tr
Our people in locating this line
of railroad had in mind what is
know "nothing. If all the pe >ple
of the great North and North-
- we^j. a fair share Of them, could
get aowri here and go over this
,®untry, as we have in the pa§t
two days, I am satisfied they
would feel that^Texas is" more
'than "has been told. I feel it.
(Applause),
i;-* 11 understand there are others,
rr&Ttxgxr jfx'orrr ti ro^"-*gt xttTct&i
nation andiare whipped by the
Italian, and "we hope soon free-
dom will come, but no better
freedom, except in the land of
America. (Applause) p
I have been sent here to look
all over. I have been in Mexico
but the unfortunate revolution
brought me here to Texas and
through the kindness of the
fertility,
try unoccupied by railroads in
the United States. I was born
in Indiana; I spent a few years
of my life m Illinois; from there
I went to what is a pretty good jpg0"p]e
state, Nebraska; and from there
I came to Texas. My Nebraska
fHends all bid me a tearfifl good-
bye when I.came to Texas. , They
never expected to see me again,
and probably a number of them
never Will, for I do not expect to
go back. Each move I have I
made since reaching years of de-
ciding matters for myself im-
proved my condition, I believe.
That is- my surroundings have
been improved. I liked Nebras-
ka, I like Texas'better, and I fik'e
the SouthDlains of Texas better
past twenty, years. (Applause).
Now, gentlemen^a few facts
are a liittle tiresome, but I want
to give you a- few in regard to
our country. A railroad is a
business proposition strictly.
as it is very hard to get the | this land or holdings, I want to j reserved la^ds very large tracts
actual ones. | tell you candidly that our taxes: for the edica.jion of the childreri
What we need, however, is toijn this country are^^ interesting, to | of Texas. II mention this only that
convert that five per cent into I a man who is going to locate I you may see, as no doubt some ' f
(twenty-five per cent. That is here. They are as low as the! of you may have the idea that
.the only'thing which can make j law will allow them to be, and | when you come -to this- country
our railroad a success, and the | we have endeavored to keep the (that - your children would not
I success of the railroad and the | taxes this way, only collecting | have the opportunities of schools
I farmer are so closely interwoven i enough to run-our—CoEmty on aland that society would possibly
there is but one thing to do, and 1 g00d, safe and sound basis, keen- be in the back ground, but I
that is to get in the same boat! jng in mind altthe time, the won-! want to say J believe it will only
and push in one direction. The j derful progression being made be a short while until,I especially j
| farmer without the Railroad can-, in the County. In reference to j in the Western part oiTexas, we
I not succeed. ItBcosts the farmer | the education in our County, I j will be among the highest educa-, '
i something like twenty-five cents j,am glad to be. able to tell youjtional institutions of | any Dis-
ja ton to move his goods a mile ■ that we do not, have half term trict of the United Stajtes. j (Ap-
1 by wagon. That is the figure' schools as you do in your densely ! plause) "■ - j . t
j prepared by our Texas Commer-! populated districts in the North, | Another thing I want to com-
cial Secretaryand based on close : our Schools run nine months i mend to you and that is our
I observation. It costs therailroad |in the year, and employ the best [Country. I jtyant to say, this
I approximately one cent a mile to i teachers we can get and our candidly, [earnestly and honestly,
j move a . ton, hence the farmer | taxes the lowest. On any section j I believe from your crowded
of land in the County, if highly | districts, if you can induce good
improved, 1 do ' not think the j citizens to come1 down here and
taxes will run more than $25.001 mix and mingle with our citizens,
per section. I believe, Gentle- j and'get a hold^of some of'
men, this is an inducement to
the man who is coming to this
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has increased the value* of his
. .. . . . i products in proportion ,as he re-
probably.the best p,ece of coun-jduces hj6 wagQn haui and in.
creases his rail haul.
We have here, as has been |
shown, a country unsurpassed for|
good land and soil,
i a short while till
it will be only
you will be
its climate good, its
-I will not say as to its
country to make his home. And | praised and we will be praised, -
bear in mind that we are
not if you will furnish the family
people, but I think they are the+loath to pay the taxes on every j we will furnish the land for them
j peer of any. The are welcoming! good and laudable undertaking to build a home.. On every 40
all new comers with open arms, jthat presents itself to us, but we acres, and on every 80 acres we
j are glad \of the "opportunity
pay these,taxes when it becomes [smoke curling in ringlets out of
I necessary; yet we want to
them as progression comes
pay
provided they are good citizens
That-is-all-we ask of anyone-
that he make us a good citizen-
and Crosby County will welcome
all. The worker is the man welourmidst and it becomes neces-
want. We want to see these-[§ary to spend money for their
acres of grass converted into j improvements. We want to im-
acres of grain. You have the prove and develop this country I
message, gentlemen, to carry and carry out the theory that it
I home, and I am sure what you ' js wrong to tax those who shall
to want a nice little cottage and the
you have seen will have so im- follow us on. I want to
? the news "tov your friends and [school boy-and studied United
the chimney, as it were, declar
into I ing to the world that they are1
enjoying the liberty, and the
freedom of home, for which
those unfortunates "fell at - the
Alama, who had no messenger
of defeat as did those of Ther- , i
moppolae, but the incense that
rose from the burning of their,; ;
by the air into the nostrils of
say,
... t.XWCK-
from what the Judge said I infer Company,, who you know arid
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there are others to follow me,
and I do not want to say much,
cbut will say this, I certainly ap-
preciate to the fullest the kind
and courteous treatment that I
1 and also the other Ohio people
(if they do not speak for them-
selves)^ have received at the
hands^bf. this Company. It cer-
tainly has been far beyond my
•expectations and I realize and
appreciate it to the fullest and
1 hope this'Will riot be the last
time in my life I shall have the
pleasure of coming to Crosby
dounty. T nhalf be . pleased - to
come, on business, or whatever
may call, at any time, knowing
T sh ■!! nqei many friendly peo-
ple, because these Plains L see.
have something in them besides
-coyotes, prairie dogs and badgers.
>y more and again
thank y6u,on^TTaTr~of rfiykelf
and many others. , "
(Note: The delusions as to
lakes mentioned by Mr. Horn
ism ^ phenomenon
" which here
iaunny daif
ilartoa
who is represented here, I have
been for ten days going from
place to placg and I think I know
the surrounding country so I
have*4 pretty nearly decided to
settle my'self, to establish our
Mojj^jsery here and under the
shadow of the Monastery we
will call our brothers to come
twelve miles from here and we
will make our little home among
you. Al] of us who know what
persecution is, we will love and
appreciate your great country. . «
.Excuse me for I am not able
to-speak better" but I want to
thank this Company and es-
pecially the people of the South
plains. It is the first time I have
coifie to the ^outh plains of
America and I must say, fI will
not . insult our brother of the
North, but I find more kindness,
thaninthe Mrth, and I think
not only the people will attract
our brother, but the beautiful-
sun, the nic^ climate Jhat you
have iri this gf eat land that we
also expect to possess, and will
neighbors and bring them down
I where we- can live "together and
be one fine large prosperous com-
'•munity. f
The Toastmaster:—We know
'This railroad was open fm- busi-Jspm^imes people in, leaving
ness sixteen months ago. At the
time the railroad was opened, in
April, the crops for the year had
been putin. The railroad had
only been chartered one year
prior to the time it was opened
and from^our experience in Texas
the average farmer puts little
faith in chartered railroads. The
result was that" until 1911 very
little preparation was made by
the farmer with the expectation
of moving his crop by rail. This
country was without a. railroad
of any'kind; had no transporta-
tion facilities; every pound of
farm product had to be hauled.
from thirty" to fifty miles for
market. At the time this rail-
road was opened, two per cent
of Crosby County was under cul-
tivation. I have to-day compiled
the movement of farm products
from the 1911 crop, covering the
excess product of this two per
cent cultivated ground. ' These
figures are not very heavy, and
wellfarmed
arid thickly peopled country may
seem small. , ^
s - From the 1911 crop we have
moved 4000 bushels of oats; 6400
MHels wheat; 45,900 bushels
-of maize 16.640 bushels of Kafir
their old homes and woodlands
think it would be too lonely to
come down here to the South?
plains to settle, but that you may
know you will not be lonely in
that respect I introduce to you a
fair specimen of Crosbyton, Mr.
J. C. Woody.
MR. WOODY.
Mr., Toastmaster, Ladies and.
Gentlemen:
I wish to say in- the' beginning
that I myself have been a farmer
and I have-planted two orchards
since I have been on the Great
Southplains, but as we grow
older and have more experience
we learn these things and I tried
the theory that Judge Gough
told about. I set my trees .out
and did not work them so my
orchards did riot amount to any-
thing. That is one of them.
Trie next one I set out I was un-
fortunate in not protecting it
and the cattle ate it up; so my
orcha l..jgxperierice would' be
worth very little to you. (Laugh-
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mismi
Gentlemen, l ean truly say I
am very glad you have seen fit to
come do^'n to this Country of
3iurs and I want to impress the
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States History and read about every liberty loving citizen who
the great aid and assistance thej enters her border, thereby, an-
Prench Government gave to the
United States of America there
has been a longing % my -Soul
to "have the opportunity to return^
"thanks to that country and I take
the privilege of saying to our
distinguished visitor Archbishop
Vilatte, of Jfrance, it is our sin-
cere desire that you tell your, peo-
ple when yOtwreturn home that
the great aid given by your coun-
try to. ours, while we were - in
great need, is being handed
down from generation to genera-
tion in the most. commendable
way, and that we shall ever hold,
in memory's casket your very
great deeds. (Great applause)
; Again, Gentlemen, we down
here iri the South believe in the
great theory of Reciprocity, it
may be now^thatjSam referring
to something that you do not be-
lieve in, in -the North, bat. we
believe in applying it in this way,
that you have more people than
you need and we have top. much
land that ought to be settled, so,
we want you to furnish the peo
pie and we will furnish the land.
(Applause) , t
' Anothier thing I w'ant .to call
your att^llWon ^) and that is this,
if,, you remember Texas was a
nouncing to them that the price
of Liberty and freedom has Been .
paid. I thank you. (Applause)
The Toastmaster.
Many of the enterprising citfe;^
zens of Minneapolis are getting
tired of the severe ,climate dur-
ing the'winters-and have 2~ni.
their representative* Mr. George
Luce, -down .to spy out thir
beautiful' Southplains land, r \&r
so well does he stand in thi t
community that the enterprising
people not long ago e&t ' 1 > <
town on the border of the Unii«J;
States which they called ' 'Bald
Knob." (Applause).
• /' "MR^COCEr^"" ->■'
Mr., Chairman, Ladies and, 6m- 1
tlemen:
You have beoo
.1 , V •
■Ml
lot of oratory and r )e
am not up on either; so ft wi
up to me to tell you a story
then tell you how I hope to
ply it. - j
h greaiBS^ny years
traveling in northern Wis
As yoii know we hav
I was snowed in for thirty-"1
hours on a sfiort strip of ro
considerably shorter than 'u
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