Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 66, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 10, 1908 Page: 2 of 8
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THE ABILENE DAILY KEFOETEK .TUESDAY NOVEMBER 19 1W&
PAOK TWO
DEVELOPMENTS III
WESTERN TEXAS
Texas Fair which la an annual event
hero have ntracted wldo spread Inter-
cat and attention by reason of their
wonderful variety and atractiveness
of tho specimens shown. At tho re-
cent fair O A. Rogers a farmer of tho
Abilene section brought in and placed
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One Hundred Million
DOLLARS
AIllLENK WANTS DIRECT KAIL-
WAY CONNECTION WITH
SAN ANTONIO
Over the Citizens National Bank
in the Offices of
Motzi& Curtis
Are represented the strongest Fire
Insurance Companies in the world.
WHY buy cheap Insurance?
Both Phones
HOUSE
WunK
WILL PAY WELL XT ONCEIs a large sum of money but it is smaller than the to-
tal amount of business handled by this bank during the
ten years prior to July 1st 1908.
If experience is worth anything when you do your
banking business with us you get the benefit of the
knowledge we have gained in handling this large vol-
ume of business and that gained by us during eighteen
years of satisfactory service rendered our customers.
Farmers & Merchants
National Bank
OF ABILENE
BAGGING 3IADE OF COTTON
TO TAKE PLACE OF JCTE
f I .
H. H. AlHson manager of the Tay-
lor County Farmers' Union Warehouse
Association showed a Reporter rep-
resentative this weejt a sample of the
3iew cotton bagging that the union is
urging coton growers to use In wrap-
ping cotton Instead of Jute.
Not uelrig a competent judge as to
which Is best wo give what the man-
ufacturers say about it but it does
look reasonable that in using the cot-
ton bagging the farmer helps build
up a market for his low gradp cot-
ton thereby making n better market
lor it The manufacturer says:
"Tho Odenheimpr bagging Is in ev-
ery respect equal and In many re-
spects1 superior to Jute for covering
cotton. It has the strength durability
and especially it is not inflammable
and the use of this bagging would con-
sumo 300000 bales of the lowest grade
of cotton. It is tho ideal bagging and
any cotton mill can make it. We have
so far this year sold enough bagging
to cover "70000 bales of cotton prin-
cipally in Mississippi. We at first
sold It at 14c per yard but.ln order to
encourage its uso and introduce it
everywhere we now ask 11 cents. If
this bagging is used exclusively so
that the cotton mills can work on It
all the year round it can bo sold for
less than 11 .cents bases present prices
of cotton. It takes seven yards of bag
glng to covor a bale of cottori. Seven
yards of Jute bagging weighs 14
pounds. 'Seven yards of Odenhelmer
cotton bagging weighs 5 pounds. There
is a difference in the weight of tho
two kinds of nino pounds. The cot-
ton mills can afford to alow nine
pounds extra on every bale of cotton
covered with this bagging as they get
many more pounds of cotton in the
bale."
Tom Coggln was here yesterday
from Merkel.
RFCOMlNfi
i - - - - -
Vm. JTAw
AJUMltlfcK
Is an ordeal which all women
approach with dread for
nothing compares to the pain
or child-birth. 1 he thought
of the suffering in store for
her robs the expectant mother
of pleasant anticipations.
Thousands of women have found the use of Mother's Friend robs
confinement of much pain and insures safety to life of mother and
child. This liniment is a God-send to women at the critical time. Not
only does Mother's Friend carry women safely through the perils of
child-birth but it prepares
the system for the coming
event relieves morning
sickness" and other dis-
rnm Fnrt? ?oia. by druggists ti .oo
jjook or vaiunDic miorrna-
tlon mailed free.
THE BRAD FIELD REGULATOR CO.
Atlanta. Ga.
arry women sately through the perils of
MOTHEK$
FRIEND
40 YEARS
The World's Standard
$ms0&
Garland Cook-Ranges and Heaters
MADE ON HONOR
in the painstaking Garland way. You pay no more
for a time-tried Garland than for an unknown brand.
It pays first last and all the time to have the best.
W Appreciate Your Business
ED. S. HUGHES CO.
Tho State Epileptic Colony Is Loca-
ted nt Ablfclno and is a Mosey-
Making Institution.
By W. D. Hanady Special Correspon-
dent in tho San Antonio Express.
ABILENE Texas Oct 31 Tho won-
derful development of the agricultu-
ral resources of what is called the
Central West Texas region is rapidly
doing away with the big ranches. Tho
cattlo business is 'still an Important
factor in the trade of the section but
it is not carried on on" tho extensive
scale thaf it formerly was. Tho In-
rush of farmers and tho demand for
land for tho growing of cotton wheat
and other crops have caused an enor-
mous advance In realty values. In
1900 land situated from five to fifteen
miles from town could be bought from
?5 to $6 per acre. This same land Is
now selling from $20 to $10 per Here
according to the amount of improve
ments thereon. There are still a few
ranches of 10000 to 20000 acres but
these will soon be divided into small
farms at the present rate pf develop-
ment. It is as a cotton growing country
that the counties of tho Central West
Texas region which only a few years
ago was commonly believed to be un-
suited to growing the staple
there will be marketed this season
more than one million bales of cotton
according to the most conservative
estimates of men who are In position
to speak authorltlvely on the subject.
There arc. forty counties embraced In
thlg Central West Texas cotton produ-
cing territory. In 190G Taylor coun-
ty of which Abilene is the county
seat and seven adjoining counties
produced 250000 bales of cotton. The
yield this season will conslderaly ex-
ceed that production. These same
counties In 1903 produced only 51-
000 bales of cotton. Cotton growing
was begun in a small way about ten
years ago. It proved a great success
so far as tho yield was concerned
from the very start. As another illus-
tration of the growth of the Industry
it Is interesting to note that in 1902
Taylor county produced 10033 bales
and that the yield had Increased to
43934 bales In 190G. This year the
yield will oxceed 50000.
Tho growth of population In this ter-
ritory has been correspondingly great.
The United States census of 1900 gave
this county a total population of 10-
499 of whom 3142 were in the town
of Abilene. The scholastic census of
the county In 1907 showed a popula-
tion of a lltle more than 40000 peo-
ple in Taylor county of whom 12-
wore In the city of Abilene. Accord-
ing to local claims tho tbwn now has
a populotlon pf 12500 or more.
Tho agricultural development In the
growing of cotton is not the only ad-
vancement that this territory has made
during tho last several years. It is
claimed to be one of the best wheat
growing regions in the country. The
Increase In wheat production has been
from thirty to forty fold during tho
Inst eight or ten years it Is stated.
Tho fact Is not generally known even
to tho peoplo of other parts of Texas
that a 100-barrol flour mill is In
oporatlon hero day and night using
tho homo grown produce In tho man-
ufacturp of flour.
Tho state of Toxas Is doing some
farming on Its own account at tho
epileptic colony noar Abilene it is
stated that tho Inmates of this eleem-
osynary Institution will this year pro-
duce upon land belonging to the stato
to tho value of $1G0Q0 at an expenso
not to exceed J5000 leaving a profit
of $11000 Tho land bqlonglng to
this institution aggregates 1280 acres
not all of which howovor Is In culti-
vation. An Interesting feature of agricultu-
ral development In this section Is tho
successful oxperlments that are be-
ing mndo In tho growing of drug plant
by 0. D McElroy who has n farm near
town Ho Is raising such medicinal
plants ns tansoy sweet basil mint
sago and ruo. AH of these plants are
said to bo in demand by tho drug trade
of tho country Thor thrive hero and
It Is boliovod that those experiments
mark tho beginning of an Industry
which may grow Into no little Impor-
tance. Tho soil and climato seem to
bo especially suited to their culture
The Spanlah peanut Industry Is also
receiving considerable attontlon at tho
hands of farmors Tho vines make a
good forage crpp and there Is always
a good demand for the nut
The agricultural exhibits at tho West
Thousands of American women
in our Jiomes nre daily sacrificing
their ljVcs to dnty.
In Order to keep the home neat
and pretty thrfchildrenwell dressed
and tidy ;yonfen overdo. A female
weajaiess or ilisplacemeht is often
brmichton aiilthev suffer in silence.
(jlnftuig alone from bad to worse
-knowing well that they ought to
have help to fvercomo the pains and
aches Which aily make life a buruerii
It is to tbJse faithful women that
LYDIAE-PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND
comes as a boon and a blessing
as it did td -Mrs. F Ellsworth of
Mayvillo M Y. and to Mrs. W. P.
Boyd of Beaver Falls Pa. who say:
"I was notable to domyownwoik
owing to thojrfemale trouble from which
I suffered. Jjjydia E. PinUham's Vege-
table Compound helped me wonderfully
and I am so ivell that I can do as big a
day's work til ever did. I wish every
sick woman would try it.
FACTS I OR SICK WOMEN.
" For thir y years Lydia E. Pink-
ham's Vegptable Compound made
from rootsjmd herbs has been the
standard aremedy for female ills.
andhas polil ively cured thousands ol
women wljp have been troubled with
displacements inilamn)ationulcer;i.
tion fibrcld tumors irregularities
periodic pf ins backache that bear-ing-downleeling
flatulency indiges-
tiondizziepsor nervous prostration.
Why doift you try it ?
Sirs. X'inlcliam invites all side
women to write her for advice.
She lias guided thousands to
health. Address Iiynn Mass.
RALPH PAINT and
PAPER COMPANY
For the past ten years
we have been trying
to secure the services
of a first-class Sign
and Pictorial Artist.
We have now secured
such a man from Chi-
cago. He is now in
our employment and
we are well equipped
for this class or work
and are in a position
to do high class Sign
Writing and Pictorial
Work as cheap as can
be done in the state
RALPH PAINT and
PAPER COMPANY
If It's from Knlph'g It's lUglii
When you feel like you would
rather be dead than alive and
think tho world Is against you
YOU HOVE A COLD
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A box of
CAUL'S COLD TABLETS
will fix your cold and make tho
world look brighter. A few do-
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don't havo to answer tho ques-
tlo: "What's tho matter? Got
a cold?"
For Sale by
?. B. COMPTON
Drugglmt
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Stetson
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Hats
Trices S3. 85 to $8.50
Misfit Clothing Company
isas fl
The Original Air-Tight
HJHATER
You cannot possibly get full heating value
from fuel if you do not use the celebrated
Wilson Hot Blast Heater. The patent down-
draft which is perfected only in the Wilson
not only lessens consumption
of fuel but burns into actual
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the most satisfactory heater
sold.
BOONE-MUELLER HARDWARE COMPANY
TWO FANCY VESTS IN ONE and for the
price of one. Newest Creation in Men's apparel.
You should see them before
you invest in a Fancy Vest
NEELY-BARNES
PINE! STREET
The Strength of a Bank
In judging a bank it is well to remember that its
strength is measured by its capital assets that is
its capital surplus and undivided profits and by the
character of its management. The capital assets of
-THE-
Qitizens Rational flank
Abilene Texas
Capital and Surplus . . $128000.00
Stockholders' Responsibility 73000.00
Total ... . $200000.00
VV Appr9clatm Your Bumfrram
GEO. L. PAXTON Cashier.
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Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 66, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 10, 1908, newspaper, November 10, 1908; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth315396/m1/2/?q=asthma: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.