Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 163, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 16, 1909 Page: 6 of 8
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the plowshares and tho pruning
S;l ri ..i. .. ir . i
ijlaced some agricultural symbol on
J'aelr state seals while 17 from the
Kame number bearT some' symbol of
ommerce.
Cqi will call to Tnlnd the: experience
h h
Henry Grady where he said:
H "I stood la tho halls of congress and
Jj looked on those magnificent bulld-
ogs that mark Ameirca's place . of
government. I saw the bodies of rep-
resentative men gathered within the
wbte halls of tho congress and the
jpna'te and I said Here rests the
Strength of our American nation
fame days passed and I stood within
I country home. As evening came I
geatd the winding of the "horn call-
g die husbandman from his field; I
aw his wife greet him with affection's
lsBof welcome from the toll of the
lW. "while his children fondly cluster-
Si about bid knee. As the night wore
tt hl3 father the old patriarch of the1
-We read from the pages of God's
word: and commended us to His' care
fad loylng mercy. Then as I went to
y room for the right I .said No not
these magnificent hallB( but In such
sames-as this 1b there the strength of
fir nation."'
flush Uomes are indeed the safe-
wrJ of the democracy of America
i"re from graft and the bureaucratic
Wers of monopoly they stand' as the
Julwark of our American rights
safest scheming politicians capltalls-
o powers and the fortuitous conspi-
aefes' of circumstances of forces that
night tend to deprive us of our liber-
ies and our rights.
And so we tender our toast to you
the representatives of the American
lers ad merchants our army of
eace tljo consorvors of education
id art the defenders of the highest
iteerltr of our homes the PatronB of
Urnta. the guardians of our religion
id' toe sromotors of the Idoals of
lericaar citizenship.
THE STRENGTH OF
LUZIANNE
COFFEE
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cut into tracts from 50 acres up to a iull
8ction yhich we are offering oneasy
t?ms; one-fifth cash balance in eight
annual payments. Sae us and get you a
f'l it
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home.
AB0ON
ABILENE TEX
Our pioneers with God by their side
Saw the birth of the'WeBt and Its des
tined -pride;
Saw the Lone Stab State with unborn
might
Reach inrtlier its bounds than englo'ti
flight;
Saw convoys of strangers from far
" lands roam
To find in Texas happiness and hom;
Saw forests and plains In their beauty
wed
Smile 'neath gold harvests where vaat
herds fed;
Saw a Btate then peopled from tho
truest and best ' '
Whpm Hope and her star had called to
the "West;
Saw cities then spring from her pnllns
amain
As Minerva from '' Jove's puissant
brain; '" '! ' '
Saw chuiches fair homes and schools
'fast rise:
Their spires and windows' toward
God's okles; '
And saw the Christ lead . this great
land '
Toward their God and the Parliament
of Man;
Then all this realm from father's
mountain height
They claimed for God for liberty
and right.
I
Wn LTAt von as the Heirs and' suc
cessors of this vision oljjour pioneers
and hi behalf of the1 ladles of our
land wo assure you of their hearty cot
operation and their sympathetic sup-
port In every efforts to realize ttielr
dreams and to promote tho ideals of
Christian . citizenship.
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"Docs It I'ay to Advertise Tour Town
t ' and Country V
Paper by 0 W. Holcomb
Advertising Is one of tho most im-
portant branches of Commercial Club
work. Tho ability to grasp conditions
and present them to tho public In a
forceful manner largely measures the
Is double that of ordinary kinds
but don't forget its high quality
and all-around goodness.
Sol4 Every where 35c
THE REILY-TAYLOR Co.
- New Orleans U. S. A.
HAVE
ACRES
H
!!
UKPORTKKTUKSWAV FKMRIURY ll 1M.
vnltto or a Bccreinry ia tho commuul
You may think that everybody
knows about yotir towh Imt they don't.
I thought that everybody in the south
know about Morkel tintll J received a
letter front a party interested lu thla
section and wanted to know how far
Morkel was froni the rniiroad
I think there nrp mnpy successful
wayB of advertising but 1 believe that
newspaper advertising heads the IIstr
from the standpoint of results Adver-
tising is keoplng one's business and
nftmo constantly before tho public or
from the standpoint of the commercial
club in keeping tho name of tho town
and country and its advantages in tho
minds of the public.
A very profitable Way o( advertising
is by means of individual letters or
loteraturc sent in a stamped and seal-'
ed cnvolope. The advertising that fur-
Ishcs tho poorest returns is ma'gazlno
advertising.
A town or country that Is always
found in tho front ranks of progress is
a town or country that advertises. Wo
must have organized methods of nd-
vertlslrtg our resources and the organ-
izntlon that makes a- specialty of se-
curing factories and railroads will
have a number of 'smokestacks to their
credit and this is laying the foundation
of an empire.' 0s "
Tho town that advertises while pass-
ing through tho period of transition
that Central West Texas Is undergoing
today will gather a. firm hold on tho
reins of progress and keep In tltf? cen-
ter of the circle of prosperity that Is
crowding out the cattle range and dot-
ting our lovely prairies with cities and
filling our agricultural country with
farm.houses.
Qur object should' be to promote
closer relations between the farmer
and the business man and to cultivate
a spirit of cooperation. Wo Bhould all'
be missionaries of prosperity. The sec
retary who hasn't tho ability to display
a commercial ad in a. news item is
admired by his co-laborers and is rec-
ognized a leader in this class of work
and hla remarkable genius In thiB dl-.
rection will obtain for his town thous-
ands of dollars worth of freeadvertis-
ing and the natural" resources 6f hls-
country will be known throughout the
country..
The town or country that advertises;
becomes a clearing house of progress
in that part of tho state and will be
the regular channels through which
investments will be distributed. '
iT.exas need railroads and factories
but sho needs some sane and construc-
tive legislation legislation dictated
by lawmakers "who believe in the de-
velopment of Texas first and pplitical
promotion afterward. We are unalter-
ably opposed to any reduction in the
rates of passenger fares in Texas at
this time for West Texas with its 11m-
ltlesB resources needs ten thousand
miles more of railroads to bring
thousands of people and millions of
wealth of our country. We need to
marshal industrial forces and to qx-
plolt the regions of industrial pro-
grcssion.
Central West TexaB yet young and
almost wholly undeveloped ib resourc
es is sufficient to arrest the admira
tion and challenge the. interests of ex-
ploiters and promoters everywhere
and It requires the boosting faculties
of men who are captains of industries
for in no other state in the union are
their fertile prairie lands such as we
have awaiting transportation facili-
ties and these frontier secretaries
staud as sentinels of progress awaiting
the advent of agencies of railroad de-
velopment and a desirable class of
crop growers.
Abilene and Stamford have become
famous through advertising and each
city standB today aa a monument to
the indomitable courage and will pow-
er of their citizenship.
Yes it pays to advortise.
THE C. T. & Itf. RAILUOAD COM-
MITTEES AKitANGING THE WORK
The Colorado Texas fip Mexican rail-
road which by agreement of Its pro-
moters and the citizens of this city
will be- built to completion within 21
months from a point of Intersection
wJUi "the Fort Worth & Denver and
thu Orient to Elk City Is looked upon
aa a crowning ovont for this city and
the communities . through which it is
to pass being a north and squth road
and bringing ua noarer to the markets
for our products.
The onglHeorJng corps will arrlvo
here next Monday and will proceed to
look over tho ground and arrange for
the survey through tho county com-
mencing at this place and working
north and south. Tho north route will
reach Cheyenne pn the most feasible
route anft thenco on north by east t
a crossing on the Canadian
Our .committees on right-of-way and
donation are arranging for their work
in a thorough systematic way so that
very man may put his shoulder to
the wheel and help to turn it wlthou).
straining.
There are a few persons who say a
railroad will do us harm but we can
NIMIIMliniliaiBBIaiaanaa
THE HUB
DR.
V. K. HATNIK
DENTISTS
Office over Cotnpton's Drug
Store. Phono connection
0. E. FULWILER
Livery acd Transfer
North Second Street
J. 0. WILSON
Land Agent j. P. mid Notary
Public Clydo Texas. Corres-
pondence solicited ':
WILL STITH & CO
Notary Public
Office over Citizens National
Bank
60SS BROTHERS
Float and Transfer
Office. At JE. A. Pearce Grain
Store. Roberta Phone 53-
Southwestern ' 264
DANIEL & SHACKELFORD
.Hardware Tin and Iron
WoAers
Abilene Texas
J. H. CALHOUN
Attornoy-at-Law
Will pratlce in all tHe courts
Office 123 Pine St Robert's 381
EUGENE WOOD & CO.
Real Estate
Insurance Rents
Both Phones 609
remember -when a good rain spoiled
many nubbins in the corn field by
making big ears of corn and this Is
the way it will be with Elk City.
It is true that some small towns
will spring up along the road and sup-
ply the people of their immediate sur-
roundings with tho staples but like
any other people they will go to a
larger town to" do their larger trading.
Again we expect that our population
will double that our values will In-
crease and that more money enterpris-
es will seek this point
Another consideration that must not
bo overlooked Is the revenue that a
railroad pays into the county and city.
Judging by the amount paid by the
Rock Island this year wo would real-
ize such a sum as -would materially re-
duce the taxation- rate. Tho -taxes
levied against the Rock Island in
Beckham county last year amount to
something over $26600 the first half
of which Is already paid. Now suppose
wo have two such revenue producing
railroads. Why will not every ctllzen
in thla county be benefitted We say
tlioy will and moBt of the people say
so too. A1J along tho proposed route
tho citizens are offering their assist-
ance bp that the right-of-way will bo
easily obtained and tho 30-acro tract
torralnnl grounds aro offered gratis
by Bome two or three who have lands
suitable No qne man has offered tho
$35000 bonus but there are several
Who talk $1Q00 ?2000 or $3000 which
means tho amount will be raised with-
out much difficulty. Let us all go to
work In dead earnest This Js not the
onlyrallroai which la coming our way
and we want the third Just as bad as
wo want the second. Another big rain
makea tho nubbius. "fill put" moro solid
Let's havo another big rain. Another
railroad will make us ''fill out" and
becomes Plla aa tno Rock GJorn
tar Oentlemon don't pour cold water
on any proposition looking to tho wel-
fare of this city but lot ua all Join in
tho good work of promoting and pro-
curing all thp good things possible
for Elk City. Elk City (Okla.) News.
CONCHO PEOl'LU ENCOURAGED
BY VISIT OF RAILROAD MEN
When Messrs D. T Bomar of Fort
Worth and John W. Broad of Waco
were in the city a few days ago and
took an automobile hunting trip with
OF CENTRAL WEST TEXAS.
LODGES
A. ". A. H-rDevltt Building Fine
L Moots First Saturday and 3rd
Thursday nights in each month. J. P.
Danlo' Secy.
'EASEKN STAR DoVltt Building
(Pino St. Moots Second and fourth Tues
nay nights In each month.
R A. M DoVltt Butting Plfo St
Meets Second Friday night In each
month.
tfNIHHT TEMPLAR DeVltt Build-
ing Pine St. Meets Second Monday
night in each month. 0 VV. Robot "a
Recorder.
I. 0. 0. F. South Second Street
Meets Tuesday night of each week. C.
P. Roland.
ENCAMPMENT South Second St
Second and Fourth Friday Nights.
REBEIvAHS South Second St Mon
uay night of each week.
tt. 0. n. South Second St Thurs
day night of each weelc A. U Baloh
ICIerk.
WOODMEN CIRCLE meets Becond
and fourth Tuesdays In each month In
Mrs. Bass studio over Dial and Fisher
on Pine street Mrs. Rosa WiHam-
son Clerk. . '
KNIGHTS OF rYTHIAS Star .of
the West Lodge Ko. 42 K. of P. moots
every Thursday night in New Castle
Hall over Yager Shoe Co' Pine street.
Q. B. Paxton Chancellor cohimander;
P. S. Kauffman Keeper of Records
and Seal; D. Dellls Maatqr of Finance.
Visiting members cordially welcomed.
B. P. 0. E-Pine St Meets Saturday
might each week. Qua irbkermans Secy
F. OF A. Chestnut Street Meets
Friday night of each week. Ben M.
Peevey Secy.
M. Vf. OF A. Pine Street meets IYI-
day night each week. W. D. Gott
Clork.
SONS OF HERMAN Meets . First
filONDAY Of each month. R JJ. Hllgor
Secy
F. U. of A. meets every Friday night
at DeVltt Building on Pine. B. E.
Franklin.F. M.
V. B. ' A. In U. B. A. " Hall
In. Alexander Building Pine. Street
Friday night of each week Dr.
W. C. Morgan president; J. P. Dan
lei secretary.
T. J. Clegg. of .the Concho.; Land Co.
the Standard indulged In some con-
jectures as to. what their trip might
signify la railroad circles. Mr. Bb-
mar being the attorney and confiden-
tial adviser of Morgan Jones It is be-
llved thatlio was here" at the Dehest of
that gentleman to investigate the route
for an extension of the Ablleno and
Ballingor road from Winters through
San Angelo and that their Inspections
would include the country between
San Angelo and Winters and also that
lying south of here. The hunting trip
of these gentlemein took them among
other places to Eldorado and the
questions they asked there were not
all about the wild game in that part
of the country. They so much im-
pressed the Eldorado people that they
wero out on railroad business that the
Success of that city under tho caption
-'Railroad Builder Visit. EJldorado"
speaks of their visit as follows:
"Last week Eldorado was vlsted by
D. T. Bomar attorney for tho Morgan
Jonefi railroad that Is now being built
from Abilene to Balllnger. He was ac"
cotripaned by J T Clegg of San An-
gelo and John W. Board of Fort Worth.
These gentlemon wore Inquiring a
practical route from here to Balllnger
asking many questions In regard to
our lands and people and from what
wo. could gather from their conversa-
tion it Is that they are looking through
this country for the purpose of build-
ing a railroad through this immediate
section of the country. This road Is
Vhe 2ounff Tffen's Store"
We cater to the better class of trade who
appreciate "Quality Mrchandi"
See us for
"Collegian Clothing" "OddPwts"
All cut "full peg." Come get
a pair before your size is gone
ingus Bros. & Company
SuoctwiorB to Mliigus & Weaver
C. L. RARNES 0. D. S.
Offlco Over
Mrs. Bradflold'a Drug Store . . .
Roborts Phono 394.
l.i to.. J
E. L. Norton
JP Xt XT 1L BE DBS
Sale Agent for the Lynn Filter
Tho best filter mado.
O.W. DUDLEY
Real Fatato Agent
City and Country Property
Abilene
Toxas
ANDERSON'S MARKET
Opposite Po9toffice ; R. Phone 249
S. VV. Phone 180 .
Fresh Meats of All Kinds
Your patronage solicited and ap-
preciated M. TOT-jTEN
Manufacturer of Bracket Scroll'
Turned Work CypreBB Tanks Etc.
Sreeus for Windows and Doors a
Specialty. South First Street.
ABILENE TEXAS.
3PAULDING BROTHERS
i. Machine Shop
All lands of machine work
promptly and accurately done
South First Street. Abilene TezJ
J. C LOVELESS M. D.
SPECIALIST
Eye Ear Nose and Throat
Office New Radford building sec-
ond floor. Roberts phone 588.
already being built from Abilene to
Winters and Balllnger a branch line
from Winters via San Angelo to So-
nora Sutton county Is being talked
of and of course would cpme through
this city as we are on a direct line
from San Angela to Sonora. Another
proposed route is from Ballingor to
Sonora via Paint Rock and Eldorado.
This we gathered from our visitors
here last week."
Now if the citizens of Eldorado and
this vicinity would get busy and ralBO
a reasonable bonus It Is probable that
one- of these routes could be induced
to come to our city. The country is a
no Inducement If the' people would
do a little the inducement would bo
great" San Ancelo Standard.
O. U Harris of Stamford came la
this morning and left over the T.
& P. for Cisco where he will spend tho
day attending to business matters.
F C. Tetry of Mineral Wells came
in yesterday afternoon and will spend
a few days here visiting Alf Boyd who
Hyes out south of town.
E. L. Church went to Sweet-
water last night whore he is .manag-
ing a minstrel performance.
W. A. Smith Is spending the day in
Merkol
.T. L Reed of Merkel spent yesterday
in the city attending to business mat-
ters and visiting friends.
Also one of the best assorted lines of
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Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 163, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 16, 1909, newspaper, February 16, 1909; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth315494/m1/6/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.