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VOL. 1 NO. 39
The Tyler Journal
To “Sell” Smith County** Better Forming Program to Our Own People and to Tem -end Tyler to Her Neighbors
TYLER. TEXAS. FRIDAY. JANURAY 29, 1926 .
HIS PUBLICATION SOLD THE
“MORE COTTON ON FEWER
ACRES” TO TEXAS AND WORLD
Hon. George Bannerman Dealey,
President and General Manager The
Dallas News and Other A. H. Belp
& Company Publications.
COUNTY AGENT RENAMED
Longview, Jan. 26—During a ses-
sion of the commissioners court on
Monday, George E. Adams was reap-
pointed Gregg County demonstration
agent for another year, with an in-
crease in salary. :
* A CONSTRUCTI
* SERVICE FOR
* AND ADJOi
* COUNTIES
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HENRY EDWARDS «c CO. Pub*
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Banquet Tuesday Night To Honor High
Scorers In News Cotton Contest And
The Men Who Sold The Idea To Texas
BANQUET TO BE AT BLACK-
STONE HOTEL TUESDAY
NIGHT—6:00 SHARP
The All-Smith-County Banquet, un-
der the auspices of Tyler Chamber
of Commerce, and in honor of Mont
Adams, new Cotton King of the
World—and in special honor of lion.
George B. Dealey, President and
General Manager of The Dallas News,
and Hon. Victor H. Sehoffelinayer,
Agricultural Editor of The Dallas
News, and their co-workers of the A.
& M. College Extension Service will
be held at the Blackstone Hotel in
Tyler, Tuesday evening', Feb. 2, be-
ginning at 6:00 sharp. Special invi-
tations have been extended to the ag-
ricultural committees, county agents
and contest leaders in all neighbor-
ing counties to be the guests of
Smith county citizens on this occa-
sion. Only about 350 to 375 guests
can be accommodated in the Banquet
Hall of the Blackstone. It behooves
local citizens, therefore, to see Sec-
retary Cranfill H. Cox at once for
their tickets.
Official Record of East Texas Farmers
in Dallas News’ State-Wide Contest for
“More Cotton on Fewer acres” in 1925
The subjoined record is being pub-
lished primarily that it may serve
.as a stimulus to Texas Farmers, par-
ticularly those of East Texas, to
continue their agricultural activities
along the lines of the Smith county
10-year better farming program,
which is a plan for agricultural re-
habilitation," a plan for the restora-
tion of Agriculture to its rightful
place as a wholesome, profitable and
satisfying industry.
Let us suggest that you file away
for future reference this copy of your
paper; and that you may have at hand
the exact, official record is the second-
ary object of its publication here.
Since the announcement of the re-
sults of the 1925 “More Cotton on
Fewer Acres” Contest sponsored and
financed by and thru The Dallas News
and Semi%Weekly Farm News, Smith
county and all East Texas have been
thrust into the limelight of favorable
publicity as they have never been be-
fore in their history. That means
that the rest of , the state and the Na-
tion are learning what many of us
(but not all) here in East Texas have
always known. East Texans never
had a finer opportunity to capitalize
on the outcome of any movement, or
situation, than they have now. Like-
wise we have never had a stronger, in-
centive to go ahead in the development
we have but recently begun in a ser-
ious, well-organized way.
With a banquet at Dallas Friday
evening honoring the winners in the
state-wide contest, who were guests
of the pallas News; with an opportu-
nity for the new Cotton King and
others of the county to address the
world by radio WFAA of the Dallas
News and Dallas Journal on Sunday
afternoon; with letters and telegrams
coming to the chief actors of the con-
test here in Smith county, coming in
such volume that no newspaper, eith-
er daily or weekly, can possibly find
space for all of them, or even for
many of the major news features to
the victory of East Texas—with all
these matters confronting us, any of
which might challenge the finest dis-
cretion of a news editor, this news-
paper, like all other publications,
must content itself with selecting only
a few of the most salient features.
This we have done. More will be said
from time to time according to the
editorial judgment of reader interest.
Smith County
G. M. Adams, Tyler, 8,081, lbs., 1'
to 1 1-16 in.
Landers, J. L., Winona, 7,115.
Jackson, W. H., Rt. 3, Tyler, 6,505
lbs., 1 to 1 1-16.
J. W. Elliott, Rt. 2, Overton, 6,079.
Horton, A. C., Whitehouse, 6,036,
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Henry, C. H. Overton, 5,886, lbs.
Cooper, J. ,E., Troup, 5,793,-1 in.
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Price, Will, Tyler, 57724 lbs.
Kelly, Henry, Troup, 5,687.
Priaa, Roy, Tyler, 5J533. „
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1 in.
Suber, Sam B., Troup, 5,278.
Brown, Tom, Linaale, 5,268.
Hill, Benjamin, Tyler, 5,150.
Cooper, J. W., Tyler, 5,090.
Clinton, T. C., Lindale, 6,000.
Howard, O. H„ Lindale, 6,000.
Cooper, J. E., Troup, 6,000. >-
Jliyer, G. W., Tyler, 4,920. ,
Till, Robert, Tyler, 4,620.
Johnson, W. W. Winona, 4,610.
Minims, Aaron, Whitehouse, 4,620.
Hardwick, J. B., Tyler, 4,500.
Suber, Erastus, Troup, 4,348.
Brackeen, W. T., Winona, 4,320.
Wright, William, Whitehouse, 4,090.
Love, Williams, Winona, 4,083.
Walton, Jim, Winona, 4,028.
Winston, Grady, Whitehouse, 4,000.
Green, Tom, Winona, 4,000.
Walsh, W. B., Tyler, 4,000.
Ferry, Horace, Chandler, 3,963.
Henry, Emma, Overton, 3,945.
Pitts, J. W., Tyler, 3,885.
Erwin, Jerry, Tyler, 3,863.
Henry, Josephine, Overton, 3,795.
Washington, P. E., Tyler, 3,733.
Bragner, Roy, Mt. Sylvan, 3,580.
Seay, W. I„ Tyler, 3,530.
Lincoln, A. C., Tyler, 3,448.
Rice, Mrs. Clen, Tyler, 3,400.
Mackey, Joe, Flint, 3,380.
Watson, II. B., Tyler, 3,375.
Ware, J. W., Tyler, 3,280.
Meaeham, Sherman, Winona, 3,270.
Williams, Tim, Troup, 3,260.
Haskins, D. H., Tyler, 3,250.
Mitchell, Cephus, Tyler, 3,216.
Swanson, Jim, Tyler, 3,167.
Sulser, M. F., Flint, 3,135.
Williams, H. H., Troup, 3,125.
Johnson, Smalley, Tyler, £>982.
Greenleaf, J. W., Tyler, 2,980.
Columbus, Roy, Tyler, 2,725.
Jackson, Sam, Tyler, 2,672.
Armstrong, A. T„ Lindale, 2,656.
Mitchell, Henry, Tyler, 2,615.
Taylor, J. T., Mt. Sylvan, 2,603.
Marshall, Will, Tyler, 2,592.
Wade, Levi, Tyler, 2,586.
Wade, Hamp, Tyler, 2,570. :
Editor’s note—The foregoing is the
list of contestants whose records
qualified according to the rules of,
and were passed upon by The Dallas
News. About 35 per cent of these are
colored farmers; but, not being sure
in every instance, we make no differ-
entiation. A number of white farmers
whose production was eight bales per
acre or less did not get their records
turned in in proper form, or in time,
presumably for the reason that it was
generally known that the winner
would be around the 15-bale mhrk.
The number of Smith county contest-
ants in this class is estimated to be
from 15 to 20. This fact is regretted,
because, if these contestants (altho
producing from eight bales down to
five) had gotten their records in for
the judges of the contest, it would
have given Smith county a larger
percentage of high scorers than even
the great percentage of the total with
which she is officially credited.
Rusk County
Claude Nash, Henderson, 7,835.
Newton Orr, Mt. Enterprise, 6,176.
Ross Griff, Mt. Enterprise, 5,700.
W. B. Perry, Henderson, 5,071.
Douglas Florance, Kilgore, 4,800.
Julian Drennan, Kilgore, 4,265.
W. F. Evans, Cushing, 4,178.
G. P. Conner, Mt. Enterprise, .4,162.
Wiley Orr, Mt. Enterprise, 4,107.
O. R. Armstrong, Overton, 4,000.
Joshua Ellis, Henderson, 3,786.
Mrs. Della Fears, Laneville, 8,771.
H. B. Sparks, Mt. Enterprise, 3,650.
Jesse R. Ashby, Laneville, 3,485.
J. B. Fears, Laneville, 3,227.
J.-M. Orwn, Ovcrtun, 8,822
The World’s Champion Cotton Grower
L. G. Ross, Mt. Enterprise, 8,174.
Allen Chapman, Mt. Enterprise
3,100.
Calvin Moore, Laneville, 3,086.
Curtis Harper, Mt. Enterprise,
‘2,730.
J. M. Woodham, Overtop, 2,590.
Cherokee County
E. C; May, Reece, A,UHL*—-
J. D. Long, Rusk, 6J28.
Reagan, Florence, Troup, 5,646.
Arnold & Son. Troup, 6,509.
V. T. Echols, Rusk, 4,842.
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WHAT MONT ADAMS MADE
FROM HIS COTTON
HON. MONT ADAMS, RT. 5, TYLER, TEXAS
In the Dallas News “More Cotton on Fewer Acres” Contest of 1925 he
produced 8081 pound:, of standard staple lint on 5 acress of land which had
been in cultivation for more than 45 years. This is equivalent to 16 bales
and 81 pounds to apply on the 17th bale.
1924 “Cotton King” Yields Scepter to
Another
HON JOHN W. McFARLANE
Hon. John W. McFarlane of Anderson County who was crowned “King
of Cotton Growers” in .1824 Dallas ItettftLCotton Contest, because-he pro-
duced 6,081 pounds of lint cn 5 acres, equivalent to 10 bales and 81 pounds.
He yields the crown and scepter to Hoh. Mont Adams of Smith county who
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equivalent to 16 bales and 81 pounds.
BANQUET FOR COLORED
FARMERS AT TEXAS COLLEGE
Arrangements are1 being made to
banquet at t»«« College, Ty
ler, next Wednesday night for
colored farmers who made high re-
cords in the cotton contest. Other
leading colored farmers from all
points of the county will be invited.
The prizes will be awarded at the ban-
quet.
Eddie Newsome, a fourteen-year old
girl of the Bladkjack community, is
deserving of special mention.
ales of cotton and 64
leserving of special mention. She
ly* grew two bales of cotton and.54 lbs.
the lint additional on one acre. She re-
625 price contributed by the
ceives . ..
Troup Chamber of Commerce and A.
S. Langford of Whitehouse. She will
also be banqueted Wednesday night
along with the other 40 high yielders.
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There were some dozen Smith
county citizens who attended the ban-
quet given Friday night at The Baker
Hotel in Dallas by the Dallas News in
honor of the winners in the 1925
“More Cotton on Fewer Acres” con-
test. Mr. Adams’ cotton was on dis-
play in the lobby of the hotel, and was
viewed and “wogdered at” by thous-
ands. From a placard on the cotton
the following data is taken showing
total income Mr. Adams derived from
his 5 acres:
Lint and Seed ..........................$2.,484
Grand Prize ............................ 1,000
E. Texas Staple Prize ............ 500
Smith County Prize ................ 200
Smaller prizes .......................... 250
TOTAL
$4,434.
THE MAN “ON THE FIRING LINB*
IN THE DALLAS NEWS' CAM-
PAIGN FOR NEW AGRICULTURE
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HIGH MEN IN DALLAS NEWS’
STATE WIDE COTTON CONTEST
Hon. Victor H. Schoffelmayer, Agri- ^
cultural Editor of The Dallas News,
whose pen and tongue have carried
the GospeL of Better Farming to the
World.
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By growing over two bales of cotton per acre in 1924 John McFarlane
of Anderson County, East Texas, set a\ new high record for Texas. . This
year 32 East Texas farmers in The Dallas News contest grew more than
two bales per acre. G. M. Adams, of Smith County, East Texas, winner of
the grand prize, grew more than three bales per acre of staple cotton, with
many other East Texans following closely to the pace he set. Here are the
leaders in the contest just closed: '* -
Lint Cotton
on 5 Acres
(Lbs.)
G. M. Adams, Smith Co.........8,081
J. W. McFarlane, Anderson Co. 7,885
Claude Nash, Rusk Co.............7,835
W. M. Caleb, Wilbarger Co.....7,704
Worth Jaggers, Franklin Co.....7,571
J. L. Landers, Smith Co.........7,115
W. H. Jackson, Smith Oo.........6,505
P. W. Twitty, Anderson Co.....6,248
E. C. May, Cherokee Co........,....6,178
Newton Orr, Rusk Co.................6,176
A. C. Horton, Smith Co., ...*...6,036
W. L. Melton, Gregg Co.........5,891
C. H. Henry, 'Smith Co............5,885
J. E. Cooper, Smith Co.............5,793
F. O. Masten, Collingsworth Co. 5,791
Willis Wilder, Harrison Co.........5,742
J. D. Long, Cherokee Co.........5,728
Will Price, Smith Co. _________2
Griff Ross, Rusk Co............
Henry Kelly, Smith Co. .........
W. E. Cruse, Tyler, Co. ........
Roy Price, Smith Co. ...........
J. R. Smith, Gregg Co. ........
Florence Reagan, Smith Co.
Arnold & Son, Smith Co.
.5,724
.5,700
.5,687
.5,683
.5,633
5,e r
...5,54
.5,509
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C. M. Locke, Jasper Co. ............5,362
6,505 Sam B. Suber, Smith Co.........5,278
Tom Brown, Smith Co. ............5,2(8
Benjamin Hill. Smith Co.........5,150
T. Z. Sartin, Hopkins Co. ........5,128
J. W. Cooper, Smith Co.............5,090
W. B. Perry. Rusk Co.................5,071
Ovid Hobson, Wilbarger Co. 5,083
T. C. Clinton, Smith Co.............5,000 •;'JKH
O. H. Howard, Smith Co.........5,000
J. E. Cooper, Smith Co. ...........5,000
Only three Texas farmers outside of East Texas were among the first
36 high scorers in the contest entered by nearly 5,000. Two of these were in
Wilbarger county ana one in Collingsworth county. >.'i
East Texas Won 92.77 Per Cent of the First 166 Places in the
State-Wide Cotton Contest—All Other Sections Won 7.23 pc.
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Smith county won 18 (or 50 per cent) of the first 36 high
scores; taking the State as a whole of the i 13 highest scores made
by farmers in Smith, Gregg, Anderson, Ruslfc Cherokee, and Ange-
lina counties. Smith county won 60—or more than 53 per cent. Of
the I 66 highest scores made in the entire State Smith county won 60,
or more than 36 per cent.
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A. & M. OFFICIAL COM-
MENDS THE TYLER JOURNAL
The Journal has received, among
many others, the folowing letters com-
mending its course in publishing edi-
tions specially featuring the Women’s
and Girls Home Demonstration work
in Smith county. We published them
because they come from those direct-
ing this work in the Extension Ser-
vice of the A. & M. College:
College Station, Texas, Jan. 25, 1925.
Mr. Henry Edwards, Editor
The Tyler Journal,
Tyler, Texas.
Dear Sir:-
I have read With interest the copy
of The Tyler Journal for Janurary 22.
I am very much pleased to see -so
much space devoted to rural work,
and especially to that of home demon-
stration work. I am wondering if you
would send copies of this special edi-
tion for January 22 to the following
district home demonstration agents:
Miss Mamie Lee Hayden. Miss Myr-
tle Murray, Miss Jennie Camp, Miss
Gertrude Blodgett, Miss Bennie Camp-
bell, Miss Helen Swift, Miss Juanita
Sprott.
t feet that they might be-abic
FARM RADIO FEATURES PLANN-
ED BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRL
The vast fund of popular and scien-
11ific .agricultural information that
originates on the farms and in the
laboratories of the Uniter States De- -
part ment of Agriculture will soon be
tapped in a new place. This is the an-
nouncement made by Sam Pickard,
chief of the newly created radio ser-
vice in the department. Steps wili be
taken immediately, he said, to furnish
i. variety of agricultural program ma-
terial to commercial broadcasting
stations serving farmer audiences.
ATHENS BOYS AND TYLER '
WIN IN FRIDAY NIGHTS Gt
Athens, Jan. 25—Athens boys bas-
ket ball team took the heavy end of
a 31 to 13 score from the
on the local court here Friday night.
But the Tyler girls won from the lo-
| cals by a score of 30 to 20. - >
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and more than 7 in the last edition to
carry all of The Journal’s Home Dem-
onstration features.
College Station. Tex., Jan. 26.
The Tyler Journal,
Tyler, Texas.
TOtrwr. gawwttt- r
T agstire yonU-appreciate -ytmr
splendid cooperation with Mr. Gentry
and Miss Huffhines.
With very best wishes that the new
year will be both pleasant and prof-
itable, I am
Yours very truly,
SALUE F. HILL, -- - ■ .
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Editor’s Note—Copies of The Jour-
nal for Jan, 15 and Jan. 22 have been
sent to each of the parties named hi
Miss Hill’s letter because it requir-
■ twelve full colums In the first
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