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Libertyville Independent, 8 Oct 1925, p. 2

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. l:"m t diminishi &w .. H that :Th"h:'t;o:;evusl;:o;l; i;;e' b:;--mh'ri;& the Plains at the rate h 1| <of 100,000 and more per year. \ | f on $200 land. Which offers the greater dividends? Which can the owner pay > for quicker? | k --_ The reason for the low price is that the supply still exceeds the demand. _ ]| Ten million acres still await the plow. Each sale increases the value of tha .'", Munt'ar-fl(hlhp. £ No great change in agricultural practice is pecessary. The cultivation of es flui:l'l:-fl-m'.ch(bdmdm."m_ m profitable is to combination dairy and hog farmers. +. 'hMMqfldecm-'qfil&em s territory . This water ies but 40 to 150 feet beneath the surface. Power pumps mesiss hnhn&MdbMt.{Mdg'mnbc,fuhysn l k. YOUR --OPPORTUNITY + it 'I' 71 West Monroe Street -- Until the year 1921, the Plains of Northwest Texas--The Panhandle-- was a grazing country with thousands and thousands of cattle roaming over and feeding from them. Then came the slump in prices; cattle were sold at any price that--could be gotten, with the consequent fimancial disaster to their ov'le'n.theaoiln;unl--nd, fertile--needing only the plow to turn it into the greatest agricultural paradise on the face of theh earth. AApit*tuthflt'-nulngahnw Good corn belt farm-- ing methods make crops as e-t_n'-_u_&e}.g.:-_n.ly_o&fnifiuof&cyfled LAND IN THE GREAT PANHANDLE OF TEXAS IS MAKING ' THOUSANDS INDEPENDENT AND WEALTHY | _ _ % A t/dy¢ * ti%ef ¢ t » g e j ME L P x _ d y s ornmes 4A j ' * -- * *% y w « ho ® -- ; 3---- -- «-- wemmana -- ~ 4~s wgoee y oi netivgnancte ~ *# -- vu.> + -- k« ¥ e mm ® * Jsn m w w % wew -- « * Tw J gites + peums + wee w % nmabv-- & 4A 7 -- x w * a & R av<a~worma »~._._ . .. > . wribiarevaiel here «. e Grses " ® ¥seerem huabvate as e «4 Nes * * &# > > -- -- : . Rovionniain ne ce is en yoe s cce har> f az r aszir--+ +¥ 99 ~ a~< -- = % yore--nanalc. s Gurerndy)" § «s e Gemars o * ~~_. . e m ----+ . #+ ; s a C 1 A B * s * ' y + + STATE OF CoUNTY 0 Before me, . Notary Public in and for said County and State, on this day personaly appeared E. M. Burnett, of Dumas, Moore County, Texas, to me well known, and who after being firs': duly sworn, deposes and says: . * "Inbdbeflm«wdedmhmconu ten miles southwest of * ' _ (Gigned) ~ "R. M. BURXETT.~ Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of Oc:ober, A. D. 1924 (SEAL) _ ~ * = E. M. PITTMAN, (SEAL) County Clerk, Potter County. Tej What a Pioneer Says: County Clerk, Potter County, Texts ORA E. LEMONS, Deputy y" ~ammonas Aysh Terxts AMARILLO TOWNSITE LAND CO., Inc. _ _ CHICAGO, ILLINOIS kb':'..';rfi'A';'t- 12 i f @ e -- f : ' n ' -- "' -- 1% m ' s o mnthts ewienis x & F » 2 l Levmtu en Bearatantiinss :,..' ' ,l I 9\_ e ht . -- ses "dk !-.'7-'> ,_l P t $ imarcmgges * C m #s "'f'-[..,-:-""',,xq"m_ * :- e d jz ** * -*'_4 _ _ prtnatri.... ie # +4 .. The city has grown steadily, in accordance with the development of the _ about 15,000,000 bushels of superior quality grain. A newly estabh region around it. In 1900 the population was a scant 1500 ; in 1910, 8846; -- ing plant would enable a tannery to obtain raw materials at its c in 1920, 15,646. Today there are 25,000 people there. The rl?id'ly of State Geological Survey reports an excellent deposit of glass sand growth is shown by the fact that building permits for the first six months of miles of Amarillo and near the gas field. There is sn ever--mounting 1925 were $2,235,000. In this respect, Amaridlo was the sixth ranking city 'etrolm There are deposits of brick and chy tile near the city. --of --Texas, though only seventeenth--in--size--at the --time the -- 1920 C055 --WAS---------->------s~ o o a o n goo c og popy ym m es epg. Amarillo is located almost in the center of the great Plains, and, therefore, is the natural trade and distributing center of this immensely wealthy territory. The 'city offers much to manufacturing and distributing companies: taken. That this is no spt-mlic growth is shown by the fact that permits for the previous five years averaged more than $1,500,000 annually, ' &u'vuflngm@Aw%bddMl4hp¢hbmdM known farm implement makers are included in its list of 71 wholesalers. Among these is the International Harvester Company, whose Amarillo branch has led all branch houses of the nation in sales during two years of the last five. The company is now s»--nding $200,000 for an enlarged plant there: South,. These are: _ Main freight line of the Santa Fe between Chicago and Los Angeles, and also a line southto the Galf ports; Rock Island Line, Memptris to El Paso and thence to the Pacific Coast; Fort Worth and Denver (Burling-- hSfl-)Mg&w&davfi&eMpflddm of northern Texas. Santa Fe general offices, and shops on all lines, give the city an annual railway pay roll of $3,400,000. > Low Priced Fuel tbepnvio.fiveyeunavmgdmethufl.soo.on annually, This Addition offers you an invy that will yield big dividends in So advantageous is Amarlo located that 14 branch heases of nationally _ hapriness and money. It is located two miles south of the business section of known farm implement makers are included in its list of 71 wholesalers. Among A-u?lo,udisrighdjuedtodevdopedtpropflyoiihwfiaflvfl: these is the International Harvester Company, whose Amarillo branch has led Lots only a few blocks away are selling at from $60 to $1250 each. You can all branch houses of the nation in sales during two years of the last five. The :mchn,righnwflouhthunh(dahtl&ind""udfu&d company is now s»--nding $200,000 for an enlarged plant there: inside lots and $490 each for the corners. The terms are Thirty per cent, s c a * : (30 ) cash, and the balance at $15 nth, without interest and tax 3 Great Raifroads Pass Thru Amarillo® > pad sst 1928. _ _ P e emen rndinnqicoalerndiamce fervitery oo sps Te rmmctat whtt t murker cenacvs of the To se To Those Interested in Small Farms South. These are: _ Main freight line of the Santa Fe between Chicago an4 ____ On practically the same terms as fos the lots, you can purchase 5, 10, 20 Los Angeles, and also a line southto the Galf ports; Rock Island Line, Memptris and 40 acre plots at $100 per acte. These plots are only 14 miles from to El Paso and thence to the Pacific Coast; Fort Worth and Denver (Burling-- Aufl'fllnvdmlhvifiwfloj'&mm.hflnu ton System) connecting the Mountain States with the densely populated area hour's drive into the city. A good school is right near these small farms. You UP armhers Tavae Satta Ea cemeral offices and shons on all lines, give the can have a wonderful country home, be independent, and work in the city if The nation's greatest reservoir of natural gas is adjacent to Amarillo. Extensive vit pools also have been found im--porticns of the gas area. These fidhmfivsc:.lyrfidhm%u"mhul&elfl- Continent combined." The provenm area of the gas dome is 120 miles long and gverages 20 miles in width. Many wells have been gauged in excess of 100,000,000 cubic feet daily. This is equivalent to 4,000 tons of coal. The size of the wells and extent of the field insure the supply lasting for gen-- Amarillo, the Trade Center of this Great l0 --'>_-- Agricultural Empii ' | You are cordially invited to attend our smoker to be given at the Auditorium Theatre, Monday evening, October 12, at 8:30 o'cleck. FREE FREE FREE This entertainment is very interesting. We have arrang-- ed to have a lecture on Texas Landgs an | will also show moving pictures of the country. This is a get--together meeting and we will all have a good time. There will be plenty of refreshments for the ladies also. Come and bring your frien:ds. Everything is absolutely free. Remember the date and plzce, Auditorium Theatre, Monday, October 12, at 8:30 P. M., Libertyville, Illlinois. . 7. BISHOP Wa General Agent Two hundred bales of cotton are raised annually within a radius of 150 miles of Amarilio; three of the principal wool markets of the nation are within a one--day freight haul ; zinc and copper ores are mined within 500 miles. (The U. S. Zing Company's smelter here employs 225 men.) The Plains is the ban-- ner wbe;tqnhiig section of the Southwest, with an average about 15,000,000 bushels of superior quality grain. A newly e ;l;oni-le:QQ_OJQ!;g;i_e;oj superior quality grain. A newly established pack~ ing plant would enable a tannery to obtain ,..".'m.fid'".",". The Embodied in the note for the deferred payments is a clause providing 'that in event of the death of the purchaser or total permanent disability, prior to payment of the balance due, all remaining unpaid balance is antomatically cancelled and due release will be given for the hem retained in the note; also in event of sickness or disability for 15 days or more, all payments are auto-- matically extended in accordance with the term of such*sickness or disability. The safest investment is the earth itself, and those who are wise enough to invest in the early stages of development reap the greatest profits. . _ gt;ler?eolop;--l S;rvey repom an excellent deposit of glass sand within 14 miles of Amarillo and near the gas field. Tb_etgisl?evu-qut_i'gvohtof you prefer. ETATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF POTTER ~ _ Beforse me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, on this day personally ,ubpsrod E. J. Jewet:, to me well known, and who, after being first dulty sworn,. deposes and says: & a* ."Five years ago 1 bought six hundred arfd half miles south of Amarilio I had $7000 00 in $7,000.00 raising watermeions near Amarillo. "I now have eight hundred acres of land and better than $25,000.00 worth of improvemenms on it. In addition, 1 have thirty head of work mules and approximately $6.000.00 worth of famming implements ; _ "My principal crops have been wheat, maize, kaffir and sorghum. _ "With the excaption of the $7,000.060 cash I started with I have made ali of this off the returns of my land. I am now completing a $10.000 00 brick bme on the south side of my land. I pay cash for everything. o (SEAL) ~Los Angeles Addition :o Amarillo Sworn to and subscribed before me, this *2nd day of October A. D. m'r EAL) , <>,> . (Signed) _ ORA E. LEMONS, .\ a Notary Public, Poiter County, Texas The Proof of the Pudding Proximity to Raw Materials dint Insurance Features Telephone Randoliph 1122 arfd forty acres of land six and one-- N0 in cash to pay down. I made this i(Signed) _ --~"E. J.JEWITT A. D. 1931

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