The Oklahoma Democrat (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 15, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME VL
S OKLAHOMA DEMOCRAT
ALTUS, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY. MAY IS. 1913
VUMBBR TKM
THE FARM IS OUR GREATEST *
FACTORY IN OKLAHOMA
Of JACKSON COCIHIV AND All CITIZfflS ME fARNESfLV MOUtSIfO 10 READ THIS STATEMENT IN FOIL AND TO ACQUAINT
THEMSELVES WITH THE PUNS AND PURPOSES
LEST WE FORGET IN THIS
GREAT AGRICULTURAL EM-
PIRE OF OKLAHOMA—THE
FARM IS OUR FACTORY—AND
WHILE YET THE SEASONS
SMILE AND BID US CINCH
OUR GRASP ON OPPORTUNITY
AND GET OUR FEET PLANTED
ON FIRM GROUND, EVERY
COUNTY IN THE STATE
SHOULD AROUSE ITSELF TO
ACTION.
The first step is to clear the
field for effective action. Every
county should with ready hands
dump into the scrap-heap those
stumbling blocks to a greater com-
mon progress and prosperity those
old sores and scores and jealous-
ies of former feverish times.
Moreover, we all know that every
city, town and section in this coun-
ty would prosper above the aver-
age could we push an electric but-
ton and cau c this great fertile val-
ley to give up in silver and bank
notes the possible abundant crop
wealth of its soil.
But claims and theories don't
count for anything. Production is
what talks. The problem of our
county is exactly the same in es-
thering of the farming industries
as its main object, and covering of
course all the legitimate civic and
city-improvement projects as well,
is going to take on a distinctly new
life and transforming itself into an
institution of great useifulness to
the community.
The Commercinl Club of today
has both to do and to undo many
things and difficulties and bound
to arise and must be met with com-
By Chas. B. Calwell, Secretary.
sence and principle as that of' mon se::sc. While the Oklahoma
every other county in the state, public throughout is to bo com-
We have .before us the plain prop- mended for its famous boostin spir
osition of going to work, diligently, it still, with all of i's achievement
patiently, systematically to ac- mostly in the city-building lines
complish the developement of the it has been habituated to think
wonderful resources of our soil and ing and talking quite a number of
, . — — — H vjuiie « uuiiiuer 01
Then every county should '1 ^ fa.llafcje? in Tthe every daV course
off to this proposition, and f* *hat p0If But lfJ%wl11 ~n- of aff21rs. If we are to get any-
^ \jtLjL nna,„.istltut« ourselves one, big farm-fac- where, the Commercial Club must
tion of the soil can be worked out,
but along with it, and first of all
things. THE BBUSINESS MAN
MUST HELP THE FARMER TO
MARKET TO ADVANTAGE
THE STUFF THAT IS AL-
READY BEING PRODUCED ON
THE FARM.
In this movement of a greater
Agriculture, in which the Country
and City now appreciate they must
join hands, the thing in common
which we are all seeking, is first,
PROFITS—then Profits and after
that PROFITS. There is no use
making any bone about this fact.
To bring the point of this discus-
sion right home to ourselves, every prof,ts> lf experience is any guide,
tillable quarter section or farm in , re u^ar anc^^fcundant produc-
11 . ... tirtn M J_T l • *
*y
town factory. Poor seed stock de-
moralizes the whole farm factory
organization in its power tfr pro-
duce profit on the time, money and
labor invested by the farmer.
There is nothing more vital to
the features of profit than such ar-
rangements of the farm factory's
departments in Oklahoma as in-
sures the proper proportion of sure
feed production to the czsh crop
acreage. We know not when
another like the year 1911 may
hit us. Moreover, when it comes
to "departmcntizing" the farm fac-
tory to the points of the biggest
profits, if experience is any guide,
every
square
in a new and bigger UKianoma i w £• < i, ..
spirit serve the notice of friendly ^-family. ? v, !u 5 T haXe 3 weU ConsIdered <curse of
rivalry upon all other counties that X? results achon. It must ring out the old;
it had constituted itself into a sol- . com^und|order o- things—the town.lot trick-1
idity, co-operative community, tied
together by the progressive farm-
ers and business men of all of its
trade centers, and from now on
is working as one big FARM—.
FACTORY—FAMILY.
Such at least is the declared
purpose of the Commercial Club of
Altus in the movement it has just
Jackson county is a small factory
in self, or the entire body of
land in Jackson county might be
regarded as one big factory.
tlon of feed crops driven to mar-
ket on four legs is what has creat-
ed the largest communities of farm
owners in any state.
soil and the proper rotation of
crops is vital not only* to pro-
tect the original investment, but to
increase the yield and con«equent-
the yearly dividends. Making
the blue canopy of heaven an im-
p'ement shed may be handy, but
don't help the profits of the farm
factory.
Finally we pass from^the pro-
duction and to the actual matter of
converting the goods into cash.
Even though it might turn out a
high class product, who ever heard
of a successful town factory with
out at least a fair sales depart-
ment. How about the farm fac-
tory? It would appear that both
the city and the country need to
be-cdueated. Thefacts arethat in
this widespread movement to ob-
tain an increase production of the
soil the business men have "started
something."
d Now then the plain business ^ 0 , .bl* that they go further with the far-
come they will be like compoundI order of things—the town.lot trick-1 Principals which govern the cf-! ^ ' Z otherv'1Se miiht j mer than seek to induce him to use
interest definate, lasting, and get- cry. the factory fallacy, more es- £ectve management of a factory in! °e ™{J • t0 St°? aI1 possibIe what are called better farming
ting better all the while. pecially in these agriculture cen- town hav« practically the same ap-1^ dePartf.ent }s 1 methods so that he may produc-
raculfc ters and all such spasmodic, sDec- Phcation to the successfully con-!1 1 f ret of pr°flt making in j mcre stuff ^ acre
ctunfc TV.:,. „i_i i_duct of a farm fartnrtr t„ the farm factory. Here comes in I ti- r •
The results we can produce in
Jackson county are going to be
measured by the degree of co-op-
eration we can bring about among
the business men right here in AI-
ulative stunts. This ,was alright duct of a farm factory. In most A " tary" . ncrc comes in The farmer is going to help ed-
three to five years age. when for- any county in the state there are °f C°UrSe the ma21C and eoonomvl ■ • g P *
getting the farmer, the fnrm and enough land owners living in the
farming we all somehow figured towns to make the discussion of
ttat ?. pile of brick and mortrr common sense features of this
rt
tus. This proper,iti^n is exactly thit a pile — , ..., wlM
like charity, in order to succeed it' a city was the sure enough preposition of equally as much in-
must begin with a demonstration at ? ^ot-Tr-^hine of progress. The or.lv teres, to the business men as to the
farmers.
The farm factory should not be
*ow large in acreage but that it
could be handled to an advantage,
iiiiua in uic xiiuvcmcm u lifts jusi ^
started for the permenant upbuild- jmust begin with a demonstration at ?* ^ u* uiwiws, me o
ing of the social and commercial ihome. The farmers will join us in | thincT neccessary was to drco a
welfarev of Jackson county. And | this movement, but they will judge j nickle in the slot r.nd see thc wheel
NOTICE IS HEREBY SERVED j!t by the degree of earnestness at!^ 'round.'
UPON ALL COUNTIES OF OK-! the storm-center. There never! It is likewise up'to the Com-
LAHOMA TO LOOK TO THEIR! was a time when it more strongly i mercial Club to ring in the new
T A TTDn C AT TXJT? TVTVDV A T KpVi ArvvpH V)iis:i"npcQ mpn tn rrof I ...L • i_ i.l i • r ^ •,.*
LAURELS AT THE INTERNAT-
IONAL DRY-FARMING CON-
GRESS.
JACKSON COUNTY LED THE
STATE IN GROSS COTTON
PRODUCTION IN 1912.
There isn't a better or more fer-
til individual body of land of the
same epproximati; area in Okla-
homa than orr own Jackson county.
a " " I WW lit tilt new
behooved the business men to get | era, in which the life, health and
together and stand together, or progress c€ a common community
when town loyalty on the part of
every citizen meant so much.
Accordingly the Commercial
Club has a greater responsibility to
fulfill than ever before. However
the business men will cement
themselves closely
Commercial Gub,
together, the
with
wilf be found in close, co-operat-
ive interest between the city and
riously suffe'
.u 1" Pa? ths state I wIth 9uite a substantial" contribiN
tavor the plan of two f,rm fac-jtion to the cash profits but best of
- or'eson,one quafter sectIon o£! all. render more abundant the scale
the country. From now on wej^nd and are making an effort tojof living for the farmer and his
must live, grow and prosper on j encourage a more extensive scale I familyv
home production. In co-operation nf
between the commercial and agri-
cultural interests, a gradual and
of course the magic and economy 1 / eiT.,S gom& t0 he P 1
of the silo, and both the saving and T*** ^ t0 ° rC"
the earning of the multitude of H 0f„r.Cn' eur!n- some prac-
small operations, the cream sepa-^ff f I ! u f' 13
rator. the churn, the smoke house,1 fal^ fh °U v,0t • ^
the hen house, the garden and i A?d t^ the increased
berry patch and the fruit oriunlK?/tfSL T® 'f
All of these small industries whh!Sti:n":h &e
tne tarm factory bears an impor-i u :c
tant relation to the large depart-1 ta] L of^vT- ^ T'
ments, tend to lighten and brighten' mtere.t which in the due
the element a iS Z! co.urs.e of «cpenence insures the
else the feature of profi is may se- the element of dni^ry l^use I X'ontf ^
riously suffe-. Many land owners j they not only come right along Sfi f — ? 0" 3 m°re
in the eastern part of the state with ouite a substantial rontrTW P^^abie farming industry on the
whole. But it must be a fully-
rounded farm factory system,
whereby the item of profit sprouts
at the grass roots and comes clean
on through and into thc hands of
MRS. 0, P. WOOD
DIED SUNDAY
MEETING A SUCCESS
SPIRIT OF ACTIVITY AWAK-
ENING.
of soil cultivation. 1 a i t ^
r a j a f • , &°°d town factory looks well I the farmer FIRST •
Good seed stock is to the total j to the repairs and uokeeD of its! TVion k^v, •" j h
th. fur-'substantial mceas. In the oroduc1 flrsl^hsfraw '^1^!^ J.h" ZnT'"'. t5-"..!' .TCI?? ,wi"
AFTER THREE WEEK'S ILL-
NESS PASSES AWAY.
Mrs. Eva Mitchell Wood a wife
of three months of Oliver P. Wood,
a prominent real estate and insur-
ance agent of this city, died at the
her bed for only three weeks with
typhoid fitter
that is, it will be turned into a so-
cial headquarters for the farmers
while in town. Rest room facil-
ities will no doubt be added for
the comfort and convenience of
the women and children.
The members present voted to
change the present plan of hav-
ing 2. regular meeting each Tues-
day to have one night meeting of
Some forty to fifty business men
and farmers gathered together at
the regular monthly meeting and
smoker of the Altus Commercial
Club in the Court House. The
— meeting was devoted to the con-.w UWIllI1. inis 1S tne
home of her father last Sunday at: sideration of certain matters rec- of the regular trades day held in
1:30 o'clock p. m.. and was buried ommended by the directors for the (Altus. Thus the meetings of the
Monday afternoon. further buifding up of the new or- Club will be a couple of weeks
Mrs. Wood has been confined to ganizatjon. The Items considered
were: the matter of a permanent
headquarters, a change in the scale
ricultural Agent made another of
his good talks on the necessity
of co-operation between the city
and the (jounttfv akid offered a
number of practical suggestions
for the Commercial Club in carry-
ing out its proposed program.
Mr. Dingman. a recent comer to
Altus expressed himself as much
pleased with the business outlook.
HIGH SCHOOL
II
- - -o -- ' wuouitaa UUUUUK.
the Club on the third Tuesday of JHe offered some good illustrations
the month and one day meeting on !
the afternoon ctf the first Monday
I of each month. This is the date
Rev. Bailey of Duke officiated j of meetings and plans for building 31,c ,uuvouchi xnai tne nrst tmng
at the funeral services Monday af- i up the membership among both that should be done was to build
tM-n<v n af four n'rl/vlr I th. farmer. anH ♦!*. tj,e Commercial Gub in all of its
ternoon at four o'clock. j the farmers and the business men.
Mrs. Wood has lived with her! The committee on headquarters
father who is manager of C. R. will continue its work in the mat-
apart.
The Secretary, Mr. Cs#dwell,
recommended that in this progres-
sive movement that the first thing
Donart's farm, since the marriage
waiting for the completion of the
home in the nothcast part of this
eitv. The home is now practically
ready for occupancy.
ter of finding suitable quarters
and endeavor to get' the best all-
round facilities possible for the
money. It is intended that head-
quarters for the Club will be de-
signed to serve in a social way the
of the attitudes of different classes
of men in respect to movements
for the general betterment of the
community and strongly endorsed
the idea of everybody getting to-
gether. Mr. Dingman has had
considerable Experience in Com-
mercial Club work in other cities.
A NICE LOOKING STORE.
The Altus Mercantile Company
have opened up one of the clean
* — * j | urn uiiiiK is io tnorougniy organ-
T. E. Jackson left Monday for, farming industry in the country.) ize the Club so that it may do
Houston. Texas, where he will visit! movement for a more profitable| these many thines effectively.
various features. Under the pro-Ust Hepartm?m« that • have seen
gr?«n contemplated to co-operate ia -> long time, the g" c< ery de
with the fanners for increased ~
production and better markets, as
well as look after the strict city-
building issues, there will be plenty
for the organization to do. but the
first thing is to thoroughly organ-
friends and relatives.
Salutatory, "The Message"
Viola Mae Hyler
Class History Horace Howse
Valedictory "The Firing Line"
Alva vancp Jarbeau
Vocal Solo, "A May Morning,"
I ; L. Denza
The commencement exercises of ' Miss Eula Jane Beach
the Altus high school will be held I A"?"31 CIass Address President
Friday night. May 23rd. The high j H3*™1 B' Moody' Kingfisher
school is to be commended for turn-!,, , c i j „ ™
ing out such a large class. There t .7° V .Se"nad« Shubert
are sixteen members of the grad- j p , Ro&frs
uatine class, tb* lariat r1a«c that I "r^e^tation of Class Supt. W.
Mr. N.
uating class, the largest class that. M n .
has ever been graduated from the I 0 reciter.
Altus high school. Presentation of Dtplomas
R. Stroud, President of the Board
of Education.
Benediction Rev. E. R. Welch
payment. To buy gc-rds there
t \is one a r;«tl rpet;te for eat-
ing. Everything Iroks 'lean and Thomas Lloyd Maupin. Harlan Per-
sanitary. We have seen grocery | ris Dale and Lizzie Neal.
stores that should be condemned: The following program will be
as a nuisance and closed up so as given:
not to spreod germs, but this is Invocation Rev. E. R Welch
• department that certainly does Chorus."Spring Song Mendelssohn
Altus high school
The following persons will re-
ceive the high school diploma:
Wiley Bryant Russell, Frank Uttj
Howell, Florence Jackman. Viola e r p „ , .. .
Mae Hyler. Alva Vance Garbeau. , E' Z ^ th.e
Eva Belle Hyler. Ivy Myrtle Pe^ t^°Z^V2
ry. Fred Caves. George Fleming' ^ 5? °f S? TT* and
Sloan. Louis Edgar Woods. James f, Sf ? J ® WC? , ^5"
Albert Kimbell. Horace Bishop. I w rim/" ^
House, Cecil Rogers Hickman. Ilrat and prof,table
7 . . ■ " . r "— i aeparnnent tnat certainiv does "^nrinp Sonjr U-
j farming mdustry for the counttry.' Mr B M. Jackson. County Ag- not come under tha difts. Clttb
Mrs. Smith of Fletcher, Oklaho-
ma, is in Altus visiting her oar-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Dodson.
Tyrus N. Hill of Sanger. Texas
is visiting friends and relatives in
Altus this week.
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