Panhandle land boom lures northern farmers with promises
Promoters describe the Panhandle of Texas as fertile and prosperous, inviting northern farmers to join excursion trains from Kansas City. They claim strong returns from wheat to livestock, offer direct sales of owned land, and urge readers to visit the country to see the opportunities firsthand.
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Panhandle
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Canyon City
Nebraska
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Large crops in the Texas Panhandle promise home prosperity
A Telegraph correspondent visits the Texas Panhandle and reports rich chocolate soil, extensive arable land, and high returns from crops like Kaffir corn, maize, sorghum, alfalfa, and broom corn. Settlers from northern grain belts praise mild climates, pure water, and rapid home-building, with Canyon City as a hub near Amarillo and rail lines.
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Randall County
Canyon City
America
California
Royal Road
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Tierra Blanto
Mississippi Valley
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JT. S. Weather Bureau
Amarillo
U. S. Weather Bureau
Iowa
Randall
County
Local Readers Travel and Visits Across Towns
Local notices list Frank Peet visiting Council Bluffs for a few days and F D Fox of Selgel store traveling to Walnut on business. Mrs Lulu Randall from Avoca stayed with Frank Robinson’s family this morning. Mrs J B Brown returned from Des Moines after four weeks with her daughter. Dr W Heers Dental Surgeon operates at Munson Store. Arthur Empire of Walnut underwent surgery at Atlantic hospital performed by Dr Emmert Morris.
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Avoca
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8. Gaines
Bert Weibley
Omaha
Arthur Empire of
Atlantic Hospital
Emmert Morris
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