- < o A ^ v.r--^,,.,/ ,f^ - , - . ^'^ -1^ '^^ ^ %/ $m- ^^/ f»% %v^" ■*^' I: ^' " 1. ' « . • vj^ %^ ..s^ A ^ ' li' ' i ^Ov-^ .^' ^-^ G° .^ "°.- o. » „ o -^ C, vf^ •J «c <^^ ^••^'' ^^ .-. -^^ ^o ^\ A *^^'--. '7 . r *i;- -^v*" ;'"•■- ,-0^ o V '-^1 .<^^^, o o -^ - ■ " ' / V ■■ ■ ■ - ■ y % '• • -^ / " t.. 0^ .'•«- ^:, if^^/ .-v-s^v, \, .^° ym^._ -^^/ ,;^v- V„i -''^ .■^ n\ "f--. 7~ ' FA I T © T AN AMERICAN GARDEN OF EDEN Oitr Little Farmer from Farmington I ANTONIO PRINTING CO. ICI.A315224 \ 'Che yJlamo.—^uilt in 17/3 >^-/HIS IS the cradle of Texas liberty, where Davy Ciockelt, James Bowie, ft^) Ben Milam and William Travis with 183 men gave up their hves after holdmg off Santa Anna's army of several thousand Mexicans from February 23, 1836, to March 6, 1836. The number of Mexicans estimated killed at the storming of the Alamo is about two thousand. History never recorded any event equal to this. This historical spot with its surrounding beauty invites you to Southwest Texas. O he illustrations in this booklet are photographic reproductions of scenes in Southwest Texas and the City of San Antonio, without an\^ exaggeration. Farmington is a part of this immense empire, and We not only tell the truth, but we confess to our failure in being able to illustrate and pen-picture but a small part of the beauties, at- tractions and opportunities of this wonderful country. Copyright 1912 hy H. E. 'Dickinson "Money Is the Result of Opportunity** "To Grasp Your Opportunity Is to Make Money** PPORTUNITY comes to a person in many forms, but it depends on a person's ability to grasp their opportunity in order to profit or to be profited by it. Many a person has opportunites of great /alue, which they do not take advantage of, on account of disinterestedness or laxity in grasping. With this booklet we are sending you a deed to a valuable lot in Farmington, Texas, depending upon your honesty to send us a remittance for the payment acknowl- edged in the deed, with the vendor's lien notes properly signed, or depending on you to return the deed to us and in doing this, we are starting a new idea in salesmanship, based upon the fact that you are a dis- interested person in our pro- position, and w^e w^ish to place in your hands a valuable oppor- tunity, which you do not have to lose on account of any laxity on your part, in grasping. We know^ that you have many propositions presented to you, but as our method of presentation is so unusual, w^e ask you to give us your attention, by reading what we have to say, as you will find as you go along, that our entire proposition is unusual. Did it ever occur to you, that you would like to place a little money into something that would make money for you? Did it ever occur to you that this desire has been the support of wild speculative enterprises, horse racing, poker playing, lotteries, crooked stock jobbing and other unlawful schemes, on account of the feeling within us, to secure money outside of our own money earning capacity? You have this desire right now^, w^hich is perfectly natural and which can be satisfied in a legitimate way, and we are supplying to you in a legitimate way an opportunity to invest a small amount, vv^hich will be highly profitable to you. All enterprises of every description, large or small. are more or less speculative on account of the uncertainties in life, however, the element of risk is minimized in carefully selected propositions and our Farmington enterprise, being carefully selected, the chances of loss have been squeezed until there is hardly any chance for you to assume. Farmington is surrounded by lands rich in soil; fully as rich as the Promised Land of the Israelites. The Promised Land, like Texas, needed w^ater, and when Moses smote the rock, he started the first flowing artesian well and demonstrated the first irrigation proposition known in the history of man. The land around Farmington is rich in water, and every man, like Moses, can secure his own water by tap- ping the earth. Irrigation is solving many problems of cultivation and it seems marvelous to see the w^onderful growth of plant life when properly nourished with water. Irrigation around Farmington is scientifically applied by the Wiggins sys- tem, which feeds the plant by distributing the water to the roots, under the soil, as the plant life needs it. This method produces most marvelous results, doub- les and trebles the profits of cultivation with less work and takes away the usual hard work and drudgery of the farming occupation. We are not selling you a farm, but we are showing you what can be done on two or more lots with the Wig- gin's system of irrigation. You can raise any of the following, which will provide a family bountifully: figs, oranges, grape fruit, peaches, apricots, strawberries, can- taloupes, watermelons, celery, Bermuda onions, tomatoes, cauliflower, peas, beans and sugar cane. Talk about your land of milk and honey, say! Moses must have been thinking of Texas and looking for Farmington, when seeking the Promised Land. We can imagine the delights of the Children of Israel, if they could have set down to a big dinner and have eaten the things just mentioned, not to say anything of the fat Texas chickens and turkeys. You may never come to Farmington, but others will, and they are the ones who will pay you your price, as they vv^ill need your lot. Fourth t5W(S5ion ' 'San Francisco de la Espada. " Suiltin 1731 Second cTiCission "San Jose Built in 1720 You may wonder why we send you a deed without ever having seen you. We don't hesitate to tell you that we have looked you up, and our information shows us that you are a person of good character, unquestioned honesty and with considerable influence, and in return for the confidence we place in you, w^e ask you to send us the names of not more than five people holding respon- sible positions, to whom you would like to have us send deeds, depending on their honesty to make returns for the same, as we are sending to you. This is in the nature of a request and it is not obligatory. If you wish to retain the enclosed deed, send by bank draft or money order Five Dollars ($5.00) made payable to H. E. Dickinson & Co., San Antonio, Texas, and the eight promissory notes for Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2.50) each, properly signed. These notes are payable monthly and you will send us Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2.50) each month, and we will return you your notes properly cancelled as you pay them. If you do not care to make this kind of an investment, kindly return the deed to us, in the enclosed envelope, after you have taken a few days to consider. We are placing our trust in your honesty and request you to make returns promptly. If you wish the adjoining lot send us money order for Five Dollars ($5.00), and we will send you deed with notes for you to sign. You can buy as many lots as you want. First ^M^ission ' 'Concepcion" ^uilt in 1713 EARMINGTON is on the Asherton & Gulf Railroad, a few miles from the junction of the International & Great North- ern Railroad, in La Salle County, and in the greatest flowing well country in the world and surrounded by the richest land on earth. Farmington is a new town, where the Wiggins system of sub- irrigation is being demonstrated, and the result of this kind of irrigation is marvelous, as it puts the water just where and when it is needed, at the roots of plant life, avoiding the evaporation and baking of soil, as experienced by surface irrigation. This system is adaptable to the raising of vegetables, fruits and berries. Surface irrigation by gravity systems and flowing w^ells is better for large farms raising alfalfa, corn, cotton and such staples. Large flowing wells are near Farmington and whenever they are needed, they will be brought in at Farmington. The town of Farmington has a good future and you are fortunate in having the opportunity to make a small investment such as we offer you In Farmington. Depui ul 1 aiiiiinglun This is the way the water gushes out of the ground in the Artesian Beh of South- w^est Texas, and w^hile Far- mington is in this Artesian Belt, wells for an Artesian flow have not been put dow^n, as shallow^ wells are being used at present. A S®nnftlni ¥(g^as Fnirnnn This farm is irrigated and can be cultivated every month in the year, as weather conditions cannot interfere. ^mt(Bjr Lsfiftone® The market is never fully supplied with winter let- tuce and prices are always good. ^'.■' if -S & If ^ S ^ ^ ^ fe s- vA fr 6* t ^ !} i! 35: 3:^1 !f-^- — V fe k. i! u -is ii Jt S S 0^ s ^i * % t ^ » ^ ^ i i t (I -S i t i 4 k *> c J -* h i b b ^ ^ tr k S: fc i •i i s 4 K t ^ t> i 5^ !^ y S S: !f v» k k> k **. « *. k ! N t •^ 2 t« i % 1 \ I J. J {£ ^ I i ^ a ^. -! >■ ■• ^ i- ^ i 1 i ^j $ ■d is >« J s s ^ I it t i t -S H- s, ■! V. I t <. « h i> b- V ji V . J; li • s? fc K ■s sjjl I ^ Si R- -* ' E * . 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Texas is a wonderful state which can sup- port and take care of fifty millions of people, and the state is growing faster than any state in the Union. Many people have an idea that Texas is a wilderness and hesitate in coming to Texas on that account, but people down here have their automobiles and social func- tions the same as anywhere and live out in the pure air and sunshine, enjoying the best of health. The winters in Farmington are very mild and the heat of the summer is cooled by the Gulf breeze that blows continually. We never hear of heat prostration and there is never a night but w^hat a covering is comfortable. Take our advice and keep the deed we send you and also take the adjoining lot as you will never regret it. You will be glad some day to own a little real estate in Texas, and who knows but w^hat you may come to Farmington and Southwest Texas to live. c 229 East Houston Street :: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS TIE^ASoMEZHC© la: Small Farms. We can sell you a 1 0-acre farm with or without irrigation. Lar^e Farms. We can sell you farms from 100 acres to 1000 acres. Grazing Lands. We have a fine listing of cattle, goat and sheep lands in all sizes. Colonization Tracts. We have agricultural lands listed, with the finest soil, from 1 000 acres to 1 00,000 acres, in the rain belt or in the irrigated district. Mexico Lands. We have a listing of 100,000,000 acres of all kinds of agricultural, grazing and timber lands in Mexico. We deal with the owners of land direct, or their res- ponsible representatives on a commission basis only. We do not permit the loading of prices and the land listed with us can be delivered with good title. Place yourself in the hands of a responsible real estate firm who can give you the benefit of their knowl- edge and experience. We solicit you as one of our clients. 229 East Houston Street :: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 73 74 5 <■ ^', '^ "°^ ^0 vO ^U>, o , * ^ ' / • V, ""^* -#^>. "^o/ .'>^-^:^ %.„.' :'»^:-,. 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