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"You'll
never break a horse if you're sittin' on the fence."
Cowboy Saying
"It takes a great town to grow a great ranch," notes Gary W.
Mathis, President of Swenson Land & Cattle Co., Inc. As a long time
resident, Gary is the latest in a series of legendary Ranch Managers for
the property.
Svante Magnus Swenson, founder of Swenson Ranches, first bought railroad
land in 1854, and then bought school scripts to fill out his land holdings
a year later.
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For Svante, it was clear that a great town was built on commerce, which
required transportation and communication. And how better, at the beginning
of the 19th century, to accomplish those goals than to get the railroads
to invest in extending their Texas Central Railroad line to the ranch.
He offered every other lot on the line to the railroad in exchange for
extending the rail line. These lots became Stamford, Texas.
The new Stamford Inn was an immediate hit, and could be seen for miles.
Oil mills and cotton gins soon followed. A great civic gift was the famed
Carnegie Library, unusual in a town so small.
Today, Stamford is renown for the annual Texas Cowboy Reunion. Originated
in the 1930's, this beloved Texas tradition is part rodeo and part homecoming,
and features a traditional rodeo with 700 to 800 contestants each July.
Call 915-773-3614 (Ranch Office) for Hunting and Rodeo information.
Swenson Meats, Inc.
The Hunter's Best Friend; Experts in Custom Meat Processing
Retail sales & shipping (Texas only) of SMS born,
bred & fed ranch beef.
217 West McHarg, Stamford, Tx.79553
915-773-3412 Meat Processing/ Plant Manager
(915)773-3278 Fax
8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.--M-F
8 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday
Call to schedule receiving of game.
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