Norton, Ezra Hugh 1972-03-21
E. H. Norton, Hereford area farmer and businessman, discusses early Hereford and its economic development through the post-World War II period.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Ezra Hugh Norton
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: March 21, 1972
Location: Hereford, Texas
Interviewer: Fred Carpenter
Length: 30 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Family background and early life related,
Outlines state land policy,
Description of homestead,
Harvesting feed,
Marketing cattle,
Attended school in Hereford (1902),
Marriage recalled,
Business ventures reviewed,
Names various Hereford merchants.
Tape 1, Side 2: Terrain of northern Plains described,
Traces beginnings of irrigation,
Early methods of irrigation explained,
Cites problems with irrigation,
Son, Corbitt Norton, owns a part in Irrigation Age,
Changes in the economy noted.
Range Dates: 1902-1972
Bulk Dates: 1902-1950
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