Editing Groom, Texas (section)

===Colonel B. B. Groom===
Colonel B. B. Groom, an experienced cattleman near [[Lexington, Kentucky]], leased from the New York and Texas Land Company {{convert|592920|acre|km2}} of land in [[Hutchinson County, Texas|Hutchinson]], Carson, [[Gray County, Texas|Gray]], and [[Roberts County, Texas|Roberts]] counties in the [[Texas Panhandle]] in 1882, resulting in the organization of the Francklyn Land and Cattle Company. Groom purchased an estimated 1,300 head of [[shorthorn]]s in 1882 and selected the Diamond F [[livestock branding|brand]], approved by the Francklyn officials and filed as the company's brand in October 1882. Unfortunately, Groom's vision of the finest and most desirable cattle ranch in the United States did not materialize for him. The Francklyn Land and Cattle Company became insolvent in 1886. The bondholders foreclosed and organized a new company known as White Deer Lands (later White Deer Land Company), under the management of the agent [[Timothy Dwight Hobart]], one of the subsequent founders of [[Pampa, Texas]].<ref name="pan-tex1"/><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/dsf02|title=Francklyn Land and Cattle Company|encyclopedia=[[The Handbook of Texas]] Online|accessdate=February 14, 2015}}</ref>