Howe Area Chamber of Commerce

Alexander McGowan Ferguson was a professor at the University of Texas and wrote a book called Elementary Principals of Agriculture which became the accepted textbook in public schools in 30 states for 12 years. He moved his Company, named Ferguson Seed Farms to Howe in 1931 and shipped between 70 and 100 cars of seed daily by train. Howe was known as the seed capital of Texas during this time. The former seed farm was located at the location of A.M. Ferguson Park (named in his honor), which the land was donated to the city by the Ferguson family for strict use of a city park. The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce hereby names W.P. Thompson to the 2015 Inaugural class of the Howe Hall of Honor.