Southern Pacific Plans Large 1912 Sunset Route Improvements
Southern Pacific will spend nearly 33 million in 1912 on extensive improvements from New Orleans to El Paso. The work, overseen by Manager W. G. Van Wieck, includes ballast, track relaying, bridge building, new structures, equipment, branch lines, and fencing. Thousands of workers are already on site, with ongoing reballasting and embankment widening adding to daily operating costs.
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Vallie Saunset
New Orleans
el Paso
W.G. van Wieck
Oder
Louisiana
Texas
Building up a town relies on a strong newspaper
John Wanamaker asserts that a newspaper overflowing with business ads attracts active attention to local growth. He argues capital and labor follow a well patronized paper, and that no force is greater for town development than a thriving local press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wanamaker
Beef trust drives rapid spread of vegetarianism critics
All vegetarian advocates from Dr. Graham to Trall failed to match the beef trust in converting the public, as the beef industry gains momentum in a few months.
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Apostles of Vegetarianism
Dr. Graham
Trall
Beef Trust
Cowman Faced With Land Purchase Dilemma in West
The El Paso Herald notes the cowman who pioneered wild western lands now faces pressure to quit. He drained waste for productive use, funded irrigation attempts, paid heavy taxes to support state county and schools, yet feels pushed to the wall as national and state legislation threaten his industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso Herald
Land Department Lease Policy Limited to Specific Texas Counties
Land Commissioner Charles Rogan orders clerks to lease land only in Andrew, Brewster, Cameron, Crane, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Jeff Davis, Hidalgo, Kinney, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Starr, Val Verde and Winkler counties. All other lands to be sold, including leased lands that may be canceled for non payment. Fraud by cowmen condemned as by stockmen of West Texas.
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Austin
Texas
Charles Rogan
Andrew
Brewster
Cameron
Crane, Crockett
Edwards
el Paso
Jeff Davis Hidalgo
Kinney
Loving
Pecos
Presidio
Reeves
Starr
Val Verde
Winkler
Mineral Survey director attends Supreme Court mining case
Dr William B Philips, head of the University of Texas mineral survey, told the court the Colquitt-Tignor mining company case raises the major issue of mineral land titles. He warns of western unsettled conditions from unclear titles and notes the quicksilver district expansion from Terlingua to the Chisos foothills. He mentions a forthcoming bulletin on Texas fuels and asphalt deposits and ongoing field work with USGS on a mapped quicksilver region in Brewster County. The Chisos Mountains near Terlingua stand 8000 feet high and are described as magnificent.
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Austin
Tex
William B Philips
University of Texas Mineral Survey
Supreme Court
Colquitt-Tignor Mining Company
Charles Rogan
Phillips
Bulletin of the University
Texas
Univesity Survey
Brewater County
United States Geological Survey
Arthur Stills
Quicksilver
Terlingua
Brewster County
Chisos Mountain
Chisos Mountains
Chisos
War in the Philippines On Hold Yet Fights Continue
Stilwell group pushes rapid road building from Chihuahua and prepares for large scale tracklaying. Rails are being shipped from the United States in trainloads as construction advances amid ongoing conflict in the Philippines.
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Stilwell
Chihuahua
United States
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Pe Garnett
Alpine
W. S. Dunbar
Paul Jones
WW. S. Blevins
Louisville
Louis Ille
Southern Pacific
Aswington Chic
Cincinnti
Soutern Pacific
S.F
Pss
Traf
Mgr
Pn Rinne
Pass &Tat
W. D. Kincaid CO
Nestern West Texas
the Mineral Survey
Philippines
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