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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1923
Page
1
The Alpine Retail Merchants renewed ties with the National Credit Men's Association and amended by laws to elect officers in August. They plan a banquet and discuss enforcement against reckless driving and bad checks, aiming to publish reminders to pay bills and protect credit.
In Terlingua district Sheriff Townsend hosts a three day visit with Brews ter County residents. Wayne Cartledge irrigates 150 acres of cotton from wells and the river and reports bulky plants with potential yields of one-half to two bales per acre on half grown fields. Cartledge operates a 70 saw gin to process his crop.
The Study Club urges a free county library for Brewster County citing five Texas counties with success and a cost of about 1.19 per capita annually. It argues libraries are essential to education and civic progress, inviting local groups to join effort led by Mrs. W. Van Sickle.
The Hon. R. B. Ridgeway former Fort Worth attorney and ex‑Tarrant county legislator plans to spend part of his time in Alpine with wife Mrs. Ridgeway soon joining him. He oversees Kemper a new West Texas town in Reagan county with M. L. Winkler of Fort Stockton. Ridgeway also recently traveled to Austin for townsite business. Brewster county may see increased capital attention as two North Texas dailies and a Texas magazine plan pages on mineral prospects to aid resource development. Conserving experts see a large oil field coal deposits and quicksilver proven with potential federal damming of the Rio Grande following mineral development.
The All Southern Route via the Pecos bridge draws many Texas visitors to Alpine. Park crowds crowd the shed with visitors praising Davis Mountains and Alpine’s hospitality. Chamber of Commerce notes the benefit of drawing more travelers to boost regional development.
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