Fort Davis A Beautiful Spot Captures Dawn of Growth
Fort Davis gains new vitality as a commercial club forms under L J Ritter with progress as its motto. Plans progress to drill artesian wells on 356 acres, irrigation expands with 10 000 apple trees and hundreds of acres of alfalfa, and a state bank with $25 000 capital heads for approval. The town eyes a larger hotel and improved county courthouse grounds as summer visitors increase.
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Fort Davis
L. J. Ritter
Dallas
Texas
Fort Davis Commercial Club
Salt for cattle and Texas gubernatorial roots
A historical blend discusses livestock salt needs from Wisconsin experiments showing cows recover vitality when salt is reintroduced, then shifts to El Paso and Texas governor prospects. It names Turney Burgess and numerous East Texas figures, noting Dallas and Tyler power dynamics and past candidates like Culberson, Jerome Kirby, and M. M. Crane across eras.
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Texas
el Paso
Turney
Burgess
Campbell
Chalie Culberson
Dallas
Coke
Ross
Wacco
Waco
Dall
Culberson
Jerome Kirby
Barney Gibbs
M. M. Crane
Charlie Belli
M. M. Brooks
Colquitt
Horace Chilton
Senate
Tyler
Bailey
Chilton
Cullen Thomas
R. V. Davidson
Gallarveston
Em ‘Thomas J. Devine
Bexar
John Ireland
Seguin
Alpine Need the Orient Rail Line Bonus Urged
The Avalanche endorses boosting funds for Alpine to secure the Orient railroad. The piece argues everyone should contribute, highlighting town prosperity hinges on landing the trunk line and warning a failure would harm Alpine and county for years. It stresses equal duty and warns against reliance on others to pay.
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Alpine
Orient
Texan power plays and nut crop notes in district recap
A Texas political sketch notes that no South or West Texan has reached the Senate, with examples like Reagan and Colquitt. It argues local voting patterns favor nearby candidates while citing Bastrop and North Texas shifts. The piece then shifts to farming tips on planting pecan nuts, harvesting hay, and hogging vines to maximize nut yields and soil fertility.
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Eut
United States
Sen ‘Tor
Coke
Ireland
John H. Reagan
Senate
Gov
Sayers
Bastrop
Colorado River
Texas
James B. Wells
Brownsville
O. B. Col
Quitt
South
R. V. Davidson
Colquitt
Grouth
Dry Farming Crops in Texas According to A&M Expert
C M Evans, superintendent of the agricultural extension at Texas A&M, says milo maize, kafir corn, sorg hum, peanuts and millet suit dry farming in moisture conserving Texas. Milo matures faster. kafir offers superior fodder quality. West Texas farmers typically plant kafir for bundling feed and milo for headed grain.
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Texas
C. M. Evans
Agricultural Extension Department
A. & M. College of Texas
West
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