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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1921
Page
6
The Alpine Avalanche is published weekly by The Alpine Publishing Company. Subscription prices are shown as per year six months and three months. The management invites corrections for any erroneous reflections on character or reputation of any person, firm, or corporation.
Opinion piece arguing that a strong national leader is needed to restore confidence and spur economic revival. It contrasts public mood with the need for decisive risk taking, akin to how JP Morgan inspired trust through wealth and authority.
Henry Ford praised as the top noted ignoramus of big business and lauded as the best little railroad doctor in these United States. In six dull months Ford pulled Detroit & Toledo Railroad from debt to surplus of 1,261,2590 and net income of 267,018, increasing traffic from 200 to 1,200 cars in half the time while eliminating private cars for officials and cutting schedules two hours. He did not cut wages or lay off workers or accept union wage scales according to critics.
The piece praises Henry Ford raising wages above union scales and creating a motivated team. It argues Ford’s bold actions dispel doom for business, urges study of problems like Ford did, and suggests no dull days for a practical manager.
A compact reflection contrasts knocker and kicker archetypes. It praises self discipline and purposeful effort guiding individuals toward achievement. The piece emphasizes internal motivation over external praise and urges steady self-improvement.
The London Star reports a raging battle in West Virginia with about 6000 invading miners facing a force of police sheriffs and citizens. Mountain ranges blaze with rifle fire and casualties are believed heavy though three sheriffs are known dead.
Advertisement from Albert Clifford seeking to purchase a Winchester rifle, preferably 30-30, at a bargain price. Contact Albert Clifford.
The piece opens with a lengthy prayer-like poem urging kindness courage and service. It then shifts to a brisk parade of Alpine anecdotes gossipy remarks and wry jokes about local figures and public life, ending with flu and vamp references and a quip about a missionary image.
The document lists county officials led by James Cornell as Judge and N W Graham as District Attorney. It notes elected officials across precincts and offices including sheriff tax assessor clerk and commissioners. Court convenes on the third Mondays in August November January and May. Justice courts meet on the fourth Monday each month.
Justice Court Precinct No 1 meets on the fourth Monday each month. County Court sits on the third Monday in February May August and November. Commissioners' Court convenes on the second Monday in February May August and November. Probate Court meets the first Wednesday week of County Court. District Court 63rd meets sixth Monday after first Monday in January and July.
City Commission list includes Mayor Benj F Berkeley and Commissioners F E Gillett Geo W Baines Jr with City Marshal Nay Bowles. The Commission holds meetings on the first Monday of each month at the Masonic Building.
Odessa in Ector county becomes the center of a rising potash boom with stock companies forming and heavy capital planned. Experts warn that prospecting requires core drilling to assess thickness and richness while existing shallow drillings show only potash presence without confirmation of large quantities.
A fragment notes that while alone costs immense time and money, stock companies may gather a harvest of dollars from the newly found opportunity.
The speaker argues railroads are only adjuncts to prosperity and that the real key is the producer. He warns high taxes and freight rates would crush industry, criticizing New Englanders and Congress for narrow economic views.
The old question recalls a time when barber shops charged 10 cents for a shave and 25 cents for a haircut, a nostalgic glimpse into historic pricing and everyday life.
Rooms to let close to the High School, contact by phone at 171-37-41.
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