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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1915
Page
2
A notice urges management to call promptly when carriers fail to deliver the paper or when changes of fenidesce occur, seeking timely assistance for delivery issues and to confer a favor by reporting problems.
The Eagle urges Brazos County traders to back a public campaign promoting pork and home meat production. It cites Booker T Washington’s era ideas and argues for a county driven effort to raise meat for local consumption, including a proposed bacon and meat exhibit tied to a poultry show.
The Houston Post comments on a note from Colonel Clarence Ourley head of a department at Abod M. College urging cotton farmers to restrain planters and avoid exceeding the 1916 crop. The editorial warns there will be no increase in production if farmers push ahead.
Mr. Ousley warns that the South must limit next year’s cotton area to avoid surplus. He argues reduced acreage can sustain prosperity, urges farmers and merchants to practice caution, and stresses that intelligent restraint by growers is essential to prevent a price collapse and protectVirginia’s and other regions’ economies amid a challenging agricultural year.
Pore vendors set up along Main Street with familiar holiday sounds. Shoppers find a lively scene described as a great reviver of Christmas spirit. Local merchants say they offer everything people might need during strenuous times.
The Civic League moves to create a strong Civic Park in Bryan by purchasing twenty jasmine plants and twenty elm trees from Cameron and Ron, planting them under the direction of Mrs. Kirtley. The selected varieties are hardy and expected to thrive, with Japanese fruit trees added to the park and showing good growth so far.
A security breach was discovered at City Hall when a janitor found tools and damaged plaster near the vault in the vicinity of the office and back area. Police reported a hammer and iron tool left at the scene and are pursuing the suspect.
A. McCormick of Abney McCormick engineers reports 60 percent of field work completed on the Trans County rural road survey. Some reeds have been finished while others just begun. Preliminary work is expected to finish in two or three weeks.
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