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Newspaper
Bryan Daily Eagle And Pilot
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1912
Page
2
Local paper notes service details and printing credits from The Eagle Printing Co and Associated Press. Publication appears under standard post office classification with mailing date in Bryan.
A Bryan Texas letter to the editor details chronic telephone outages harming homes businesses and medical calls. Residents describe delayed responses from the exchange and fear for lives when physicians cannot reach patients during urgent nights. Local clubs and business leaders urge better service and faster relief.
The national committee hosts a debate with five members claiming Pennsylvania representation. One, Palmer, a Democratic Democrat, faces opposition as reformers push back on Monopolist Guttey and Besar. A humorous aside questions a boy’s grasp of offer value.
A long note recalls the completion of a handsome drinking fountain funded with civic aid, praised for its design and anticipated as a lasting feature. It mentions adverse weather delaying city action and cites mixed local commentary on fountains in Bryan and Temple, plus political chatter and club plans for a 1912 membership drive.
Stockholders of Bryan banks held annual meetings to elect directors and officers. First National Bank named H. C. Boatwright president and Guy M. Bryan Jr vice president, with RW Howell cashier. City National Bank directors chosen but no meeting held yet. Pierce Bank & Trust Co likely forming with capital fully paid and a forthcoming statement from President Hart.
A Texas farmer movement presses for more railroads to expand markets and lift rural prosperity. Corpus Christi reports arrangements to ship 200 000 cattle from a Brazil ranch with Texan managers to stock the large Brazilian operation.
Otto Kuhn of Kuhn Loeb & Co prepares for a four week Europe tour starting in London to consult foreign investors on reorganizing the Wabash railroad in which his firm holds an interest. A separate note from Marshal Texas mentions a massive tree near Uta City with a 27 foot girth and 24 foot height measurements. A public notice invites carpenters to bid on courthouse improvements with plans on file at the county clerk.
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