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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
9
Most Chambers of Commerce in Texas are reorganizing for next year and raising funds. Business should be liberal with these organizations as they drive statewide and local growth. Inactive chambers often reflect dead towns, while active chambers act as clearing houses for civic effort alongside clubs.
The Texas Board of Centrol urges the legislature to appropriate funds for repairing the State capitol interior and constructing an office building to relieve crowding. The exterior is grand, but the inside lags behind, and a dignified annex would reflect Texas’s future progress.
The piece argues that Texans often fail to look ahead, overemphasizing present work and neglecting long range road planning. It laments insufficient funds and foresight in road construction and calls for better future-oriented infrastructure development.
The text argues Texas has avoided passing future debt to road users by delaying bonds and building roads now. It notes Tex is correcting its past mistake and improving road construction, with many projects likely to outlive the bonds financing them.
The Texas State Fair at Dallas outlines a ten year plan after clearing over 100000 this year. The editorial compares long range budgeting to road financing and advises similar long term plans for farms and large corporations. It argues Texas is a proven venture with returns from sane investments, while noting occasional years of lower returns.
A Texas speaker urges active, sustained work for a grand Texas Centennial in 1936. He notes an inactive Centennial committee and says eight years is too short to prepare, calling for a proactive organization and long term building.
The Southern Methodist University art department is creating a collection of Texas wildflowers for the campus garden. The piece urges broader state support for building and sustaining a comprehensive botanical program to educate Texans about the state’s trees shrubs and flowers.
On the site chosen in Austin interest grows as a beginning is made to acquaint Texans with the state’s natural wonders. The speaker asserts there can be no great love for a state unless its people know it and deserve opportunities to explore nature’s handiwork in Texas.
Dr L W Payne Jr of the University of Texas has written a short survey of Texas literature under a hundred pages. The book serves study clubs and shows Texas has substantial literary appreciation and literature about the state. Payne admits limits but supplies historical context and hopes for expanded editions later.
Texas turkey production rises rapidly due to favorable conditions and open range suitability for poultry. The state benefits from widespread adaptability across counties, with markets in some regions reaching up to a half million dollars annually. Small farm flocks remain a major source of volume and profit in Texas poultry.
Three and a half acres with a good house and improvements on a pike road six and a half miles west of Cameron. Features include a good water well and an orchard. Ad dress Louis Faichtinger Route 1 Cameron Texas.
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