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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1931
Page
6
Texas reports an immense development path with billions in new road contracts, rail extensions, and port projects. River improvements irrigation and oil fields expand. industries grow, farming adapts, unemployment lower than other states, and a call for citizen duty to support progress as 6,000,000 Texans unite.
J W Carpenter of the Texas Power and Light Company will head a new Texas manufacturers movement to boost Texas made goods through an active publicity drive. The group aims to inform the public that Texas is an industrial as well as farming state and seeks a fair chance for Texas products in development programs.
A Dallas News reporter who visited Carrizo Springs and Crystal City expresses surprise that spinach is shipped in carload lots from Texas winter gardens, remarking he did not know so much spinach is eaten worldwide. The piece notes regional shipments and the scale of vegetable trade.
The article notes shipments for the season from Texas will reach hundreds of train loads, each about 40 cars long, indicating a surge in rail transport activity and demand across routes.
Oil producers push deeper to find crude across Texas. Rusk County fields add 3000 to 5000 barrels daily while a large Kerrville field has been discovered. Old fields remain productive though prices are lower, and development extends their reach.
Texas population rose from 665 228 in 1920 to 56 824 715 in 1930, a near 25 percent gain. Over 30 years the state nearly doubled without mass publicity, save for three regional chambers of commerce. Officials predict a larger ten year surge, potentially at least 50 percent, with coordinated outreach to accelerate growth.
In under three months Southern Pacific plans a Gulf and West Texas line linking Corpus Christi to San Antonio and San Angelo. The route will open up Kerr Mason McCulloch and Concho counties with a projected cost of 5.5 million dollars. Train operations aim for year end 1931.
Former UT students recall notable alumni and campus milestones in a retrospective that highlights academic traditions, sports history, and campus life, reflecting on decades of university impact and community ties.
The Wellington Leader published 374 letters in one issue to keep Santa busy in Wellington, then announced it could publish no more.
The Cotton report shows 54 936 bales counted as half bales for ginned cotton in Milam county from the 1930 crop up to December 13, 1930, compared with 38 639 bales ginned by December 13, 1929. Grover H. Albert, Special Agent.
November and December tighten temptations for dieters as Thanksgiving and Christmas meals arrive. The piece notes many men fail not for lack of capacity but for lack of application, either failing to learn or being too indolent to apply themselves to serious problems.
For eleven months experts have predicted better times next month with a general business upturn. The forecasts remain unproven as no tangible results have appeared. The author muses that continued predictions may eventually prove correct.
Officials confirm the archipelago holds 7083 islands, a figure cited to reflect current geographic extent. Local authorities note the count may adjust with ongoing surveys and mapping updates.
San Marcos citizens approve a bond issue to acquire the sewer system from private owners, improve and extend it, and build a disposal plant. The city is described as progressive, and old hitching racks on the square were removed to reflect modernization.
Big Spring residents and county farmers plan a $25,900 modern creamery showing Howard county moving from ranching to farming. The project reflects rising agricultural development in the area.
Eastern capitalists and manufacturing concerns are surveying iron ore lands near Jacksonville to revive the region's iron industry abandoned years ago. They foresee East Texas ore fields being operated on a large scale due to the ore's quality.
Turkey growers report strong Christmas sales with top birds selling for 25e and DeWitt County growers earning over 500000 from the season. An Ellis County man won first prize for the grand champion at the All the World turkey show at the Texas State Fair. Every farm should maintain a flock of premium turkeys and chickens.
A Texas glass factory at Three Rivers produces about 30 million bottles annually and plans to expand its plant to meet rising demand for its goods.
Edinburg city council approves quarterly tax payments for city taxes and signals a legislative measure to allow semi annual or quarterly state and county tax payments. The action reflects a move to offer taxpayers more frequent payment options and reduce annual burden.
The Student Union Building project at North Texas College Denton seeks alumni and student support to raise funds for a new union building. The plan mirrors a successful prior student initiative and focuses on enhancing campus activities.
Three hundred visitors viewed six 4 H pantry demonstrations by Mil am county on achievement days. The six pantries held 3163 quarts of food valued at 2465 dollars and included home canned fruits and vegetables plus 5252 pounds of cured meat and 2588 pounds of dried vegetables. Storage space reached 384 feet with recipe boxes and menu files. Other clubs contributed 21 520 quarts valued at 14370 48 dollars and supplied 556 feet of shelving and 54 recipe boxes.
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