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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1924
Page
9
Public notice urges residents to pay poll tax for 1924 elections. Last day to pay is January 31 1924. Governments from city to national levels to be elected, with city elections in February county and state elections in July and national in November. Pay your poll tax now.
Austin dispatch reports Geo. B. Terrell commissioner of agriculture would enter the Texas gubernatorial race if financial pledges arrive by February 1. He criticizes high campaign costs, urges state government reform, and proposes consolidating agencies under the agriculture department to save money and increase efficiency.
A statement proposes relieving lands homes and livestock of roughly ten million dollars annually and shifting the tax burden to property classes not currently paying their fair share of taxes.
Robstown reports what is believed to be the first solid train load of cotton planting seed ever shipped by a single Texas breeder to a Rio Grande Valley destination. S. Mastion Nixon, a local breeder, sent seventeen carloads of Blue Wagon staple seed to points in the lower valley as Texas and Oklahoma buyers rush to stock seed.
Governor Neff announced 26 delegates to attend the Anti Saloon League convention in Washington from January 8 to 16. Dallas based delegates include B Q Evans and George A Lake among others. others hail from Austin San Antonio Cameron and additional Texas towns.
The governor is expected to attend a conference without an official announcement. Several attendees named Burns and Mrs Berger McCullough among others from Corpus Christi Lubbock Fort Worth Mount Pleasant Bowie and Houston. Rumors place the governor traveling to New Orleans then by boat to New York.
In Austin on January 7 the state mining board elected M. M. Bullock of Rockdale as state inspector to fill the vacancy created by Bruce C Gentry’s resignation. Bullock was a board member and resigning to take the appointment. E A Camp of Rockdale was also elected a board member.
177 acres panhandle cotton farm four miles from Sudan on the Santa Fe railroad. 150 acres cultivated with good water and improvements. Cash price 1000 dollars with balance on purchaser friendly terms. Address owner Box 211 Lorenzo Texas.
An advertisement offers Army goods for sale from a building located next to Felix Matula and Company, inviting customers to purchase equipment and supplies.
Farm offers 64 2 3 acres two miles west of Cameron with good improvements a reliable water well level land 46 acres in cultivation 2 acres in four pasture rest in woodland can be turned to cultivation contact August Michalka Cameron Texas Box 54 Herald price per year 1 50 provides Saturday visits at Cameron Machine Shop
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