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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1929
Page
9
Independent wildcat development rises with only a small oil price uptick. Oil men forecast second half gains rivaling any period since discovery, contingent on prices staying high. Texas now ranks second in oil output and moves toward first.
Federal data show Texas as the nation’s second largest exporter and closing in on New York. While other states peak, Texas holds untapped resources waiting for capital to spur development. The state is not expected to boom like California or Florida but will grow steadily over the next ten to twenty years, surprising conservative business interests.
The piece celebrates Texas summer vacations and the state’s beaches mountains and rivers as affordable options. It highlights town playgrounds supervised by women’s groups and notes Childress recent investment in Fair Park with daily games swimming and instruction. It praises the East Texas Chamber of Commerce for its achievements over the past year.
The movement held 404 farm meetings and sparked 278 000 fruit trees planted in the region. It started 236 bull clubs to aid dairy growth and fostered diverse agriculture unseen before. East Texans now largely stay, becoming boosters under manager Blanton and partners without boastful self-praise.
A columnist compares the annual Farmers Short Course at A and M College with smaller district meetings at the Luling Farm Foundation. The piece argues the college program stirs interest but wonders if widespread small courses would better reach rural farmers and maximize benefits.
The Texas and Pacific is committing 28 million dollars for a new Fort Worth station and yard upgrades. A replacement for the aging Fort Worth station will be a 4 million dollar building expected to surpass other southern facilities in beauty and efficiency.
Mrs. Lola Hearrell, returning from Dallas, attends to business interests as traffic and investment flow from prosperous Texas towns and communities through Fort Worth.
Mrs Charlsey Hartline visits relatives in west Texas. Clyde Henderson of Columbus Georgia recently stayed with Cameron relatives Messrs J L Slaughter Dan Gunn and Mrs Har vey Dobbins.
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