Texas Railroads Face Serious Financial Dilemma in 1913
The 1913 Texas railroad system shows 15,283 miles with 69,259 daily employees and capitalization around 31,615 per mile. Taxes, construction costs, and a looming deficits argue the need for public understanding and support to allow a fair return on property, while avoiding overcharges and inefficient expenses.
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Texas
State Tax Board
Annual
Railroad Commission
United States
Railoads Commission of Texas
Pressing concerns amid war talk and economic trends
A Cameron Herald excerpt discusses wartime strains across Europe and Mexico, banking hoarding, and currency changes. It notes post office counts, class distinctions, and widespread public interest as people seek opinions on current conditions. It reflects local response to global turmoil and economic pressures.
Editorial collage notes politics religion and war time ads
A local columnist comments on politics and religion quietness among men and notes a birth in the Bellah family. The piece cites editorials from Aquilla Times and Kemp News, praising women leading economic actions and predicting ads drive sales as wartime buying shifts continue.
Preacher Proposes Using Country Churches for Cotton Storage
A Fort Worth preacher argues that country churches should allow farmers to use their summer tabernacles to store cotton. He notes many churches have large, well roofed tabernacles, some enclosed, some open sided, offering practical shelter for crop storage.
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Fort Worth
Silos and Cotton Talk Stir Local Farmers
In Plainview country farmers embrace silos as a means to boost yields and profits. They expect silo based stock raising to pair with crop production, with some selling silage at four to five dollars per ton. The West News notes mixed views on cotton pest effects from recent rain, and a sidewalks fire risk warned by the Mart Herald after a bale burned in front of D Zweig’s store.
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Plainview
Mart Herald
D. Zweig
West News
Farmers urged to curb cotton output by voluntary action
The Williamson County Sun argues farmers should voluntarily reduce next year's cotton production as only self restraint, not legislation, can succeed. It warns farmers will suffer if they ignore advice and notes past failures of compulsory measures.
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Williamson County Sun
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Desire for Office Begets Heavy Applicant Letters Across State
The Desire for Office notes that Senator H B Terrell has received over five thousand letters from hopeful applicants for the state comptroller's office. With Terrell not taking office until January and election in November, the bulk of applicants remains to be heard from, reflecting a public preference for government work despite limited promotion. A West Texas tale from Mc Lennan County reports a rural Widows Day where widows with tenant farming ties bought cotton at ten cents and shopped at reduced rates, drawing widowers to town.
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H. B. Terrell
Comptrollers’s
Austin
Comptroller's Office
Comptroller’s Office
Army of Als
Terrell
Wade Morning News
West
McLennan County
Honey Grove
Catarrh Cure Slogan Promises Readers Reward
A fragmented ad claims readers can win a reward by discovering a cure for a disease labeled Catarrh. It references Hall's Catarrh and a claim that science has achieved a feat through this remedy.
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Hall
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