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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
6
The Texas flour milling industry, a major state employer with 238 mills and 1 899 workers, held $13 219 000 in investments in 1910. production capacity reaches 7 800 000 barrels annually, with about 4 000 000 barrels consumed domestically.
The piece cites Texas farmers producing 600 million dollars of raw material annually and Texas factories with 100 million in raw material capacity. It argues for a 500 million dollar investment to expand manufacturing, create 400000 jobs, and develop a strong home market, noting 4588 manufacturing establishments with 216.6 million capital and 84,575 workers. Leading sectors include slaughtering and meat packing, flour milling, lumber, and cottonseed oil.
Texas relies on cane for commercial sugar with 40,000 acres yielding 400,000 tons valued at 4.50 per ton. The 1912 cane crop neared 2 million dollars, with Texas refining 250,000 barrels of sugar and 20,000 of syrup annually. Half the production goes outside the state. The industry supports 2,000 jobs and a factory value of 3 million.
The article notes the shift from vast ranges to small stock farms as cattle quality rises, with Texas leading in cattle numbers and mule counts. It cites 1890 and 1910 census values, a 1913 livestock tally, and a strong per capita livestock presence. It highlights declining hog losses, pork deficits, and rising cattle value, framing Royal blood and modernization as the Texas steer revolution.
An old advertisement markets laundry by the pound at 3 cents, urging readers they cannot afford to wash elsewhere. The message emphasizes low price as a selling point and promotes the steam laundry as a cost saver.
The piece argues that Texas must build wholesale jobbing ties to grow manufacturing and trade. It claims patronizing home industries could spur $50 million in investment, create 100000 jobs, attract ten thousand factories, and expand the home market for farm products, reducing dependence on foreign suppliers.
A Texas advocacy piece argues cotton mills employ 1,000 statewide and drive a $2.25 million annual Texas output while using less than 1 percent of production. It urges shopper patronage and investment to expand mill capacity to absorb farm cotton, linking mill and farm to regional prosperity.
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