Beaumont to build new warehouse on city wharf
The city of Beaumont has asked for bids on a new warehouse to be erected on the city wharf at an estimated expense of $15,000. The bond issue of $100,000 for building good roads in Grey county was carried by a large majority. Magnolia Petroleum Company with refineries in Corsicana and Beaumont will establish a plant at Paris in the near future.
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Beaumont
Grey County
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Corsicana
Paris
Bonds, mines and plants reshape hall county areas
Palestine plans an election to authorize bonds for road building in the precinct. A rich silver discovery was made near Marathon Brews ter county by young prospectors. A pottery plant operates in North Fort Worth using clay from a nearby county. A second oil gusher is reported in the Electra field, owned by Producers Oil Co. The Attorney General approved bonds voted at Estelline for Hall county roads and issued $20,000 in bridge bonds for Meemard County.
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North Fort Worth
Electra
The
Producers Oil Company
Hall County
Attorney General's Department
Meemard ‘County
Walker Products Company Chartered in Austin
The Walker Products Company of Austin has been chartered by the Secretary of State for irrigation. The corporation owns and operates 365 acres of irrigated land near Austin.
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Walker Products Company of
Austin
Bowie Area Survey for County Road Bonds
The Bowie Commercial Club reports a U S engineer has surveyed the area for ten days to determine road costs. An election will be held soon to vote bonds for building roads in the county.
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Bowie Commercial Club
United States
Community Seeks Glass Factory After Sand Analysis
Samples of sand were sent to the University of Cincinnati for analysis and received a favorable reply noting the sand as first class for glass and extra high grade in quality. The Club will discuss establishing a glass factory on the land, with a meeting called to consider the proposal.
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Bowie Commercial Club
University of Cincinnati
Texas Fish and Oyster Commission Plans River Ladder Installations
The Texas Fish and Oyster Commission pushes for ladders in dam and stream walls across the state. Only three ladders exist now and officials warn that without universal placement fish in upper levels may perish. The measure aims to protect fish and boost available food supplies.
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Texas Fish and Oyster Commission
Texas
The
Commission
Mrs Taft Plans Big Land Improvements in Texas
Mrs. C P Taft wife of the President’s brother prepares extensive improvements on land in Southwest Texas She holds over a quarter million acres in Dimmit La Salle and Webb counties and will bring more than one hundred thousand acres under cultivation soon.
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C. P. Taft
Texas
Taft
Dimmitt
la Salle
Webbe
Victoria Texas Claims Wealthiest City Per Capita
Victoria with a population around 4000 boasts eight millionaires and one hundred men worth a quarter of a million dollars. The wealth stems from cattle business as a western cow town. the area is rapidly shifting to agriculture as plows take over grazing lands becoming a leading agricultural county in the state.
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Texas
United States
Victoria
Victoria County
Good Roads Drive Spreads Through Jasper County
Jasper County joins the Southeast Texas effort for better roads. A July 4 meeting by the Commercial Club Ladies Civic Club and Jasper Truck Grower’s Association aimed to kick off petitions for a county bond issue. The area, rich in lumber and agriculture, follows Jefferson County in the regional good roads movement fostered by Beaumont Chamber of Commerce.
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Jasper County
Texas
Commercial Club
Ladies’ Civic Club
Jasper Truck Grower’s Association
Jasper
Orange
Liberty
Chambers
Hardin
Jefferson County
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce
The Tenth Man and the Path to Success
A persuasive speech contrasts nine passive men with the tenth who acts. It links opportunity, grit, and timely action to advancement in work and education, urging self education and persistence as the route to better wages and leadership roles.
Will You Be a Tenth Man or Woman at Bowie College
An advertisement urges readers to seize the opportunity at Bowie Commercial College Bowie Texas. It touts a monthly tuition from ten to twelve dollars and claims lower cost than elsewhere, appealing to perseverance and grit as a path to success.
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Bowie Commercial College
Bowie
Texas
Water Resources and Public Spirit in Young County
A Graham Leader note urges Congressmen to support water conservation. It praises Young County rainfall irregularities limiting development and highlights natural resources and topography enabling water storages. The piece quotes Littleton and calls for informed public debate, with subscription promos for Graham Leader and Dallas News.
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Martin W. Littleton
Fort Worth
Young County
Nature
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Mrs. Taft
Texas City
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Hot Springs
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