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Texas And Texans: irrigation, roads, and oil prospects
Will H. Mayes surveys Texas plans to reclaim 10,000 acres along the North Sulphur River in Lamar and Delta Counties, with river straightening and levees. He notes widespread irrigation efforts, 60,000 acres to be irrigated in Kinney and Maverick Counties, and advocates district cooperation and bond-financed projects. The column covers Spindletop renewed oil output, highway board reform, road bond ambitions in Cameron and Floyd counties, and public works in Houston, Mitchel County farm markets, and the San Marcos Cotton Mill stock sale under the blue sky law.
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Floyd County
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New Braunfels
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