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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1926
Page
8
Arthur Williams of New York Edison Company calls for complete electrification of rural highways to bring power plants to farms. He argues the move is an economic, not political issue and could double farm values, offsetting highway costs.
Mothers Aluminium Oats priced at 25 cents ten bars Crystal White Soap at 38 cents. Christmas box of apples offered at a bargain by Junction Grocery Co.
Wilson Compton secretary manager of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association notes the research department will consider lumber's role in providing better housing at lower costs. Other building interests are studying reduced construction costs by enlarging material units.
Governor Atterbury notes concrete blocks reduce unit counts from 990 to about 100 per dwelling and argues five to six room large unit houses can be built in three days. Lumber units offer strong, quake resistant design. Electric power on farms reaches 35 million horsepower, with 167 900 farms served by central stations. William Hennessy and Lee Rober spent Sunday in Kerrville.
Utility news notes that despite only about two percent of the nation's farms having electric service, electricity is already supplying power and changing farm operations.
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