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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
17
An exchange of views by farsighted leaders forecasts a new era of prosperity for the United States, with the economy stabilizing after a period of low business mood. Observers credit flexible currency and reforms, noting diminished panic risk as rail and industry shift away from railroad dominance.
The piece argues for purposeful saving over mere frugality to bolster industrial and national growth. It cites wasteful spending on cigarettes whisky gum and candy and highlights constructive thrift examples such as engine fuel reform backyard gardens scientific management and municipal standards bureaus.
The Farmers Union will create a cottonseed department this season with Charles Smith, former Secretary, in charge. The move continues a long standing practice since 1909 and asks all members to cooperate to improve outcomes. A prison commission report to the Governor shows 32,677 prisoners as of June 1, with May activity including 208 admits, 49 pardons, 36 paroles, and 51 discharges. Prison health is improving with 89 hospital cases and 44 real illnesses, about 1 percent.
O. S. Slaton, president of the Lub- Fock State Bank, represented his institution at the Panhandle Bankers Association gathering in Plainview.
Purchasing Agent J. R. Elliott of Grayson County will open bids June 20 for nearly 1,000,000 in state purchases. Supplies for state institutions cover fresh meat, sausage products, baked goods, drugs and wholesale groceries, laundry, fuel, and dry goods for the new fiscal year starting September 1.
Land Commissioner J. T. Robison announced receipt of another remittance of royalty from the oil field. He had returned from the West where he investigated residence of several purchasers of about 30,000 acres of school land and said some forfeitures would occur. He praised the Western conditions as the finest he ever saw and spoke of prospects for fine grass and fat cattle.
A wheat field of 325 acres owned by H. A. Barnes was burned this afternoon two miles from Chillicothe. The blaze was started by a passing Denver road train and observed by hundreds as the crop was entirely consumed.
A small child of J. S. Davis at Polar, twenty miles north of Snyder, Texas, was accidentally shot through the neck by his ten year old sister while handling a target gun believed to be empty. The incident occurred Tuesday and the child died.
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