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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
4
A post office notice praises Moulton Texas as a model town with better sidewalks to boost property value. It cites growing vehicle ownership and a Taft offer of a battleship trip for Wilson as part of broader national progress. It notes 1,159,466 dollars spent to elect Wilson from 89,479 contributors.
A Jefferson area farmer reports harvesting 400 bushels of pumpkin yams from one acre this season and selling the entire crop at one dollar per bushel. The remark reflects on money in potatoes versus yams.
The department shows Texas has 13,699 645 fowls valued at $4,86,642. Over the past decade poultry value has risen by more than one million dollars.
The Texas Industrial Congress concluded its fourth annual gathering in Dallas with emphasis on farming progress. President Henry Exall led the group as they advocate people choosing postmasters every four years, a view supported by Congressman George Burgess.
O. E Dunlap, chairman of the committee on cotton mills of the Texas Welfare Commission, reports Texas produced 4,297,000 bales of cotton last year and consumed less than one percent. He argues Texas needs more factories and more buyers of Texas-made goods to tighten the domestic market.
Miss Agnes Koniakofsky spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. S. A. Thulemeyer. Ed Wolters and baby travelled to Yoakum to visit Mrs. Thorntons. Miss Elia Richter and Carl Welhausen visited in Ottiwe last week. Elsie Jaeggli of Moulton visited Dr. Gray’s family. Cemetery society bazaar and play planned for Friday December 13. Twentieth Century Club to meet with Mrs. Emil Burke next Thursday. Mr I Jackson to Kerrville after brief stay. William Boening and daughter Elsie traveling to Gonzales.
The state canvassing board finished the general election tally with a total vote of 301,788. By party, Democratic 219,489. Republican 28,530. Progressive 26,745. Socialist 24,896. Prohibition 1,698. Socialist Labor 430.
Washington December 6 Texas lists 132 cities in the latest Federal census. San Antonio is largest with 96 614, Dallas second at 92 104, Houston 78 800, and Fort Worth 73 312. Sixteen other Texas cities exceed 50 000, with many towns in lower brackets. Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston and San Antonio show over 7 percent growth in the last decade, Fort Worth leading at 174 7 percent.
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