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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1922
Page
6
An assortment of classified items lists face black Spanish eggs at $1.60 and $250 postpaid, a complete shingle mill with engine and boiler for $600, and various livestock prices. It also includes quoted political banter from Senator Sorg about meetings, and a remark on public perception by Wise regarding popularity and overwork.
In Houston at a two day drainage congress the Gulf Coast Reclamation and Drainage Association was formed to reclaim and drain the gulf coast region of Texas. Officers named include President W T Eldridge Sugarland and Secretary Manager H H Haines Houston with 14 county directors to follow.
Texas postmaster nominations sent to the senate include Charles L. Long Graham Ralph C. Eubanks Liberty Sidney J. Baston Mullin Homer B. Young Shiro Lafitte T. Perateaux Spring Frank L. Aten Roundrock in place of M M Jester resigned William J. Ott Cuero in place of J C Woodworth whose commission expired July 21 1921 David E. Watson Centreville This office became a presidential appointment July 1 1920 Joseph E Willis Rochelle This office became a presidential appointment January 1 1921 Thomas J Hill Yoakum in place of T P Woodward whose commission expired July 21 1921.
The National Rivers and Harbors congress will hold its seventeenth convention in Washington on March 1 and 2. The program is not fixed yet but likely includes the St Lawrence river ship canal as a top topic along with Muscle Shoals, Panama canal tolls, and government barge lines on the Mississippi.
Secretary Mellon ordered internal collectors to accept Victory notes in payment of income and profit taxes due March 16. Notes of the 4 percent and 3 percent series will be accepted under the new tax law provisions.
An avalanche buried a railway train at Itoigawa station in Japan killing 110 people and injuring many others. Most victims were farmers workers and railway staff clearing snow from tracks.
Revolutionists burned two bridges linking Juarez to Chihuahua City and damaged railroad track between Chihuahua City and Torreon, according to Juarez reports.
The attorney general approved $37,000 Waxahachie waterworks and sewer bonds serial 68 and $75,000 Fort Stockton ten forty 6s.
J W White of Mason chairs executive committee and board of directors meeting set for February 16 in Austin. Other items include railroad rate discussions on road-building materials and various state appointments and actions across Texas.
Houston meeting of the Texas Forestry Association backed a plan to buy large cut-over lands to create state forests and sanctuaries for birds game and fish. The group urged funding via direct appropriation or bonds and proposed a Houston convention of East Texas residents to plan renewal of commercial forests.
Texas remains first in total crop valuation for 1921, led by cotton and grain. Agriculture statistician E M Johnston notes a 40.3 percent drop from 1920 values and 60.4 percent from 1919, while overall production is praised as fair given unfavorable season and prices. He cites cotton at 177 million dollars from 10.979 million acres and corn at 84.7 million from 6.227 million acres, with sorghums, oats, rice and wheat also listed.
President Harding urged the Senate to approve the arms conference treaties to avoid a hollow mockery of peace. He warned that failing to join in enforcing the covenants would discredit the republic and undermine world hopes for renewed peace efforts.
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