Industrial Notes from Brownsville to San Antonio
Industrial briefs report canal drainage work to start on 8000 acres in Brownsville. Woolworth to build a million dollar store in Houston. Robertson county voters approve 150000 highway bonds to build fifty miles of improved roads. Medina Irrigation project posts May progress with over 33500 cubic yards of material placed.
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Brownsville
Houston
F. W Woolworth Company
Calvert
Robertson County
San Antonio
Medina
Census Shifts Race Totals in Hallettsville ISD
The scholastic census of Hallettsville Independent School District finished last week shows white increase of fifteen and Negro decrease of twenty. Enumerators report: Americans 157 Germans 178 Bohemians 89 total whites 415 Negroes 247 total 665. Emil Pesek, Lavaca county assistant tax collector, visited city Monday. he authored a new Lavaca county taxpayers directory listing six thousand names, addresses, nationalities, occupations and property values. The book, issued this year, is up to date and urged for every businessman.
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Hallettsville Independent School District
Hallettsville Herald
Emil Pesek
Lavaca County
Pesek
Shiner Gazette
Cotton Ginned in Texas 1911 by Counties
The U S department of commerce and labor reports 4 107 152 bales ginned in Texas in 1911 an increase of 1 157 184 bales or 38 2 percent from 1910 Ellis county leads with 136 427 McLennan 120 801 Hill 117 221 Lavaca 39 208 bales ginned and Texas accounts for 28 percent of U S cotton production and 21 percent of the world crop
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Texas Commercial Secretaries and Business Men’s Association
United States Department of Commerce and Labor
Texas
Ellis County
McLennan
Hill
Lavaca
United States
City Building Notes Framed for Civic Upbuilding
A city oriented message urges knowledge of local conditions and fraternal community spirit. It emphasizes improving transportation to boost profits, paving streets to combat mud and wear, planting shade trees, and taking tenacious steps to advance urban development.
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Texas
The Wandering Dollar and Texas Investment Losses
An Op-Ed-style meditation notes Texas dollars leaving the state daily for outside investments. It cites federal data claiming about 80 people per day depart Texas with roughly 250 each, totaling about 20 000 in property per day, reducing local capital and delaying domestic opportunities. The piece laments the exodus as Texas dollars sing for home.
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Texas
Federal Census Bureau
The Cotton Crop of 1911 A Tough Year for Growers
The 1911 cotton season faced heavy losses from the boll weevil and adverse weather, with market conditions described as bearish. Yet cotton maintained dominance, moving substantial gold value from Europe to America and delivering higher per acre earnings than rivals. Farm value per acre reached 24.97 dollars, versus 13.37 for the nearest competitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Jupiter Pluvius
King Cotton
America
Not Paint and Counterfeits Serve Time and Weather
The note argues linseed oil used in paint sells for a dollar, while genuine paint with higher prices protects wood and iron from water. It warns counterfeit paint and counterfeit money both imitate the real thing. F. T. Febrenkamp sells it.
Austin The State Receives 67721 From May Land Sales
The state collected 67721 dollars and seven cents in May from land sales and leases, reflecting monthly revenue from property transactions.
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Austin
Hempstead Sees 6000 Acres of Watermelons Harvested
In Hempstead the season will bring 6000 acres of watermelons to be harvested in the locality this season, indicating a robust crop and strong agricultural activity for the area.
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Hempstead
Brownsville
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E. Siudeman
Brest
Hy. Krause & Son
P. O. Pack
Bank
Deutsch Und Englisch Gesprochen
HH. Meyer
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Freeport
R. Jaegeli
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XO Dor
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F. T. Febrenkamp Sella It
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