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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1912
Page
2
Industrial notes mention a plan to extend a railroad from Austin to Lockhart. A $100,000 plant will install a pre cooling facility in Houston. East Texas fruit growers begin shipping carload strawberry consignments to northern markets.
About 46 Moulton citizens including the band toured Gonzales Shiner Yoakum Sweet Home and Hallettsville boosting the upcoming Agricultural and Industrial fair set for June 25 to 28 in Moulton. Eight decorated autos and a brass band advertised prizes exhibits and entertainment attracting local support.
A 37 member Moulton delegation arrived in Hallettsville to advertise the Moulton Fair set for June 25 to 28. They arrived by auto with white banners and posters promising $750 in prizes and concerts led by College Kuape, while Lavaca County papers note the event as a community booster effort.
Census data show 416,877 Texas farms with only 131,161 owned by operators, 352,543 rented or mortgaged. The piece calls for cheap money and legislative action to ease debt, urging economists and lawmakers to address shrinking farm ownership and high interest burdens.
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