Industrial Notes Highlight Texas Growth 1909
Texas 1909 production data show alfalfa 97 936 tons valued at 1 339 314 dollars and peanut crop totaling 1 076 296 bushels. Frisco bought 2500 refrigerator cars for South Texas handling. Fort Worth financiers form oil company with 250 000 dollars capital. A regionwide push of Mexican cattle to Fort Worth markets continues.
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Texas
Frisco
South Texas
Georgetown
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls Motor Company
Proposition for Lavaca county demonstration farm discussed
J A Berryman of the U S Department of Agriculture proposed a Lavaca county demonstration farm but the court tied on the vote and will reconsider. The grand jury urged jail improvements as the old facility is unsafe. Denver Chestnut resigns from Hallettsville Herald to join the Advance in Kenedy. The Moulton Home and School Club invites friends of education to a December 8 meeting at the Sam and Will Moore Institute.
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Rice Institute
Houston
Cuero
San Antonio
Port Lavaca
Europe
America
South Texas
Hallettsville
Texas
J. A. Berryman
Agricultural Department of
Uncle Sam
Commissioners Court
Lavaca County
Denver Chestnut
Hallettsville Herald
Kenedy
EAGLE
Friends of Education
Moulton
Sam and Will Moore Institute
Pittsburgh
Busy man Shunned for Lacking Community Support
A local figure known for avoiding involvement in civic causes is criticized for not contributing to community efforts and thus failing to earn standing among neighbors.
The Man Who Counts for Something in the Community
A community minded man serves the whole area by aiding road projects. Good roads boost commercial growth, finance, industry, religion, and education in the community and state. Bad roads are the opposite of progress and benefit.
Texas needs more factories to convert cotton into cloth
The article argues that while yielding about one bale of cotton per person, the state wastes exporting raw material and fails to capitalize on profits from manufacturing. It calls for Texas to build more factories to process cotton locally.
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Texas
Patronage of home industries aids the buyer
The piece argues buying Texas-made goods saves freight costs and yields better quality. It notes that when prices are equal, local products cost less to ship and thus benefit the consumer, contrasting with out of state imports and criticizing the consumer, "Jones," for bearing freight.
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Jones
Southern Educational Association Meets in Texas in Houston
The Southern Educational Association will convene in Houston Texas for the first time on November 30 December 1 and 2 Prominent speakers include Governor Joseph W Folk of Missouri William H Hayes Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and Dr W R Dodson of Louisiana State University.
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Southern Educational Association
Texas
Houston
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
William H. Hayes
Washington
W. R. Dodson
Louisiana State University
The Foreign Dollar Powers Texas Progress
The foreign dollar is the major driver of progress on the financial horizon and must develop Texas. It funds investment in agriculture, industry, and minerals, builds empires, and increases wealth when outside loans or foreign capital move into the state.
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Texas
The Need of Cheap Money in Texas Farming
The article argues cheap money boosts farm prosperity by noting that of 1.82 billion dollars in farm value only 583 million is owned free and the rest is mortgaged or run by tenants. Reducing interest by one cent would save about 12 million dollars, aiding tenant farmers seeking ownership and lowering burdens. The Texas farmer needs cheap money.
Paulus Drops Bid for State Controller Nomination
San Antonio reports that State Senator D A Paulus of Hallettsville will not seek the democratic nomination for state controller. He will support Bob Barker of San Antonio, a decision made at a Gunter hotel conference with Barker and Paulus present.
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San Antonio
Texas
D. A. Paulus
Hallettsville
Bob Barker
Gunter Hotel
Paulus
Barker
Texas Needs Great Men in Agriculture
A editorial urging recruitment of capable men to bring European and other seeds to America, develop new varieties, and transplant products suited to Texas. It argues that while some land remains unimproved, skilled individuals who work with nature can create profitable agricultural industries in Texas.
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Aptain
John Smith
Europe
America
Luther Burbank
Texas
Barker Eyes Senate Bid With Paulus And Lane
Senator Paulus says he and Barker could beat Controller Lane but remaining in the senate allows greater impact. He plans to back Barker, giving him a clear field, with Barker actively campaigning and setting up headquarters in Austin and likely Dallas after January 1.
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Mr. Barker
Controller Lane
Paulus
Bob Barker
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Moulton Eagle
O. F. Knape
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Industrial Notes
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Port Arthur
Southwestern Mining and Development Company
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Sweetwater
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Hallettsville News
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