Welfare Commission to Improve Marketing Methods in Texas
S. A. Lindsey of the Texas Welfare Commission probes high farm product costs. Perishables yield about 20 cents to the producer while consumers pay $1.00, with 80 cents dispersed before reaching shoppers. Lindsey favors organized information networks to stabilize markets and curb gluts, citing a potential $10 million annual saving for Texas producers.
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Tyler
Texas
S. A. Lindsey
Texas Welfare Commission
Lindsey
Industrial Notes Houston to Fort Worth Supply Lines Expand
San Antonio Regular service now links San Antonio to Pleasanton with rapid plans to extend to Fowlerton in Frio county. Port O’Connor sees shell highway construction toward Victoria while Frisco completes a Seadrift wharf extension for shell supply. Galveston plans a fourteen story office building at Tremont and Market costing about 200000 dollars. Earnest Marshall offers gratis granite for the Federal building at Austin. Miami reports wheat yields averaging 24 bushels per acre with a season total near 650000 bushels. Wichita Falls notes Cuba imports 40 percent of its flour from Texas mills in Wichita Falls and Galveston. Terrell notes Kaufman county cotton output for 1912 13 around last year with 67000 square bales marketed. Celina lets gravel contracts worth 7200900 dollars for Frisco ballast and Dallas Fort Worth road work. Fort Worth Swift and Armour plants receive 4000 head of hogs daily from out of state with roughly 350000 dollars monthly in outflow. Ferris brick industry employs 300 400 workers producing 87000000 bricks yearly with a 150000 dollar payroll.
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San Antonio
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf
Pleasanton
Fowlerton
Frio County
Port O’connor
Shell
Victoria
Frisco
Seadrift
Celina
Dallas
Tarrant
Fort Worth
Swift and Armour Packing
Poitts
Election on Moulton Incorporation Sought by Governor Designate
Governor designate O B Colquitt calls for a vote on Moulton incorporation while Health and Hospital Sunday is observed. Baylor University opened its 68th session in Waco with 850 students. Cotton year 1912 output reached 17 673 294 bales, up from prior years. Prohibitionists carried Houston Heights local option election by a strong margin.
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Baylor’ University At
Waco
Houston Heights
George Bailey
Rice Institute to Host Academic Festival in Houston
The Eagle acknowledges receipt of an invitation for the Rice Institute academic festival at Houston on October 11 and 12 1312. An elaborate program has been prepared for the occasion. The institute was founded by William Marsh Rice and dedicated to advancing letters science and art.
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THE
EAGLE
Rice Institute
Houston
Institute
William Marsh Rice
Fresh Meats Market Ad Promises Quality and Cleanliness
A market declares it offers only the choicest cuts and vows cleanliness. It invites patrons to become regular customers, notes high prices paid for hides, and remains open until 9 a.m. on Sundays.
Local Notes From Texas Clipping Beds State News
Mrs Emil Brunkenhoefer of Galveston visited her parents Aug Dahse and wife of route 1 Weimar. Mr and Mrs Ray Humphreys plan to move to Kenedy for new Sap employment. Bluecher Lodge No 20 Hermann Sons marks 220th anniversary on October 17 with sister lodge joining. Precinct 7 residents seek a $100 road bond election, with commissioners ordering polling October 28 in part of Yoakum.
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Emil Brunkenhoefer
Galveston
Aug. Dahse
Route 1
Weimar Mercury
Bluecher Lodge
Hermann Sons
Shiner Gazette
Yoakum
Commissioners Court
Hallettsville Herald
Walter Rapp to Attend Baldwin Business College
Walter Rapp left Monday for Yoakum to take a course at Prof. Baldwins Business College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Rapp
Yoakam
Prof. Baldwin
Business College
Cotton Belt terminal contract awarded in Fort Worth
The new Cotton Belt terminals between East Sixth and Seventh streets near the Santa Fe tracks will cost over 250000 dollars and construction will begin immediately. A. F. Kotzebue Willie Kotze bue Fred Fehrenkamp and Charles Kaiser Jr were in San Antonio earlier this week.
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Fort’ Worth
East Sixth
Seventh Streets
A. F. Kotzebue
Willie Kotzebue
Fred. Fehrenkamp
Charles Kaiser, Jr
San Antonio
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Ate Bank of Moulton
Capital Stock
Ww. Green
E. Studeman
F. T. Fehrenkamp
Philip Welhausen
O. Buescher
WM. Green
Ino. Bucek
Farax
Hy. Krause & Son
P. O. Pack
Moulton
Bank
Deutsch Und Englisch Gesprochen
W. J. Nachlinger
es. J. E_NESH re
Ston
Sunset Central Lines
FA Knape
Moulton Texas
Welfare Commission
S.A. Lindsey
Industrial Notes
Tremont
Market Streets
Davis
Earnest Marshall
Austin
Miami
Wichita Falls
Cuba
Terrell
Kaufman County
Somers
O. B. CoLquirr
Wilson and Marshall
Ene
Kentucky
MFG. CO
Louisville
McGook, Neb
Ucky Wagon Mf¢. Co
Louisville, Ky
Gome
Fehrenkamp
Moulton, Texas
FORD
Chalmers
Henry Etlinger
Agt
Koxo Xls
Florida Distributing Company
Pensacola, Florida
Ge. H. Meyer
Ray Humphreys
Mondey
Kenedy
Mr. Humphreys
Sap
Yoakum Times
R. T. J. Thornton of
Flatonia
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