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PAGE TWOTHE MEXIA EVENING NEWSWednesday, April'19“Mexia” For April A Real Power In Helping Build A Greater CiThis month’s issue of “Mexia,” the monthly published by the Mexia Chamber of Commerce and ably edited by Manager Dewitt Lamb, is superior to any of the three that have preceded it.This illustrated magazine is doing a great service for the city and many business men are now here, having been attracted because of the power pulling publicity included in this publication.The following are taken from the April issue:In order to establish our claims that Mexia is really the distributing point in Central East Texas for all oil field equipment and supplies for development work, we enumerate below the names of twenty-one firms specializing in this character of heavy material.Last month we showed just what the lumber and building industry meant to Mexia by giving detailed information and named the twenty-seven firms here in Mexia. The figures below do not take any account of the tank companies doing business here. We are indebted to the management of the twenty-one firms named below for .their co-operation in giving reliable figures.There are 143 people employed in the city of Mexia at present handling the business of these supply houses.The amount placed correctly by the managers . of the institutions, in monthly payrolls is $40,235.These twenty-one supply firms have made an investment in the city, aside from the million dollars in stock carried, of approximately $280,925.Each month these firms have sold approximately $2,732,000 worth of material, and for a period of four months, this has been a consei’vative monthly average.The firm name, location, when established, postal address and manager’s name, with other information, ■will be found worth while in the list below:O. N. Jaye Company; Sumpter street at H. T. C. tracks; O. N. Jaye, local manager; P. O. Box 144; first supply house to he established in Mexia, 1921; two Texas stores; general headquarters, Mexia.Continental Supply Company; East Main street; warehouse H. T. C. tracks and Carthage' street; pipe yards in West Mexia on T. ■ B. V. railway;Elmer Mason, local manager;established here 1921- General offices St. Louis Mo. Fourteen stores in Tex-Peden Iron Steel Company; South Railroad street; warehouse and yards in West Mexia on T. B. V. tracks; D- R. Luce, local manager; P. O. Box S97; established in Mexia 1921. General offices Houston Texas-Six stores in Texas.National Supply Company ; 111 South Railroad street; warehouse and yards in West Mexia on T. B. V. tracks; Earl Odell, local manager; established in Mexia 1921. General offices in Toledo, Ohio. Nine stores inW. K. Henderson Iron Works Supply Company; II. T* C. tracks and* Hopkins street; P. O. Box 746; W. E. Edrington, local manager. General offices Shreveport, La. Established in Mexia 1921. No other Texas store.21,414,596 BARRELS OF OIL PRODUCED IN FIELDIn response to constant inquiries and in line with policy of giving oil the facts available. The Evening News is pleased to publish herewith some production statistics for the Mexia field that should be of interest to the general public in a large measure, and of particular inteerst to those especially concerned in the actual development of the oil resources of this great district.Up to April 10 there were 305 producing wells in the Mexia field, with an average production of 330 barrels daily in all. Of this production, the Humphreys daily production totaled 47,763, and the other companies operating in the field 05,287 barrels. The average production of the Humphreys wells per day, as of equal date was 443 barrels, or approximately 50 per cent above the average of the field.While the showing above is very creditable, it is but fair to say that the recent unprecedented rains caused the closing of numerous water plants, and practically eliminated successful field work for a period of half a month. As of April 1 the field was making approximately 150,000 bai*rels and now that water plants are again in operation and field forces at work, the production trend is again slowly hut surely upward, with enough successful completions in sight to hasten a return of larger daily 1’ecovery.Total production of lgiht crude from this field to April 10 had reached 21,-468,522 barrels. Of this grand total the Humphreys Company produced 6,043,926 barrels and all the other companies 15,414,596 barrels.It is interesting to note The Humphreys interests now have 100 producing wells and 75 drilling wells in the main field. This does not include present or prospective wells in the Currie district or the 9 structures being tested out in East Texas counties.As an interesting side light on the magnitude of operations in this field, it is stated that the Humphreys pay roll for labor alone is over $200,000 monthly, which figure does not include the labor employed on rotary rigs, these being contract jobs. Perhaps a million a month is a low estimate for the expenditure of this company on labor, supplies and development in the Mexia field-During recent weeks numerous wells in the field have been placed on the pump. This is due, according to authentic information, to the fact that gas pressure in the field is declining.MEXIA BASEBALL CLUB ORGANIZEDJesse McLendon, president; Rex Forrest, vice-president; R. B. Akin, manager and director; W. C, Wilson, ass’t. mgr. and director; Gene Sinclair, director; Blake Smith, director; W. G. Forrest, secretary and treasurer; C. H. Walton, De Witt Lam, A. Garland Adair and Feilx Jackson, advertising committee—this was the result of an organization meeting held Saturday evening, of the stockholders of the Mexia baseball club.S. FRANKS OPENS JEWELRY HOUSE IN CITY OF MEXIA Sol Franke has opened a jewelry store at 203 South Sherman street. Mr. Franke is the owner of two big stores in San Antonio. He states that it will be his policy to serve the people of Mexia and vicinity with good merchandise at the right price. J. II. Hirschficld will manage the house located here and stated this morning that he hoped to identify himself with the progressive element responsible for the growing city becomes a real asset to the town, and will appreciate the friendship and patronage of the public here.TO BUILD ROAD TO CURRIEThe Mexia Chamber of Commerce is making an effort to raise money locally to improve three miles of the Mexia-Currie road, just out of Currie in Navarro county.Consumation of this project would result in untold advantages to Mexia commercially, inasmuch as a good road all the way to that new and thriving oil town would almost insure the major portion of the heavy traffic and trade coming to our city, where all the supply houses and lumber yards as well as wholesale houses for supplying Central East Texas are located.B. W. SIMMONS BUYS $50,000 IN CITY BONDSFormer Postmaster B. W. Simmons has purchased $59,000 worth of the city street paving bonds and Julius Nussbaum has taken $25,000 of the issue. It is stated that all of the remaining $100,000 has also been taken up at par and accrued interest, mostly by local men.City officials have made good their promise that the bonds would be sold at par when the bond issue was asked for some months ago.ONE OIL MAN INVESTING HERE BIGMEXIA WATER IS PURIFIEDThe cblorinator for treatment of Mexia water was installed by the water company some time ago. Chemical analysis of Mexia’s water shows that it is free from contamination after it has been treated to this modern method of removing germ bacteria.Should the proposed hond issue carry in which the city takes over the water works, a settling basin, and filtration plant will be added in addition to the chlorinating treatment.LIMESTONE MEDICOS REVISE ORGANIZATION The Limestone County Medical Association has been revived and a schedule of regular meetings of the county group will take place hereafter each month, according to Dr. R. B. Jackson, newly elected president.NEW BUILDINGS ALMOST READYWith the completion of the five two-story brick buildings now in course of construction on Commerce street, there will be eight new ground floor business houses fronting on Commerce, in addition to the home of the Prendergast-Smith state bank, five on Railroad street and three on the new street known as Southland.It is stated that all these spaces have been leased. There are to he included all kinds of businesses— drug stores, cafes, barber shops, news stands, book stores, theatre,! etc. iJ. K. Hughes, president of the J. K. Hughes Oil Company, and active head of four other large oil companies, has purchased the elegant brick home of L. S. Munger on South McKinney street, for a consideration popularly believed to be $40,000.Since December, 1921, Mr. Hughes has purchased local property amounting to several hundred thousand dollars and included in these properties may he noted the $100,000 Majestic Hotel, a $100,000 theatre building, the largest brick automobile building in the city, another two-story brick business building.Mr. Hughes has made good on his offer to match any other donor up to $20,000 on the new $85,000 First Baptist church, and last week offered to subscribe up to $20,000 proposed building and loan fund for constructing new homes in the city.ordinance just passed in having all citizens install fly proof closets on their premesis where sewerage connections are not available.The Chamber is having these closets built in quantities and is selling them to the citizens at cost. Orders are now being taken by the manager and contracts are being let in lots of 50. In this way the Chamber is seeing to it that property owners arej not compelled to pay nmigh price for) the construction of a sanitary, fly proof closet, as might he the case where only one or two were contracted at a time.The sanitary department of the city has sponsored the law and the city attorney has drafted an ordinance thoroughly taking care of the specifications as to just how they should be built and installed. A working model has been on exhibition at the city hall for several clays and numerous carpenters and contractors have been figuring on the lowest possible figure at which theyFLY PROOF CLOSETS BEING BUILT BY CITIZENS AT SAYING BY BUSINESS MENArrangements have been completed by the Chamber of Commerce tocarry out the provisions of the cityDon’t Be Without ASANITARYTOILETStandard Steel Corporation's Odorless, Waterless Indoor Toilets; require no Plumbing or sewer connections.C. W. SNIPES, AgentP. O. Box 861820 E. Commerce St. Mexia, TexasNEW ELECTRIC GENERATOR HERE The Central Texas Ice, Light, Power and Water Company has installed the largest gas engine west of the Mississippi river, being a 1200-horse power Diesel.This eno'ine has heen started run-could he built in quantities for the Chamber.Orders can now be placed with the Chamber of Commerce through Mr. Lamb, who will issue a receipt as well as an order through the contractors who are doing the construction work. Plans have been worked out whereby the city will deliver 'quantities of ten or^ more to any certain street or section of the city free to the owner.Property owners will be responsible for the proper installation _ of these closets, as well as providing accessibility to the scavenger so that they can be cleaned regularly. All closets must be located on or as near as possible to an alley and a gate provided where fences enelose the yards so that the sanitary depart-jment can have ready access to the closet in doing its work.Needless to say that one of the greatest steps toward cleaning up j the town and eliminating the typhoid fly has been inaugurated in this sanitary measure. The same model of fly proof closet now being built by the Chamber of Commerce was used in residential sections near the Fort Worth and other cities, and army camps in Waco, San Antonio, included in the ordinance being published. All closets built must comply j with these specifications, whether j ordered through the _ Chamher of i Commerce or built privately.The Chamber of Commerce is | merely seeking to furnish these closets at a nominal price to the property ownes, and by contracting them! in quantities has been able to save several dollars in construction on each one. Icommittee has given its endorse ment to the A. W. Emerson patente* process of curing sweet potatoes recommended to the Chamber tha Mexia make an effort to build a.loca plant under this system.Investigations recently made b the committee tends to indicate tha an ample supply of potatoecan be secured from growers in thi section. The advantages to accru from such a plant is the guaranty of not less than fifty cents pe bushel for the_ product, besides terially improving the sw^^potatoe and stimulating the growth of slip from improved seed. _An everage crop is said to giv the farmer assurance of at leats $7 per acre for his crop.LARGE AUTO ACCESSORY BUSINESS TO OPENStation number 3 by the Mexia Battery Tire Company will open for business in a few days. This, like the other two large concerns of the company, will be under the management and direction of J. W. Pricfcett and his $109,000 company, springing up only‘a short half dozen years ago as one of the smallest business concerns of the city.The third station is a large brick building corner McKinney and Palestine streets.NUMEROUS FINE HOMES BEING BUILT Among the roaney new and el gant homes to he built in the during the summer is a brjck, galow style, for Mr. and Mn»J Prickett. The new residence will on Ross Ave., and furnishes a su stantial evidence of the permanent of Mexia and one of her sple families.AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE WORKING ON SWEET POTATO CURING PLANT HERE The Industrial and AgriculturalUSHER CARSON Dealer in Oil PropertiesOil Exchange Building Laredo, TexasClarence E. McGawAttorney at LawCivil and Criminal Practice in all State and FederalCourtsSpecial Attention Land TitlesSuite 15 Nussbaum. Bldg. Mexia, TexasMAJESTIC PHARMACY*C implete stock of new, fresh drugs, sundries, cigars, toiletflfcqiFINE CANDIES—FOUNTAIN SERVICEMAJESTIC HOTEL BLDG. Corner Sherman and Palestine StreetsnrCOOD PROVIDERS FAMILY’M id Wi nters eki 11 or SthmmerS he^t We always eat tke finest vneatYes, lots of folks have saidMEXIA TENT AND AWNING CO.JNO. P. YOUNG, PROP.Factory Next to Young RooE. Slain and Red River Sts.Awnings and Curtains a specialty for residence! Business houses. A nice line of White, Khaki fFancy Stripes carried in stock. All canvas made in Mexia.I will be glad to call and show you samples and you prices, etc. Fifteen years experience.BUREAU OF INFORMATIONHURDLESTON HOTEL BLDG., MEXIA, TEXAS
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Mexia Evening News
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Wed, Apr 19, 1922
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