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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1929
Page
10
Reeves County records cite civil engineer Thomas S. Shepperd of Denver to present a May plan for a soft water supply to Pecos. He claims lower cost and greater supply than Rocky Ford, with a possible state legislature bill. The city likely votes on the proposition later this year.
Los Angeles stock exchange halts trading as Dudley Murphy builds a full broker's office at the FBO studio for Stocks and Blondes. Director tours firms with assistant Ray McCarey to film authentic details with J. J. Ahern advising on technical accuracy.
Congressman Marvin Jones of the Amarillo district studies artificial silk made from cotton at Elizabethton Tennessee. He advocates southern-grown cotton as a source for near silk and plans to contribute an article on his findings to a forthcoming United States history publication. Read Pecos Enterprise Ads.
The Texas State Board of Control reports that despite receiving many bids for heavy woven wire and crushed stone for guard protection on embarkments and highways the prices remain constant. It notes gravel prices also stay the same across multiple quarries, suggesting pre bid agreements. The board cites Texas anti trust law and urges readers to Read the Ads in the Enterprise.
The Frisco railroad asks the Interstate Commerce Commission for a permit to construct a 43 mile line from Vernon toward Seymour to create a shorter, direct route between Oklahoma and Fort Worth. Leasing of connecting lines would improve the Eastern Oklahoma outlet, aiding regional development and reducing public burden.
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