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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1923
Page
6
Notices summarize two procurement actions. Ohio Township trustees advertise sale of assorted land tracts with minimum bids. Spencer County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for the Jackson Township John M. Smith road improvement with a 24 454 58 estimated cost and bond requirements.
Spencer County Board of Commissioners plans to issue bonds totaling eight thousand dollars to fund the improvement of a highway in Hammond Township. The bonds will bear date July 16, 1923, issued under an ordinance adopted June 5, 1923, with Arch Stevenson as attorney and R W Richards Jr as auditor. The petition cited is from W H Wohler et al. for the improvement.
The Indiana State Highway Commission announces sealed bids for the St Meinrad Leavenworth and Bristow Birdseye road projects in Spencer and Perry Counties. Bids due June 26 1923 at 10 00 am in Indianapolis. plans and specs available for free or for a fee per set.
Notice to Tanpawywers of Ohio Towns and Spencer County residents that the Board of Commissioners intends to issue bonds to raise 83000.00 for the improvement of a highway in Ohio Township. Bonds dated July 16, 1928, issued under a June 1928 ordinance, with Arch Stevenson as attorney and R W Richards Jr as attesting official.
Notice to Spencer county Indiana residents that a special County Council meeting will be held July 2 1928 at 10 a m in the Auditor's office Rockport to consider bond issues for the August Druschel et al County Unit Road in Harrison township and an additional 800 appropriation to enlarge the H H Keller bridge in Harrison township. The order comes from the Spencer county Board of Commissioners June 5 1923.
Governor Walton signed the repeal of Oklahoma’s bank deposit guaranty law, described as an economic service to the nation. The piece argues the law caused panic, left depositors with pennies on the dollar, and warns similar statutes could fail in other states.
The American Bankers Association urges uniform state laws to ease cross state business and banking. It cites misaligned statutes as hindering transactions across jurisdictions and recommends 1923 acts on negotiable instruments bills of lading warehouse receipts stock transfer fiduciaries and related banking protections including liability limits forged checks and stop payments. It also calls for federal reserve membership and foreign banking laws and penal provisions for fraud slander and burglary with explosives.
First Vice President of the American Bankers Association argues the farmer benefits the nation beyond profit. He contends farms supply sunshine and soil goods, shaping boys and girls for future challenges in cities and towns alike, ensuring happiness and stability in American life. He urges bankers to support farmers and urban workers for communal prosperity.
The article argues storage and cooperative marketing can balance harvest surpluses and stabilize prices benefiting producers and consumers. It notes progress is limited to regions with organized facilities and urges gradual growth with strong management and financing across the commodity basis. Bankers and educators are urged to support farmer led development.
Evansville and Ohio Valley Railway announces daily passenger trains from Rockport to Evansville at multiple morning and evening times and Evansville to Rockport departures. Limited trains stop at towns. cars run to Hatfield. freight service to Rockport at 6 am daily except Sundays. Chas. J. Sewab, G. F. & P. A.
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