Food Galore Committee Analyzes U S Food Supply Data
The United States Chamber of Commerce statistics committee reports that claims of food shortages are unwarranted. Chairman A. W. Duglas of St. Louis notes the country remains largely self contained in material needs. While crops and exports fluctuate, domestic production generally rises, with cereals, potatoes, and sugar showing strong growth and imports offsetting long term gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Statistics and Standards
Ber of Commerce of
United Tes
A. Wuglas
St. Louis
United States
Arles
Business Confidence Holds Steady Amid Varied News
Reports show sustained forward movement in trade and industry despite agricultural setbacks. Census data indicate substantial gains in U S manufacturing value since 1909, with capital, wages, and establishments rising. Norske Lloyd Insurance gains Texas license, and several district bonds approved. Union Pacific reports record gross earnings of 104.7 million for the year ending June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Dun Oo
United States
Census Bureau
State Department of Insurance and Banking
Texas
Norske Lloyd Insurance Company
Christiana
Hamby and Robertson of
Austin
Union Pacific Railroad
U S Exports to Russia Hit 28 Million in First Quarter
Exports to Russia from the United States reached 28 million dollars in the first three months of the year, up from under 1 million a year ago. War metals and machinery led shipments with copper totaling 5.3 million dollars and other items including wire, motor trucks, raw cotton, nitrate of soda, lead, zinc and automobiles also exported in significant amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Canadian Investors Fight U S Tax On Bonds
Canadian investors unhappy with the 1 percent American income tax on American bonds held in Canada. Negotiations underway between American financiers and Canadians to test the legitimacy of the tax. In a case, tax collected on a company not operating in the United States but incorporated there, prompting bondholders to consider relocating incorporation to avoid the tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
United States
Supa
May Have Silk Crop In Cuero Texas Planned
The Cuero Commercial Club plans a silk worm industry in Cuero Texas with Secretary F N Clifford communicating with successful points. Qualified hands will be hired soon to start a silk worm trial. Cuero residents who pursued the work as a hobby are being asked to renew interest. Some have raised silk worms and know how to prepare silk for market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Texas
Cuero Commercial Club
F. N. Clifford
Peanuts Prove Profitable For DeWitt County Farmers
Cuero Texas August 5 The Cuero Commercial Club introduced the peanut crop in DeWitt county and grape sees it as a live saver for farmers who planted small acreages. Early trials show high feed value for stock and suggest next season will see doubled acreage and broader adoption by local growers. The club plans to pursue further agricultural improvements for the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt County
Texas Business Conditions Report Shows Few Failures
Federal Reserve agent Judge William F. Ramsey reports in Dallas that in the eleventh district from June 15 to July 15 there were 27 business failures, down from 68 a year earlier, with crop prospects favorable, cotton and grain outlook steady, heavy rains aid feed crops, warehousing progress, and overall loans below last year.
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Texas
Eleventh
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
San Antonio
William F. Ramsey
Destrict
Dallas
Reserve Board
Washington
Sudan
New Mexico
Cii
Arizona
Culberson County sulphur mine hailed as world class
An official report extols Culberson County in east central Texas as a major new sulphur deposit. With 600 acres of surface ore and tests showing 25 to 80 percent sulphur, it could surpass existing U S mines in cost efficiency. Proximity to El Paso shipping and San Antonio selling centers, plus nearby oil and gas, bolster potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culberson County
Texas
United States
Freeport
Louisiana
San Antonio
Philadelphia
Washington
el Paso
J. C. Carrera
Tex
Calcasieu Parish
Udden
Geological Survey of Texas
Culberson
Tike
Popocatepetl
Conejos
Durango
Mexico
Sicily
Brazos River
New Mexico
Kyle
Orla
Pecos Valley Railroad
Toyah
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Johnson Deposit
Cooksey
Texas Cotton Base Not Bagged Now
Manager F C Weinert of the state warehouse and marketing department reports a drop in export cotton damage from 6 percent in 1913-14 to 1.4 percent in 1914-16. A letter from Hogg Dickson Hogg cotton factors of Houston commends the warehouse and marketing law for educating shippers toward honest merchantable packaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Weinert
State Warehouse and Marketing Department
Weinert
Hogg, Dickson & Hogg
Cotton Factors of
Houston
Texas
Realtors Welcome Fast Texas Trains
The M. E. & T. timetable effective today cuts San Antonio to St. Louis travel by the Katy Limited and Katy Fier by two hours and one minute. Real estate men expect a surge in tourism this fall, with 24 hours now from St. Louis to San Antonio. President S. C. Kile says fast trains will draw northern and eastern visitors, and railroads are boosting roadbeds and rails for quicker, safer service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
St. Louis
Katy Limited
Katy
S. C. Kile
Real Estate Board
Theorth
Texas
Summer Building Boom In Progress In San Antonio
San Antonio posts a booming July 1916 building record with improvement permits totaling 604 890 dollars, a 951 percent surge from July 1915. Lumber yards report heavy deliveries. real estate and business leaders foresee a strong fall, citing city building inspector John L. Richter as the source.
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San Antonio
John L. Richter
Farm Lecturers Tour Rural Institutes Statewide
Department of Agriculture announces itineraries for farm lecturer tours. Lecturers Fletcher Davis Moore and D C Dove will visit towns across the state from August 3 to August 26, presenting subjects of interest to farmers and organizing new institutes.
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Department of Agriculture
Fletcher Davis
Carrizo Springs
Big Wells
Crystal City
la Pryor
D. C. Dove
Tulsa
Hereford
Friona
Farwell
Canyon
White Deer
Panhandle
Pampa
Miami
Canadian
Higgs
Wheeler
Wellington
Dumas
Hans
Texas Farmers Union President Urges Bank Link to Farmers
President Henry N. Pope of the Texas Farmers Union issues his annual report at the state convention in Houston. He urges a new financial system and a farm loan bank to connect tenants with the federal reserve and rural credits acts, aiming to aid tenant farmers amid rising tenant numbers and high interest rates.
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Federal Land Banks
Federal Reserve System
Henry N. Pops
Texas Farmers’ Union
Pope
Farmers’ Union
Texas Union
Union
Houston
Texas
Post Roads
Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Fund
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Food Galore M.eats A Committee
Chamber of Commerce of
Attorney General's Department
Limestone County
Hunt County
Young County
Comptroller’s Department
West Texas
U. S
Realtors
H. N. Pope
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