Made in San Antonio Exhibit Aims to Boost Local Goods
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce launches a Made in San Antonio campaign led by Secretary J. F. Carter to educate residents about locally manufactured goods. A one week live show at Market House is planned to display about fifty exhibits and entice housewives and buyers to choose home made products.
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Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
J. F. Carter
Inspec
Carter
Iter
Sone Rade
Anna
of Commerce
Antonio
Texas irrigation growth and water loss cited by census
The 1910 census shows Texas had 450971 irrigated acres, up 808 percent since 1900, with expert estimates placing 500000 irrigated acres by 1912. About 10000000 acre feet of water are lost yearly, mostly to Trinity Brazos Colorado and Rio Grande rivers, risking irrigation gains.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
W. W. Turney
el Paso
Committee On Irrigation
The
Texas Welfare Commission
Turney
State Department of Agriculture
Mr Turney
Welfare Commission
Gulf of Mexico
Trinity
Brazos
Colorado
Rio Grande
Ateast
Rio Grande Valley
Sabine River
Guadalupe River
Beeville
Brownsville
San Marcos
New Braunfels
San Antonio
Seguin
Batesville
Laredo
Eagle Pass
del Rio
Wichita Falls
Llano
Junction
Menardvile
San Saba
Lampasas
Brownwood
San Anegio
Ane
Pecos Valley
Toyah
Fort Stockton
Fl Paso
Presidio
Brewster
Texas Commercial Secretaries and Business Men's
Advertising Pays in the Northwest Apple Growers
The article explains how Northwest apple growers, facing high land costs, boosted value by specializing and advertising. Hood River and Umatilla valley growers targeted premium apples, attracting wealthy buyers and raising land values as educated settlers arrived. Spraying, irrigation, and selective varieties made Northwest apples the standard, with some crops sold before maturity at high prices.
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Texas
Northwest
Hood
Yakima
Middle West
Charles W. Holman
East
Hood Valley
University Club
Hood River Valley
Bee Industry Declines in Texas Per 1910 Census
Texas nine percent of farms report bees as of the thirtieth census. Farms reporting bees drop from 66,043 in 1900 to 37,881 in 1910, with average value per farm rising to 17.83. Colonies fall from 392,644 to 238,107 and their value declines. About 20,749 farms with 81,387 colonies did not report honey or wax production for 1909. Total honey yield reaches 3,093,097 pounds valued at 308,488 dollars. wax totals 58,042 pounds valued at 14,310 dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Two Texas publishers plan Freeport papers this New Year
In Freeport Texas, already a month old, activity prompts Col. O Nation of Valesco to move The World here and Thomas H Bell of the Co manche Chief to start Freeport Facts. A new train link to Houston and Tarpon Inn await opening as the development firm plans a sewer system.
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Freeport
Tex
Texas
Col. O
Nation of Valesco
the World
Thomas H. Bell
Houston
Trinity & Brazos Valley Railroad
Tarpon Inn
Texas Pecans Record High Prices With 3.1 Million Pound Yield
The Texas Commercial Secretaries and Business Men's Association estimates the 1912 pecan crop at about 3,100,000 pounds in Texas. At 13 cents a pound at shipping point, the total value runs about $403,000, about 30 percent of normal. Some areas report their best yields in years, though overall output is short and quality remains up to standard.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Commercial Secretaries and Business Men's Association
Texas
Bug Killing Campaign urged to curb winter pests
The State Agricultural Department advocates a winter bug killing drive for Southwest Texas farmers. Methods include deep plowing, burning weeds, and destroying field rubbish to expose or kill hibernating pests. The effort, backed by entomology experts, urges community participation and may extend to city lots and roadways.
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Texas
State Agricultural Department
State Entomological Division
State Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
E State Department of Agriculture
Department
PARE BUILDINGS TO WIDEN STREETS IN SAN ANTONIO
San Antonio considers widening Commerce Street by paring building fronts similar to New York. Buildings encroaching on sidewalks will be shaved and fronts moved back to create sufficient width for traffic. Congestion keeps property values steady while space improves flow and safety.
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San Antonio
New York
Commerce Street
Texas college president urges more cotton mills
President R T Milner of the Agricultural and Mechanical College says Texas would gain higher cotton prices if more mills were built. The textile department runs a modern mill and offers to help Texans form farmer stock companies to process cotton locally rather than ship raw fiber out and import cloth.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
R. T. Milner
The
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Hhe
Milner
Ing
Texas Hay Impact on Rates Sparks Railroad Shipper Complaints
EPORT La December 28 Texas hay in-state movement by Texas producers prompts shippers to seek lower rail rates. Complaint has been sent to the Interstate Commerce Commission requesting rate reductions.
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Texas
Eport
Interstate Comm Commission
Annual Loot of Minerals Astounding
A historic report catalogs gas coal ores nitrogen and sulfur among losses from crude mining methods. The list highlights widespread material waste and environmental concerns tied to early mining practices.
Annual Mineral Waste in United States
A compilation shows a quarter of a billion tons of coal and more natural gas output than all artificial gas companies. It notes nearly 90 percent of coal energy used, 15,000,000 tons of coal lost to boiler scale in locomotives, and over $40,000,000 of by products from coke. It highlights extensive zinc ore losses, enormous nitrogen waste, and sulphur discharges from smelters totaling about 9,000,000 tons of sulphuric acid.
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United States
Wastes and Losses in Mineral Production Sparking Conservation Calls
Charles L. Parsons cites Dr. Joseph A. Holmes on vast mineral waste in mining and processing. He notes nearly a quarter to half of coal and large portions of other minerals are lost or left unrecovered, urging resource conservation and strategic leaving of low grade ores for future wealth.
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Charles L. Parsons
United States
Joseph A. Holmes
United States Bureau of Mines
Parsons
Texas Tradesman
Coal Losses and Waste Highlight Industrial Waste in U S Coal Use
The article argues vast coal reserves remain untapped and current use wastes energy. It cites two billion tons of anthracite and three billion tons of bituminous coal in the ground, boiler scale causing major losses, and coke production waste totaling millions of dollars and horsepower yearly.
Fruit Cooperatives Propel California Citrus Wealth
An article in the October Bulletin argues California fruit, especially citrus, surpassed gold in value. It details how cooperative societies transformed growers' access to markets, with the California Fruit Growers Exchange coordinating districts to central sales, boosting seven year sales to 30 million cases worth 89.5 million dollars.
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John W. Marshall
California
Bulletin
Bureau of Economic and Social Intelligence
International Institute of Agriculture
Atlantic Coast
Central Exchange
C. F. G. Exchange
Co-Operative Societies
Real Estate Exchange Leader Opposes Two Cent Fare Plan
Charles O. Austin of the San Antonio Real Estate Exchange argues against a two cent fare law to punish railroads for homeseeker rate hikes. He says it would fail in results, invite federal injunctions, and risk voiding the law. He favors broad business cooperation to pressure railroads through agreement rather than a confrontational act.
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San Antonio Real Estate Exchange
Chamber of Commerce
Charles O. Austin
Real Estate Exchange
Oklahoma
Texas
San Antonio
New Highway Plan Aims National System Linking Capitals
Congress man Stanton Warburton proposes a bill to build about 15,000 miles of national highways connecting each state capital to Washington. The project would cost up to 20 000 dollars per mile with government funding over five years. The route includes Austin linking with Santa Fe Oklahoma City and Baton Rouge.
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Washington, D. C
Commercial Clubs of
Texas
Stanton Warburton
Washington State
Austin
Tex
Santa Fe
Oklahoma City
Baton
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Secretary of Chamber of Commerce
Henry T. Phelps
R. A. Weston
Wells Fargo Express Company
Zams
DGENT
C. C. Austin
Washington
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