Prominent Speakers Drawn for Texas Land Exposition
Houston figures lead a nationwide roster for the Texas Land Exposition with lectures on farming city conversion and Texas progress. Notables include Gov. C. B. Colquitt and Prof. H. F. Patterson, plus Dr. Joseph Krauskopf, Secretary Wilson, and others planning daily talks on agriculture, industry, and opportunity across Texas.
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Houston
Tex
United States
Joseph Krauskopf
National Farm School of
Philadelphia
Krauskopf
America
Texas
C. B. Colquitt
Commonwealth of America
Clarence J. Ousley
Fort Worth
Jake Wolters
Louis J. Wortham
Dexas
H. F. Patterson
Montana Agricultural College
Bozeman
Mont
Patterson
Houston Street Opening Planned From Starr Street
A mapped notice outlines a proposed road opening in Richmann area linking Houston Street to Starr Street. The plan highlights street alignment and potential access changes for local traffic and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Street
Starr Street
Real Estate Exchange Set For Debate On Exclusive Listing Plan
Members of the Real Estate Exchange meet tomorrow in the exchange auditorium to consider an exclusive agency agreement. The special committee has prepared regulations and a sample uniform contract and listing cards for five property types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Real Estate Exchange
Exchange
J. Herbert Compton
T. N. Smith
H. C. King
H.P. Street
R. B. Craig
Arbitration Committee
Committee On Arbitration
Chin
Exchange Treasury
Board of Directors
Direct Tax Levy for Street Improvement
Hall P. Street of the State Realty association argues that street improvements justify taxes on nearby property. He urges an engineer-led street department with the street supervisor under the engineer and favors nearby property taxation or bonds to fund lasting paving.
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Hall P. Street
State Realty Association
San Antonio
Mr. Street
Oklahoma City
Starr Heights Club Pushes Houston Street Extension
The Starr Heights Improvement Club plans a fundraising drive to open Houston street through to Starr street, creating a main San Antonio artery from city limit to city limit. The project, backed by mayor and aldermen, may require condemnation to obtain one parcel and will involve assessments on benefited property in a broader effort to spur business and development along East Houston and Starr streets.
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Houston Street
Houston
Starr Streets
Elm Street
Starr Heights
Starr Street
Bowie
Elm Streets
St. Hedwig
Commerce Street
Dignowity Hill
Burleson Street
Turner Hall
Chamber of Commerce
N. Sadovsky
Joseph Schofield
Hugh Rice
William Herring
Herring
Wrase
Lkely
Almos
Callaghan
City Council Board of Condemnation
Joseph Schofic
Brn
Mesque Street
Real Estate Exchange Receives Texas School Lands List
The Real Estate exchange secretary reports hundreds of copies of the General Land Office list of Texas school lands to be put on the market January 1 to June 30 1912. J T Robinson was asked to distribute copies due to demand. This is the twenty second list and includes county by county parcels plus guidance on securing tracts and payment details.
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The
Real Estate Exchange
General Land Office
Texas
Exchange
Mackey
J. T. Robinson
Austin
Advises Texas Farmers to Conserve Moisture and Deepen Plowing
Henry Exall president of the Texas Industrial Congress urges farmers to deepen plowing at least one inch and six to ten inches deeper with a bull tongue when possible. He calls for soil moisture conservation through rotation and diversification, terrace drainage, and avoidance of waste on farms.
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Farmers of
Texas
Henry Exall
Texas Industrial Congress
Exall
Realty Men Launch New Movement Promote Garden Clubs
A national movement initiated by the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges aims to plant garden clubs in 50 cities to beautify towns and boost property values. Five thousand booklets outline how to enhance vacant lots and home gardens, building civic pride and enjoyment for residents. The San Antonio Beautiful Yard Contest of 132 entries from March to July last year inspired the plan and demonstrated widespread community impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Thorpe
National Association of Real Estate Exchanges
United States
National Association
Canada
Garden Club
San Antonio Real Estate Exchange
Exchange
Farmers urged to enrich soil and diversify crops for prosperity
The text advises applying manure to fields and plowing under debris while planting kaffir corn as a drought safeguard. It urges self-sufficiency in bread meat vegetables fruit and feed, modestly expanding cotton under best practices to raise returns and reduce acreage. It stresses cutting waste at home farm and in transit to improve living standards.
Somers system to set city tax values eyed for Houston
The Somers valuation method for property tax assessment is soon to begin in Houston. It aims to curb tax dodging by equalizing values citywide through maps, local input, and proportional front foot pricing. Officials consider applying the plan to San Antonio to standardize district valuations.
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Somers
Houston
San Antonio
Houston Street
Texas Leads South In New Railroads
Statistics show Texas built 424.7 miles of railroad in 1911, more than double Florida’s 215.2 miles. Plans by the San Antonio Rockport Mexican Railway would add 287 miles, linking San Antonio to San Angelo and to the Lower Rio Grande and gulf coast. Texas may surpass all southern states in 1912 with an estimated 925 total miles. Arkansas may follow with 434 miles.
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Texas
Lone Star
Florida
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican Railway Company
Building Permits for Ed Frobarse and Others in City Area
Building permits show Ed Frobarse asinee planning a south side West Houston street move to a north side property near Matamor street. Henry Kung obee to move a 6 room house. Mueller plans repairs on a property on Pedro avenue for $7F.
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Ed Frobarse
Houston
Henry Kung
Aide
Webicks Srntor Seabmn Houael
Matamor Treet
R .F
Mueller
Fan Mw
Green
Pedro Avenue
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Colquitt
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Press and Ture
A. B. McNair
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
Arkansas
Sam Sparks
Progressive Press
Samuel H. Dixon
Texas Farm and Fireside
F. S. White
Frisco
New South
South
T. W. Munson
Denison
Hatton W. Summers
Dallas
H. H. Harrington
St. Louis, Brownsville & Railway
Chester H. Terrell
Fred W. Mally
Mally
Professor Mally
Bob Barker
T. H. Barrow
H. B. Savage
Poultry Life of America
August Haxthausen
Deutsche Zeitung
W. R. Allison
Allison-Richey Land Company
Rice
William J. Bryan
Luther Burbank
California
Joseph H. Bailey
Henry Watterson
Kentucky
Lee Cruce
Oklahoma
Joseph Folk
Missouri
Cotton Growers
Corn Growers
Lumbermen
Citrus Fruit Growers
Texas Realty
Richmann
Post
Wrasse
James Byrnes Conroy
Yoy ST
AB Wearley
Seeling
Lene
Jennie W Campbell
Yuster
PROLL
John
Kingsley
Orf
E. Houston
Starr Heights Improvement Club
Henry
Outlook
Alabama
Maryland
Mississippi
Sewene Pew
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
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