Waterways urged to share rail traffic burden in war effort
The Department of Commerce warns railways are overloaded with 150 000 cars missing inventory and urges immediate use of interior waterways to move troops, munitions, crops and ore. It calls for full cooperation among shippers, carriers and public bodies to maximize barge and canal use and to repair and build boats quickly.
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Department of Commerce
France
Great Lakes
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
United States Army
Se Ce
Chambers of Comb Boards of Trade
Mississippi River
Hach
Real Estate Transfers Reported by J H Kirkpatrick Co
Realty sales totaling 70377 50 are listed by J H Kirkpatrick Co including transfers in San Fernando and nearby areas. Notable entries show Landa to Bishop for 2650 acres near Bolton at 28160, multiple Kirkpatrick parcels in Kirk Place and Taft Blvd San Fernando with prices from 400 to 1675, and several cottages residences including Laurel Heights and Camden Street.
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J. H. Kirkpatrick
Harry Landa
F. Z. Bishop
Salle County
Bolton
Christian Schaesler
A. C. Burnett
Country Club
Carey Avenue
J H. Kirkpatrick
M. C. Dean
Taft Blvd
San Fernando
O. H. Sprofka
Kirk Place
W. B. Smith
A. C. Sipe
Mary W. Hargrave
L. M. Alston
Marie van Riper
San
W. F Ambrose
B. D. Guzado
L. E. Wolfe
Alexander Boynton
Laurel Heights
W. H. Zeischang
Laura Beckmeyer
Peanut Butter Prices Vary Widely in Washington Retail
An Agricultural Department report finds six peanut butter brands sold from 16 to 46 cents per pound, despite similar nutritive value. Higher prices are tied to brand and packaging, not quality, with glass jars costing more.
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Food Administration
Washington
Agricultural Department
A.avunta
Wis
Missouri Plans 24 Million Acres to Cultivate
A Missouri campaign urges opening 24 million idle acres to 400 thousand landless men with two 1918 ballot measures. One taxes land value to fund state and local needs. the other creates a Homestead Loan Fund to help men acquire and improve land. Frank P. Walsh argues proposed taxes on unused land drop while taxes on speculative land rise to cover the difference.
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Missouri
Homestead
Frank P. Walsh
Committee On Industrial Relations
Missouri Movement
Kansas City
San Antonio Public Service Company workers turn empty land into productive garden plots
On an eight acre riverbank tract near the electric plant, 36 employees from mechanics to clerks cultivate personal quarter acre plots. The firm provides irrigation, tools, stock buildings, and a custodian, with the sole condition that plots be tended by the workers or their families. Many plant sweet potatoes, corn, peanuts, pumpkins, and varied crops, with potential profits from $30 to $50 per plot.
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San Antonio Public Service Company
San Antonio Public Service’ Company
Comming
San Antonio
Concepcion Road
Gas and Electric
Texas and United States July crop forecasts released
The July crop report from the United States Department of Agriculture shows Texas forecasts for corn, wheat, oats, rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peaches, cotton, kaffirs and prices, alongside United States totals. Price comparisons note current year versus prior year averages for wheat corn oats potatoes hay cotton and eggs.
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Texas
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Ited States Department of Agriculture
Kaffirs
How Hotels Use Eggs From Farm and Fireside
An article visits a major New York City hotel to study egg and poultry purchasing and use. It notes hotels source both white and brown eggs, with white shells used for exposed dishes and browns for cooking and baking, about 60 dozen eggs daily, a quarter white.
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New York City
Iron and Steel Supply Crisis in War Economy
A war bulletin warns iron and steel supply is strained by transportation, labor, and material limits. Demand from government and war-related industries outstrips output, urging use of wood and concrete where possible and local sourcing to stabilize distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
United States
General Transportation Service
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Council of National Defense
Instrumente of Precision in Modern Business Life
A Manchester Guardian overheard park conversation mocks modern business talk. A caller mistakes a telephone for a person named Mr X, prompting a humorous exchange about the line between talking on the phone and addressing a person.
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Manchester Guard
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Public Service Company
J. H. Kirkpatrick Company
Aair
Carmen
Laredo
L. Harrington Company of
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