Texas Real Estate Sees Gains From Federal Land Bank Act
President signs bill creating twelve federal land banks to lend on farm land at low rates over 5 to 40 years. Banks back by National Farm Loan Associations allow loans up to 50 percent of land value and 20 percent of improvements, with rates not exceeding six percent. Investors praised the move as just credit reform for real estate and farming interests in Texas.
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United States
Eal
Inn Antonio
Texas
Federal
Federal Farm Loan Board
Federal Land Banks
National Farm Loan Associations
Wilim
Peanuts and Broom Corn Stand Droughts
Cuero Texas July 22 The peanut crop survived the drought where corn failed, promising expanded peanut acreage next season. Officials push broom corn culture with a growing local factory network, noting favorable land, markets nationwide, and potential double yields fromMarch planting and fodder use.
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Cuero
Tex
F. N. Clifford
Commercial Club
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
Rio Grande
More Activity in the Land Market in Texas
Real estate men in San Antonio report higher inquiries and sizable deals in the land market. The Hagelstein firm notes several small tracts sold near Jourdon ton. Anton Klix and William Scholz of South Dakota bought two 80 acre tracts for 6400 dollars in the Natascosa Colony Farms. Buyers plan clearing and moving by September 1. Alof Krause of Comal County paid 35 dollars per acre for 171 acres in the same colony. Henry Maney Jr bought 1580 acres for 7200 dollars.
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San Antonio
Messrs. G. & H. Hagelstein
Jourdanton
Tex- Anton Klix
William Scholz
South Dakota
Natascosa Colony Farms
Alof Krause
Comal County
Henry Maney Jr
Land values surge in Rio Grande valley after rain
Prolonged drought ends with seven inches of rain boosting land prices in the Rio Grande valley. A 100 acre tract near Kingsville moved from 36 to 100 dollars per acre as cattle return to lush pastures. Thousands of cattle and crops recover, with Texas beef outlook improving and investors from northern states considering land purchases near Mercedes.
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Rio Grande Valley
Kingsville
Brownsville
San Antonio
Nat Parks
Southern Pacific Railroad
Texas
Mr. Parks
King Ranch
Rio Grande
National Guard
New York
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Mercedes
Tex
New York Infantry
Division of country for twelve farm land bank districts
The map shows twelve districts for farm land banks. Districts group states: 1 New England New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware. 2 Michigan Ohio West Virginia. 3 Virginia Maryland North and South Carolina. 4 Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida. 5 Illinois Indiana. 6 Iowa Missouri. 7 Minnesota Wisconsin. 8 Montana Wyoming North Dakota South Dakota. 9 Nebraska Colorado Kansas. 10 New Mexico Oklahoma Texas. 11 Washington Oregon Idaho Utah Arizona Nevada California.
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New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Newsey
Delaware
Michil
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
North
South Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Montana
Wyoming
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Utah
Arizona
Nevada
California
Handsome Labor Temple to Be Built in San Antonio
San Antonio organized labor plans a permanent labor temple six stories tall with reinforced concrete and terra cotta facing. Architect H A Reuter produced a tentative exterior sketch and a $125000 plus cost estimate for meeting rooms auditorium natatorium billiard library offices and eight lodge rooms for thirty three labor councils. The Trades Council backs the project and site choices are under study with broader plans to be shared publicly.
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San Antonio
Organized Labor
United States
H. A. Reuter
Labor Unions
James R. Webb
John W. Ellett
John Stennett
W. F. Brod
C. I. Farmer
J. Db
Reuters
The
Trades Council
Flour and Grist Mills Produce Worth Millions in 1914 Census
Washington July 22 A summary of the 1914 census of manufactures shows flour and grist mills reported 875,496,013 dollars in products from 10,787 establishments. Wheat use rose 9.6 percent, corn fell 13.9, and wheat flour output rose 9.7 percent though value slipped 1.5 percent. Bran and middlings and rye products rose while buckwheat and barley products declined.
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Washington, D. C
Sam L. Rogers
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
William M. Steuart
Census Bureau
Indian Sign Language A Universal Language Among Tribes
A look at sign language used by Native Americans across regions shows a universal system of gestures that allows Indians from Alaska to Patagonia to communicate without spoken words. The system includes the peace sign and abstract signs for concepts such as life death and the Great Spirit, demonstrated by chiefs in Washington and recognizable by distant tribes.
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Alaska
Patagonia
Central America
Geographical Society
Washington
Cotton Area Jumps 400000 Acres
A new situation surrounds the 1916 U S cotton crop as acreage expands by nearly four million acres amid high fertilizer costs and war disruptions. Experts differ on yield prospects with Harding estimating about 12 million bales and government forecasts at 14 million, signaling potential price swings and mill impacts.
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United States
Federal Department of Agriculture
W. P. G. Harding
Birmingham
Ala
Federal Reserve Board
Harding
Quicksilver Production Surges in Texas in 1916 First Half
United States Geological Survey reports Texas led early 1916 quicksilver output as demand tied to war needs pushed prices higher. 1915 domestic output rose 27 percent in quantity and 125 percent in value from 1914, with California still the major producer.
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Washington
D. C
Texas
United States Geological Survey
United States
California
Nevada
San Francisco
Mexico
America
Brazil Seen as Rising Cattle Power Affects Texas Beef
Consul Moreau Gottshalk reports Brazil moving toward a larger cattle industry with potential to compete in US meat markets. He cites pasture limits, rising refrigerated beef demand, and Brazil's plans for conservation, pasture development, foreign blood infusion, and government support.
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Brazil
San Antonio
Alfred L. Moreau Gottschalk
Rio de Janeiro
Gottschalk
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Alaska
South
Rio de la Plata
Argentina
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Texas Realty
Hagelstein Brothers
Hain Gomes
Ming
Bureau
Buge
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