Onion slump prompts crop rotation push in Texas
Agricultural agent R R Claridge says the onion price crash at 60 cents a crate may prove a blessing in disguise. He argues rotation can double income on the same land, citing Rio Grande growers near Laredo and irrigation in the valley as key to three profitable crops per year. Cisco-Gas discovery at Morep advances development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Claridge
Gould Roads
Texas
Rio Grande
Laredo
Mr. Claridge
San Antonio
Onion Belt
Rio Grande Valley
Europe
East
South
Commerce of the United States set to exceed four billion
The Department of Commerce reports US international trade for nine months ending March 31, 1913, at about 3.3 billion with a projected full year exceeding 4.1 billion. Britain leads as largest customer, with Canada, Germany, and France following. exports show gains in manufactured goods, while March saw a dip in crude materials but overall exports maintain a favorable balance of over 500 million. Domestic manufacturers strengthen foreign market grip in March versus last year.
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United States
Department of Commierce
Washington
Redfield
John Bull
Great Britain
Canada
Germany
France
Grand Divine
America
South America
Oceania
Africa
Australia
India
Japan
Mexico
United Kingdom
Europe
A. Eeeeseeeseee
North America
Asia
Argentina
Belgium
Brazil
Hug
China
Cuba
Ermany
Britishe A
Italy
Netherlands
Texas industrial notes spark growth across towns
Athens plans a $200000 brick and tile plant near rich lignite deposits while Yoakum advances a five story hotel bid process. Port Arthur ships broom straw and timber to Philadelphia. Beaumont deep waterway work continues. San Angelo reports better stock due to grass from recent rains. Cameron approves a $150000 good roads bond. Brownwood forms a $20000 hospital stock company. Austin begins a $100000 packing plant and veneer box factory. Colleges study cotton farming. Sanger organizes a Commercial Club for roads. Freeport extends rail to Bryan Heights boosting sulphur output. Crystal City funds 50000 booklets on regional advantages. Corpus Christi to host Knights of Pythias convention. Port O’Connor plans Intercoastal Canal celebration prep. Hamilton to discuss roads. Midland bonds pass two to one for highways. Mart sets July fair and stock show dates.
Texas Realty Association Plans Dallas Convention
Preparations underway for the Texas State Realty Association third annual convention in Dallas May 9 and 10. About 500 real estate men expected. events at Dallas Chamber of Commerce auditorium and Oriental Hotel with a full two day program led by H E Dickinson and Ray M Mackey.
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Texas State Realty Association
Dallas
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Oriental Hotel
E. C. Crystal
Waco
Holland
H. &. Dickinson
San Antonio
Ray M. Mackey
Houston
R. H. Wester
Lawrence Miller
J. D. Robinson
Dallas Exchange
Locating Industries
Tom Lerkin
Beaumont Exchange
J. W. Crotty
State Highway Association
Good Roads Committee
Immigration and Railroads
Colonization and Immigration Committee
Palm City of the South proposed for San Antonio
Ray M. Mackey of the Real Estate Exchange division of the Chamber of Commerce is urged to form the Palm Association of San Antonio to promote palm planting along streets and driveways. The plan envisions a voluntary, dues-free group offering wholesale palm procurement and a coordinated planting program. Palm trees are presented as suitable for the climate, boosting property values and tourist appeal, with recommendations for Washingtonia varieties and date palm suitability.
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Ray M. Mackey
Real Estate Exchange Division
Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio
Palm Association of
Steuben H. Hastings
United States
Government Experiment Station For
Los Angeles
Florida
Mackey
Rio Grande Valley
Real Estate Odds and Political Reform Meeting Notes
The report outlines a legislative committee discussion on state legislation and real estate topics with George Mendel and T. H. Barrow of Austin. It mentions resolutions constitutional revisions by the committee and an open-air Lake Cliff meeting at 5 30 p m featuring speakers on controversial race related topics.
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Texas
George Mendel
T. H. Barrow
Austin
Lake Cliff
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio ‘California
Secretaries Draft Program for Texas Institute
The Texas Commercial Secretaries Association reports final plans for the eighth annual institute to be held in Mineral Wells July 15 18. Secretaries of commercial clubs from across Texas will attend and take part in a post graduate course in commercial work with assigned discussion topics.
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Commercial Secretaries’ Institute
Mineral Wells
Tex
ASK CAT TAX Trenton Feline licensing debated
State sportsmen predict passage of Assemblyman Fishler’s bill licensing cats at one dollar per year. Unlicensed cats would be destroyed by authorities, aimed at protecting game and birds. The measure seeks to curb predatory felines blamed for bird declines.
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Trenton
Fishler
Fissex County
Problems of Texas Farmers and Marketing Challenges
Peter Radford of the Texas Farmers Union argues that farmers face a marketing and credit crisis, not a production shortage. He cites Chicago and Richmond conventions, urging cooperation between farmers and business leaders, and previews a series on cooperative marketing plans. He notes clerical praise for markets as prosperity, critiques city views of farming, and reports on experts urging better marketing systems.
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Peter Radford
Texas Farmers’Union
Chicago
Richmond
Farmers’ Union
Mother Earth
Texas
A. Lindsey
Tyler
The
Texas Industrial Congress
Farm Life Commission
South
Frank P. Holland
Dallas
National Conference On Marketing and Farm Credits
Department of Agriculture
Clarence Ousley
Fort Worth
House Judiciary Committee
Horton W. Sumners
Forforth
Poultry Industry in Bexar County Aids Farmers Profits
The 1910 federal census lists 91,490 fowls on Bexar county farms valued at 50,198 dollars. 1909 poultry production reached 133,439 fowls and 627,783 dozen eggs valued at 158,639 dollars, with climate enabling inexpensive poultry housing. Texas totals include 18,670,000 fowls and 23,000,000 dollars in annual poultry and egg output, much consumed locally and 25 percent exported to northern markets. Galveston steamer Viator clears May 9 for Haiti with Texas products, signaling broader Caribbean trade growth and potential doubling of shipments by year’s end.
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Bexar County
Texas
Galveston
Viator
Haiti
Texas Packing Houses
San Antonio Planned International Playground Project
A movement aims to turn San Antonio into an international playground from January to March with a coliseum and a two mile speedway as core features. Proposed events include a winter circus, international balloon and aeroplane races, a stateside horse show, golf and tennis tournaments, and a carnival of speed all backed by local business leaders.
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San Antonio
Tiesta Association
St. Anthony
Tom Strown
Mr. Brown
Coliseum
Texas
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Commerce of the
Uncle Sam
Caee
Lucchese Bros
Losoya St
Houston Street
Creckett
Texas Industrial Notes
Athens
Athens Firebrick and Tile Company
Yoakum
Port Arthur
William P. Palmer
Canadian
Philadelphia
Beaumont
Neches River
Mansfield's Ferry
San Angelo
Thts City
Cameron
Justice Precinct
Milam County
Gause
Brownwood
Sanger
Freeport
Houston & Brazos Valley Railroad
Freeport Sulphur Company
Bryan Heights
Crystal City
Co-operative Development League
San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railway
Corpus Christi
Grand Lodge of Texas
Knights of Pythias
Pythian's Orphans
Weatherford
Port O’connor
C. 8. E. Holland
Hamilton
Hamilton County
Wool Growers’ Association
W. H. Beck
Midland
Midland County
Mart
Mart Fair Association
Cantone Palm Gly
Ray Mackey
Tom Brown
Krueger-Atlas Engines
Krueger-Atlas
SAN Antonio Machine & Supply CO
J. G. Hornberger
Hamburg-Bremen
Fire Insurance Company
German Fire Insurance Company
Midland Casualty (Accident & Health Insurance
Travis
Texas General
Joe Hicallister
C. Archer & CO
Ralph Zork
Trice
Ludolph
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