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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1916
Page
17
The War Department will open a 105000 dollar warehouse at the San Antonio arsenal. It will cover over 35000 square feet on the first story and basement and be fireproof with steel, reinforced concrete, and stone. Two elevators cranes and interior trackage will aid munitions handling with occupancy expected by March.
San Antonio inspectors report a busy year with many homes built across the city and builders planning for a strong winter and spring. The Real Estate Board considers a buy a home campaign to boost home ownership, inspired by Birmingham’s successful effort and supported by merchants, lenders, and local utilities.
Texas peanut farming expands with doubled acreage from last year and expected crop value around 24.2 million dollars. Cotton seed oil mills shift to peanut processing, boosting demand for goobers, hay, and byproducts across San Antonio and Beaumont regions.
Seven years after its start in San Antonio the Texas Industrial Congress is a statewide, influential body advancing agriculture, industry and soil conservation. It funds farm prizes, promotes diversified farming, supports county agents, gardens in schools, and cattle tick eradication with the U S Bureau of Animal Industry, shaping Texas dairy and livestock development.
The Agriculture Department frees about 30 000 square miles in the United States from cattle fever tick quarantine effective December 11, with San Antonio poised to lead Southwest Texas eradication efforts. A separate analysis warns weevils are underestimated and urges early destruction of cotton stalks to curb boll weevil survival and boost next year’s yield.
A 1914 census shows Texas hosts 16 of 59 U S rice cleaning and polishing plants and accounts for about 3.4 million dollars of invested capital and 392 776 dollars in payrolls. Texas produced 6 336 739 dollars in rice crops and 7 216 359 dollars in refined grain with further product value of 850 172 dollars. The shift from plantation cleaning to merchant milling and machinery gains reduced plant counts nationwide, with Texas outperforming other states in growth.
Texas turkey raisers will earn about 13.9 cents per pound this year up from 10.6 cents last year, a 33 percent gain that trails the national average. Milk prices in Texas are also higher, with wholesale milk at 6.8 cents above the national average and 3 cents more per gallon than 1916. Other farm products show notable year over year gains including corn, wheat, oats, and potatoes based on November 1 figures.
Preliminary Census data for the year ending July 31 1916 shows U S cotton mills consuming 6 397 613 bales and 880 916 bales of linters up from 1915 and 1914. Linters use jumps reflect explosives manufacturing while Texas reports 128 762 spindles with 116 012 active. Massachusetts leads with 1 462 888 bales and 58 60 bales of linters.
The article notes brisk business in mining field and factory products including steel iron provisions dry goods and furniture while speculative markets such as stocks grain and cotton lag due to margin calls and political concerns. It cites severe car shortages hampering distribution and lists weekly bank clearings at 6 710 901 000.
Spotsylvania County Virginia shows road decay from city traffic as Fredericksburg failed to fund county road maintenance. Specialists note counties issued $170 000 in bonds to improve roads, while cities can aid within ten miles but chose not to, leading to toll gates and insufficient funds for upkeep and construction.
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