Texas Land Exposition Set for Houston in January 1912
Statewide support drives the Texas Land exposition planned for January 15 to 28 1912 in Houston. Max Rosen is general manager with a large advisory board including Governor Colquitt and Houston Mayor Rice. Railroads pledge winter tourism and homeseeker promotion as prominent Texans and industry leaders back the event.
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Houston
Texas
Max Rosen F
C. R. Richey
John H. Kirby
John C. Penn
A. C. Swanson
Mearle Lerew
E. A. Elmen
Governor Colquitt
Kane
Rice
R. T. ‘Milner
Agriculturalnd Mechanical College
E. W. Kirkpatrick
Texas Farmers’ Congress
United States
Gulf Coast
Texas Exposition Aims to Draw Factories and Settlers
An editorial argues San Antonio needs factory sites with free or protected land near the city, improved coal access, and rail connections to compete with Houston. It praises the statewide Texas Land exposition planned for Houston in 1912 to attract settlers, capital, and new industries, with tours, lectures, and land giveaways.
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San Antonio
Texas
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Houston
Massachusetts
Real Estate Transfers and Lot Frontage Details
Real estate transfers listed include J P and Nona Phillips to Walter Lehr for lot 12 block 1362 on Nolan street. Clarence M and Lena Markham to J R and Nona Phillips for lot 2 block 1862 on Nolan street. de Baca to Antonio Herrera for lot 9 block 1 new city block 2441. State of Texas redemption certificate to A M Threadgill for multiple lots. Fred and Jane Robinson to Marcello and Mary Moody for lot 7 block 1378 on North Pine street. Geo and Katherine Switzer to R A Arthur for lot 3 east Adams street. Ella G and J S Taylor to Elizabeth Sewell for lots 6 and 6 block 2094 Princess Pass Laurel Heights Terrace. additional parcels and taxes for part of lot 2 block 3 new city block 1768 on Agarita street.
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J. P
Nona Phillips
Walter G. Lehr
Nolan Street
Clarence M
Lena Markham
J. R
Fermin
C. H. de Baca
Antonio Herrera
State of Texas
A. M. Threadgill
Tilano
Fred
Jane Robinson
Marcellino D
Mary J. Moody
New City Block
North Pine Street
Geo
Katherine Royal Switzer
Benefits of corn clubs and soil conservation in Texas
The Texas Industrial congress under Col. Henry Exall promotes soil conservation to sustain production and rural livelihoods. It cites 416,000 farms across 240 counties, with 116 counties active in the movement, and offers ten thousand dollars in prizes for top corn and cotton acres. One hundred boys participate, learning farming as a respected art and promising future on the land.
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Texas
Agricultural Department
Texas Industrial Congress
Henry Exall
Exall
Chicago
Congress
Ambitious Texas farming plan aims to spread nationwide
The speaker urges expanding a promising Texas enterprise to reestablish tilling the soil and secure the physical basis of national prosperity. He notes earnest requests for support and that a path to schooling could affect his plans, with a father willing to join if he leaves home.
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Texas
Nashville Woman Becomes Noted Poultry Raiser and Expects Big Profit
Mrs Reginald Stonestreet wife of a Nashville man has built a successful poultry yard near Glendale park called Park Poultry Yards She profits from White Orpingtons exporting stock from England and selling eggs at $1 each Her early ventures included incubator hatches yielding 650 broilers and she aims to clear about 40000 in ten years with plans to expand to a larger, higher quality flock traveled by buyers across Tennessee Alabama and Kentucky
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Reginald Stonestreet
Nashville
Nashville Tennesseean
Stonestreet
South
Glendale Park
Park Poultry Yards
Carthage
Nancy
Edo
Kentucky
Concrete Work Underway On Travis Club Building in San Antonio
Concrete construction continues at the Travis club building at Navarro and Martin streets. About forty laborers pour cement into columns and girders as the seven story structure nears completion, with finish expected by January 1. Visitors from the city recently toured the site to view progress and understand the building process.
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Travis Club
Navarro and
Martin
Danforth
Asphaltum Binder For Streets Urges Better Road Service
W S Hawkins, consulting engineer for the Bexar County Highway league, argues heavy asphaltum oil binders improve durability over macadam in high powered automobile traffic. He cites 1908 Paris Good Roads findings and urges hot application to three inch depth, sweeping and scarifying streets for long lasting, dust reducing roads in San Antonio.
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W. S. Hawkins
Bexar County Highway League
Hawkins
Paris
Arkansas
League of American
McAdam
San Antonio
Club Plans Heavy Concrete Floor and Pool Basement
A historic proposal describes a basement fourteen feet high with a floor engineered to support 700 pounds per square foot. One section will house a swimming pool with graduated depth for members’ use and enjoyment.
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Crete
Harlandale Roads To Be Oiled Ahead Of Bath House Opening
Oil work on Harlandale roads begins Monday as owners plan five to six miles treated to curb dust for the nearby $50,000 bath house. First shipment arrived last week with six carloads expected. Grounds around the bath house include a new lawn and trees, with finishing details pending before opening.
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Harlandale
Harlandale Addition
San Antonio
Want East Houston Street Extended
Starr Heights Improvement club meets this afternoon at 619 Starr Street to elect officers and discuss extending East Houston Street. Alderman Joel Lipscomb will speak in support, as residents push further municipal improvements after laying cement sidewalks and uniting to make Starr Heights a better residence area.
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Starr Heights
Lockhart Rapid Growth Sees Eight Months of Work Ahead
Lockhart's rapid expansion fills all business spaces and new residences, with ample demand for rentals. Contractors and carpenters report ongoing projects since spring as eight months of work remain. Water supply fears persist as demand grows, prompting a new well drill to ease shortages.
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Lockhart
Prosperity Presses in Center Point Texas
Center Point prospers with more than 50000 spent on new structures including public buildings homes and other improvements. The 1000 resident town reports full carpentry work and a strong optimistic mood. The stone school building costing 14000 with eight classrooms and an auditorium, designed by the Alfred Giles company, is the largest project.
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Center Point
Tex
Texas
Alfred Giles Company
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