Port Aransas Deep Water Harbor Opens With Busy Cotton Trade
After six days of formal opening the new Aransas Pass harbor sees steady cotton shipments from Victoria County via Seadrift. Three companies organize to manage switching, wharfage, and transport to Corpus Christi and other ports. Freight savings of up to $1 per bale expected for Victoria cotton and up to $1.10 per bale for inland cotton.
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Aransas
Arnsas Pass
E. O. Burton
Burton & Danforth
Gulf Port
Yeserday
San Antaio
Aransas Pass
Aransas Arbor & Terminal Railroad
Aransas Pass Channel & Dock Company
Port
Casino Building 10 Gets Sun Parlor in Remodel
The Casino building on Market Street undergoes rapid remodeling led by contractor J B Skirving. Scheduled for completion before November 1, the project spends about 10000 dollars to add a sun parlor, enlarge the basement, remodel the east side, and install modern electrical fixtures and new furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jtreet
Asino Association
Claim Agents to Meet in San Antonio Next Month
A special meeting of the Texas Association of Claim Agents will be held in San Antonio next month to decide on a program of action outlined at the association’s Galveston annual meeting held Saturday September 7. Topics include legislation governing liability of traffic corporations and action on issues raised at the annual meeting, with W P Williams of the Chicago Rock Island and Gulf railway criticizing government lawmakers for inaction on public welfare in railroad property matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Association of Claim Agents
San Antonio
Association
Galveston
W. P. Williams
Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway
Over 1 000 000 to be spent on good roads in Texas
More than 1 million dollars will be spent on road and street improvements in Texas cities and counties over the next months. Reports from San Antonio show total planned expenditure at 1 023 000 across ten localities with bond issues and paving bids in Cameron, Orange, Ellis, Wood, Victoria, Taylor, Divine, Waxahachie, and Richmond.
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Texas
San Antonio
Cameron County
Orange County
Commissioners Court of
Ellis County
Wood County
Victoria
Taylor
Commissioners’ Court of Divine
Waxahachie
Richmond
Manti National Forest to Host Grazing and Watershed Station
Secretary Wilson approves a new experiment station on Utah’s Manti National Forest near Ephraim to study grazing and water protection. Bids for buildings are in, with work to start before winter as erosion and runoff observations begin. The site aims to balance grazing use with forest reproduction and stream flow amid floods from overgrazed areas. The forests support about 1.5 million cattle and horses and 7.5 million sheep and goats annually, not counting calves and lambs.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
United States Department of Agriculture
Manti National Forest
Ephraim
Utah
National Forest
Industrial Dates Burkburnett Papers for New State Bank
State banking department authorizes organizing a new state bank at Burkburnett with capital stock of 25000. Orange charter for the Orange and Northwestern filed with the secretary of state. Road to run from Orange to Niblett's Bluff La connecting with Luther Moore road to be absorbed. Amarillo Chamber secures services of 8 B Holman as secretary. Newton contract let for Frisco extension from Newton to Paris 210 miles. Lockhart mass meeting raises 1500 for preliminary survey of Austin to Lockhart railroad. Pecos to host second annual fair October 8 for three days with 3000 spent. Earnest Marshall offers granite for federal building at Austin.
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Burkburnett
State Department of Banking
Bronson
Orange & Northwestern
Secretary of State
Orange
Niblett’s Bluff
Lockhart
Austin
Southern Pacific Acquires Burrs Ferry Line in Texas
The Southern Pacific has taken over the Burrs Ferry Browndell and Chester railway from Rockland to Turpentine, a 10 mile Texas line. John H. Kirby of Kirby Lumber Co. in Houston serves as president of the road. Significant grading has been done past Turpentine and extension may follow.
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Southern Pacific Lines
Texas
Burrs Ferry, Browndell & Chester
Rockland
Turpentine
Tex
John H. Kirby
Kirby Lumber Company of
Houston
Cotton congestion blamed on compresses and railroads
Cotton buyers in San Antonio complain of congested railroad yards and inadequate compress facilities as shipments flood in from the cotton belt. Officials cite behindhand compresses and unusually large crops, with relief expected after a peak shipping period and a shift of pickers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Southern Pacific
International & Great Northern
Roy Hearne
Hearne & DeLesdernier
A. R. Atkinson
Cotton Belt
Houston
Sunset
Atkinson
Luling
Victoria
Schulenberg
Seguin
Texas
Railroad Presidents Back Highways With Special Travel Rates
Major railroads including Baltimore and Ohio New York Central Southern Frisco Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western have announced reduced rates for attendees of the American Road Congress in Atlantic City from September 30 to October 6. Railroads say better roads will ease seasonal shipping, reduce empty freight cars, and lower transportation costs and living costs for consumers.
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American Road Congress
Atlantic City
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central
Southern Railway
Frisco Lines
Chesapeake & Ohio
Norfolk & Western Railway
American Association For Highway Improvement
American Automobile Association
National Association of Machinery and Material Manufacturers
C. L. Hunter
Trunk Line Association
Finley
The
Congress
United States
Mr. Finley
Texas factories report brisk August trade and growth
Reports from Texas manufacturers show overall brisk business in August with output valued at about 12.75 million dollars, a slight rise from July. Four factories were completed and opened, eight new enterprises began construction, bringing total underway to 81, and three factory fires were reported in August.
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Allas
Tex
Texas
Foreign capital pours into Texas in August
Foreign investments flowed into Texas in August with a conservative estimate of added wealth around 24.75 million dollars. Most was in railroad bonds, but several large land sales and eastern capital investments in Texas manufacturing enterprises were also reported.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
Mines in Southwest Texas Being Worked
Texas sees growing mining interest after discoveries across districts. Hazel Mining & Milling buys the old Hazel silver mine in El Paso county and aims to grind 300 tons daily with 75,000 tons on dumps valued at about 15 dollars per ton in copper and silver. J W Hughes of Dallas is president. Other Texas properties include Texas Mica company holdings in Culberson and El Paso counties and Silver Hill Mining & Milling at Shafter.
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Texas
San Antonio
Diablo Mountains
Hazel Mining & Milling Company
Charles Cutler
J. W. Hughes
Dalla
Texas Capital
Texas Mica Company
Culberson
el Paso
Silver Hill Mining & Milling Company
Shafter
San Antonio Ranks Third as a Builder
San Antonio shows August construction activity ranking third among cities. figures indicate ongoing building momentum with measurable gains across sectors in the month.
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San Antonio
Texas Farming Institutes Grow With 80 000 Members
Commissioner Ed R. Kone praises the Texas Farmers Institutes on a San Antonio visit. He notes about 80 000生产農民 become members, with 300 institutes active, monthly meetings, and research from experts including Zeferino Dominguez. Irrigation studies advance under W. Rockwell’s investigations for a forthcoming bulletin.
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Ed R. Kone
State Farmers’ Institute
Texas
San Antonio
Zeferino Dominguez
Electric plant to receive 8000 kilowatt generator and upgrades
San Antonio Gas and Electric plans to install an 8000 kilowatt generator and related equipment at its Grove avenue plant within ninety days to boost power supply and prevent service interruptions. The machinery is ordered and will ship in sixty days, with new fuel tanks and other improvements to follow at the Grove avenue facility.
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San Antonio Gas & Electric Company
Grove Avenue
E. J. Eysenbach
Pysenbach
Texas Mineral Output Rises in August With Oil Gain
Mineral production in Texas for August reached about 1.855 million dollars, up 345000 dollars or 22.8 percent from July. Oil output totaled about 1,087,500 barrels with Electra leading at 343,000 and Corsicana at 310,000, plus Gulf Coast and Caddo fields.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Electra
Corscana
Gulf Coast
World Crop Reports Highlights 1912 Production Estimates
The August bulletin from the International Institute of Agriculture presents preliminary 1912 production totals for wheat, rye, barley, and oats across major nations. It notes revised figures for the United States, Canada, Spain, and others, with missing data from Russia and a range of crops including maize, rice, flax, sugar beet, cotton, grapes, tobacco, and cocoons.
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Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics
International Institute of Agriculture
Prussia
Belgium
Bulgaria
Denmark
Spain
England and Wales
Hungary
Italy
Luxemburg
Switzerland
Canada
United States
India
Japan
Egypt
Tunis
Algeria
Russia
European
Austria
English syndicate buys Plainview land for irrigation project
An English syndicate purchased 60,000 acres around Plainview for 1.5 million dollars and began irrigation. It plans 2 million more for development with pumping plants on 160 acre tracts, building houses, and improvements. Twenty thousand acres will be alfalfa and 10,000 acres fruit under irrigation, with M. D. Henderson in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainview
M. D. Henderson
Houston Elec plans million-dollar year for improvements
David Daly, manager of Houston Electric, stated the company will invest about $1,000,000 in improvements this year. About $120,000 has been spent since January 1 on extensions and reconstruction, another $500,000 is in progress, and roughly $400,000 more will go to other betterments.
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Houston Electric Company
David Daly
Truck Growers Bet Ready to Plant Onions
Secretary Edward Levy of the South Texas Truck Growers association says Southwest Texas onion crop planting should finish by week’s end. Seed for next year largely shipped. Teneriffe seed costly and scarce. Acreage may top 18 000 acres with 1913 growth expected to exceed current figures. Plans for a general conference and expanded association membership noted.
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Texas
Edward Levy
South Texas
Teneriffe Islands
Teneriffe
Association
Bermuda
Roy Campbell
Levy
San Antonio
Building permits surge in Texas August totals
Texas cities issued 2.36 million in building permits in August up 722 thousand from July. Dallas led with 623 thousand, up 275 thousand from July. Other major centers included Houston Galveston San Antonio Austin Fort Worth El Paso Beaumont and more with varied gains. The Standard Loan Co of Kansas City bought 16 000 acres near McAden Texas to develop into agricultural tracts.
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Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
I Ieee
Ouston
Ft. Worth
Tex
Texas
Dalla
Coakas
Galveston
Caceenees
Escseeee
Austin
Cesacences
el Paso
Sakasatin Veces
Beaumont
Standard Loan Company of
Kansas City
McAden
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Port Aranda
Imulus
New Harbor
Coton
Cisino
Manti Reservation
Amarillo
Chamber of Commerce
8. B. Holman
Newton
Frisco
Paris
Pecos
Davis
Earnest Marshall
Federal
Dutton
Aluert
Sherman
Grayson County
Kone
World Crop Reports
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