The Rocksprings Record and Edwards County Leader (Rocksprings, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1935 Page: 1 of 4
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VOLUME XVII
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Mohair Sel
WOOL CONTINUES
TO SELL STRONG
(San Angeld Times)
The wool marked took a tip from
our frenzied she*#' market Saturday
and made further tracks in the direc-
tion of cleaning up the spring shorn
wools of the state. When the drafts
had been signed Saturday night sever-
al warehousemen reached for the
broom to sweep out the place in pre-
paration for die arrival of the fall
wool and mohair. There is left in the
state four million pounds of wool,
after the sale of 1,325,000 pounds.
Jack Allifcon of Munro, Kincaid and
Company, paid 26 cents for the 800,000
pound accumulation of Ingenhnett
Montague Wool and Mohair Com-
pany of Comfort. It is the largest
single wool purchase of the season
excepting for some purchases earlier
in the spring. The warehouse at Com-
fort has been in operation since 1922
when Frank Montague first went into
the business. Some 800 to 1,000 custo-
mers are represented.
The Eldorado Wool Company sold
about 260,000 pounds to Jeff Solis of [within the shadows
Wright Brothers at an average price 33-story statehouse.
of 25 cents but with a range of 24
to 26 1-2 cents.
Fred Horner of Uvalde sold Tom
Richey of A. W. Hilliard and Son 150,-
000 pounds of 12-months.
Sumner Willis cleaned out the San-
derson Wool and Mohair Company of
its spring accumulation in his purchase
of 40,000 pounds.
Hill and Oglesby bought 60,000
pounds from the Texas Wool and Mo-
hair Company of this city. Mr. Solis
bought some 16,000 pounds from the
same warehouse. Some options were
in force over the state.
HUEY LONG IS
BURIED -THURSDAY
From news dispatches
/coming from Louisiana, it
is feared that serious trouble
is expected in Louisiana
most any minute, with Long
and anti-Long forces stren-
gthening their political lines
throughout the state, center-
ing activities at Baton Rou-
ge. _
The body of Senator Huey P. Long
rested in state in the glistening,
marble-walled rotunda of the p 5,000,-
000 capitol he erected and used as the
scene of .many of his major political
triumphs.'
For 27 hours, from 1 p. m. Wednes-
day until 4 p. m. Thursday, Louisian-
ans were permitted to pay tribute
to the man who for nearly eight
years ruled them with an iron fist.
After the body is placed in the beau-
tiful rotunda it will remain forever
of the towering
Funeral services were held at 4 o’-
clock Thursday afternoon, followed
by interment on the capitol grounds.
Only a perfunctory legislative ac-
tion, one which the senator’s loyal
lawmakers are eager to perform—ado-
ption of a concurrent resolution by
the House of Representatives—remains
before a committee will begin the task
of selecting the burial spot.
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SAN ANGELO, S«pt.
(12:30 a. m.).—Within
past 24 hours mohair has
en a wild ride, when buyef|
started the ball to roll with
a price of 40 and 50 cent
and within a few minutes the
commodity jumped to 45 and
55, then immediately a price
of 50 and 60 was offered,
and a high of 501-2 and
601-2 bought the clip at
Comfort, the market appar-
ently then settled about 50
and 60 cents.
.
Rumor bus it that «*
MR. GILMER VISITS
HIS OLD HAUNTS
Will Gilmer of El Centro, Califor
nia, visited with his brother, Street
Gilmer and family, and other relatives
and friends in Rocksprings and other
sections of the southwest the past week
or so. Mr. Gilmer tells us that this is
his first visit to this section for around
32 years, and he is glad to note the
improvements made throughout this
section.
Mr. Gilmer tells us that his activit-
ies, while living here, took him over
a greater part of this section of the
state, and he has noted particularly
the inroads cedar has made in this
county, as well as court ties adjoining
Edwards, and is wondering juft why
we cannot get something started that
will have a tendency to do away with
this destructive growth.
In speaking of the country iq gen-
eral, he tells us that this old land-
marks still look good to him; that
the streurits ate 4s alluring as of yore,
and the beautiful hilh he* are still
an attractive feature that in' unmatch-
ed even in the Golden State.
He says that it is ait exhaulted feel-
ing when he meets with old friends
and shake the hands of the marty
throughout this section that were warm
friends and school comrades in the
years gone by. *
He finds that the older generation
is fast thinning, and is sad to note the
passing of so many of our good citi-
zens that helped blaze the way here
during the early days:
United States Senator Huey Long,
known the world over as dictator of
his native Louisana, died early Tues-
day of a wound inflicted by an assas-
sin. Physicians battled for 31 hours
to save the political chieftain’s life,
performing one operation, giving five
blood transfustions, and administering
artificial oxygen.-
Dr. E. L. Sanderson said that a
“gun-shot wound in the abdomen” was
the cause of his death.
Dr. C. A. Weiss Jr. shot Long in
the State House Sunday, night and a
moment later Long’s bodyguards shot
Weiss 40 times and left him dead on
the floor.
DOVE SEASON ^ vj
OPENS SEPT. 21
Mucjt confusion and contradictory
information concerning the opening of
the dove season in Texas has been
evident this year, because of interfer-
DeHas inventor, gas* % private
warden, the dove season opens
on September 21 and ext
Januarjr 3.
them only from te-ven o’clock
morning until sun** on these days of
tht Jjp I’
NEW ORLEANS, La.—The pow-
erful “dictatorship” created by Huey
Long has been inherited by his trust-
ed lieutenant, Governor O. K. Allen,
whose ability to keep it alive was un-
[eemin.
Even as Alien, Hfe-time chum of
the frzassinated ruler of Louisiana
politics, was announcing he would ac-
cept the principles of his dead leader
grtd "carry on,” demands went up
from the opposition for a new form of
The Governor made his announce-
ment before a crowd of leaders in the
Long political machine who crowded
his office and asstflred him of their
support. '
“Long has left us but we mftst go.
on,” Governor Alien, affected by grief
•aid air pip
ment friends.
We’re with you Governor,” they
replied.
And thus was wafted Into forgi the
policy of the administration of Gov-
ernor O. K. Allen to follow in the
footsteps of the man to whom he ow-
ed his office, is things were moving
swiftly through Louisiana.
According to figures tabulated here
at midnight. Thursday, tyro and one
half million pounds of mohair has
been sold and contracted, nearly all
of this at 50 cents for grown hair and
60 cents for kid hair.
Very little of the fibre has gone
at the first established price of 40 and
50 cents, while only one accumulation,
so far announced reached the one-
half cent advance over the accepted
50 and 60 cent range.
Some kid hair sold as high as 65
cents.
Buyers were active, using telephones,
telegraph lines and every other means
to corral the clips at 50 and 60 cents.
It is stated- that Jack Hughes, rep-
resenting Studley &_ Emery, secured
about one million pounds.
Mark Campbell, of Mark Campbell
& Company, secured a million pounds.
Tom Richey, of A. W. Hilliard, Bos-
ton, secured around 200,000 pounds.
J. M. Lea of Draper and Company,
secured around 150,000 pounds.
The mohair was secured at most
every point of contact over the state,
with the heaviest accumulations being-
sold at the following points:
Kerrville, Del Rio, Brackettville,
Bandera, Comfort, Uvalde, Menard,
and a number of other points where
mohair is being stored, among which
is Rocksprings.
This buying wave took all hold-over
mohair in storage, and many thousand
pounds have been contracted, still On
the goats' backs.
The market still active, with buyers
anxious for clips early Friday morn
ing.
that ff
their B
to be
the graded clips are
prices.
SKwfiv«lgki of mm ____
(o a very high figure, ^etl.^_l." "cZT
.!» UU.B tbl. «..» up .iU, J.n-
tlenicn knowing both wool and mohair,
we are satisfied that they are right in
their contentions that mohair at ev-
en 55 cents is in line with wool at pre-
sent prices, taking into consideration
shrinkage and texture of materials.
Our former forecast of mohair open-
ing at from 37 to 40 cents, it appears
was “all wet,” and we know very lit-
tle about actual supplies on hand, for
certainly demand for mohair materials
has caused mills to become alarmingly
low on mohair, or else the market
would have remained sluggish for the
«AJ* itesyWipj
IVY RAINS PELL
IYER WIDE SECTION
’ ............ ■" f *
Rainfall registering 6.32 felt hen
from September 1st to 10th, inclusive,
two inches of this fell Monday
occupy the next “waker between
dty. "
WATER USED TO
DRIVE MOTOR
DALLAS, Tex.—G H. Garrett,
The mohair market broke
for the better Wednesday af-
ternoon, when Frank Mon-
tague sold quite a large accu-
mulation of mohair to Marie
Campbell, buying for Good-
all Worsted Mills, at 50 UZ
cents for the adult hair, anid
601-2 cents foe the kid fibrtl
first week or two of actual buying.
We are indeed glad that our infor-
mation was rather ragged, and that
markets have shown that
bet is about as good as any.
With Mark Campbell, Jim Lea and
several others fighting for the mohair
crops this fall and next spring, cer-
tainly demand justifies the prices
being offered at this time, and our
hat is off to these men that will make
mohair advance to its proper place.
A familiar expression heard in the
heart^of the mohair growing section
of the world today it, “Lookit! Mohair
is certainly skyrocketting.”
No; mohair is not "skyrocketting.”
This matchless fibre is merely seeking
its just place on the American market.
Mohair is well worth 55 cents a
pound, and kid hai% is worth 70 cents
a pound, basing calculations on what
materials are selling for made from
the adult and kid hair.
This opinion is strengthened fur-
ther on account of the fact that the
public is interesting itself in mohair
materials, and the woolen mills have
perfected a wonderful strong weave
made from wool and mohair, which is
taking favor with discriminating pur-
chasers over the nation.
In addition to this, we call atten
tion again to the better mohair piles
now being used by furniture and auto-
mobile manufacturers. |
All of these forces are strong behind
a rising market for mohair, as we have
freely expressed through the columns
of tho Record for. the past several
months. s
When we predicted a few months
-jag® that mohair would open at 37
cents «r better this fatl, many men
interacted in production and sale told
M'-tjpt our bead was merely full ojf
;*>*er dime. yYefc with
firm on both wool and
will be moved' to ihe north
formerly occupied by the M.
market
It is reported that a grocery store
and restaurant will
building.
This business activity, apparent at
this time, gives u* much ground for
rejoicing, in that it now appears that
conditions are becoming much better,
and more confidence is in evidence,
since markets for our products appear
Heavy rainfall during the past week
put the rivers in this section to
floodphwe, and travel, as well as
“ service was crippled the first of
' f ; * V the week.
At times it was impossible to travel
ttnr direction, the highway to Del
klKo was closed on account of heavy
Et that point and draws being
out-of-banks covering highway with
Rocksprings and that
to be at a point that will warrant
business expansion.
Merchants tell us that business con-
anybody’s tinues to improve in every line, and J^d ov^Hi^^SS Sunday'moII|9-
customers are buying more freely now j,
than at any period during the past sev-
eral years, and a spirit of optimism
prevails over the entire county.
J. W. Richardson, manager of the
Alamo Lumber Company, tells us that the mail by way of Kerrville and
Mountain Home, and the regular car-
rier on this three-day route, made daily
trips, relieving congested conditions of
mail.
Traffic to Del Rio and points west
as resumed from this city Monday
ant*, working
mohair at thistime, we realize that our
A*riiS ” TS f«I'»«two day. that
. . hettr would receive a break for
60 i-2 cents for the kid fibrfc huatAou we fhought
r Thi* was somewhat *** «*
above whaChas been expect-
ed, although if was freely —
talked about trading points
4M
a better price over the offering of
cents for adult hair, made Monday
and Tuesday. '
vye are not in position to know
just what caused thfs finery, other
the facts as We have tried to
them to our readers during the
several months.
This year we find a condition
rounding the buying part Of the.
grain just a little different than
prevailed for some time.
Upwards of six buyer* aw 0 1,
m
for‘advances, have
better
-■ paper show that we
to open, aa Mated
> 40 cents, and that
* 30 cent mark this
..... that
Better than II inches of rainfall put
the Sonora road out of commission to
travel, although several parties brav-
ed a very heavy road and made contact
between the two cities. Numbers of
cars got stuck Saturday night and
stayed in the road until help reached
them Sunday.
No mail was received here Sunday
Mail service was resumed Tuesday
from San Antonio, via Mountain
Home, the postal authorities here hav-
ing telephoned San Antonio to route
business conditions appear much
brighter, and a disposition is manifest
among many to improve their premis-
es about the city and on ranch pro-
perty.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Boyce have pur-
chased from the Alamo Lumber Com-
pany the W. B. Singleton residence
facing Highway No. 55 in the south-
eastern part of the city.
As stated last week, Gordon Ogilvy
is building a six-room house in the
southeast Rocksprings, in the Strack-
bein addition, and several men are at
work on this building at this time.
The Alamo Lumber Company will
build a residence at once for Jack
Corley, facing Highway No. 41, in the
western part of the city.
Louie Babb is having a new roof
put on his city residence, and other
repairs are being made about the pre-
mises.
Mrs. M. Zuberbueler is having a
new roof put on her garage.
Materials for these improvements
are being furnished by the Alamo
Lumber Company.
There are no empty resident build-
ings or apartments in the city, and
the present demand would warrant
building a number of rent houses.
The Rocksprings school is badly
crowded at this time, and it is more
than probable that more room will
have to be provided. This will necessi-
tate another building on the school
ground*.
Another sign that warrants our be-
ing optimistic over conditions at this
particular time is the fact that de-
posits in the First State Bank of
Rocksprings have increased around
|25,000 since the 15th of August.
We Row have two institutions acti-
vely engaged in buying wool and mo-
hair in Rocksprings, that of Walker 1*
Ragsdale and Edwards k Smart.
AO of which Shows that we have
at last started fordard; turning our
backs to the past and facing the fut-
ure with » smik. , -
, We certainly have much to be
for.
afternoon at about 3:00 o’clock, and
some traffic was routed west from
San Antonio to Mountain Home,
then to Rocksprings and points west
Monday night and Tuesday.
Traffic to Junction was halted on
account of the Llano river, but par-
ties took Highway No. 41 to Moun-
tain Home thence over 27 to Junction.
The South Llano being on about a
11-foot rise.
Traffic to Brackettville was block-
ed on account of the West Proag of
the Nueces being at about the 22-foot
stage at the A. E. Mayes ranch, do-
ing much damage to an already bad-
ly damaged section.
Traffic over No. 55 has been slowed
up to quite a degree, at times it was
impossible to make it, on account of
rapid rises in the several feeder creeks
emptying into the Pulliam and other
streams feeding the Nueces.
As we go to press highways are re-
opened to traffic, add one can travel
with safety in most any direction.
MEXICAN GIVEN •
5 YEARS BY JURY
I The jury in the cause of State of
Texas vs Braulio Gutierrez, charged
with murder of Manuel Coronado,
transferred from Terrell County, after
being out Thursday night, rendered a
verdict FYiday morning, finding the
defendant guilty, and assessing his
punishment at five yean in the peni-
tentiary. . yr
Use defendant accepted judgment,
pad is now in the county jail awaiting
authorities from Huntsville.
The cause of Patricio Martinez, first
charged with assault with intent to
murder Canon West, which was tried
August 29th, the jury finding it could
agree, was pronounced a mistrial
Lowtty. This case
agreement of coun-
cil for, state end defendant Friday
was reopened by
cH for State and
7* '|jjj
•n o’«k*k fo thehlMrWbfMg intone i
&
assault. The defend-
guilty to this Charge,
■■WksWMed at
jili The de-
ft) his credit,
Mo* in ttraifm
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