The Daily Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 45, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1924 Page: 1 of 4
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Dallas News-Farm News WHICH SHALL IT BE?
The Bank Check
GULF ON SUNDAY
Cotton Yield Contest
"LET GEORGE DO IT" OR "I'LL DO IT MYSELF"
1 louston
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guides
money.
portunity t<> win
It is a receipt against a paid account.
lection, cultural methods and poisoning
First National Bank
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BANKING
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BY MAIL
tie
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t. E. A I. M. Mint I
were obtained which
Mrs
Frequently it i* inconvenient to call in person.
In
Isslg.
such canes we remind our readers that Banking by
mail is one of the well established methods of doing
business with tt.<
■Mi
By thia method our safety, service and facilities arc
D. P. MOORE DRY GOODS CO.
offered to all depositor* irresy
tiw of whore they
may reside.
Announces the Presentation of
Spring Styles
Bay City Bank & Trust Company
OFFICERS AXD DIRECTORS
Dresses, Suits, Coats
I
and MILLINERY
A.
Sport clothes are now taking the lead in
Habit
A
this season.
These clothes are featured in
canton, marigold crepe, roshanara and bro-
caded satin crepe in all the popular colors.
American btieines
We also have that new coat or cape in just the shade
mmoa*urablv were it not for our na-
you are longing for to finish out your spring wardrobe
tional habit of paying by check
But, listen! Have you purchased your new hat? We
In American nearly everyone pays by
have all kinds in all shades, just the latest creations
If you haw not as yet opened
Don't fail to call and see them.
for the new season.
C
>ur facilities
you to u
D. P. Moore Dry Goods Company
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It is a check on your expenses,—for you
can see where your money was tilted.
This Bank furnishes neat and conven-
ient check books for its depositors’ use.
It is more convenient to pay your ac-
counts with a check than with actual
Has reached an important point in our
financial development. Finnacial writers
everywhere predict even greater develop-
ment for the Bank check.
Uy. Ri'ti'by, I'rftidcnl; Geo. R. Burka, I'fes President;
I’. R. Hamill, Caohir.r; Dr. A. S. Morton and A. J. Harty
plan
various
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A. II. Ill 1,0 A (<». Hil l, IWAKI) GRAND PRIZE OF TO GROWER
UIIOOlirUNs I.IHI.fsl HELD OE < OTTOS 0\ LIVE ACRES.
(O.N IEST I NDER DIRECTION 01 I I \ IS I. A 'I. COLLEGE. EX-
TENSION Sl.RVIt E.
ton ■1
four-1
work be-'
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and the *
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laying the foundations nf
farmin, system Detail*
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THE BOLL WEEVIL WILL BE CONTROLLED WHEN EACH
, ,..... COMMUNITY RESOLVES TO CONTROL
* a dviinltv
i* yield* and The County Agent has the method, the approved practices in seed
p' selections, in planting, in cultivation, in poisoning; but he
_ not do the work alone. T!„ ::f hlz th;
— operation among farmers and the support of the business t
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egatlon from
four car train
At Huy City,
I sulphur
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Work nt Wan-
Any advice, suggestions, or assist-!
A day of pleasure and further tie
<luia|Uon of knowledge of the salt
domes of the Houston district wits
voiced by th" Reoloaists who made
the Sunday trip to the sulphur mines
ai Gulf, Matagorda County
i One hundred and twenty-five deh'
antes to the ninth annual convention
j of the American Asaoclatlon of I’e
troleum Geologists made the tour.
A (I Wolf of the TeXgs-flult Sul
j phur t'ouipain accompanied
dir , ( i, ill i,«jk».* I I . tl, m I , >11 ilk
MImn KiHkvr,
Minm ICIliiNHi, Humble Coin i
Mi km Lane. ;iNii<M*iat«*«l I
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mail** the trip in-1
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departed (or j prepared in
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The Daily Tribune
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Dr.
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t’nlege; Prof. K
the department
noinich and A. It.
rector of the Texa*
pcrlnunt Station.
EIHn County hy th«* EniH* Chamber
of fommrrrr, In Preeaton«*
by th** Teague ni»Tvlinnii«, in
oaee County by .larkaonvllle
< haiitn. In Grogg County hy th*
in«*MM men of UingvUw and again in
Smith and Tilua ('ountiei* Other
counties are organizing rapidly and
th<‘ ”Mve tore ('otton Contents** are|F’ A \
•eep the Slate thi«i night al *
I for «legre<>
who made the trip
nvr,
Max
would lw slowed up
^7
This man trusted to luck and waited for some one to discover a
cheap and easy way to exterminate the boll weevil
» can
The mrasurt* of his success is the co-
10 Rubles from the)
plant board< d the train and
ilfvhhwl the delegation into 10 squads.
\ sandwich lunch was served on the
| train
All points of interest were vixlted. I
starting with the big boiler, pump.1
I anil machine plants on to the huge
| buHiu that has settled to five f> et lie ■
j low sea level and formerly the apex'
| of the dome This big basin reflected
the vast volume of sulphur removed
: from the mine since the beginning of
operations In 1918.
The entire delegation was asseiu
i bled in front of a million-ton block of
sulphur nnd photographed. An auto-
mobile drive over the company town
site and aloiiR the hayahore drive,
with occasional stops at cold drink
stands, was a refreshing incident of
the trip
Alexander liuesseti. consulting ge-
ologist of lloiiMton. and general chair
uiun of the local convention commit-
tee, and John |{ Suntan, gi'ologlst of
the IG<> Bravo till Company,
that no trlpfier missed seeing
gr»illness and importunes of
Called meeting Bay City
KIM tomorrow
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HouMoti,
puny* iioumtoii,
with Alexnnder
I lountonbiliN who
tludpil Mr. and Mr«
h Hmlth. H l*
HuiHh nnd A. H.
At 7:31* Mondi*y
of th** Sunday Irlpp
Hvrry Inland |j* unit inin*** Th«»y
wore j<«in«Ml by a nuinlier of <dh<*r
goo|ogt»i(M who wanted to make the
trip down tn it mmII mint* and munder
long cathedral like gal*
h gh amt KU feet wide
i* Gulf O.HMI
nln, K. (’
I unions tui.nv.s «uu vnv oupynnv in inc uu»...vsn ,(| Mtlrv..v. ||(,<lMa
The Bay City Chamlier of Commerce i» backing him up in this Ju a.i of the standard tin s
I work with all its strength. Any advice, suggestions, or assist-. (>»* tll7Xid»rd-. for
I anee desired mav be secured bv applying to either the County |••ign operations. i< k (Itvlord. chief
Agent or the Secretary of the Bay City Chamlier of
■ 1 - •— ■ —-............ ■ j chief gcoliiglHt
Company. Iknver
Voting lady paleontologists presint
I and al
whole preto'nt
mg in the state msy
lied No man taking
contest hut will learn
advantage. H< will bn enabled to
study the methods which have made
his neighbor successful, all of which
! will have far-reaching influence up-
I on entire f omdniinitlnp I* will lend
I to the planting of one type of cotton
I in a community, ihtis n> once raising
i the mark* I stands rd of such a Io<a1-
| Ity hy making for volnm< of an ac-
leptahle product
tlong with Intensive cotton pro-
■ dm tkin will go the thought to make
’ every Texas farm self-attalainlng by
producing all the food and feed to
be consumed on It hy those who work
I It. If thia were don< cotton at once
would become ■ clean cash surplus.
I long and ardently advor-ated by the
j great Grady of Georgia
published with
They will not
interfere with the regulations gov-
< ruing the many local I’ive.-Acre''
I cotti n contests which ar> expected
to In- Inaugurated all over Texas.
Numerous I’rlxes to Growers
Successful cotton growers inking
i part in the contest will not only win
I prlies offered by their local cham-
bers of commerce, lint will have op-
a district prize, If
the campaign develops as it is hoped
It tk ill k.l'in iu i'lkr non t i nu
The llulnlxiw Girls had a most en-
joyable oyster supper last night at
Matagorda. Kach member was per-
mlttisl to invite n boy as her guest
nnd there were M ill lhe party. Oya-
tera wi re provided In abundance and
most every conceivable
style tlrval iiuniitltln of edibles
were provided and It was thought
there was vninigb to feed an army,
hut when the fragments were gath-
ered up i« »»< found that here waa
only < ne half of ii -mull
young people
i.ira drhen by
and gentleman friends of the
and th' entire affair was under the
y. n< ral -upervt* u of Mrs Walter
<' l.loval
ord of
come
of the various local contests
these records valuable data
obtained showing what it
costs to produce an sc
different soil types in Toxa*
different climate regions I _
present no such data is available
Irrigated lieirlmi- Bernd.
The conteat applies to all counties.
In Texas which wish to organise on ,
a county or local chamber of com-L|
lutsls and which have county 111 iw^
to assist In earning <>n thelll I)
E’armers in Hie Irrigated re III ■
of Text.- <r> >urrei| Iron ’!'• • lit
contest
There wilt Im- tin limit on the sta I
pie of the cotton prrelucivl. because I
In many districts of the State longer I
staple rotton for the last two years
has brought no premium over short
er staple As Iona as buyers do not
pay premiums on staple it becomes
a question for the farmer of 'the
most dolalrs to the acre "
hi onl<r to safeguard the Imai cot-[
lion lonteuts and th. ultimate award,
I of th>- grand priae, a local commit ->
i tes. consisting of two cotton grower* i
) and on.- bnainess man will be ap-1
' pointed to work with tho county
j agent and the chamber of commerce I
jin the conduct of the contist
Every effort will he made to en-
.Jj • on rage economical production per
acre, this being the purposo of th*
whole campaign
A Nationally
w ide contest will afford insight into I acres of measured land The re-
methods which have proved profit*I markable thing about these two con-
able or unprofitable to the farmers j tests was that they were conducted
Each grower will keep u careful rec-|,,n hinds considered quite p<s>r and
his project, which will be-||n one Inataiwe almost worn out. By
public knowledge nt the close hod building, goisl seed, Intensive
Etoui . ulture and a favorable season yields
will be were obtained which »— —*—“—
actually | ally high in thi-se days
of cotton on j ravages
t ’* result <kf the success of these
...oi.io.. "ft*” contest* similar contest* havel expected to
been inaugurated for thia <as<in ta I season
I_____
|| It la generally com eded that noth-
ing attracted m«r* favorable attan-j
||Jtion to Texas than last year's rot ton '
licontists In Amith and Titus Conn-'
, | Ii"*. in which eight and six hales
respectively, og |
and
Texas suhihur Industry.
Among tin prominent geologists
p were I H (hard-
president of the association,
lull, retiring president. W E
Wrather, past president; Dr
I White of the I nltid Htates geological
iitrvex . Hr. tndrvw Luwhoii. profer
tor of geology, t'niverslty of (’allfor
K. ('. Held of the I'nlted Slate.
Hegins Id Stone.
operatitNN
assistaut
it will The plan is for counties
through the various chambers of
commerce in any of the nine districts
In which the Extension Service of
Toxas A & M. College Is at work to
sit asid. a certain per cent of the
total prize money for a district grand
prize. This would be awarded to the
glower who raises the most cotton on
five acres in his district.
A grower, therefore, might win a
local prize, a district prize and the
grand prize offered by the Dallas
News and the Semi-Weekly Earni
Nows.
In each county or the various com-
munities of a county in which a
"l‘*ive-Acre" cotton contest takes)
place specific rules will govern
These will be governed somewhat
after the regulations In effect in
Smith and Titus Counties last year,
Sumi' modifications will he HUggest-
ed to bring the whole enterprize Into
a harmonious effort making tor the
largtst poHsilde gocsl
While there should
relation between high
j profitable production this can not be
settled in advance. but the Htat<
t and right tn lin* I
diversification and crop rot* j
without which no permanent |
I agriculture can bv hop«-d f«*r
In fact, thl* xeasem's rotton
' lest I* only the beginning of a
I year plan of co-operative v
'tween the Dallas Morning N
j the Semi-Weekly farm New*
j Extension Hvrvici of Te«»* A
for
I a balanced farming system
I of this work will be worked out later 1
T» Reduce 1 otton leverage.
It la hoped to bring shout a reduc-
) tion in th* acreage planted to cotton
I In Taxa* hy showing th* folly of cul-
I tlvatlng more land than necessary.
I By Intensive cultural crop rotation
■ and th euse of legnmea. commercial .
! fertlllxera on such lands as will ro-
j spond to It* use. frequent c'lltivatlon
"<iv. all, thorough preparation
seed bed and good seed, the
'*tem nt i oton-raia
be revolutlotl- I
part In the
much to hi*
BY 11< TOK II. s< noi I LI.11 \l I K.
l ivid Editor of The Svnt I- We< Lit Eiirni New*.
A Texas cotton context on a basis These rules will be
of ' .More Cotton on Fewer Acres" to j in the next few days
iiHUre larger returns on Texas cot-
ton farms by inert asing the acre
yields and reducing the acres plant-
"d. will be eondueted this season bv
the Dallas Morning News and the
Semi-Weekly Furni News, in co-op-
t ration with the Extension Service of
Tixaa A. A- M. College and the C. S
Department of Agriculhue. A. IL
Belo At- Co . publishers of the two
papers, have offered n grand prize
* of *1000 to the Texas co lon grower
>* ho will raise the largest amount of
cotton on five acres during 1924.
Chambers of Commerce all over
ihe State, assisted by the county ag-
ricultural agents, will he encouraged
to launch 'ETve-Acre Cotton Con
leafs" in practically every county of
Texas, excepting the irrigated see-
/'ons, which will be barred Cotton
growers who enter these local con
tests will be In line for an oppor-
tunity to win tlie Dallas News and
the Semi-Weekly E'tirin News grand
prize of $1004, which will he award-
ed by u State Cotton Contest Com-
niittie to be named later.
Every effort will be made to make
the competition fair to all growers
by a set of regulations to be worked
the Fixlension Service of
A- M. College, composed of
Director T O. Walton. A. K Short,
agronomist; Dr E. I'. Humbert, cot-j
ton specialiat and geneticist of the I
Prof. !•’ A. Beuchel. head of]
of agricultural vco-
Conner, vice dl-
Agricultural Ex-
right In
and c rop
which
i he
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Smith, Carey. The Daily Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 45, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1924, newspaper, April 1, 1924; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1365933/m1/1/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.