Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, March 12, 1920 Page: 2 of 8
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MERCEDES TRIBUNE
San Antonio Men See Big
Need for New Railroad
VALLEY A PARADISE
THINKS THIS EDITOR
Sentiment for direct rail .connec-
tion between San. Antonio and the
lower Rio Grande Valley is unani-
mous in the Valley the Chamber of
Commerce "scouting'’ committee^ W.
B. Tuttle, Albert Steves, Ca., and
Franz C. Groos—reported Monday
morning, following a sojourn of
nearly a week in the Valley, says
last Tuesday’s San Antonio Light.
The Chamber of Commerce repre-.;
sentatives went down, last week, at
the urgent solicitation of business
men from several points in the Val-
ley.
Mr. Tuttle, the committee’s spoke-
man, said that he thought the bus-
iness interests of that section would
give substantial aid to any propo-
sition looking to the building of a
railroad to San Antonio.
"The Valley has ceased to be an
experiment and is now a well estab-
lished paying business,"’ Mr. Tuttle
remarked. “No one who has not
visited it recently can conceive of
the rapid development within the
last two years.
"Our first stop was Harlingen,
where a committee of business men
met us and entertained us at lunoh-
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MERCEDES
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We do all kinds of sheet metal
Work
eon, giving us roasting ears at the
same time informing us that garden
truck of that sort is available the
year round in the Valley. And if
anybody has the idea that the citrus
fruit is confined to an orange tree
or two, and maybe one grapefi uit
tree in a community, as a show spot,
just one visit through the Valley
will convince him of' his error,” Mr.
Tuttle added, with some enthusiasm.
The development of an experiment
Vto a profitable industry has pro-
cessed enormously, he said.
'From Harlingen the party went on
to Mercedes, thence to Mission by
automobile, on to McAllen, San Juan
Edinburg, and overland to Falfurrias
where they took* the train back to
San Antonio. Roads are excellent
practically all the way, Mr. Tuttle
said, only twelve miles of really bad
road being encountered in the entire
journey, “and this is a section of
sand which is being clayed as fast as
possible.”
Two routes for a railroad were
suggested by the Valley interests,
Mr. Tuttle explained, the people
about Mercedes and Mission sitgges-
tion that the branch line to Monte
Cristo, to Benavides and thence
across, connect with either the Arte-
sian Belt or the S. A. U. & G. This
would open an entirely new section
across McMullen, Duval, Brooks and
Hidalgo counties. At Edinburg it
was pointed out that the branch line
there could be carried on north to
Falfurrias and there tap the Sap.
“Whatever the way, though, senti-
ment was unanimous that a direct
road • should be pushed, and pushed
rapidly, that the territory might ex-
pand as it should. The shippers
claim that they could get far more
produce out, but the single road is
so congested that their stuff cannot
be adequately handled.”
Wherever they went, the commit-
teemen were greeted in friendly fash
inon, the other members of the com-
mittee added, meeting everywhere
the same spirit and desire to see di-
rect rail communications established
The trip was merely a preliminary
visit to ascertain the sentiment, it
was explained, and all sections were
asked to gather figures on outgoing
and incoming tonnage, and al,l\data
available bearing on the sitution.
What action the Chamber of Com-
merce will take on the report when
it is made could not he forecast by
Mr. Tuttle. The committee has
drafted a detailed report which will
be submitted at the next meeting
and it appears likely that the busi-
ness men here will further co-operate
with the business and trucking in-
terests to the South to see what so-
lution can be reached.
Former Friend of Frank Moon Be-
lieves This- tlie Most Perfect
Spot on Earth.
Theo. Condit, editor of the Clinton,
Iowa, newspaper and a friend of
Frank Moon of Mercedes, but for-
merly of Clinton, has a high opinion
of the Valley as a result of a recent
visit here and a talk with Mr. Moon,
who met him and a party of Iowa
people at Sharyland a few weeks ago.
After describing the wonders of
the Valley as he saw them Mr. Con-
dit wrote:
“In conclusion, what is my opin-
ion of Texas? Simply this: With-
in the limits of the 15 mile strip
along the river covered by the ripa-
rian water rights, it is simply Para-
dise; outside of this very limited
area it is—well, just the opposite.
I think the Valley is the most per-
fect spot that I ever saw on this
earth, and I should consider I was
doing a friend a great favor when. I
would advise him to invest there.
But outside of that a man would
have to run pretty fast to give me
the whole state of Texas.”
The success of Mr. Moon no doubt
gave him a good idea of the Valley
Here’s what he said of Mr. Moon:
“At noon we met Frank Moon,
one of the original hometseaders
of the town of Malta, Big Stone
county. He has lived near Mercedes
for 15 years. We telephoned him
in the morning and he drove up to
see us. To say he was pleased
would be putting it mild. He was
looking fine, and said he was en-
joying life and making some money.
Liked it better than any place he
ever was in, and wouldn’t trade his
forty acres for the whole town of
Malta. He has nine registered Jer-
sey cows, and raises mostly corn and
hogs. He sent his best regards to
all the old Clinton friends, and would
like to see them all down there.”
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PROFIT FOR LOCAL COMPANY
Eight International Harvester
tractors and a carload of plows and
other frm mchinerv were unloded
here Thursdy for the Falcoer and
Koppes who came here to engage
in the clearing and plowing business
for farmers in the Valley. Messrs
Falconer and Koppes, accompanied
by a party of 12 drove through re-
cently from Ohio.
The tractors were ordered from
the International company a few
days after the Borderland Hardware
Company of this city signed a con-
tract to handle the company’s imple-
ments in this territory. Under the
rules of the International Company
agents are credited with all sales in
their territory and as a result the
Borderland company received notice
Thursday that it had a good sized
commission crediteed to its account.
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Mules for_
Big stock on hand at all times in new, permanent corral and
sales yard in rear of city hall. : : : ■: :
GUARANTEED TO BE AS REPRESENTED
; Mason & Herring Mule Coj.
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PURINA,
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lass
TIMELY FARM TOPICS
By H. H. HARRINGTON
Corn in Beans
One way of economizing space and
time on the Rio Grande Valley farm
is to plant corn in every other mid-
dle of the beans. This planting may
be done at any time. Usually, how-
ever, it is a common practice to
plant the corn after the beans have
had their first cultivation. This ar-
rangement leaves one middle for har-
vesting the beans, and the vines are
later plowed under,, acting of course
as a fertilizer. Th£ plan is an ex-
cellent one in practice, both in crop
management and in maintaining the
fertility of the soil.
Corn or Cotton After Cabbage?
Cotton is a tap rooted plant, and
follows habbage to much better ad-
vantage than corn does. The water
put on cabbage through the winter
gives a subsoil moisture which later
is utilized by the cotton plant. In
fact, if the cabbage crop has been
watered rather heavily, cotton fol-
lowing it will not need more than
one irrigation, if that.
As soon as possible corn planting
should be completed, and cotton
i planting should be finished also as
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early as practicable. Both early
corn and cabbage give better re-
turns as a rule than the later crop
planting. Of course there are some
years when the later planting of corn
especially will do well. But this is
only when the summer rains happen
to be just right for the crop.
Shelter for the Dairy Cow
The weather that we -have been
having during the first part of this
week has afforded an ample dem-
onstration of the necessity of pro-
viding shelter for the dairy or family
cow. When shivering with the cold
yourself, it is jList as well to re-
member that the dairy cow is suf-
fering corresponidngly, and that the
suffering will be shown in the loss
of milki The cold rain such as we
had Sunday and Monday is most try-
ing on live stock, and hurts them
worse than a temperature of ten to
fifteen degrees aboxe zero does in
a dry climate. So that if you expect
best results from your dairy _ herd
or from your family cow, it wil lbe
necessary to afford them protection
during weather such as we have re-
cently passed throitgh.
rtESH----
Puts the gain on ALL the hog
All-’round development is what the hog feeder wan
insuring higher Qvudc pork as well as higher finish,
Purina Pig Chow is a scientific balance of concentrates for making bor|
flesh blood andfat. It develops and fattens pigs simultaneously, and brinj
bogs up to a maximum weight in record t.mc. One feeder last year ca|
celled a car of Purina Pig Chow, because this feed finished out his herd
month earlier than he expected.
Purina Pig Chow contains Hominy Meal,
Digester Tankage, Blackstrap Molasses,
Ground Barley, Corn Gluten Meal, Cracked
j Corn, Linseed Oil Meal, and Alfalfa Hour,
with a trace of charcoal and salt.
Compared with corn, barley, shorts, hominy
or similar ingredients by weight, Purina Pig
Chow will produce 100 lbs. of live hog with
one-third to one-half less feed. Fed individ-
ually or in combination with other feeds, Purina
Pug Chow will produce 25 to 50% more weight.
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PURINA
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FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
One of the most terri-
ble words in the lan-
guage is robbed of half
its terrors by a FIRE
INSURANCE POLICY
Too Late for Insurance
J
When the fire engines are
clanging up to your house
it will be too late to wish
you were insured in a
. good, reliable company—
DO IT NOW
Think how much money it would take to buy
new clothes, household furniture and many
other things of value destroyed by fire
INSURANCE ! Think of What It Means !
Ask your wife to set a value on her
things. Then add the value of the furni-
ture, rugs, linen, bedding—the thousand
and one articles your home contains.
Do you think you carry enough insur-
ance to pay the actual cash value of the
contents of your home at present high
prices if a fire came ?
Proper protection costs but little be-
fore a fire, but it means a mighty lot
afterwards.
If its INSURANCE, call, write or phone
//MEMBEOv &
I national!
’ INSURANCE J
kAGEMrSyi
N. P. BARTON, Agt.
MERCEDES, TEXAS
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It pays to buy the best—no differ-
ence in the price—Barton.
ASSETS OF COMPANIES REPRESENTED OVER O#E HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS
DWELLING COST TO ERECT IN 1916 $3,00(X
TO REPLACE 1920 $8,500
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Rector, J. F., Jr. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, March 12, 1920, newspaper, March 12, 1920; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1060247/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.