The Daily Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 85, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 16, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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RAY CITY. TEX I*. WFIIXEMIHY, FFHRVAKY 1«. It It.
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TO EMBARK FARMERS
tnnuui < oiiveutlou «i Retail licaiers
IN HOG THE BUSINESS
UPON CONGRESS SOON
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Drspite the prevalence of robbery, a
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about
few continue to keep
money
There in nothing to be
their homes
'dice and it invites
gained by t,
danger ami h
How much
safer
ami hotter it would be if these people
Our List
Let Us Put You
on
would bring their money to the bank
w here every security is offered for its
OF Depositors
Are you running such
ale keeping
risks?
Fir^t National Bank
BAY CITY, TEXAS
oral session of the
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4 Per Cent Interest Paid on Time Deposits
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Cultivate the Habit of Thrift
thing which contributes so much to tin charm
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people as a habit o( thrill.
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AUSTIN BANK PEANS
MERCHANTS MEET IN JUNE
Bay City Bank & I rust Co.
The Guaranty Fund Bank
^ SURVEY OF COLORADO
RIVER TO BE URGED
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Five room cottage on Av#nu# K.
blocks from school hulMIng race
occupied by Mr R. IL Wood
price write O* nhooe J. « Holl
A good buggy and Slid*
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DR. E.E. SCOTT
Physician At Surgeon
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Patronise Tribune advwrUasrs
Bring in four advertiang tor carni-
val ui'ek. Remember (hat you should
get trade from the visitor# ns well < * I
to afford them amusenunt
New Coat Suits, New Skirts
New Shirtwaists, New Spring Silks,
LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S DRESSES
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FIRST STATE BANK
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Our larjzt1 fire-proof vaults free to the uw <d customers
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The COURTESIES of our INSTITUTION
are extended to each and everyone ALIKE.
Your deposit—large or small—will receive
our most careful consideration.
“ROBBERY”
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Our MODERN BANKING METHODS and
EFFICIENT SERVICE will be sure to
please you.
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Economy—m low first cost and small cost
to operate and maintain. Strength—ability
to stand up under the hardest sort of use.
Simplicity—a plain sturdy motor in • won-
derfully strong and light car, ea»y for any-
one to run and care for. The Ford car—
your necessity. Runabout $390: louring
Car $440; Coupelet $590; Town Car $640
Sedan $740, f. o. b. Detroit. On sale and
display at
BAY CITY AUTO & SALES CO.
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The merchant, who doesn’t believe For Sale:
In adverttang. Is pitting his opinion die horse,
against multiplied thousand* of sue j
cessful business men t— -------
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President Retail
\warn iation nf Texan.
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methods and to
hereby the cost of
retail merclHUutlae delivery
be minimized.
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Come to the Hank and o|h*u an iiiioiint, however rmall:
will do everything *e
As a means ol aiding the farmers
of Travis Count) in entering the hog
bUHinesa. the American National Bank
of this e|ty will next Saturday receive
twenty head of reglft^tMMl Duroe Jer-
sey hogs which will be sold to the
farmer^ of this count) on one year’s
time and at actual cost One of the
hogs, which will come from the hog
farm of It H. Hparknuiu. at Irene,
Texas, will be on display at the bank
today
Letters have been sent out by II
A Wroc. vice nrcsident of the Amerl-
enn National Hank, to the farmers of
Travis Countv informing them of the
plans of the bank, a* follows:
“I am addressing you these few
lines to advist you that we are anx-
ious to assist this county in pro-
moting hoe. raising, and thereby keep
Travis Countv aioftey at l»om< There
goes (Ult of tlus countv etch year ai>-
proxlmately a half million dollars for
ttieat that <oti!d be raised without
uiurli additional expenae.
"In i few ilgvs u«« will send you
a eofi* of an i gricijlliiral boivklet en-
titled "We Must Feed Ourselves,•* and
to do thb on* countv must raise more
begs
■ I have been negotiator: for Duroe
L-rsey hogs and propose to Inn one
to five «>;»r of high grade hogs nnd
! advance the money for yne '>'iir to
farmers of this countv. I will send
a man to select, the hogs, pay a|l hlH
<<vp>'UM*s. and sell them to you at ac-
tual cost, r as to assist you in put-
ting Travi* bounty <m the man with
that are gueeessfiil In
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Hrveral new nominations were r*«
jeetved in the Firemen's Voting Con-
teat for the diamond lavallier yestwr-
day. Helow is a correct standing of
. the contestants Vote* will be count-
ed every morning at 10 o'clock and
standing of ronteutants nuMisbcd
|every day
Miss Myrtle Darby received |mwi ad-
ditional votes for having east
most votes on ►'•diruary l.»,
will be two mirre special dav*
Mias Jo Moore ......
Mia* M*ta Hawkins *
Miss Anns Dows, Wadsworth
Miss Isvla Moore .........
Miss Carrie Cartwell. Wadsworth HMM
Mia* Myrtle Darby . ..
Mia* Mary Muladle, Clcmvllln.;.
Mtns Marguerite (Jllleapie Cot*
legepnrt
Mins Alice Duller. HleyUng .
Mian Lucille Hell. P» ‘los
Mina Orville Hmlth .......
Mia* Anna lawi Gillett ...... . HNM
Mias Ross Heil Msvwell. Mark-
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Mias fn Sargent Mntagordn .
Mias lulls Meece
Mins Attllla Clark
Mia* Anole LUU Cott....
Mia* Mildred Walker ...
i Miss Rlinor Jonee
|MI*a Cornells Mavfield .
I I Mina Mlle Picket
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ter and welfare of a
\t the meeting nf the General l*aa-
neiiger Agents of th«* terminal linca in
San Antonio, it wan decided that the
bi lling dates should Include .lune 11
to Jone IR. inclusive.
Thi» will give ample time, after
the closing session, no that visiting
delegates and Diercliantfi ■ an take
advantage of tlia special side trip to
Cortvtis Christi.
The iuininen- men and merchants
of Colpin I'hriitf wilt entertain the
! delegates, not the trip will he one
I which will he wull worth taking
vpeeitl low ratu»i will he provided
[for the round trlrt to Hun Xntonlo
Th < ntertaiiimrtbf at K ill (ntonin
Will inelnde a spedal exhibit <»f Run
Antonio made products, and a pro
\ . Shu
The six-
teenth annual convention of the Re-
tail Merchants' Assbclation of Teias
will b« the occaaion oi uuuhuiiI pro-
gram features. ijovvrnw James K.
Ferguson will speak to a special
meeting of iMiegatiM. merchants and
business men during tin convention,
and will discuss the g< iieiul business
situation and matters of State-wide
interest.
Special educational features will
In- inti oiliii'eii. including discussioua
I on Store uiau.igoftient ami Ex-
' ponse. ' The subject of the •'Cost of
Delivery" will lie thoroughl) discuss-
ed. and ail effort is being made to se-
cure the attendance of exjii'i't delivery
managers from the larger stores in
Texas, to compare
outline systems w
opei nting
j ran
Needed hgisltitlon wdl lie mitimed
for ieeommeniliitnm tv the next ''gen
Legislature.
The following call is sent out V
1 Mr W. A Achille’s. Stale president
j of the Retail Merchant. ' Association
vein "f Texas
' ’ iUI [ To the i»tfi4 < rs. Directors and Meb>
|>ers of the lletuilh M< r< hunts' As
siM’iation of Texas:
Whereas, on June 12, IX, 14. I;'r »>l
tins year, there will be held the nix-
teeiith annual couv ntlon of the Re-
tail Merchants' Association of Texas.
I aa president of .this organization,
complying with theetasiructiims. and
with th<- <’o-operation of the officer* |
of this aseiM'latioti, do ask all the
members of thi: as^ciation and met
chants Interested in the
the retail trade of
at San Antonio on thhse
mirixuw* of holdinc &usli
and discussing matters
welfare of
», U> assemble
igtejl (or the
IntPss »eHHlOns
interesting to
th,, retail trade and to the busmess
interests of this Htat< i
During the past year we W5Ve mn
with success in an organization way.
and I do sincerely believe that thia
Association has liefore it a great f'i
turr We need the co-np< rtillmi of all
the nu rchants and husInCsH mon of
thia Ulate, and I hereby earnestly s«»
jheit your attendance a< •>«•' meeting
fO| the pnrimse of giving us the ben
,,<1 ,.f your adviis a'i<i ro operation J
This is a matter of utmost impor j
taofc to every merchant and should .
not b*‘ neglert.-d V< rv r<’*p<s tnfllv
W. A VMH
President Ref nil Merchants i
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With tin object of obtaining a suf-
fii-ieni approprkittoii from the uresent
Congress for a surv< v of the Colorado
River the \usiin chnmbei of Com
merce. through its secretary, W E.
Liuig, is distributing folders to those
Interested in the project, and has
raised sufficient money to have a
repri'seiitativc before the board of
water . iigiuci rs tor rivers and harbors
on Marell 7, when that bod) will take
j up the matter nf improving the Colo
rtido River
In a letter to Theo Delnst, president
of the Young Mens’ IJiisincs* Council
of Bav City, which Is vitally intcn sted
in any improvement done on the river.
Mr Long stated that if an appropria-
tion was not granted now for a
of the trvam. after such a
had been
gross
al»lv lie necessary tn wall for from two
to tmi years before the iioint of su<-
cess now attain'd could be again
achieved.
Mr Ixmc urged Mr. Deinst to do all
in his power Io bring about the send-
ing of a representative before the
• hoard of oi’ginei rs on March 7.
"Spring floods are yet to come."
said Mr. Long, “and if 'our people do
inything. now Is the lime
apntoprmtion already roconiniended.
it would be disaster to let this golden
“ r slip through our fingers I
If possible.*’ the letter continued I
•■get Wharton and M'ttagorda Conn „
ties to haw w mass meeting and H
would not be a bad Idea to circulate
a mat petition among HI vour’peo
pb requesting aid from Convti' ss."
The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce of Austin have raised a
sufficient sum of money in Travis
r<»i>rcscnt:itivi !><■
• iiu'lnrcrs at
first meeting In December. In ad
the < h'lmbor tin* WCfi
interest nf
S. Burleson
Gregory and
F
Austin
of nmticv
S. Countv to have a
» fore the hoard of wat“r
it-. L.\
apt.... (Ns
work int» to secure the
Postmaster General A.
Mtornoy General T w
Secretary nf (grietilture David
' Houston
' Judge W s Holman of Bay City
i appeared before th< committee on
[ river* and harlmrs of Congress last I
[ D< I' inlier in bolialf of a miner of th
i Cnlorndn and < bl t<t>< d a favornblej
i r< eomnu ndatlon Th” nuHii <ddi*< t
[ now is to got th‘ appropriation
[ Xu Hu American
I leadquurtotr KA M
tonto, I exas, Februar) L>.
other cdunl’ws that are suecessful In
ihi« Indiifitry
"If von will mini In as early an
poasib'.e and advise me If ion are in- i
• or,” t >d and the amount of hoca you
ran tak *. H will
Hng an earlv
American. •
Teach your children, therefore. lb<
age them to become indepen (ent w hen they are
• HP to
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Smith, Carey. The Daily Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 85, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 16, 1916, newspaper, February 16, 1916; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1292525/m1/1/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.