The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1923 Page: 7 of 8
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obligations to love and
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Are you a home owner?
about owning a home.
The Hoosier poet, Riley, knew the everlasting strength of
the ties of American home life—knew that these ties will
IS THE SULPHUR
MARKET STABLE
Just thing, over 20 miles on one gallon of gasoline, and other economies
equal or better.
acid,
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BAY CITY, TEXAS
Phone lOtf—Day or Night
CLKMTILLE EPWORTH
LEAGl'E WILL HAVE
ENTERTAINMENT
It has been reported here that a
t last
ideas
more
They
game preserve,
and will build a comfortable and con-
GREAT PLANS FOR
TEACHERS RECEPTION
handled
until
years
i big profits, later it
lust heavily, because of a misguided
compete with Louisiana
brimstone in the acid-making indus-
try.
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what
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interfered, a i
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except
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monopoly on
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have not read the
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NEAR PALACIOS F 0 R G 0 V E R N 0 R
TO BE INURE USED
Everything Chevrolet sells is what we would call a REAL KNOCK OUT.
NOTHING COMPARES WITH CHEVROLET, THEREFORE, WATCH
CHEVROLET LEAD. We are here to serve you in your AUTOMOBILE
WANTS—TRY US.
HEALTHY COMPETITION IN THE
MARKET ANO PRO 11 CI TI ON
GREATER THIN PROBABLE RE-
ql 11(1 Ml Ms INDICATE AF-
FIRMATIVE ANSWER.
We have been behind with our orders for the entire Chevrolet line but
hope to be able to deliver whn you call from now on.
It will crtainly pay you to investigate Chevrolet before you buy.
senger Car or Truck, the word “Chevrolet” now means economical trans-
portation. The public has already learned that and will know' lots more
about Chevrolet within the near future.
the war and at what appeared to be RICE ACREAGE
a bad time to offer such an addi- i
tional supply to the trade. But. by
seeking new outlets for its products.!
and by reviving old ones, especially.
An excess
consumption is
> a price war.
Our supply of Utility One-Ton Express Trucks has skirted coming—Yes,
a little late for the first of the season, but they can start two weeks be-
hind and then come out in the lead—they are a wonder for a One-Ton
Truck at SUCH A LOW PRICE.
t public social at (he school
on Saturday. Sept .1, begin-
t 4 o’clock, serving Ice cream
County. Texas, I and cake and a program will also bo
rendered
tractive features,
over the county will be invited
exhibit. Special prizes will be of-
fered for all kinds of plants anil cut I
blooms and ferns and the contests i
promise to be warm and the interest]
keen. The entire committee having
charge of this important department
will be published at an early date.
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WINNERS OF MATTRESS
AND S !• R INGS
sulphuric
Nordhausen
brimstone,
government granted
the exportation or suipnur to Taix &
or Marseilles, auu mat firm
raised the price trom $.15 to $71) a ton.
Tile lollowiug year py.iies was used
commercially lor tne lirst lime in
the manufacture of sulphuric acid in
England. This substitution was also
made in all the continental plants,
resulting in a permanent setback to
Sicilian sulphur.
Io quote from a statement by Mr.
Frasch regarding the condition of
the Italian suiphui industry during
the period preceding the introduction
of his process in America; "Die ups
and downs of the Sicilian sulphur
business are extraordinary. The peo-
ple, a large percentage 01 whom are
employed in the mines, are very
poor and used to he in the hands of
dealers and usurers, who manipulat-
ed the sulphur market to suit them-
selves, and extremely high prices and
extremely low prices followed each
other as suited their conveniences.”
Another sulphur crisis occurred in
Sicily in 1894-95, after which the na-
tive sulphur sold below the cost of
English sulphur recovered from the
waste products of the Leblanc soda
process. The Anglo-Sicilian Sulphur
Co. was then formed by English cap-
italists, and handled most of the
Sicilian output until 1906. During
the first few years of its life this
company made
These r *
ing in excess oi
year, a quantity
part of the present century. Herman
Frasch conceived
process
There will be
like- no excuse for any to pretend ignor-
mate-|aaoe of the new regulations, as the
in the contest held by the Walker
Furniture Company last week during
the special advertising devoted to the
Haynes mattress. Mrs. H. H. Parker
won the mattress and Mrs. E. E.
Wood the springs. A large number
of ladies in the city a..d surrounding
towns entered the contest.
“Dock Greens and
from the Giver”
and by reviving old ones, especially. The Turner Rice and Irrigation
that in sulphuric acid manufacture. ] Company, who have immense laud
this company secured Its share of. holdings across the bay. 12,000 acres
the business without causing a rip- i of it being in rice, this week closed
pie on the placid surface of the in-1 their first sale when they disposed of
dustry. Furthermore, because of its' 15.000 bags of rice for $60,000. The
large potential supply, it aided great- threshing machines are disclosing an
ly in stabilizing the market to the
consumer.
The enormous increase in produc-
tion of sulphur in the I’nited States
probably is not realized by many
attempt to
sulphur.
When the English contract with
the Sicilian producers expired there
was'' 450,000 tons in stock piles at
the mines, and the inroads on the
business by the Union Sulphur Co.,
of Louisiana, were so serious that
the Italian government sent a com-
mission to the United States to in-
vestigate the Frasch property and
methods. Following the report of
this commission, which was decidedly
pessimistic regarding the Italian sul-
phur prospects, that government
forced all the Sicilian producers into
an obligatory trust or Consorzlo for
a period of 12 years. This occurred
in August, 1906. The Italian govern-
ment then insisted that American
sulphur keep out of European mar-
kets entirely, and tried to compel
the Union Sulphur Co. to agree not
to sell abroad. The refusal of the
American company to accede to the
Italian demands resulted in a price
war in the United States, which soon
eliminated foreign competition in
this country.
In America the sulphur industry
may be said to date from the early
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BY ALBERT G. WOLF,
Texas Gulf Sulphur (Jo, Gulf, Texas.
If the history of the world’s sul-
phur industry were plotted prior to
the advent of the Frasch process in
Louisiana, using time and relative
prosperity as co-ordinates, the curve
would siiow some rather violent
swings. From that time on, how-
ever, we should have to consider the
American and Italian industries sep-
arately. The two branches of the
curve would then diverge, the Italian
going downward and the American
steadily going upward. '.
in domestic prosperity is a reflec-
tion of tne great increase in con-
sumption due largely to the growing
demand for sulphur in sulphuric aciu
inanuf'cture mid the increasing use-
ft ies» of this acid to mankind.
Brimstone in Industry.
The use of sulphur in the manu-
facture of sulphuric acid has been
the controlling tactor in the pros-
perity of the industry in the past as
at tne present time. Italy, chiefly
Sicily, was probably tne urst pro- >ur«u
ducer of suipnur in quantity^ ant| mines
supplied the European demand in the
early days of acid niaiiuiacture. Dur-
ing the period from the middle of
the eighteenth century to 1839 all the
acid of Europe,
was
the
a
Messrs. Williams and Hale, engi-
netrs tor tee stale and federal high-
way commissions, came in Saturday
at noon. 1 ney were met at the train
to the rest of the trade. Further- j coinmerce and’ taken to’ the Nuekols
more, this market is not likely to notel ,„r iunch. immediately there-]
shrink, any fluctuation in demand lue y „vllv „„ „„ ,
being due only to general economic! tour to Matagorda and Gulf. A close]
uses I°r study was made of the gap between
] Hay City and Sims lane and estimates
I made as to cost with a view to pre-
senting the matter to the highway
commission at its next hearing. While
these gentlemen were noncomimttal,
the local committee are hopeful of
securing state and federal aid in the
building of this most important piece
of road.
i new owners have other
than just those of making
money to buy more land, etc.
are planning a vast
venient club house to take care of
the sportsmen.
That the possibilities of rice farm-
ing is beginning to be realized in this
section is evidenced by the fact that
plans are afoot to have thousands
ot acres of the fertile soil lying be-
tween the Tres Palacios and the Car-
ancahuu planted to rice next season
— Palacios Beacon
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NEW PARKING ORDINANCE
BECOMES EFFECTIVE TUESDAY
_____ The Parent-Teachers* Association
The Clemville Epworth League will and the W. C. T. U. are working
hard preparing for the reception tn
be given the teachers of the county
next Thursday, .September 6, at the
school grounds. A special prograag
of music and stunts of all kinds la
being arranged, the grounds are ba*
ing wired so the tabernacle will ba
brilliantly lighted, and everything
possible will be done to make thia
affair one long to be remembered)
not only by the teachers, but by tha
citizens of Bay City as well. The
Joint committee is anxious that it be
understood that thia reception is tor
all ami that the parents especially
are expected to be present. Seats
The following is the report for the lip for at least 300 per-
The full program will appear
i next week's papers. Don't forget
the date, Thursday, September 6,
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Flying scholarships for men and
women in the 1000 largest cities ot
the country have been offered by the
National Aeronautic Association to
‘ » Interest in aeronautics.
One scholarship will be awarded for
each 25.000 population of the cities.
Candidates must be 17 years of age
or over and must be physically fit
to fly. The scholarships call for in*
struction in flying at the lending fly-
ing schools, tl is part of the asso-
ciation's plan to put “America first
in the air."
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Carthage was founded by the Poe*
nieians about 850 B. C.
• Sulphur is now
• lutely essential
• no matter in what original *
• form it may be produced. •
• Through the. recent repine,
• ment ot pyrites by sulphur In
• many plants for the nianufac-
• ture of sulphuric acid, it is
• now vastly more important to
• industry than It was a tew
• years ago. But the question
• is asked: is the market for
• sulphur sufficiently stable and
• the industry permanent enough
• to warrant manufacturers
• who require sulphur dioxide Q
• in their processes changing •
• from pyrites to this source ot •
• supply? in this article the *
• question has been answered in *
• the affirmative. •
changes. In fact, as new uses for;
sulphur are found, the total consump-;
tion will continue to increase.
Although the majority of the fac-
tors affecting the sulphur market!
tend to maintain its stability, there
are certain influences at work, which
are of minor importance to the mar-
ket as a whole, but have their influ-
ence on the producer. In fairness
to him and in order to complete this
review, at least two of these should
be mentioned here. They are taxes
and freight rates. Recently the state
legislatures ot Texas and Louisiana
considered the passage ot certain
tax bills, called severance taxes and
gross-production taxes, on natural
products. These taxes are in addi-
tion to the usual property and profit
taxes. One such tax proposed is as
high as 5 per cent of the gross re-
turns. It is hoped that no such bur-
den will be placed upon this com-
paratively young but extremely im-
portant industry. Freight rates in
certain parts of the United States are
in favor of pyrites, and are consid-
ered by many to be out of proportion
to the relative values of pyrites and
Present Adjutant General oi Texas,
oi Potler County, In Guberna- ’
tor hi I Race. have a
The Tribune publishes in this is- house <
sue the photo of Thomas I). Barton ning at
of Amarillo. Potter
present adjutant general ot Texas | rendered Everyone ts invited.
It Is said that he is known to his--o o- >——
army comrades of the Spanish-Amer- HEAVY HAIN VISITED
Van war and ot the World War as COLLEGEl'ORT SECTION
(fighting) Tom Barton -a man whom]
the spoils of of flee cannot buy, a man
whom they honor who will not He—
and will not flinch from duty.
He is the first of the aspirants for port
governor who has given his formal
announcement and picture to the
priss. Same is given the press at
the request of his old comrades of
the Thirty-Sixth Division, who vouch
for his service in the battlefields of
Cuba, the Philippines and France.
They also vouch for him as a fear-
less officer in the enforcing of all
laws on the statutes of Texas, it
elected governor.
11 a man can beat Barton, he will
governor," la the nrophesy of his
the idea of his
process for mining sulphur in 1890,
and the first sulphur was produced
in 1895. It was not until 1904, how-
ever, that the Union Sulphur Co. be-
gan making an appreciable output.
From this time on the development
rapid. In 1903 nearly 200.000 tons
was imported, but by 1913 imports
had decreased to 20,000 tons. Dur-
ing this same year about 90,000 tons
was exported.
Sulphur was discovered in 1901 at
both Bryan Mound, Brazoria County,
and. Big Hill, Matagorda County,
Trttas. Mining at Bryan Mound was
started by the Freeport Sulphur Co.
in 1912, and at Big Hill by the Texas
"Salt Sulphur Co. In 1919. The for-
a relatively small producer
wbW compared with the other two
coastal mines now operating, did not
begin to make its maximum output
until it could be readily absorbed by
the war demands. The Texas Gulf
Sulphur Co. entered the market after
Saturday,
One of’ the things that
> remembered is that in
on the square it
1 at an angle
desirable1 oi 45 degrees, with the right front
both con- •• heel not more than five feet trom
it readily ] the curb. On the side of the street
seasonal1 next to tne court house an automobile
Stocks at the’may be lelt as long as the driver
wisnes to leave it, but on the oppo-
site sale the car cannot be left more
than 30 minutes and must be stopped
as above staled.
study ot this new ordinance
Sulphur Facts and Figures.
At risk of repetition ,a brief re-
view ot the main tacts and figures
affecting the sulphur situation is as
follows:
Present Rate of Production—Prob-
ably equal to consumption.
Potential Production (by this is
meant the tonnage capacity ot the
plants already installed, and the
ability of the mines to produce up
to that capacity)—in excess of 2,-
000,000 long tons per year, or nearly
double the present requirements.
Stock Piles—Approximately 2,000,-
000 long tons—far more than enough
to take care of yearly and seasonal
variations in demand, and sufficient
to fill orders for two years if all
three mines were compelled to close
down temporarily, a contingency not
likely to arise.
Ore Reserves—The developed ton-
nage ot sulphur cannot be stated
with the same degree of positiveness
as in the case of ore “blocked out”
In a mine or quarry, but a reason-
able estimate is 30,900,000 long tons.
This does not take into considera-
tion the possibility of other discov-
eries in the future. That such dis-
coveries will be made is an almost
assured fact, for <M coastal salty
dome area, Incompletely tested for
oil, is even less thoroughly pros-
pected for sulphur.
Increased Demand—A greater de-
mand would not tend to raise the
price; on the contrary, it would per-
mit the producers to operate at high-
er capacity and with greater effi-
ciency, and .therefore, at lower cost.
This would mean a continuance of
low-priced sulphur.
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A lamp that rivals the light ot the
sun has been invented by a Swede
Under the light of this lamp colors
may be matched as accurately as if
they were being viewed in the sun-
light. The invention is the result of
a series of experiments by a Stock-
holm company headed by the Nobel
prize-winner. Dr. Gustaf Dal.n.
Woodrow Wilson recently wrote,
"Capitalists have often seemed to re-
gard! he men whom they used as mere
instruments of profit, whose physical
and mental powers it was legitimate
to exploit with as slight cost to them-
selves as possible, either of money
or of sympathy.”
heavy rain tell at Collegeport
[night. The night before the College
ection received a downpour
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LIBRARY REPORT.
month of July, 1923;
| Books issued
New' borrowers .....
I Fines collected
Books donated —
Presbyterian Church 66
Miss Metzgsr 7
Mrs. E J. Kilbride 1 stimulate
1 Mrs Stockton 30 ~
In payment of fine® 3
Total hooks received 107
Mrs. A. L Williams, Librarian.
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M»gnus Johnson, senator-elect, in
an interview, is quoted as saying:
' The i’nited States government must
obtain the exact cost of production,
and the farmer should be paid ac-
cordingly, with a plus profit.
The new automobile parking ordl-
ot healthy competition in the market, j nance, recently passed by the city
mines are capable of produc-1 council, and now
2~_ _ _f two million tons a'the Tribune, will
greater than the [ Tuesday. It you
present yearly requirements or prob- 1 i.ew law, it will be to your interest
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Tliis increase I able future uemunds for many years to read and study it.
i l(J conje> This eliminates any 1“ :
iihuod of a shortage ot raw
rial, even if the demand were to in- ordinance has been published in the
crease grcatiy. An excess of pro-1 Tribune every day since
uuction over consumplion is not the 18th. •
likely to lead to a price war. be-[should be
CUUSC wlllnhiir ia zxauilvr al/wvlr aH atwl 1 ufiitwiir
does t. .
a large stock on hand is
from the standpoints of
burner and producer, £j"
takes care of yearly and
variations in demand.
are probable two miillou tons,
present production is about
equal to consumption.
The market for sulphur is grow-
ing larger both at home and abroad; , A close study ot this new ordinal
the normal annual increase has been may save you trouble and expense,
estimated at 10 per cent. This per-
mits the producer to make a large
tonnage production, which is reflected
in his costs, and enables him to sell
brimstone at a price that is attrac-
tive to the acid manufacturer as com- j
pared with that of suipnur in pyrites. u<> „„„„ . ......
Consequently, the price is reasonable | f".committee irom the Chamber of I
..... Further- commerce and taken to the Nuekols
likely to| uote| tor lunch. Immediately there- , ,
after the party went on an inspection I I I
MX rr/>a«zl n Tlltlf A r-lnutt ' » ’
The flower show to be held during
the fair in November will, in all
probability, prove one of its most at-
Flower lovers all
to
The world is being shaken down to|
a basic condition. Delusions are
evaporating, mental reluctance to face,
the facts is gradually passing away.
Two events have lately conspired to ]
induce a sober view of the overhead ;
influences which are operating to
shift life to another angle—one was
the passing of the head of the Amer-
ican government, whose death has
certainly alter the point of view of
the American people; and the other
is the sudden spirit of fact-facing
which has fallen upon the diplomacy
of Europe. It has at last reached the
mind of the rulers that the old steam
roaller methods of force and power
cannot be made to work,
that humanity is more I
something has
wave-length has been
higher hand has taken the helm, and
humanity is safest in retiring to its
elementary obligations to love and
labor.—Henry Ford.
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Factory-made grass may now be
bought hy the yard, and laid down in
full velvety growth on golf courses
or lawns A British Inventor has!
perfected a method of sowing grass1
seed on a special fabric in a “fac-
tory" where the temperature is al-
ways that of spring or summer
These green carpets are laid down on|
flattened surfaces, the fabria rots,
away and the roots become Incor-
porated with the soil.
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Under the socialistic dwelling law
in Berlin, renters have their apart-
ments virtually free except for cer-
tain taxes to the city. The income
to the house owner averages not
more than $1 a year. The landlord
considers himself lucky if the tenants
obey the law and make repairs at
their own expense. I
excellent yield of superior quality
grain and it lakes a fleet of four
irage tractors to carry it to the ware-
house. The largest field on this side
is the George Harrison tract of 1200
[The effect on our foreign competitors acres, which is also yielding well
is well shown in the declining pro- and the grain is A-l. There are nu-
duction in both Italy and Japan. merous small acreages that will total
The present price of sulphur is several hundred acres.
low, perhaps $6 per gross ion less ' This land has recently changed
than pre-war prices, whereas the hands and is now owned by a number
present prices of most chemicals, as I of capitalists, who are planning a
other commodities, are considerably [ number of fine improvements. There
higher than pre-war figures. | will be a greater number of acres
Mhut Stabilises the Sulphur Market I planted to rice, the equipment will be
Nearly all the factors influencing' ‘“iproved and everything done to fa-
the price ot sulphur are stabilizing militate work on the immense ranch.
This is a favorable condition for the
manufacturer using sulphur, because
the stability of his business is af-
fected by the accuracy with which
he can estimate the prices of the raw
materials that he will require. One
of the chief factors in maintaining
a relatively low price for sulphur is
the price ot pyrites, since sulphur
is sold in direct competition with
pyrites, both domestic and foreign,
in the sulphuric a^itl iuuusiry of the
United Slates.
There are- many other factors,
however, tending to stabilize the price!
of sulphur. Une of the most import-,
ant is that there are three large pro-!
ducing companii s in this country, I
with big ore reserves, all operating1
independently. This creates a state]
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, August 31, 1923, newspaper, August 31, 1923; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1346447/m1/7/: 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.