The Daily Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 72, Ed. 1 Friday, April 13, 1923 Page: 1 of 4
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KILL THOSE
LIME UP AND PBB*
MOSQUITOES AND
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The Daily Tribune
WITH LIME
ALAMO LUMBER
COMPANY
Telephone No. 23
Telephone No. tS
THERE IS NOTHING TOO
GOOD FOR OUR FRIENDS’*
BAY CITY, TEXAS. FRIDAY, APRIL 13. HMM.
NUMBER 72.
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Statement of Condition of
First National Bank
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done ho much for the
$636. 404.25
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Profits
$584,778.24
LIABILITIES
$584,778.24
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Liabilities
Capital Stock ...
Surplus
Undivided
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State Funds
THE HIGGIM Illi E
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called meeting of the
April #, 1923, there
Mayor G. A.
pay
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t HIMBER HF ( OMMERI E
DIRECTOR** HIITDt.
OFFICERS
1*. /,. LeTnlle, President; George Herder, Vice-Presi-
dent; ./. Lewin, Active Vice-President; h\ L, Mc-
Donald, Cashier; I-’. .4. Hates, Assistant Cashier; James
('tislh Ion,'Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS
U. L. LeTnlle, George Herder, J. C. Lewis, D. Moore,
L'. L. McDonald
MRS. M. 8. PERRY
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BAY CITY, TEXAS
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Vice-President
Active Vice.President
Cashier
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$329,149.18
35,391.35
20,834.03
25,000.00
6,068.20
14,522.62
15,000.00
1,250.00
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Provisions is only possible when
a margin is maintained between
income ami expenditure, ami the
amount set aside for future use.
It is this accumulation of cap-
ital which determines whether
future years will be dependent
or independent.
By opening an account with us
you can deposit as large or as
small anTbunts as you wish, and
thus gradually build up a sub-
stantial cash reserve.
The money you spent yesterday
won’t pay your way today.
Neither will tomorrow take care
of itself.
Capital Stock .$106,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Prolits -------------- 16,391.34
Circulation 25,000.00
DEPOSITS __ 443,386.90
Bills Payable and Rediscounts NONE
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Geo R. Burke.
I*. It. Hamill..
$456,860.89
3.675.00
. 13,723.36
3,600.00
BAY CITY. TEXAS
As rendered to the Comptroller of the Currency at the
dost* of business on April 3, 1923
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts
Bills of Exchange
Bonds and Stocks
U. S. Bonds -—
Furniture and Fixtures-----------
Real Estate and Buildup
Other Real Estate------—-—
Five Per Cent Redemption Fund
Cash and Sight Exchange--------
21,458.68
Exchange 137.086.32
$ 65,000.00
20,000.00
4,940.72
544.728.43
1,735.10
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The delights of the electric
car with the economy of the ,
Ford. ,
HAY CITY AUTO A MALES CO.
FORI) DEALERS
Bay City, Texas
From the Industrial Department of
the Bay City (ha tn her of
Commerce.
1636.404.25
Tb*V above statement is correct.
P. R HAMILL. Cashier.
Officers
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Q mi I It) We hate the best
Service Be brought that with us
Satisfaction-That’s what wo guarantee
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City Secretary C. Langham.
On motion, the following
were elected to the following offices:
Mayor! Pat Thompson; aldermeft,
S. S. Taylor. .1. Nye Ryman, P. G.
Secrest; city attorney, W. E. Davant;
city tax assessor and collector, Ed.
Anderson; city health officer, Dr. ,T.
VV. Read, city marshal, Sam Kennedy;
city secretary and treasurer, ('. Lang-
ham.
On motion the City Council gave a
rising vote of thunks to the retiring
mayor for his unselfish devotion and
wise council in assisting in adminis-
tering the business of the city while
mayor.
There being no
Council adjourned
C. LANGHAM, City Secretary.
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• W. M. HOLM AM • • SAVE YOUR EYES •
• Attorney-a t-1-aw • • See DR. M, ERTL •
• WU| practice in all the court* • • Optometrist und Optician *
• Rear of Opera House. Ave. F. • • . Boney Building •
• Phone 37 Office Holman Bldg • • Here The Last Two Weeks of •
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read
like a romance and remind one of the
stupendous accomplishments of the
oil and Hii^ihur industries.
A 10.000-acre rice field in 1922 op-
erated under the direction of Mr.
Turner, assisted by 35 rice farmers
whose permanent employes total 350,
this number is augmented by several
hundred during harvest, bringing at
this time tht» population of College-
pert to the 1200 mark.
This 10,000 acres in the year just
passed produced 111.000 sacks of
rice, valued at $4.25, bringing into
the community a total of $184,500,
The gross revenue per acre was
$48.45. The production cost based
on a 10-sack yield, was $28.80, leav-
ing a net profit of $19.65.
Collegeport, before the advent of
this aggressive personality, was
sleeping peacefully by the placid
waters of the historic Trespalacios
Bay. It is today a hustling, thriv-
ing city, with good schools, churches,
wide-awake aggressive merchants
The Ford Sedan is the favorite family car,
scats live comfortably. While an enclosed car
with permanent top, it has large windows, and
may in a minute be changed to a r *
tut open car with always a top
against the sun. In inclement weather it is a
closed car, dust-proof, water-proof, cold-proof.
Finely upholstered. Equipped with electric
starting and lighting system and demountable
rims with .1)4 inch tires front and rear. A real
family car. Won’t you come in und look at it?
Tile story of this big rice farm may
read like fiction to the uninitiated,
but this article, like all others sub-
niitttd l>) tills organization, Is based
on facts—in thin instance obtained
from tlie accounting department of
llie Turner industries.
Did you know that Collegeport and
Matagorda County can truthfully
boast* the largest individually oper-
ated rice farm in all the Southland?
Tills gigantic industry is under the
sole direction of its founder, Ed. W.
Turner, a pioneer of the rice belt.
* Tills man i»« an absolute vindica-
tion of the doctrine of the ‘'survival
of the fittest.” He has In common
parlance "been through the mill." He
lias experienced all the disappoint-
ments of adverse years; survived the
calamity of 1920. when due to for-
eign condition, rice did not bring
one-half the cost of threshing He
lias survived all this and is today sit-
ting on tile "top of the world,” ready
to reap the reward earned by indus-
try, energy, intelligence, faith and
the driving power of a "transconti-
nental mogul.”
When Turner conceived the idea of
the Collegeport rice farms, he was
looked upon by some of our "wise
ones” us a fanatic principally be-
cause of the fact that there was no
canal service at this point An ex-
tension from canal end to the rice
fields would necessitate the expendi-
ture of an excess of $40,00(1; tile ca-
nal company could not or would not
make this extension. E. W, Turner
built this witli his own money and
made possible the biggest rice farm
Hi the belt. This comprises one-third
of the industry in the county.
Figures from the 1922 crop
and enterprising farmers made pos
slide by the Turner allied industries
and their enormous expenditure of
$288,000 annually.
Mr. Turner operates a large store at
this point, carrying a stock in excess
of $20.1'00. and doing more than
$100,uoo business annually.
He owns in addition a blacksmith
and machine shop a very necessary
adjunct to the rice industry.
Tlie Turner rice warehouse, oper-
ated under the ssme management,
handled in 1921 62.000 and in 1922
114,000 sucks of rough rice. Tltis is
a considerable business in itself ami
a healthy) growth.
industry alone
Tlie newly elected board of direc-
tors of tlie Chamber of Commerce
held their first meeting last ulght
and perfected their organization for
the ensuing year. Pat Ttiompsou, G.
A Moore and George K. Burke were
unanimously chosen, president, sec-
retary and treasurer, respectively.
Tlie following committee chairman
assignments were -made; •Financial.
George R. Burke; Agricultural. J. Nye
Rvnian; Industrial. E O. Taulbee;
Educational, W. F. Tetts; Civic, 8. K.
Sliolurs; .Membership, C. W. Dickey.
These gentlemen are all entering
heartily into their work and tlie de-
sire to make this the most useful
yeah in the chamber’s history
unanimous.
A complete organization of the en-
tire membership so that everyone will
lie an active member of some com-
mittee is the intention of the Board
and a culled meeting for Friday night.
April 20, was announced for this pur-
pose. Realizing that hearty co-oper-
ation and team work are essential,
no effort will lie spared to bring tills
about.
Mr. Fields, representing the Rad-
cliff Chautauqua, was presefit and ad-
dressed the Board on the question of
a chautauqua this summer.
Mr Anderson, by invitation, made
a most appropriate and forceful talk
on our levee situation and the neces-
sity of our making onr levee com-
plete and safe. His remarks were
listened to attentively and met with
the endorsement of everyone present.
A general discussion of tills matter |
wan entered into and many otlier
talks were made.
Mr. l|. H. Brown of Gulf, who is
an active and interested member of
tlie Chamber, was present and
brought up the matter of co-operatlon
with our truck farmers so that they
can obtain a ready market for their
products. His suggestion resulted in
tlie appointment of a special cotnmll-
t’ity | tee to look into this and report back
were! at tlie earliest possible moment. Tills
Moore. Alder-' committee is H. H. Brown. C. W.
men Paris Smith, P. G. Secrest, S. S. Dickey and C. L. Aubin.
H. Poole, i Carey smith was unanimously,
' elected an honorary member of the
named p mnnlier of Commerce. Mr. Smith’s
hearty co-operation with the Chamber
in all its efforts for tlie upbuilding of
tlie town are greatly appreciated.
The bills for the month of March
were presented and ordered paid.
Several citizens were present as
interested spectators at tlie meeting,
among them were Messrs. F. S. Tay-
lor, R. O. Kiser, S. S. Taylor. C. A.
Erickson, R. F. Anderson and I). P.
Moore. Tlie meetings of the Board
are always open to tlie public and vis-
itors are welcome.
Tlie Chamber of Commerce starts
out on tlie new year with the bright-
est of prospects and every effort, will
lie put forth to make this tlie best
year in its history.
shows
roll for
$9,000.
We believe they should change the
mime from Collegeport to Turner-
ville; that would lie gratitude to this
man who ha
community.
The most important effect of Tur-
ner's operations, in our Judgment,
lias been that tlie way has been pav-
ed for development of tlie potential
agricultural resources of tills com-
munity. which are unexcelled.
Ed. Turner Is a captain of big in-
dustry; lie could not be a doer of
little things. He plays the game, in
our judgment, because of Ills love
for tlie game, and not from a desire
for liig financial returns If he made
n cool million in a season that mil-
lion would lie doing something tlie
next season in a helpful, constructive
effort to give employment to those
whose needs were apparent to
breathe commercial activity Into
seme inanimate industry.
Ed. Turner would be missed in our
commercial and industrial life, and
now that success is assured to him,
let us hope that he remains with us,
contributing as he does at all times
to the county’s industrial and com-
mercial activities.
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Statement of Condition of
IK4 I ITY IHNk A TBI ST CO.
BAY CITY. TEXAS
At Close of Business on April 3, 1923
GUARANTY FUND BANK
Resources
Loans and Discounts..
Bonds and Stocks
Real Estate I.,
Furniturw and Fixtures
interest and Assessment
Guaranty Fund ........
Cash und Sight E—‘----
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If you are going to lie in the market for shingles any time in the near future It. will pay you to see
our PREMIUM PERFECTION RED CEDAR SHINGLES. This is a shingle that you absolutely can’t
and nt a very reason aide price. To fully appreciate this shingle you
This shingle measures 5 to 2V4 inches while tlie heaviest Red Cedar shingle yet offered in
You can lay this shingle f> inches to the weather and have a better roof
than you would with the ordinary heavy shingle showing 4 inches.
The senior class of the High School
was delightfully entertained last
night by Mrs. M. H Perry at her beau-
tiful home. This was a fitting finale
to the exercises of the day which
was started out with tlie complimen-
tary luncheon given at the noon hour
by the business men of the city. After
tile class had assembled, it was an-
nounced that the merchants of tlie
city had contributed a slight token of
their appreciation of the work of the
class ami that as these present were
of quite u variety, there would be u
drawing to -determine which one
would go to each individual. This
was participated in with much merri-
ment and tlie gifts of the merchants
were distributed according to num-
bers drawn. Thu presents were as
follows; Matagorda Pharmacy, toilet
water; Taylor Bros., picture frame;
T. J. Clark, aluminum cup, W. H.
Btinnett; box candy, Scott Drug Co.,
Hhuving accessories; P. G. Secrest,
collar button; A. E. Stinnett, ear-
bobs; I. Ditch, tie and handkerchief;
Brunner & Gert ling, ear-bobs; Simon
Bros., let. beads; D. P. Moore Dry
Goods Co., vanity case; R. F. Ander-
son, aluminum stew pan; LeTulle
Mercantile Co., knife; Sisk Grocery
A Hardware Co., knife; Verser Bros,,
vogue Hat Shop, corsage; C. W.
Dickey, bottle Colonial punch; W. F.
Tetts, bar pin; Boulin Drug Store, box
stationery, Bay City Lumber Co.,
piute glass dresser top; Badouh Bros.,
handkerchiefs; Bachman A Bon, alum-
inum stew pan; Queen Confectionery,
box candy; Alamo Lumber Co., vanity
Clise.
Superituendent and Mrs. B. F.
I’Uelps were honorary guests; and
Mrs. Perry was assisted in the enter-
taining by Mrs. Pat Thompson.
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Smith, Carey. The Daily Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 72, Ed. 1 Friday, April 13, 1923, newspaper, April 13, 1923; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1362583/m1/1/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.