The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, July 24, 1925 Page: 1 of 8
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THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR OUR FRIENDS
FIVE CENTS THE COPT
BAY CITY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, J| LY 24. 1925.
A FINE COTTON CROP SAVE YOUR RICE STRAW Rice Supply
Getting Low
SITUATION STATISTICALLY ACUTE
As the situation in the rice market
THE ALPS OF TEXAS
public for fourteen years that this is situation:
proud when facts show up in
favor.
during the been made.
ning preaching services
which
two weeks of camp meeting.
as related to hay.
commission will consider appiclation
"I am thoroughly familiar-with the is already practically complete. Never
County.
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when it was in
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partment.
Attend the Big Free Barbecue at Gulf
Saturday—Compliments of The Texas
Gulf Sulphur Co. Everything Is Free
are
our
here;
make
N new salt dome was struck by the
Gulf Production Company Tuesday in
Matagorda County in the drilling of
written
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kinds of cowboy stunts.
Western Hospitality Reigns in
Davis Mountain Towns.
Again the Tribune takes the privi-
lege to advise the rice farmers of
Matagorda County to bale every ton !
of rice straw that can possibly be
will begin the last day of July.
Rodeo and Ball and Annual
Celebration.
Gulf Production Company Forced To
Abandon Test of Wildcat
at 200 Feet.
Figures Indicate That The Ranking
Resourees Are In Healthy
Condition.
TEXAS WONDERFUL ENOUGH
FOR ALL.
a better staple, and we
the finest coton country on earth:
stage, but was planted and grown
a
$
The result was a complete clean-up
at the end of the crop season last
July, while this season the clean-up
Davis Mountain and
This large 1,000-acre encampment
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BUCKEYE HATCHERT
full roasting ear
MORAL: Come to Matagorda Coun-
ty, where a sunstroke has never been
known, where the Gulf Coast breeze
is perpetual and where you can sleep
at night. Pack up and come on, you
sweltering denizens of the plains.
seems that corn does not need
very much moisture.”
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SILVER THIMBLE CLUB
for reduced rates on hay as an emer-
gency for described territory for the
period of 90 days.
(By Mrs. W. B. Hamilton, Secre-
opposite because
the growing
As the
bringing tents, which could be easily
transported from one location to an-
other. and by so doing, in a month’s
time, a great deal of the Big Bend
and Davis Mountain country could
VOLUME LXXX—NUMBER 22.
the facts which I believe will justify
favorable action.”
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MAKES fine corn chop
WITHOUT THE RAIN
put up in a clean and marketable is statistically acute and prices have
condition, for it is our candid belief been gradually moving upward our
DEPOSITS IN BANKS
ARE $50,497,308,000
farmers in the described territory are] The present acuteness in the sup-
badly in need of feed for their stock ply is the final result of two short
and are compelled to purchase the product ions in the crops of 1923-1924
same from long distance, especially and 1924-1925, both of these crops be-
TO OUR COUNTY, OUR WHOLE COUNTY, AND EVERY SECTION OF OUR COUNTY. TO OUR PRIDE IN ITS PAST AND OUR HOPE FOR ITS FUTURE. ADD VIGOROUS WORK IN THE LIVING PRESENT.
The location of the Craig 1 was at
the north line of the Thomas survey
on the Craig lease and 500 varas
from the east line. The new location
Other wildcat operations are being
carried on in Matagorda County by
the Rycade Oil Corporation, which is
down now at a depth of some 2250
feet, and the Sheppard Mound Oil
Company, drilling at a depth of ap-
proximately 2000 feet with the Haw-
kins 4. Houston Post-Dispatch.
situation, having been over described
territory in last 30 days, and there
exists an emergency which most cer-
tainly would justify reduced rates on
hay for at least 90 days. Much hay
that before another crop can come
on. hay will be in demand at profita-
ble figures. We all know that rice
straw is not the best of hay, but we
also know that hay of any sort is
scarce and is going to be scarcer.
Recently, in asking the chairman
of the interstate commission for re-
duced rates on hay, Senator Earle
B. Mayfield bolstered his request with
the following explanation of the hay
that she had had a lovely time.
Those present were Misses Clara-
bel Carrington of Caldwell, Helen
Schwartz, Gertrude Adler, Mesdames
E. E. Bond, C. Bess. Hoover, W. N.
Anderson, H. A. Blaylock, D. E Cates,
W G. Brown. T. Craft, E. C. Ander-
bon and the hostess.
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A homing pigeon won a race be-
tween Paris and Brussels against an
airplane.
While Mr. Huebner’s crop, as a
whole is the best all round crop we
have seen this years, there are other
fine crops all through the county.
True the boll weevil is operating, but
with a few weeks good weather all
the cotton will put on more than the
weevil can get and perhaps more
than pickers can gather. So, that’s
that.
Now, let us return to the Huebner
crop. The bulk of Mr. Huebner’s
crop is on what is known as bottom
land. The land was turned last fall
before the big freeze and the crop
was planted early. It was given the
very best attention and is now clean
and free of all foulness. Mr. Hueb-
ner "gambled” on dry weather and
Mr. Franz Huebner, yesterday , . „ . . , ,
I crop had practically reached a crisis
ghowor 11 Q a verv fine eorn eron 1
... . , lowing to the impossibility of using
which he grew without a drop of .
. m, .I water from any of the tide watev
ram. This corn received its first rain I . — .... .
streams in Texas and Louisiana be-
cause of the tremendous salt content
of same, which had reached over 030
grains per gallon. The maximum salt
we understand can be used in irriga-
tion at this time of year would be
the "Lure of Artists and Tourists.”
Each day is bringing a host of auto
tourists, Sui Ross summer students
and sightseers to Alpine, Marfa and
Fort Davis.
Many Taking Advantage of
the Summer Rates.
Those spending the summer months
In this upland territory are not alto-
gether autoists, but many are taking
advantage of the reduced railway
summer tourists’ and week-end rates.
With the splendid hotel accommoda-
tions, in the mountain towns, many
prefer making headquarters at the
hostelries, rather than camping out
Another attraction for July 3 and has been made 2000 varas south of
4 this year was the fourth annual the location of the Craig 1, and the
meeting of the old settlers and cow- drilling operations will begin imme-
boys’ roundup. The two-day celebra - ' diately, it is reported by officials of
In the Davis Mountains are
in the
nea r to
without a
Kindly advise if ing approximately 20 per cent less in
• • ' • •volume than the crop of 1922-1923.
which is true Christianity.
Baptist Eneampment on llighest
Point of s. P. Railway.
The large Baptist encampment
the Paisano Encampment is located
twelve miles west of Alpine, and is
midway between the towns of Marfa
readers may he interested in the fol-
lowing review of conditions received
from Fred W. Rickert of Rickert’s
Rice Mills, New Orleans. He says:
i The total production of clean rice
of nil kinds in the South from the
existing crop was about 9,000,000
pockets (a pocket is 100 lbs.); the
is concerned. Had it not been for the
fact that very heavy and general
rainfalls occurred throughout Texas
and Louisiana during the past two
weeks the condition would have been
mountains, where they are
nature. A few who have
the Chamber of Commerce
drop of rain. Careful
before in the history of the rice in-
' dustry have the stocks been so small
in June of any year as they are this
June.
The situation in the California pro-
duction is even tenser and California
FRESH SALT DOME
HIT IN MATAGORDA
signified their intention of
Preparations are now under way
for making location for the Bryan 2,
a iwldcat to be operated by the I). F.
St. Paul, Minn., July 21.—-Deposits
and total resources of the banks of
the United States are larger than
ever before, and figures given reflect
as a whole, a healthy condition of
the banking institutions of the nation,
said R. N. Sims, secretary-treasurer
of the National Association of Super-
visors of State Banks, which opened
a convention here today.
The report made on the financial
standing of banks in the dountry
covers the only available accurate
and detailed data of the state bank-
ing Institutions, comparable with the
1 report, of the controller of currency
which covers the national banks.
April 6, last, there was a total of
29,139 banks, of which 21,122 were
state banks and 8,016 national banks
and in round numbers a total capital,
surplus and undivided profits of
$6,987,839,000: tots' deposits of $50,-
497,308,000, and total resources of
$60,511,845,000, Mr. Sims said.
"Total deposits of all banks were
$1,495,856,000 above the previous high
record of March 31, 1924, and total
resources of $4,807,785,000 above the
resources of that date.”
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MOTHER EARTH’S AGE
1,200,000,000 YEARS this
GERMAN CALCULATES
Koenigsberg, Germany, July 16.-
The approximate ago of the earth, in
the opinion of Professor Wilhelm
Eitel, is from 1,100,000,000 to 1,200,-
000,000 years.
An account of his investigations,
just published here, shows he arrived
at these figures through calculation
of the radio activity of various strata
of earth, using precambian stone for-
mations as representing the oldest of
known mineralogical deposits.
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Benjamin Franklin was for nearly
forty years connected " some capac-
ity or other with the Post Office Do-
Mercury at Wichita Falls Climbs To
111, A New High Mark.
Wichita Falls, Texas, July 19.—All
heat records for 1925 in Wichita
Falls were shattered today when the
mercury climbed to ill degrees at
3 o’clock. The highest mark previ-
ously recorded this summer was 109,
reached last Tuesday. Today’s figure
also tied the high record of 1924,
when a temperature of ill degrees
was reached on July 25.
Reports reaching here from other
sections of North Texas indicated that
the severe heat prevailed generally
in this section.
A cloudless sky and blistering hot
winds made things uncomfortable
throughout the day.
6. No relief was in sight for Monday,
A"the local weather bureau said to-
night.
coming into described territory from ,
Mexico. The situation is most serious 1 Japan rice has reached 8% cents in
and our farmers are facing desperate San Francisco for fancy; in the South
times. Emergency rates on hay will Blue Rose has reached 7% cents for
give them great relief and your or- fancy, otner grades in proportion, or
der can be so worded as to give our ' 1 cent below the California market,
farmers the benefit of emergency | As Blue Rose is a recognized superior
rates. If you will consider applies- j production to Japan rice, considerable
tion kindly accept this message as ■ advances above the present levels
an appeal and as an application for । seem unavoidable.
emergency rates on hay to points As to the crop outlook, Mr. Rickert
within the above described territory , says:
for a period of 90 days. If necessary . The situation at present as to the
the application can be prepared In , srowing crop is very satisfactory to
proper form, setting forth at length] a” those who have planted, but only
in so far as the immediate present
tion included a grand parade, depict- the company.
ing the progress of this section since । The Gulf Production Company holds
the pioneer days, rodeo events, races, 1 a large block of acreage in the vi-
barbecue, the annual ball, basaballcinity of the salt dome in Matagorda
and other attractions, including all County.
HAY WILL BE IN DEMAND IT
GOOD PRICES.
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total supply of all kinds remaining
in mills’ hands in the entire South
on June 16 was under 150,000 pockets.
This handful of stock must last until
that cotton grows faster and better Texas beginning in the central part the end of September, which is the
that it will produce more and]of our state at Waxahachie an drun-earliest a general movement of Blue
ning through to Corpus Christi, and Rose occurs from the new crop, pro-
about 150 miles wide,” the message viding good growing conditions and
preparation of the soil and cultiva-
tion did the work.
"I have thought all along.” said Mr. I.TL, ,
„ . . . , , . .'about 50 grains per gallon.
Huebner, "that corn required lots of „ . , ,
, - Rains, however, have temporarily
rain, but that crop tells me I was , , . ...
. . , m,, . . . P»t the growing crop all through the
mistaken. The land was broken in , , ‘ . ”,
I ... , , . 1 Industry in fine condition, but the
the winter and the corn was planted , ,
, -3 future depends upon further abnor-
early. It grew and produced are- , ' 1 ,
... , un. a___nial rainfalls to clear the salt out of
markably good crop without a drop ......
. . ... . . ,, , I the streams which still exists, as the
of rain until it was in a well ad-1 ....
, . _ ____ .. ___streams for irrigation purposes are
vanced roasting par stage. It now .... .
I essential to a successful crop.
Eliminating the Mississippi River
section, which produces the earliest
rice and only a small quantity of the
total crop, the balance of the industry
is becoming well known throughout the Craig l, wildcat, at a depth of
.. , Texas and oilier states and attracts 200 feet. Indications show that the
too summer vacation in u avisiarger congregations each summer dome was struck practically in the
Mountains, tie ps o exas an!1 Dr. 1. m Gates of San Antonio and center, according to reports from the
Dr George W. Truitt of Dallas will operators. The well waa abandoned,
have charge of the morning and eve-1 and location for another wildcat hue
left his cotton thick. The results
are there—a bale-to-the-acre result,
and perhaps more. At present, and
with the present brand of weather,
we would not hesitate a moment to
venture a forecast of at least a half
more. At any rate, this crop is worth
visiting and going through.
Picking started on the Huebner
farm today, and by the middle of the
week Mr. Huebner will begin to
bring from ten to fiften bales to the
gin daily. He told us he would have
80 pickers at work this week.
Now, in money, what does this crop
mean? It means, that at present
prices, that land will yield $100 per
acre profit on one crop in one year.
Can you beat it? If so, where?
As stated, the Huebner crop is not
the only good crop in the county.
There are others and the results will
show up rapidly enough. It is true
all of the cotton hereabouts is not
as good, but there are many that will
give up a bale to the acre, if it could
be saved. The idea is that the Hueb-
ner crop should impress everyone
with what can he done here with cot-
ton if the proper care and attention
Is given to it. And, in this connec-
tion it is opportune to say that it
will be to the interest of all to lay
greater stress on cotton growing in
this county, for it is a big winner, if
followed right.
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all heat RECORDS of
UPSTATE ARE SHATTERED
Mrs. H. A. Verser entertained the
Silver Thimble Club and a number of
guests Tuesday afternoon, with one
of the most thoroughly enjoyed meet-
ings of the year.
By four o’clock games of 42 were
in progress and intermingled with
the games was much merriment and
a number of musical selections by
Misses Schwartz and Carrington.
Dainty refreshments of cream, cake
and mints were served by the hostess,
assisted by Miss Helen Schwartz.
All too soon the time came to leave ous season. and the production, there-
and each one very emphatically said forc, with good growing and harvest
conditions, should be approximately
that much more than the past season.
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The "Literary Digest,” one of
America's national magazines, in a
study of its circulation among tele-
phone users for advertising purposes,
says: Progressive Americans are
telephone subscribers, and families
havirg telephones in their homes
make up the major market for nine
out of ten advertised commodities.”
Big Bryan Production Company and
Bend districts is fast becoming theHamm et »L This company recently
Mecca for winter vacationists as well abandoned the Bryan 1 in that terrl-
as summer tourists, true Westerntory at a depth of more than 3900
| hospitality reigns throughout all the feet.
does not produce a general crop
movement until about the end of
September; therefore, between this
time and the middle of September a
very vital factor must be abnormal
rainfalls to make up for the great
deficiency of rainfall caused by the
drouth which has existed practically
। for the past year in the rice belt of
Texas and Louisiana, excepting occa-
sional rainfalls.
The acreage planted in the entire
industry this season we estimate to
be about 10 per cent above the previ-
‘There is a strip of territory in
year. It has become a custom for
hte towns of Fort Davis, Marfa and
Alpine to unite in giving Sui Rohs
students a seventy-five mile tcenie
drive with a barbecue at noon, once
or twice during the summer. When
large delegations visit this section as
a special train of San Angelo boost-
ers did last year, one of these scenic
drives through the mountain section
is a diversion and pleasure to them.
Grand Canyon Rivals Any Scenery
For those who do not object to
"roughing it” a little, the Texas
Mexico Grand Canyon In the south-
ern part of the county is worth the
long and toilsome journey. This can-
yon, which is largely unexplored, as
it is necessary to go through it in
a boat, is said to rival any scenery,
anywhere, also the famous Mariscal
Canyon is in this district this can-
yon if dammed up would afford a
reservior sufficient to store enough
water for the irrigation of the entire
lower Rio Grande Valley.
Quicksilver Mlne^ Interesting.
The quicksilver mines In the Ter-
lingua district are also very inter-
esting and profitable. The Chisos
mines have been producing for a
number of yezrs, during which time
they have produced several millions
of dollars’ worth of cinnabar ore.
The Waldron mines are expected to
be on production this year, and are
said to be among the largest in the
world.
Miter A Volcanic Peak.
Rising to a height of about 1,800
feet above the surrounding country,
which is more than 5,000 feet above
sea-level, Miter Peak is one of the
most beautiful of the Davis Moun-
tain*. Those who are brave and
courageous enough to scale its peak
are rewarded with a magnificent view
of the surrounding country. From
its topmost pinnacle. the towns of
Fort Davis, Alpine and Marfa may
be seen, and a long line of peaks
break the skyline in every direction.
The only extinct volcano in Texas is
located near this sharp peak, which
is also a volcanic formation.
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Though China has 800 native lan-
guage dailies of which only six are
real newspapers, the average age of
all Chinese newspapers is only about
two years.
tary of Brewster County Chamber otandoADrdendt ^xas hanans the
Commerce.) .... , . . „
, , , । verv highest point on the entire sun-
As summer advances and people • ...
, , set Route of the Southern Pacife
residing in the lower altitudes begin i
. , , „ , w railway lines,
to feel the sweltering effects of a 3
humid atmosphere, it is natural that
their thoughts turn to a delightfully
most wonderful picturesque and awe
inspiring mountain peaks and ranges,
whose wide mesas, deep groges and '
beautiful canyons impress the be-
holder of the beauty and magnitude
of nature. In the virgin state of this
natural playground, t h e thought
comes that it is all so grand and'
majestic that more human beings are
unable to give a description that
really describes. During different
hours of the day, there is over a
varying panorama of coloring seldom
displayed anywhere.
Two Big Mountain Religious
Encampments.
The Skillman Grove camo mooting,
which is inter-denominational, found-
ed about forty years ago by Dr. W.
D. Bloys, a Presbyterian minister, for
the benefit of the West Texas cow-
boys and mountain pioneers. moots in
August of each year, and is gaining
in renown as the years go by. This
humble beginning of a united wor-
ship by a saintly patriarch nearly
a half century ago, seems destined
to become probably the largest suc-
cessful Influence for unity in reli-
gious creeds, in this United States of
ours. Some of the most prominent
ministers nt all denominations parti-
rate in this camp meeting each year
The location of the Skillman Grove
is near Fort Davis, and pioneers
come from a radius of a hundred or
more miles each midsummer to give
a week or more to pure worship, and
renew friendships formed in those
early perilous West Texas days. For
this short space of time creeds are
forgotten, pioneers break bread with
their old friends, the children, grand-
children and great grandchildren,
and all unite in the spirit of oneness
We saw a real cotton crop yester-
day. Drove up to it. got out, walked
through it and felt at home. And,
after looking over it, felt as proud
of it as its owner.
There are five hundred acres of it,
every acre good for a bale now, to
say nothing of what continued dry
weather and a few weeks more will
put on it, for, if the weather re-
mains reasonable, each and every
acre of that cotton “patch” will make
more than a bale, considerably more.
Yes, we are proud of it. Just as
proud as Mr. Franz Huebner, its own-
■ er and on whose plantation it was
A grown. We have been telling the '
Work in dry years and drain- reads, "that is experiencing the se-harvest weather previal.
age (the right kind) in wet years : verest drouth in its history. The 1 Of the handful of stock in the mills’
will make Matagorda County a great feed crop is an absolute failure. The hands not over one-half was Blue
cotton country—one without an equal, cotton crop is the poorest this area Rose of 1,11 kinds, including the low
of the state has ever had. The grades.
Chicks For Bale. Eggs Hatched for
the Public. Phone 189 W. Gn "
Fisher, Dox 1173. 10-17-24-31-7
he explored.
Unique Rock Formations and
Curious Scenery.
Texans who are going to Europe
and other foreign countries before
seeing the wonders of the Big Bend
and Davis Mountain section, are
probably making long and perilous
journeys to see something that is not
superior to the scenery right here in
their own state. "See Texas first.”
is a good slogan for all Texans to
adopt. - Huge boulders and rocks of
almost every shape abound in the
canyons and mountain sides. The
"Garden of the Gods" in southern
Brewster County is indeed a feast
for the eyes of the artists.
Picturesque and Awe-Inspiring Are
the Mountain Ranges.
FIVE HUNDRED ACRES GOOD FOR
FIVE HUNDRED BALES.
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