Texas City Times. (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 30, 1910 Page: 2 of 4
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TEXAS CITY SHIPS FIRST CARGO OIL
CAUTION
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THE TEXAS CITY TIMES
W.F. BOOKMAN, Editor and Proprietor
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Outfitters.
OjcofTtman
SATURDAYS - ONLY
Outfitters to Men and Boys. Galveston
SUNDAYS -- ONLY
Tom Campbell has five months
hall.
O. P. LOCEY
H. MOSLE & CO.
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TEXAS CITY. TEXAS
a
large majority.
Galveeton
2127 C.
WILEY & GILBERT
TEXAS CITY
TEXAS.
Soda Water and All Cold Drinks.
Ice Cream at Wholesale or Retail
Texas City's Booster Spreads Glad
Tidings in the City of His Birth.
J. H. Hardy, Pres.
Ulrich Hebert, secretary
REAL ESTATE and
INSURANCE
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The Texas City section of Gal-
veston county needs drainage
very badly, and the Times is glad
to note the fact that our people
are beginning to realize the su-
preme importance of this ques-
tion and the great necessity of
forming a drainage district and
taking the steps necessary to get
rid of the stagnant water that
stands on thousands of acres in
this county.
Tank Steamers Sail Faom This Port
With 1,800,000 Gallons of
Illuminating Oil.
9 a. m.
12 m.
3:30 p. m.
7 p. m.
11:40 p. m.
Remember Loblolly Pine is inferior for this
coast country, experience shows the life of
LongLeaf Pine to be many times greater.
The best is none too good for our patrons,
therefore we carry up-to-date grades of
LONGLEAF PINE
Longshoremen Local No. 636 meet 2d
and 4th Tuesday nights, I. L. A. hall.
Jno. G. Terry, president
H. M. Strong, secretary
Leave Texas City:
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8 a. m.
1 p. m.
4:15 p. m.
10:30 p m
FOR
MERCHANT
8 a.' m.
1 p. m.
4:15 p. m.
10:30 p.m.
11:30 p. m.
Leave Galveston at the Foot of Tre-
mont Street:
9 a. m.
12 m.
3:30 p. mi
7 p. m.
Contracting Painter
and Paper Hanger.
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Wall Paper.
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GALVESTON - TEXAS CITY
FERRY SERVICE.
C. D. Gustavus and W. P. Tar-
pey were elected as delegates to
the county convention from the
Texas City voting precinct.
In the special election J. E.
Kauffman was elected state sen-
ator over V. E. Arnold of El
Campo.
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Hon. A. B. Wood defeated Jens
Moller for representative, posi-
tion No. 2, by a small majority—
about 54 votes.
FOR
INVESTOR
The Texas City Transportation
Company has filed an amend-
ment to its charter increasing
its capital stock from $2,500,000
to $2,800,000.
8 a. m.
1 p. m.
6:30 p. m.
11:40 p. m.
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Terns ef Subscription: $1.50 Per Year, in Advance.
Advertising rates made known on ap-
plication.
Entered at the postoffice at Texas City,
Texas, as second-class matter.
he may adhere to his old doctrine
of keeping the legislature’s nose
to the grindstone until that body
enacts his ideas into the statutes.
Governor Tom is ambitious to
leave his trade mark indelibly
stamped on Texas legislation,
and if he can handle his some-
what obstreperous legislature he
may do it. Quien sabe?
surprising strength developed by
Colquitt, the sworn enemy of the
LODGES
Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 366
meets 1st and 3d Wednesday nights at
Wilson’s hall, next to Gonne’s store.
J. P. Toohey, C. C.
LABOR UNIONS
Cotton Screwmen Local No. 704 meets
2d and 4th Thursday nights at I. L. A.
FOR
MANUFACTURER
10 a. m.
2:30 p. m.
10:30 p. m.
11:30 p. m.
Woodmen of the World, Manzaneeta
Camp No. 2197, meets 2d and 4th Fri-
day nights at Longshoremen’s hall.
J. T. Hicks, C. C.
M. G. Terry, Clerk.
to atttend the Galveston Cot-
ton Carnival. Low rates on
all railroads and you are sure
of a hearty welcome. You are
Ask The Man
Who Has Investigated the Opportunities
our store your headquarters
while in the city. We will
take care of your packages
and give you any information
at our command. We want
you to come here and feel at
home. If you want to talk
about clothes, hats or shoes,
just start the conversation, the
special inducemens in prices
and the polite salespeople will
do the rest.
Address
THE TEXAS CITY COMPANY, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS
Sole owners of Texas City Townsite for Further Information
Come and see us. Let us figure on your Lumber wants, our
business methods are consistently liberal.
Let us give you a home price on the Yale & Rex Buggies
and on the Luedinghaus Wagons; they are the best and we
sell them at the best price. And don’t forget that we sell
the best roofing, tfThat Old Reliable J. & M. Regal Roof>,
It is the best in the market.
AMBURN BROTHERS
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To Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald of
the Dallas Times-Herald: Well
done, thou mighty wielder of the
paste brush and pencil. You have
earned your vacation in Canada,
and we wish you a Jolly good
time, but keep in mind that Tex-
as needs you right behind the
guns all the time. The Campbell
regime is still enthroned and the
legislature is in session. The
builders of Texas must still be
on their guard.
The election in drainage dis-
trict No. 2, for the purpose of
determining whether or not
bonds shall be issued for drain-
age purposes, will be held today.
Practically every voter in the
district is in favor of drainage,
and the proposition will carry
is still an unsettled question. He
was Galveston county’s second
choice for governor, and in his
efforts to give Texas a business
administration we should unite
in holding up his hands. His
election will mean a resumption
of railroad building and heavy
investments of capital from the
North, and the dormant resour-
ces of the state will be developed
faster than ever. Great is Tex-
as, and she is growing greater.
The result of the race for gov-
ernor is generally satisfactory to
the Texas City people. Loyalty
to our home man was, of course,
predominant, but as he was
doomed to go down in defeat the
election of Colquitt, Galveston
county’s second choice, was
deemed the next best thing that
could happen for the business in-
terests of the state at large. Few-
er laws and better laws is his
platform, and demagogism will
find no place in his administra-
tion. While many are of the
opinion that his actions as a rail-
road commissioner have been
detrimental to the interests of
After subduing the fire which
was discovered in the afterhold
off the coast of Florida last Sat-
urday, only to run into a mud
bank at the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi late Tuesday night, the
Southern Pacific steamer Momus
was finally floated Wednesday
morning and docked at New Or-
leans shortly before 10 a. m. The
Momus exhibited no evidence of
any damage sustained. The
steamer brought 60 passengers
from New York.
Agents for Texas City business
and resident lots. Vacant and
improved property for sale and
rent. Fine tracts for orange
cultivation,
OFFICE 1st Ave. South
Phone 22, P. O. box 101
the Galveston-Texas City ship- longer to serve as governor, and
ping district, others hold to op-
posite views, and the differential
Texas City Lumber Company
OFFICE: pr»tnSt.and2dA»eN. £ Nunez, Mgr. Industrial Site No. 2.
Launches, Priscilla and Rona
Wholesale GROCERS Retail
Mr. Davidson made one of the
ablest attorney-generals Texas
ever had, and he knew how to
pick the most efficient men for by a large margin,
assistants and get the best out of1
W. H. Butterfield & Co.
Baptist Church—Sunday school at 10
a. m., preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
every 3rd Sunday.
Rev. M. S. Kerby, pastor.
them, but in his race for govern-
or he had to carry a handicap in
the way of being the administra-
tion’s candidate that proved too
much of a load for him. His
overwhelming defeat, and the
The American tank steamer
Toledo of the Sun Company sail-
ed from Texas City Saturday
morning with a cargo of illumi-
nating oil. The sailing of the To-
ledo is something of an event in
the history of this shipping dis-
trict, marking as it does the first
shipment of oil in bulk ever made
from here. The oil was refined
at the plant of the Texas City
Refining Company, and is the
product of the Oklahoma fields.
The Toledo’s cargo consisted
of 22,000 barrels of refined high
grade illuminating oil. It is de-
scribed as light gravity Oklaho-
ma of paraffine base. The vessel
began loading at 6 p. m. Thurs-
day and completed loading Satur-
day morning at 8 o’clock. She
put to sea drawing about 21 feet
aft.
As soon as the Toledo left the
dock the tank steamer North-
town of the Texas Company,
which arrived early Saturday
morning, took her berth and be-
gan taking on a cargo of 23,000
barrels of refined illuminating
oil. The destination of the
Northtown is Tampico, Mexico,
and she sailed Monday morning.
Manager Bradley of the Texas
City Refining Company stated
Saturday that the company ex-
pects soon to be exporting illu-
minating oil to Europe direct.
The products of the plant, he
stated, are of such merit that the
company has the whole world for
a market. Recently a shipment
of lubricating oil was sent to
Hamburg on the steamer Albano,
and when the Ogeeche sailed last
week from Texas City for New
York she carried about 1,000 bar-
rels of lubricating oil destined
for Europe.
The Toledo and Northtown,
which are inaugurating the ex-
portation of illuminating oil in
bulk, are both steamers of con-
siderable size. The Toledo is of
2,277 net registered tons, is 250
feet in length, has a 42-foot beam
and draws loaded 25 feet. She
was built at Toledo in 1902. The
Northtown is 2,208 net register-
ed tons, is 242 feet in length, has
a 42-foot beam and draws loaded
23 feet. She was built at Chi-
cago in 1901.
The Texas Refining Company
has two direct pipe lines extend-
ing from the plant to the docks
at Texas City and the steamers
connect with these lines.
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FROM FAR AWAY SPOKANE.
-odu.the sworn enemy of the Maury of Houston was elected
Campbell regime, voiced the gen- criminal district attorney of Gal
eral dissatisfaction of the people veston and Harris counties by
with the present administration, large maioritv
Joke on Famous Soldier.
Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, per-
haps the most brilliant soldier of his
day, hardly looks the part in mufti.
One day he was at Aidershot railway
station in plain clothes, unattended by
an A. D. C., when a smart young pri-
vate came along. “Why don’t you sa-
lute me, young man?” said the gener-
al, in his suave, off-duty tones. “Be-
cause I don’t know who you are,” said
Tommy. “I am Sir Evelyn Wood,”
was the response. “Yah,” said Tommy
Atkins, “if Sir Evelyn ’eard you say
that, ’e’d punch your ’ead for you!”
will Run on the Following Schedules Between Texas City
especially welcome to make and Galveston, Carrying Passengers, Express and Freight:
We Deliver Your Goode
at Texae City.
Prescriptions filled with pure, fresh drugs, com.
pounded by a registered ana experienced pharmacist
Spokane, Wash., June 28.—
Harvey A. Thomas, counsel for
the Texas City Transportation
Company, who claims to be the
first child born in Spokane, is an
enthusiastic “booster” for Texas
City, as is evidenced by a few ex-
tracts from a letter to The
Spokesman-Review, as follows:
"Thinking it possible that
some of your readers might be
interested in the comparative re-
sources and the possible develop-
ment of this section of the na-
tion’s territory I shall state that I
am in a remarkable country, and
that the money-making opportu-
nities of the Gulf Coast of Texas
are both numerous and unique.
“While the fact does not seem
to have been generally circulat-
ed, it is nevertheless true that
with a population of but little
over 30,000 the Galveston port,
embracing Texas City, has a
commerce that in value is more
than $100,000,000 ahead of San
Francisco, and an export busi-
ness that is rivaled only by New
York.
“Texas City is the mainland
port for this remarkable ship-
ping district, and is, I believe,
now paving the way for an in-
crease in the population propor-
tionate to this tremendous com-
merce.
“Texas City Transportation
Company is engaged in the ex-
tensive improvement of the port
facilities here, and in keeping
with the plans of the promoters
to build a great commercial port
and industrial center is develop-
ing one of the most comprehen-
sive and remarkable warehous-
ing and terminal systems on the
entire continent.”
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Congressman Gregg was re-
elected by a large majority.
Perfumes and Toilet Articles
Texas City and Suburban Lots, also
acreage. TEXAS CITY. TEXAS
H. C. of L.
"Yes, sir,” saids the salesgirl,
“candy has gone up a quarter on the
pound.”
Regretfully the young man walks
away and calls at another shop.
“Yes, sir,” explains the salesgirl
there, “flowers have gone up this
week. Roses are a dollar more on
the dozen.”
With a doleful look the young man
leaves the shop, murmuring to him-
self: “The higher cost of loving will
work many hardships.”—Judge.
Texas City Forwarding Co.:
Forwarding Agents Texas City, Texas I
We attend to the re-consignment and billing out of goods:
shipped via the Texas City Steamship Company, -toand |
from New York, in our care to this point, securing railroad I
bills of lading, giving instructions as to shipments and at- I
tending to other matters necessary to secure good services I
in movement of goods via this route. We will be glad for 1
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CITY DIRECTORY.
CHURCHES
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH—Preaching every Sunday
at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Junior
League, 3 p. m.; Fpworth League, 7 p.
m.; prayer meeting Wednesday even-
ing at 8:00 o’clock; Ladies’ Aid Society
Thursday at 2:30 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a. m
Rev. Thos. E. Webb, pastor
He will tell you, among other things, that Texas City is growing, growing.
That property values are climbing, climbing.
HE KNOWS ,
the reason for this is that
TEXAS CITY IS
enjoying all the advantages of location, natural resources, excellent rail and
water transportation facilities, and a thousand and one other things which in the
aggregate constitute
A RARE OPPORTUNITY
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Bookman, W. F. Texas City Times. (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 30, 1910, newspaper, July 30, 1910; Texas City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1577144/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rosenberg Library.