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MADS MAKING
1 WAR RECORD
WITH FREIGHT
landling Increased Traffic
and Reducing Car Short-
age at Same Time.
HIPPERS ARE HELPING
Cars Being Loaded Nearer to
Capacity and Less Delay
in Unloading.
Deports just compiled for the
Railroads' War Board Indicate that
the traveling public in general and
the shippers In particular are gir-
Inr the finest kind of co-operation to
the railroads In th>< handling of the
Increased traffic that the war has
produced says Railway Age Gazette.
WJ.nf thia co-operation means may
be g’caned from these facts given in
a statement Issued by the board:
Since May 1 the railroads aided
by the loyalty and understanding of
the public have been able to reduce
tneir passenger service by approxi-
mately ?5.<)00<)00 miles. This has
released thousand:: of train crews
and locomotives for uso in the
freight service nnd cleared thon-
aands of miles of track thereby facil-
itating the movement of coal food
products and supplies needed by the
goveiniomt.
NJappcre Co-O|>crate.
In addition to ths foregoing sav-
in r of equipment and trackage the
•hlprurs. big nnd small have rallied
so splendidly to the slogan. "Make
cue ear do the work of two” that u
Saving of close to half a million
freight cars has been accomplished.
This sating of freight cars has en-
abled the railroads to move approxi-
mately 25 per cent more freight
since war was declared than during
the same period last tear.
Intensive loading and a general In-
crease In the size of the "trade
units” used by the various Industries
has rendered possible the sating of
tar space. Cotton for instance
which was formally moved in units'
of 50 bales now moves only In units
of <5 to 75. As there are 18.000.-
900 bales to be moved by rail each
season the increase in the trade unit
tn this one commodity alone has pro-
duced a saving of anywhere from
83.000 to 125000 cars.
Sugar on which the carload
HOTELS
Gunter Cafe
Serves Foods
of the
Highest
Grades and
Properly
Cooked
•
PERCY TYARFI I.
.Manner.
MUSIC UNDER THE STARS
Dine Where the Gulf Breeze Waves the Tall Palms
The Spanish Patio of the Menger
Tha conleat. moit picturesque most comfortrble place for dining to all San An-
tonio where the service is of particular Individual excellence.
Tour choice two dellHona dinners— Mammy Hanrati Chicken Dinner—
Loria Manaeaeli Plan hit lon Shore Dinner—-also oervico • lu rurte.
For Half a Century the MENGER Has
Been the HOME OF IHE ARMY
Tables reserved on request THE MENGER
Telephone Crockett 6133. EDWIN H. LEE Manager.
MUSIC—DANCING—DINING
ON TUB TOP O* TUB TOWN.
The St. Anthony Roof
Kierr Evening 6:SO O'clock Vntll Mhlnlcbt
A SFLE.NDID CUISINE SlTtmon SEKVKB.
On tho top o' the Town—tb* Meeting ri*>. of the Army and Society—lt's Always
Cool
roras wflcomh in tour khakl
Dine on the St. Anthony Roof
fables reserved upon request. T. B BAKER
Telephone Crockett 7700. President and General Manager
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Hot Wells Hotel and Hot Sulphur Baths |
A WELL MANAGED HOTEL
= Catering to particular people.
I Rates: European Plan $l.OO a day and up. =
American Plan $3.00 a day and up.
A special rate for Army Men and their families.
Under the personal management of x
G. BERAUD. =
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SUNDAY.
minimum from the south wm form-
erly only 21000 pounds per car now
moves only on a 60000 pound car-
load minimum.
The producers of manufactured
food products especially the can-
ners have also come to a realiza-
tion of the value of intensive load-
ing and are now loading Virtually
all of their cars to capacity.
Coal which has been loaded be-
yond the marked capacity on most
Unes since the beginning of the war
is also moving freely now although
labor trouble In some parts of the
■ ountry la tending to counteract the
efforts of the railroads to meet ths
abnormal demand for fuel. During
the past month the supply of cars
on tliJ "lake coal" lines bus been
Increased 25 per cent and there has
been some Increase in the movement
of bituminous coal to lake ports but
it has not been proportionate to the
Incresed supply of cars as labor
trouble has tended to decrease tho
mine production.
Demand on Homis Increasing.
Although excellent results have
been achieved to date through the
co-operation o* the shippers the
traveling 'public and the railroads
it will be necessary for all concerned
to exert renewed efforts us the ab-
normal demands upon the railroads
in the movement of both troops and
supplies is constantly increasing
Shite the securing of new equip-
ment Is virtually impossible.
From now on. It Is stated. 2500
cars a day will be required by the
government to move food and sup-
plies to the men in training at the
National Army. National Guard and
other encampments while the de-
mand of the allies for cars to carry
export goods to the seaports will be
* Tactically doubled. All of this ad-
ditional traffic must be moved by
the railroads although they have
only 3 per cent more equipment than
they had at this time last year.
WEEKLY REPORT OF
TRADE CONDITIONS
NEW YORK Oct. 13.—Brad-
street'h weekly report says:
Trade continues ut large volume
but contorts tism as regards future
buying seems to l»e more marked
and the high altitudes to which
prices for materials as well as labor
have soared is causing enough con-
cern to restrict widespread trading
and moreover there -is no disposi-
tion to wait and see how far govern-
mental price regulation will go. Yet
government orders which flew forth
to a variety of lines are more than
sufficient to offset any recessions in
w hat might be termed normal opera-
tions. Allowing for the reservations
noted house trade is rather active
sales by jobl ers are good and distri-
bution by retail dealers has been im-
proved by colder weather. Yet sales
made by final purveyors especially in
the East evidence the existence of
economical tendencies which in all
probability have been quite largely
superinduced by high prices or the
displacement of buyers. Un the other
hand the situation in the large cities
dose to cantonments could hardly
be better this statement being par-
ticularly true of the South where
operations also are animated by the
highest prices paid for cotton since
1565. Stocky of general merchandise
everywhere are light nnd this fact to-
gether with the high price of raw
cotton explains the strong undertone
witnessed in the general textile situa-
tion. Buying for holiday distribution
is not receiving much attention.
Hold Good Hoads Mor I lug.
ROBERT LEE. Tcxhs. Oct. 13.—
I.ast Tuesday atternoon the citizens
of Coke County met at the court
hou.»e at Robert Lee and held an
enthusiastic good roads meeting the
purpose of which was two-fold.
First the object was for the better-
ment of the public ruads of Coke
County and oecond to give employ-
ment to the unemployed citizens of
thia county. • A committee was ap-
pointed to confer with the state
highway engineer and this suggest-
ed road improvement will be a step
toward furthering the great high-
way which is to cross Coke and ad-
joining counties going from the Rio
Grande to the northern boundary
line of Texas. Citizens from Bronte
and other nearby places were pres-
ent at yesterday's mass meeting.
War Economy.
Sandy and Pat were dlrcuaalnr the war
economy of their respective landladies.
I “Indade” mild Pat “the other day I
I raw that wummw O'Grady countin' the
p-aa to put in the broth ”
•Osh.” replied Sand) '•whore I am the
landlady melts the margarine an’ paints
it on yer bread wf a brush.”
SHEEP RAISING WILL
PAY TEXAS FARMERS
An Expert Gives Some Inter-
esting Facts and Figures
About Wool and Meat.
The reason for the present wide-
spread interest in cheep raising is
easily understood when we study the
wool and mutton r.'arkets. says M.
W. Coll In A. Cen. College report.
With ordinary farm wool selling at
65 vents to 75 cents per pound and
fat lambs selling at 15 cents to 18
cents per pound on the market the
great profitj to be tnado from sheep
urc apparent to everyone. The reason
for the present prices are not quite
so apparent. There arc. however
three main leasoiu for these prices:
First the decreasing ot the range
ureus and foliowins this the de-
crease of the sheep on the ranges.
Second the decreasing of the num-
bers ot sheep on the farm. Third the
Increased demand and absolute nec-
esslty for more meat and wool to sup-
ply the increasing population.
In the year 1916. tho manufactur-
ing interests in the United States
used practically 826.006.000 pounds
o Wool. Of this amount only about
290000000 pounds were produced
in the United States and 530000.000
pounds were imported. This shows
our wool shortage very clearly and
the reason for high pricer.
The meat shortage in the United
States is evident to everyone but
many people do not realize that
sheep will turn roughage into meat
more economically than will any
other class of livestock. A floqk of
sheep will utilize a ^reat many weeds
and much of the roughage around
the farm that no other class of live-
stock will handle. If good pasture is
provided practically no grain need
be fed to the flock except just be-
fore lambing nnd during the time
the lambs are suckling the ewes. This
is an especial advantage to sheep
raisers at the present time when con-
centrates arc _«o high in price and
so badly needed for human food.
Since the fall rains iq Texas are
assured of excellent fall and winter
pasture. People who have pastures
and who would be interested in sheep
raising may feel sure that a small
flock o' ewes placed on their farm
will return them a good profit on
their investment.
In case anyone wishes some stock
to begin raising sheep or in case any-
one has any sheep for sale. I would
be glad to hear from them and if
possible aid in their purchase or dis-
posal ot their stock.
MILLIONS ARE SAVED
BY THE LAND GRANTS
Railroads Which Received
Gifts Must Transport
Troops at Half Rate.
Some facts which are ot great In-
terest and significance at this time
are presented in an entertaining
story form by John W. Kean trans-
portation clerk of the Navy Depart-
ment in an article entitled “Railway
band Grants Now Save Public Mil-
lions” says the Railway Age Gaz-
ette. For many years it has been
the custom of men ot the LaFollette
school of political philosophy to
dwell upon the "gifts'' of vast
amounts of land made by the gov-
ernment to Aho early railways to se-
cure their construction. Mr. Kean's
article shows that these grants of
land were not "gifts” but had a
string tied to them anp that this
string will during the present year
save the government approximately
636000.000 in military transporta-
tion charges.
The railways are required to
transport the government's property
and troops over their land grant
lines either free or for 50 per cent
of the rates charged to the public.
The land when given to the rail-
| ways was practically valueless as
Mr. Kean shows. Before the Illi-
nois Central Railroad was con-
structed land in the territory where
It was built wus offered for sale by
the government at 12 1-2 cents an
acre. Mr. Kean estimates the pres-
ent value of all the land given to the
railways at an average of 310 an
acre or approximately 31.006600.-
000. If this estimate is correct it
comes to a very large sum. But if
Mr. Kean's estimate of 350.000000
as the government’s saving on mili-
tary transportation as a result ot
the land grants also is correct then
the government thl^year on military
transportation alone will make a sav-
ing as the result of the land grants
I which will pay a retutn ot 6 per
cent on the present value ot all the
land that it has given to tho rail-
ways. Furthermore the roads
which because of tho land grants
have to perform military transporta-
tion free or at reduced rates also
have to transport the mails at re-
duced rates and always have had
to.
It is a well known fact that the
construction of railways iiumdeiately
caused very great increases in the
vulue of tlie adjacent land which
the government kept ns well as in
tlie value ot that which it gave to
the railways. A« Sir. Kean shows
land along tha Illinois Central which
the government had been offering
for 12 1-2 cents an acre readily sold
after the road was built for 32.50 un
acre. The increase In the value of
the land retained by the govern-
ment was sufficient to far more than
compensate for all the grants it hud
made to the railways. It would be
Interesting however if a record
could be presented showing annual-
ly how many millions of dollars the
government has saved in the trans-
portation of troops of tlie malls and
of property belonging to it as a re-
sult of the reduction ot rates se-
cured by the land grant agreements.
We have heard the statement made
although we have never seen de-
tailed statistics advanced to support
it. that certain railways by the re-
ductions in rates on government
business alone have repaid the gov-
ernment several times over for the
lai: 1 which it is alleged to have
“donated” to them. All of which
shows as Mr. Kean makes Uncle
Sam remark that bread cast upon
the rails like bread cast upon the
waters max return after many daya
THE AiXT
8181 BEDES
NOW BRINGING
BETTER PRICES
Successful Farmer Tells
About the Increasing De-
mand for Young Cattle.
IS SPECIALIZED BUSINESS
Sets Forth Advantages Over
Old-time Methods of Mar-
keting Older Steers.
This is the day of baby beef. A
thirteen-months-old steer was grand
champion of the 1916 international
Live £tock Show at Chicago. The
kind of cattle that our grandfathers
drove from Virginia and sold on foot
in New York City three-quarters of
a century ago cattle weighing from
fifteen hundred to eighteen hundred
poupds and from three to five years
old do not now meet the market de-
mands The consumer is calling for
the small high quality cuts ot meat.
At present prices asked for steak
the average man cannot afford a
porterhouse from a large animal
says W. L. Nelson in Farm and Fire-
side. Owing to advances in land
values to greatly Increased cost of
feed and to higher wages paid farm
help tew feeders can afford to hold
their cattle to advanced ages so that
we find calves of from ten to twenty
months of age carrying as much high
quality meat as was formerly carried
by the aged steer.
Advocates of. baby beeves also
claim that it is possible to secure bet-
ter gains on young cattle. Another
advantage is that the herd on hand
may be smaller than when older cat-
tle are carried two or three years and
then finished. This is an item where
pastures are limited. Tho demand for
baby beef is also more stable than
for aged animals. The aged steer may
occasionally come into his own. as
for instance at tho present time
when war has made abnormal con-
ditions but always the market is
keen lor th-: well fattened oalf.
Is S|Hi iallzcd Business.
Ftom the foregoing it should not
be understood that every man who
feeds cattle should go in for baby
beeves. The poor quality steer is not
adapted to the making of baby beef
but should be fed for a longer period.
The calf or yearling also requites
more grain and concentrates than
does the aged animal. Furthermore
the making of baby beef Is a special-
ized business a business in which
not every man can hope to succeed.
Hero an.l there throughout the
corn belt may be found farmers
generally men who feed only one or
two car luads of calves at a time
who have brought the business to a
high state of perfection. Buch a man
is Turner Gillaspie of Boone County
Missouri. Twenty-five years ago Mr.
Gillaspie then a young man bought
of ids sister 80 acres ot land her
halt ot the old home place paying
322.59 an acre. The next summer
was one ot poor crops owing to a
disastrous drought. Mr. Gillaspie was
discouraged and offered to take
327.50 an acre tor the 80 acres which
he had bought and for a like tract
which he had previously acquired.
But there were no buyers. The faqt
that there were none Mr. Gillaspie
now looks upon as a bit of good for-
tune. "Why.” said he in speaking of
the price lie put upon his land a
quarter ot a century ago. “it that
man had taken me up I would have
been ruined.” Now after continuous
cattle feeding—and this means soil
feeding—tlie place is worth 3150 an
acre and Mr. Gillaspie has money In
the bank.
Feeds One Car Load at Time.
Mr. Gillaspie never feeds more
than one car load ot cattle at a time
but he has for many years been a
consistent and successful feeder and
maker ot baby beeves ot the highest
quality. As far back as December.
1909 a car load Ot cattle w hich had
been fed by Mr. Gillaspie sold on the
St. Louig market at 310.50 a hun-
dredweight. This at that time was a
very unusual price for steers and es-
pecially tor cattle weighing around
1250 pounds. On September 24 1912
24 head ot 1187 pound yearlings from
the Gillaspie farm sold at the St
Louis stock yards at 310.65. These
eattle had been previously contracted
to Boone County buyers at $9.50 a
hundredweight. In 1915 the Gillaspie
cattle were contracted at $10.30 a
hundredweight home weights and
sold at $10.85 in St. Louis. Last year
25 head averaging 1280 pounds were
contracted to go at 310. These cattle
sold on the St. Louis market at
310.75 with one out making the
average price for the load 310.68 a
hundredweight.
For calves contracted in April and
marketed In July of this year <1917)
Mr. Gillaspie received 14 cents a
pound doubtless the highest farm
price ever paid for a car load of Mis-
souri market cattle. These beeves
marketed rather too early to be in
the best of bloom averaged 1142
pounds and brought tho feeder
33997.28
The foregoing prices largely speak
for themselves. They tell of a master
feeder and ot high quality with which
to begin. They do not however dis-
close tho real secret of making baby
beef as Mr. Gillaspie has developed
it In order fully to understand It
will be necessary to know something
ot the man and of his methods.
Sj-tem Employed.
First of all. Mr. Gillaspie Insists
upon quality. Ixite in tlie summer or
early fall ho buys a car load of calves
the very best that ho can get by
scouring a large territory. Usually 25
head of calves are purchased. The
average cost a head has increased
rapidly during the last few years. In
1911 this host was $26 a head. By
1912 it had gone to $36 while U>e
car load just marketed represented
an initial cost of $6O a head. The
cost ot feed has also advanced in al-
mosto qual proportion. Even as re-
cently as five .years ago corn could
be had at 75 to 86 cents a bushel
and cottonseed meal at $33 a ton.
The car load of calves that were
just finished had eaten cottonseed
feed costing $46 a ton and corn
worth twice what it was five years
ago. So let no one think that this
Missourian is getting fabulously
rich.
On the other band Mr. Gillaspie is
not failing. Rather is he succeeding
splendidly. Each year he is adding a
UMU LIGHT.
little to his bank account and mors
to his soil account. While the ex-
clusive grain farm without proper
rotations. Is growing poorer and le»9
productive his acres arc each year
Increasing their productive power
and growing In value.
Big Profits In Hogs.
In a conversation a few weeks ago
with Mr. Gillaspie he stated that the
first cost of the calves fed this year
was $1566 and that lie figured that
this with the feed bill pasture in-
terest and all. amounted to $3666.
Mr. Gillaspie figures that the princi-
pal profit comes through tho hogs
that run after these cuttle. A few
months ago he sold 24 hogs the pigs
from three sows nt 14 1-2 cents a
pound or a total of $825. At the time
the steers v. ere delivered he still had
40 head of hogs averaging about 156
pounds.
These calves were placed on feed
in December and were given siluge
at first only once a day. and this in
the morning with corn at night until
May 1. They were also given some
shutf oats and ear corn. Hay was also
piwided. but only a limited quantity
was eaten. Toward th<^ end of the
finishing period cottonseed meal and
molasses feed the former at the rate
of 166 pounds a day and the latter at
the rate of 86 pounds a day. for the
entire bunch of steers was fed.
Holds Calves Until Late.
Heretofore Mr. Gillaspie ha s re-
fused to contract his calves for early
delivery preferring to feed them on
until late summer or early fall. This
year though he had a chance to
make the record sale that he did. he
thought it advisable to do so. This
early delivery meant that the calves
did not have the perfect finish which
has characterized those of longer
feed. This fact and the further fact
that the market failed to show the
strength that was indicated a few
months previous caused the cattle to
lose money for the shippers. Had the
market not shown unexpected weak-
ness these calves should have sold
$1 a hundred higher.
To speak of tlie work of this Mis-
souri feeder and not refer to his farm
would be like describing Hamlet and
leaving out the melancholy Dane.
Mr. and Mrs. Gillaspie—yes. they are
full partners in farming—have a
home that is a credit to the neighbor-
hood and to the county. It is not a
pretentious place. There Is no great
showy house but the cottage de-
signed along pleasing llnec. neatly
painted and set In a nice grove is a
real home. There are no littered lots
no ramshackle fences no saging
gates on the Gillaspie. farm. All
outbuildings are painted and kept in
the best of repair. About such a
farm there is no need of a clean-up
day. In the fields good crops grow'
out of the ground because it is good
ground. Altogether the Gillaspie farm
home is such as makes for the sta-
bility of the nation.
WILL NOT QUARANTINE
AGAINST COTTON CROP
Other Cotton Growing States
Decided to Await Develop-
ments in Texas.
Prof. S. W. Billing of the depart-
ment of entomology of the A. and M.
College of Texas has just returned
from New Orleans where he was in
attendance at a meeting of the ento-
mologists from five of the cotton-
growing states and representatives
from the bureau of entomology of
the United States Department of
Agriculture. This meeting was called
by Dr. W. D. Hunter of the Federal
horticultural board to consider
whether or not it was advisable to
place a quarantine on cotton prod-
ucts from this state. Considerable
alarm has been manifested by cot-
ton growers in the other cotton
growing states since the discovery of
the pink bullworm at Hearne Texas
a few weeks ago.
After considering tho question fully
the committee decided that the pres-
ent situation does not call for a raod.
ifkation of existing quarantine regu-
lations against the state of Texas by
other cotton-growing states and that
it is safe to await further develop-
ments tending to show the pink boll-
worm has not been entirely eradi-
cated at Hearne.
The representatives of the other
cotton-growing states expressed their
appreciation ot the prompt and ef-
ficient action which has been taken
under the leadership of the workers
representing the FVderal horticul-
tural board and the United States
bureau of entomology together with
the Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas nnd experiment sta-
tion and the State Department ot
Agriculture working together In an
effort to exterminate the pink bull-
worm at Hearne.
The conference also passed reso-
lutions expressing their appreciation
of the Chamber of Commerce and
citizens of Hearne In carrying out
the work t<» an apparently success-
I'ful completion
The meeting was attended by Dr.
W. D. Bunter of the Federal horti-
cultural board Washington. D. C.;
B. R. Coad T. O. Barber and T. E.
Hullouay. of the bureau of ento-
mology. United Stales Department of
Agriculture; Wilmon Newell atate
plant board of Florida: W. A. Wur-
sham. of the State Department of
Agriculture of Georgia; Dr. W. D.
Hinds of Auburn. Alabama; Franklin
Sherman Jr. of North Carolina; W.
R. Dodson director of the Louisia-
na experiment station; E. E. Scholl
and Ed L. Ayres of tho State Do*
partment of Agriculture of Texas
and K. W. BHsing. of the department
of entomology of the A. and M. Col-
lege uf Toxas.
KILAUEA LOOMS.
Honolulu T. H.—The volcano of
Kilauea is now in tho midst of one
of the most spectacular phases it has
shown for many years. During the
month ot May the great lake ot fire
rose within its encircling walla to u
height of only fifteen feet beluw the
rim. This was followed by a sub-
sidence of rome seventy feet at the
approach of the solstice nnd a rapid
rise immediately after the conclu-I
sion of that event.
At the present time the bike is still
rising and there is every indication
that it will flow over its rim and
pour out into the vast main crater
affording a most superb and awe- !
inspiring display. Already the neigh-
boring hot Js are filling up in expec-
tation of the event and scientists are
arriving to study the wolcanic phe-1
nomena aceompain mg the display. |
EXPLAINS MT
FOOB MOL
BEILLI MEANS
Hoover Says Conservation
With Economical Consump-
tion Is Answer.
RUSSIA’S COSTLY ERROR
She Did Nothing to Conserve
Food Supply and Revolu-
tion Resulted.
Speaking recently nt a meeting
of State Food Commissioners and
personal staff Herlicrt Hoover gave
a striking explanation of the part
that food control pla>a in war nays
James H. Collins in a food adminis-
tration bulletin:
He said that European nations
went into the war giving little
thought to the subject of food. Even
Germany with all its preparations
had not foreseen the significance of
thia factor. With millions uf men
taken from production and thou-
sands of square miles of fertile fields
laid waste by armies the world's
cupboard began developing a bare-
ness like that of Mother Hubbard.
Country after country went to the
cupboard to get a bone und found
a diminished supply.
This made it necessary to organ-
ize food supply and distribution and
the varioua countries tried various
methods. They fixed maximum
prices regulated the production and
distributing trades and put their
people on rations. Those countries
which established the earliest and
best methods of food control secured
tho greatest efficiency in war. The
best system on the whole is still
that of Germany and she has been
able to maintain efficiency with a
food supply which in some of hei
enemy countries might be must em-
barrassing. Russia with perhaps
the greatest powlbilitles of food pro-
duction in Europe did nothing at
all. and out of Russia's situation
grew her revolution.
Kussin's Nnd. Evmiplc.
Mr. Hoover said whether we like
it or not we must deal with the
food problem of war in one ot two
ways. There is not enough food to
go around if we stick to the lavish
methods of peace times. Rising
prices coupled with depreciation of
money due to Issues of*war bonds
in every country which make the
purchasing power of money shrink
compel us to adjust the food supply
to the worl I’s appetite either by-
controlling that supply in ways that
lead to economy and make it suffice
or by letting wages rise as prices
rise to keep pace roughly with fluc-
tuations. Even an amateur econo-
mist can see at a glance that food
control is betetr than wage increase
because wage increase is a crude
force operating slowly unevenly and
with great mjustico and suffering
to millions of workers. The wages of
many workers do not rise—the pro-
fessional men. clerical workers pub-
lic employes and so forth. Russia
tried the experiment uf letting wages
adjust themselves to the diminishing
food supply and it did not work.
Russia was brought to a state bor
dering on anarchy by the intolerable
pressure of the food situation on the
ordinary peaceful citizen.
Therefore whether we like it or
not —this is x favorite phrase of the
Food Administrator nnd typifies the
impersonal attitude he takes toward
these great economic problems—-
whether we like it or not. we must
meet the foqd situation in dne way
or the other and food control seems
to be the lesser of two evils.
Organizing Food Control.
This viewpoint explains most of
the work thus far done by the
United States Food Administration.
From August 10. when President
Wilson signed the food law until
today much of the work of the
Food Administration has centered
upon the organization of food con-
trol machinery. The farmer the
grain man. the miller the baker the
packer the grocer the wholesaler
and retailer the trawling salesman
and the canned goods broker have
gone to Washington in bodies repre-
septing the best men ami the best
minds in their respective trades and
have conferred there not only with
the Food Administrator himself but
with leading men in their own lines
who ure acting as volunteers un the
'oud Administration. Sometimes
ley have gone with fear in their
earts or resentment at the jSrus-
ect of government interference in
icir business affaire. But there Is
imething in Washington which
jickty dissipates fear and resent-
lent and leads these men to offer
DALLAS
FAIR
Now Open
Closes October 28th
Talk to “Katy"
Agents About
Fares
their unaiiiniouz zupport to food
control measure*.
"Whether we like It or not” they
are told "thl is the oltuatlon. Busi*
lieu cannot go on an usual In war
times because the law of supply and
demand Is thrown out ot operation.
These ure the conditions and here la
the only remedy that has been found
In countries with greater experienci
In war than we have yet had. What
do you think about it gentlemen?”
What the business men think is
shown in every cuse by their action
in recognizing the necessity for food
control. They have promised their
patriotic co-iperution. and are read-
justing their trade organization and
methods for loyal support of Food
Administration policies.
Handling IXxxl Supply.
With sensible food control it is pos-
sible to handle the other two out-
standing problems ot food supply In
war. One I Increased production
und the other Is economical use ot
food. With stable prices absence ot
speculation r.nd the temporary sur-
render ot Individual trade advan-
tages. tho farmer can hate an assur-
ance ot prices ample enough to en-
courage lurgj planting and live stoc.:
raising. And by* these same safe-
guards thrown round the food sup-
ply. the consumer Is made willing to
economize in food and Is also able t >
purchase the necessities ot life nt
prices which are at least reasonable
and what is more important do n6t
suffer with fluctuations.
This is food control in a nut shell.
Whatever fear or hostility there may
be in the country over food control
arises entirely Iron misunderstand-
ing of what food control really
means. why*B is necessary and how
It is being carried out. In no case
does this fe ling persist after real
fool control has been explained.
REPORTS BUSINESS GOOD
New BuiklingH ami Streets Being
Built nt Eagle Pnaa.'
EAGLE PASS. Texas. Oct. 13.—
When the system of improved
streets that is now being built in
Eagle Pass is completed it will be
second to nune in Texas. Main
Street is being torn up preparatory
to paving with rod’ asphalt. Sturm
sewers are being laid and a good
drainage system will be the result.
A number of modern business blocks
are beins built.
With the completion of the Coun-
try Club building which is nuw re-
ceiving its finishing touches Eagle
Pass will have one of the best equip-
ped resorts of this kind in the state.
The building is already open a large
ly attended hop being held there
a few nights ago. A nine-hole gulf
course has been laid out and a
tennis court and croquet l^wn will
be put in.
Business conditions across the riv-
er at Piedras Niegras and points In
the interior are steadily improving.
Mexican Consul Arredondo furnish-
ed a list of articles that passed
through this port during the month
of September representing United
States exports which includes 11.- |
974 sacks of flour. 23.753 sacks of
corn. 3605 tana of lard. 2788 sacks
of sugar 2684 boxes of soap. 582
bundles of clothing 22 automobiles.
34 cars of 1 uni ben 1329 bundles of •
caustic soda 267 crates of ugricul- •
tural and mining implements be- I
sides 17 cars of ties 12 railroad cars I
and one locomotive.
< <>mrha< k Mt Father
A popular clergyman vaa cntertatn'ng I
:i couple < f frlenda nt dinner and th«* •
cuesta spoke in pratac of a avrmin their I
huat nad delivered the Sunday before. The |
host’s Fon wna at thr table and one of .
th«* xialtora raid tn him:
'•What do you think of your father’s I
sermon"” j
“I think it was vary food.’* raid tho I
hov. •hut there were three fine plates'
where h- could have stopped.”
Buy a Liberty Bond
-g (■ Dalia and return.
| | . e^CJI On daily; limit Oct. 30th.
Dalia and return.
<T* fOn sale for 9 P. M. train of 19th|
7:IS A. M. and 9 P. M. train* of 20th.
v Limit to leave Dallaa night of 22nd.
RATES APPLY VIA FORT WORTH
OIL BURNING LOCOMOTIVES
Xunshine&pedal
®26«Hour Train for St. Louis.
Leave* San Antonio 9:15 A. M. Daily.
City Tichet Office 202 Ea.t Houston St.
Crochett 425. G. M Bynum C. P. & T. A.
B. P. Ry. S. A&A. P. Ry.
juntry (News Item) Coast Country.
)ucks and Geese j
zome with Wind J
orther of the .eaton today found duch* and
the lower Gulf Coa*t Country and indication. |f
ndid hunting *ea*on. —The Duch Seaaoa op< Il
h.” I
us Christi - Rockport
X HUNTER’S Bate of Operation durin th. Shoot-
Mahe your plan* to get down ther. early and
ootmg.
Travel via
TONIO & ARANSAS PASS RAILWA
“The Superior Line to Toxa* Coa*t”
HOTELS. FIRST CLASS BOARDING HOUS’*'
COTTAGES. ""
City Tkt. Agt. 217 E. Hou.ton St rhone C* *
UCluBhK 14 1017.
BIG SUPPLY OF OIL
TIED UP IN MEXICO
Mexican Government Is Im-
proving Tampico Port to
Facilitate Shipments.
WASHINGTON'. D. C„ Oct 13.—
Badly as oil Is needed in the British
and American navies and in Europa
there are many million barrel* ot
oil st or i^l In Mexico-that cannot be
moved because ot lack ot shipping
The Mexican government 1s very
anxious that the oil ba moved ba-
cause as the Mexican news bureau
here points out holding the oil "con-
stitutes a serious loss in import* to
the government.”
Ninety-nine per cent ot the pro-
duction and shipment ot oil Is under
British an! American control thW
' semi-official bureau states.
I Une well the Uerro Axil has a ca-
parity ot 130.606 barres dally—tho
i largest producer In the world. It I*
• the property of an American oil
company. With others this well I*
shut down foi lack ot ocean trans-
portation alone.
In its efforts to facilitate transpor.
Itation of oil the Mexican government
Is Improving the port ot Tampico in
order thatj.iore of the largest ves-
sels may tahe oil cargoes.
A special commission appointed by
the Mexican Treasury Department i*
lat present investigating the concw-
’sion* ot the Aguila company In "or-
J der to determine their legality and
lexact nature concerning which there
have been many conflicting reports."
the Mexican bureau states. These
concessions include the Tehauntepec
Railway the ports ot Salina Cruz and
Coatzocoalcos and properties In the
states of Vera Cruz und Tamauli-
pas.
N. I'lsc. IJkr Home.
XciVhtor—Hello. J-nklns How «r.
vou? Haven't veen >ou for quite a time
and you rever vome and see the m it*
cn-i me now. IVhy la it?
Jenkins- Well the tact la. old cha>.
that It's «»ot througn ill "ill or bad feeling
or anytldrg like thnt. }ou know! Only
you an<l Mrs. Pnramore hate hom-tal
•u many tilings from me that uhen t
••ce yout place it makes me feel homa-
sick.
| rL^NESj)
(Buv a Liberty Bond)
WINTER TOURIST RATES
To The
East and Southeast
On Sale Daily.
Thru
Sleepers
Chicago Memphis
and Atlanta.
Edw. McClannahan. D. P. A.
C. M. Reaves C. T. A.
201 E. Houston St.
Travis 6200.
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