The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 43, Ed. 1 Friday, September 29, 1911 Page: 4 of 8
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MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE
CAREY SMITH, Editor.
W. C. WRIGHT, Business Manager
Entered at the Postoffice at Bay City Texas as Second Class Mail Matter
Under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
$1.50 PER ANNUM
'patriots have graced the pages of
daily papers everytime an official re-
tired or died, and the “issue” is be-
coming about as disgusting as some
other issues. It seems that the pub-
lic has to put up with a great deal of
rot which is this insatiable greed for
office on the part of a group of public
crib nibbiers whom the people have
invariably refused to place in power.
Down with the cabal!
BICE CASE UP AGAIN.
Houston’s Quarrel With New Orleans
To be Reopened Next Monday.
Any erroneous reflection upon the character or standing of any person
or business concern will be readily and willingly corrected upon, its being
brought to the attention of the publishers.
/The paper will be conducted upon the highest posible plane of legitimate
newspaper business.
It is entirely ambiguous to say “the be highly gratifying to every business
gulf coast of Texas.” There is but man of Bay City. The increase of cot-
ton means the increase of everything
one real gulf coast, so you may, with
due propriety, leave off “Texas.”
Several hundred thousand dollars
worth of rice is a great thing for one
town, especially when other crops
are being marketed to augment the
good looking pile of revenue.
We are becoming a dittle uppish on
our cotton record. The location of
the cotton yard within one block of
the square and on the main street of
the city proves it.
else. It means increased population,
therefore increased business. It re-
quires a great many more hands to
harvest a cotton crop than it does for
any other crop and every hand in the
field must be clothed and fed and this
auguers well for the merchant.
Enough cotton raised will bring the
compress and oil mill, and this means
well for the town. We will all be
benefitted with cotton and should en-
courage larger fields of it and seek
more cotton farmers.
The showers we are now having will
have a good effect on growing gardens
but not enough has fallen to prove o
any material benefit None of it is any
too well relished by cotton and rice
farmers.
El Campo, La Grange, Beeville, are
installing sewer systems. Bay City
has a petition of 146 names before the
council for action. The race now is
to the swiftest, and we wonder where
we’ll come out.
We direct with much pleasure the
attention of Tribune readers to the
article describing the tax situation of
Matagorda county which appears in
another column of today’s issue. It
is a most interesting article and
should be read by every citizen of the
county, as it shows-the wealth of the
county and what that wealth produces
in county and State revenues. Weare
indebted to Mr. J. H. Selkirk for the
figures which made the article possi-
ble.
All small towns should emulate ex-
amples set by the larger cities. In
large cities it is all work and few
words, while in the smaller places it
seems that we are wont to employ all
talk and but little practical work.
In a city (and that is what makes cit-
ies) they plan wisely and act rapidly,
strike while the iron is hot as it were.
In a small place we plan hastily
enough sometmes, but strike slowly.
The fact of the business is we dis-
cuss too freely and talk too long over
things which should be done now.
There is many a small town in Texas
today spluttering along at the slow
and sure death rate whose demise is
attributable, solely, to procrastination
er waiting on the other fellow. We
can act in haste as well as otherwise
ar we employ the wits with which na-
ture has endowed us.
If free raw material Is going to ben-
efit the masses, why is It that shoes
are higher today than before the duty
was taken off hides? We have free
hides and while it is the cry of some
that the destruction of a theory by a
fact, is a political tragedy, may they
not as well weep at the untimely
death of the free material vagary,
which seems to have been murdered
in cold blood, by a cold fact.—El
Campo Citizen.
It is easy enough to see whom the
free hides benefit and the benefit nev-
er reaches the consumer either. The
same rule, will apply to all free mater-
ial, and yet you will find a large per
cent of consumers constantly crying
free raw material. We daresay the
term alone “free raw material," is the
cause of the following because any-
thing free always has a fascinating in-
fluence over a great many people.
Free raw material only benefits the
manufacturer. It doesn’t even bene-
fit the middle man, that is the broker
between the producer, the man who
sells it, and the manufacturer, the
man who buys it. Any Democrat
who cares to investigate and will lay
aside his prejudices long enough to
do justice to the subject will soon re-
alise that everytime he advocates and
votes for free raw material he adds
just that much more profit to the man-
ufacturer and himself derives no ben-
efit whatsoever in return.
LET US GET TOGETHER.
Houston’s quarrel with New Or-
leans and the railroads over the rice
rate will be renewed next Monday
when Commissioner Lane for the in-
terstate commission will begin to take
evidence in Houston. Railroads to the
number of 192 are named as defend-
ant in the case.
The complaint was filed by the Mu-
tual Rice Trade and Development As-
sociation and is made against the New
Orleans adjustment of rice rates to
all portions of the United States.
The complaint alleges that the
Houston rice dealers are forced to
pay local rates on rice to New Or-
leans and from there to points of des-
tination on all shipments to the
southeastern territory, which is des-
scribed as laying east of the Mississi-
‘ppi iRver and south of the Ohio. This
gives New Orleans a decided advante
age over Houston, it is claimed. Ac-
cording to the complaint New Orleans
has the advantage over Houston in a
number of respects. Shipments of rice
from that city are made to points
west of Houston on through rates,
‘ which gives that city an equal oppor-
tunity with Houston of securing bus-
ness. Points in Texas and in Oklaho-
ma are the only places in the United
States to which Houston can ship
rice cheaper than New Orleans can.
New Orleans has an equal rate with
Houston to all points west of the Miss-
issippi River, including California, and
has an advantage over Houston in
shipments to points east of the Miss-
issippi River, since shipments from
that city must go at local rates from
here to New Orleans and from there to
destination.
The Houston dealers ill contend that
they are entitled to the same kind of
rates to points east of New Orleans
The time has come when the peo-that New Orleans has west of Hous-
ple of the Southwest and the railroads ton.
, ‘Every bale of cotton means about
$65 in new money for the communi-
ty. If there was enough people to
The local option election hM come
and brought victory with it to the pro-
hibitionists. The pros are rejoicing
and the antis appear to be la good
raise enough cotton there would be
enough money.—Angleton Times
Ain’t that the truth? So the ques-
tion of prosperity depends upon hav-
ing the people. Why can't our land
owners see this and do something to
induce immigration? Human prog-
should have a better understanding
The railroads have rights and the peo-
ple have rights. Each should respect
the rights of the other.
There are no sound reasons for an-
tagonism. but on the contrary there
are many reasons for co-operation.
The railroads are, or should be, in-
terested in seeing the farmers get
good profits for their products' the
people want the railways to earn rea-
humor. On the face of the returns,
with all boxes heard form, the pros, ress, stimulating social intercourse and
have a majority of 503. This more (keeping alive the —brotherhood of
than doubles the majority given by man.”—Alvin Advocate.
Cotton is the best money circulator
this county for the amendment in the
July election and shows conclusively
that many voted for local optica who
did not vote for statewide prohibition.
In other words there are many in Na-
varro county who prefer local option
to statewide prohibition, is the deduc
tion to be drawn from Saturday’s vote
—Corsicana Sun
If those Eastern capitalists who last
week closed a deal for 48,000 acres of
• Brazoria counts lands, which they ex-
pect to colonize, will go to the central
and northern portions of Texas and
select good, commonsense Texas farm-
ers to till those 43,000 acres they will
have done something for the coast
country which will go down in his-
tory as a thing well done and worth
the while. The “ten, twenty, thirty”
man is alright, but if we expect this
country to develop as it should we
- must get the Texas cotton farmer. We
have too much uncultivated land to
risk the small farmer for speedy de-
velopment.
of all crops. It begins with even the
small “pickaninny” who assists his
“mammy” in picking to the compress
man and his assistants who prepares
it for shipment. It employs more
hands than all other crops combined
perhaps and it takes a class of help
that but few other crops can risk,—the
inexperienced and uneducated. It’s
a great crop, cotton is; and the gulf
coast country is a great place to raise
it in.
The increase of cotton receipts for
this fall over that of last year should
We would like very much to have
it in our power to create an office for
every hungry office seeker, if in return
they would agree to take things easy
after having once been thoroughly en-
throned and clothed with the coveted
ermine of official hierarchy. Every
time an official dies or resigns, or
thinks of resigning there are a horde of
ple hunters with avaricious appetites
and whetted molars ready to serve
their country “if they can be prevailed
upon” to “accept,” and their names
forthwith find their way into public
print as “possible timber.” For two
years the selfsame willing-to-serve
sonable profits on their invest-
ments
We call especial attention to the
article of Judge Yancy Lewis on the
first page of this paper, “The Rights
of the People and the rights of the
Railways.”—This is a < "tar, concise
and intelligent present ation of the sub
ject. Read this article and think of
the logic it expresses. Think of the
foily of listening to designing poli-
ticlans who are working for their own
selfish interests at the expense of the
people!
The producers cannot market their
products without the aid of the trans-
portation companies, nor can these
companies exist without tonnage.
What we need is co-operation between
the railways and the farmers.
Farm and Ranch will have more to
say upon this important subject and
it earnestly invites your assistance in
disscussing and bringing about a bet-
ter understanding of the transporta-
tion question. Let us get together.—
Farm and Ranch.
It has been announced that New
Orleans rice interests 'will be present
to assist the railroads in their fight?
——o—o— —
Naming Country Homes.
There is an added dignity and charm
to the home which has been christen-
ed with an attractive name. This gives
individuality to the place, suggests to
the mind of one who hears it some-
thing of the character, personal ap-
pearance and. habits of the owner, of
the people who live there and are
making it history. It is a matter of
surprise that every owner, of a coun-
try home, however humble, does not
give it this marked feature. The name
given should be expressive of some
condition, of its location, or of an
event in its history, or the life of the
possessor. A prairie home
should
never have the suffix of mount or
hill, and a mountain or hillside home
should express location, or it may
be connected with the name of the
present or former owner, sometimes
with some romantic historical event,
which will lend interest to the place.
Sometimes a fine grove or a luxuriant
growth of some particular plant or
flower will give an attractive name.
Again the peculiar characteristics of
an individual sometimes furnish
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DOUBEK & HAWKINS
There are land owners In Matagor-
da county who could well afford to
spend a goodly sum to get Texas farm-
ers here and located upon some of the
county’s magnificent soil. The Texas
farmer is the most successful one in
the South. Of course there are drones
in the busy agricultural hive, but as
a rule, when one settles a certain
piece of land and begins to develope it
every foot of land about him begins
to climb in value. For this reason
we state that the land owner who is
desirous of settling the country with
thrifty and successful farmers would
do well to spend some money and en-
ergy on the undertaking. There's no
county better than Matagorda county;
nor more in need of agricultural de-
velopment and not a one more sus-
ceptible to a marked change along all
of its agricultural lines. The fault is
catchy name.
The friend who asked that we fur-
nish a name suitable for a farm home
should consider the above conditions
in naming her home, and since we are
inot familiar with the location, we are
at a loss to suggest one.—Farm and
Ranch.
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To the Rice Farmers of Matagorda
County:
We wish to call your attention to the fact that we have contracted for
a large supply of Binder Twine, Sew ing Twine, Sacks and Coal at close
figures.
We carry in stock the Deering Sisal binder twine only, which is the
best, the 9-oz. 64-inch sacks which are the standard and the best steam
coal for threshing purposes. Our prices are equal to the lowest. This is
not said idly, you will save money by seeing us before you buy.
Will say to those who have signed up with the Southern Rice Grow-
ers’ Association, that we will aid the association in every way to dispose
of their rices to the best advantage.
Our storage rate is the same as heretofore, 5 cents first month* 4
cents second month, 3 cents third and each succeeding month thereafter
or a fraction threot.
The Bay City market needs no defense, we believe it is as good as the
best in the entire rice belt.
where.
Our facilities for handling and marketing rice is not
excelled any-
mu.
We are well equipped for recleaning rices. We are proud -of our re-
cord in the past, highly appreciative of the business we have enjoyed, and
promise our best efforts on all business intrusted to us for the season
1911-12.
We wish you a bountiful and inexpensive harvest, and a good market
for the fruits of your labor.
Tours very truly.
FARMERS STORAGE COMPANY
By A. A. Moors, Manager.
IMMENSE DEPOSITS OF MUD-
SHELL DISCOVERED AT
MATAGORDA.
WILL ASSIST IN .TEXAS EXHIBIT.
Bay City Business League To Secure
Funds for Land Show.
Company To Be Formed to Develope It
At an interesting meeting of the
Business League held last night a
One of the “rewards" of the dredg-
ing of the intercoastal canal channel
committee consisting of G. M. Magill
B. E. Norvell and Mayor Sutherland
was appointed to visit the different
at Matagorda is realized in the ex-,
plorations of the shell reef in the bay towns of the county for the purpose
which has been known to exist for of securing funds with which to send
years, but the dimensions of which an exhibit to the Cotton Palace at
have never been calculated upon. For, Waco, the Dallas Fair and the Falls
that matter they might be considered County Fair, and also to solicit funds
an unknown asset as yet for the rea- for the Texas Exhibit Association,
son that the dredge “Matagorda” in’Considerable local interest is mani-
cutting through the reef went » feet tested in the Texas Land Exhibit and
deep in places and never succeeded in the committee will endeavor to ar-
getting to the bottom of the great pile’range to collect an ample sum with
of shells, so for convenience in our cal which to properly take care of any
culations we shall assume that the show Matagorda county cares to pull
average depth of the shells is 9feet. off.
The length of the reef is five miles! The league also discussed several
and its width about 3000 feet. It oon-'other matters of importance and ad-
tains, therefore, 27,400,00 cubic yards journed with many good things map-
of mud shellI and a dredge handling ped out for the early future.
one cubic yard a minute would be re-
quired to work without stopping one
second, 52 years 1 month and 17 days
in order to clear the bay of this sub-
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Catholic Church Notes.
The first solemn vespers took place
marine mountain of shells, jat the Bay City Catholic church on
As a ballast and for foundation work Sunday, Sept., 24th. The singing was
in building the mudshell as found in very good and promise in the future
our coast waters is becoming very to bring still better results, as it is
popular. It is said that the shell re-the Intention of the priest to put in
ferred to in this article are superior to two choirs, one in the gallery and an-
any found on this coast and their ac-other in the nave. He is leaving for
cessibility very satisfactory all of Rosenberg via Sealy, this afternoon,
which tends to make the deposits a He has been delegated by the Rt. Rev.
commodity of extraordinary commer- Bishop of Galveston to bless the new
Catholic church there. He takes pride
writer in mentioning that a new building,
a is authorised to make the state-thanks to God, and the zeal of the
ment that a corporation composed of people, entirely free form debt.
Matagorda citizens is being exploited! Tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept., 26th, he
for the purpose of going extensively will pay, in the presence of a commit-
into the utilization of the mudshell of‘tee , the balance still due on material
Matagorda Bay with headquarters in and work.
Matagorda town.
Capt. Jacobson, who has charge of
the dredge “Matagorda” in the canal
cial value.
In
this connection
the
Next Sunday there will be mass at
Bay City at 11:30 and solemn vespers
in the evening at 8 o clock. Seats
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To d
In his letter to the Texas secretaries
concerning the trip, President Treze-
vant says: “It will be a magnificent
trip, combining excellent accommoda-
tions with interesting and ever chang-
ing scenery and I think this a splen-
did idea for the men in the profession
to celebrate the resumption of through
river traifc.".
Fornerly the town man was taught to
believe that pubile roads were for the
exclusive use and benefit of the people
living in the rural districts, and that
this class alone should be held respon-
sible for their construction, care and
maintenance. On the other hand, the
rural resident, when the question of
good roads was broached to him,
knowingly shook his head and said,
not In the soil, the location nor the “No extra taxes on my property for
climate; it is purely and simply with*
in ourselves. If landlords were to"lim-
ber up" their field pieces and turn
loose a few heavy broadsides some-
thing would take place here that
wouldmake them public benefactors
the town dude and his automobile”
Either position is erroneous and has
had its effect in retarding good road
work in many localities. As a matter
of fact, the city and county should
co-operate in connecting all county
dredging work and who superintend-
ed the cut through the reef says that
these are perhaps the finest mudshell
banks on the Texas coast as the shell
contains much more cement, perhaps
twice as much, as that found in Gal-
veston Bay and other places along the
coast.
This is destined to be a great In-
dustry at Matagorda for the reason
that the Colorado river will be open
now in a few days and a barge of shell
towed to the wharves in Matagorda
may be unloaded directly from the
barge to the cars saving thereby the
expense of intermediate handling.
Those prominently mentioned as be-
ing connected with the proposed com-
pany to take over this reef are W. E.
McNabb, county commissioner, Geo.
W. Culver, A. H. Wadsworth, Good-
win Sterne and other prominent citi-
zens of Matagorda.
free. The public is invited.
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According to reports from Washing-
ton, El Campo is lined up for a postal
saving bank. Reports do not state
when the bank will be opened.
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and an object of pride to this country, roads , to the nearest city pavement..
The land owner cannot expect the
newspapers and the small man
to do all the developing.
He has the land and is the very one
who reaps the heaviest harvest no
matter how hard the balance of us
work, and upon his shoulders should
rest some of the burdens of the popu-
and the city 'should obligate itself to
bear all future maintenance charges
for that portion of the road within the
city limits, and the county, which in-
cludes the city, should be burdened
correspondingly with all roads out-
side the city limits.
Eleven Hundred and Thirty-Five Bales
Ginned Todate.
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The two gins of Bay City had ginned
1135 bales upto 10 o’clock this morn-
ing, which represents about #80,000 In
cash for cotton and seed. Quite an
item for a new industry isn't It?
Glasses Fitted
P. G. SECREST
GRADUATE OPTICIAN
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lating of the county and the conse- * Every road petition granted now
quent upbuilding of it. And we are 1
bold enough to presume that they will
sooner or later realise the situation
and get busy, a thing they will have to
do if they want the people to come
here and improve the country. Every
farm planted to cotton and successful-
ly farmed enhances directly or in-
directly by the value of every tillable
acre of land in the county.
should be carefully scrutinized and
looked' upon as a possible part of th
permanent system of roads which
would be paved in the future. The
road should be properly located, as re-
gards drainage, and every petition
should be accompanied by right of
way deeds for its entire length, before
authority for its construction is grant-
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