San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 258, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 14, 1912 Page: 11 of 16
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SAN ANTON 1U EXPRESS: SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 14, 1912.
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THE INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS OF THE WEEK IN TEXAS IS HERE REVIEWED
IMPROVEMENTS .1T EL CAMPO
Harbor View, Comprising 1,000 Acres,
to Be Thrown Open to
Homebuilders.
St'tdil Te)»fr»m to The Eiprfss.
ROCKPORT, Tex.. Sept. 12.—In line
with rther Improvements in developing the
commercial and property interests of Kock-
port has been the recent addition to the
city known aa Harbor View. About a
thousand acres adjoining the city limits
• n ihe northwest have l>een purchased by
1'urke R. Longworth of San Autonio froui
( II. Moore. The County Surveyor. !•'.
PerciTal, Is this week dividing it inlJ
blocks, lots and small acreage trocts. A
large force of Mexicans is clearing and
grulihlng the stieets. This property lies
nest to the Sparks Colony, where some
of the finest fruit and vegetables in the
(ounty are grown.
The guests who visit the (Mis Shore
Club during the coming reason wlli indeed
be linril to please If they fail to appro, i
nt" the contemplated Improvements if the
new owners, Col. Frank Holland of Dal-
las and J. E. Whlteselle of Corslcana.
I'hey have secured George F. Elsert, Into
of the Gtcen Hotel at (iregory, as their
isiinncer. A ,'tO foot launch la being built
bv \V. C. Terry of Rockport, which wili
be used for pleasure purposes on the buy.
"i his week a representative was here la
i onier.'lue regarding the installment of a
billiard ball and boniing alley. A land-
scape gardener Is engaged to superintend
beautifying the spacious lawns, where
reservation will ho niado for tennis courts
and croquet grounds. New cottages will
be added and interior decoration on the
main building. Altogether there will be
an expenditure of between $8,000 and
W,0<H>. , ...
Too I,aPlaya Hotel has lieeo a splendid
success since the formal opening In July,
'the ground* about the hotel are now re-
ceiving attention that necessarily had to
lie neglected during th.i summer. On.a
mental shrubs, palirs and flower beds
have been set out and now the driveway
i:; to be shelled and the lawn sodded.
Shipping Activities rit 1'ort Arthur.
Si'tcinl Telegram to The Express.
POET ARTHUR. Tex., Sept. 13.-A re-
port on the commodity value of the
shipping business done in and out of the
district of Sabine, of which Port Arthur
U the port of entry, since the port was
segregated from the Galveston district,
naa been compiled.
Segregation of the district from Galves-
ton was effected March 11, 1907, and at
the end of the fiscal year. June 30, show-
ed Imports valued at $22,100 and exports
valued at I2.7s3.tii9. us compared witn Im-
ports hf $728,156, exports of $22,Obi,'.50 for
1012
Receipts for 1912 were $18,913.06.
South America Gets Texas Lumber.
Special Telugram to The Express.
BOGOTA, Colombia, Sept. 13.—Reports
from the larger contractors In this pro-
vince show that severui million tee l or
pine lumber have been received from
points in Texaa to be used in local con-
struction work. Lumber for buildl.ig pur-
poses is usually supplied by home mills,
but owing to tinanciai ana labor condi-
tions here, the American mills were en-
abled to supply tiie trade at a cheaper
1.1 • o and w title the lumber Is not con-
sidered of a. high quality as the home
lumber, it Is answering the purpose, and
there appears to be no decrease in the
demand ior imported building material.
Precooling Plant for Bay C'ilj.
f-clai Telegram to The Express.
BAY CITY, Tex., Sept. 13.—Houston
parties have been In the city for the past
several days laying plana for the erec-
tion of a precuo)>nt> station in &ay
the same to be in operation In time toi
the fall and spring movement of truck.
Iietalls of the matter are not tuliy avail-
able, but the deal is pending with a cer-
tainty that all present arrangements will
be perfected The plant will bo erected
un the St. Louis, Brownsville S~ Mexico
Railroad Company's tracks with a ca-
pacity sufficient to take care ol all the
refrigerator cats of that road coming
from the Lower ltio Grande \ alley en
route to Northern points, and then con-
tents in transit to Northern markets. At
present there is but one precoollng sta-
tion on the road, the one at ban Benito.
The one to be located here will be
an Ideal place in that ours is a centra
point between the fields to be served
and nearer the great markets.
(;.-ju]e Streets at Sutherland Spring?.
Special Telegram to Tbo Express.
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Tex., Sept.
13—Julian Cantu, uho has the contract for
grading the street here, has a part of
liis equipment on the grounds and a
number of teams already ut work. Mr.
Whltaker, of Whitaker & Washington,
civil engineers, is setting the grade
stakes and otherwise preparing for the
work to go forward.
Big Tract Sold in C rane ( ounty.
Special Telegram to Tli« Eipresi.
SAN ANGELO, Tex., Sept. 13.-A deal
was consummated here Monday in which
more than 64,000 acres of land In Crane
County was Bold to the American Real-
ization Company of Chicago for more
than $400,000. The owners of the land
were B. N. Aycock and Edwards Bros.
Much of the land can be irrigated and
Northern farmers will be brought to the
tract for settlement.
Texas Corn Production.
Special Telegram to The Eipresa.
FORT WORTH, Tex., Sept. ^.-Esti-
mates furnished the Texas Commercial
secretaries and Business Men's Associa-
tion by the Federal Department of Ag-
riculture Indicate that there will be 2,800,-
ooo.oon bushels of corn produced In the
United States this year, which is an In-
crease over 1911 of 2SO.OOO.OOO bushels, or
11 per cent. Texas will produce 97,000,000
bushels, an increase over the previous
year of 27,740,000 bushels, or 40 per cent.
DR. STOTTS & CO.
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SPECIALISTS.
Men are dnlly ex-
changing money
for guesswork nnd
mistaken by those
inexperienced In
the treatment of
their ailments. Toti
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now get the bent.
We charge nothing
lo prove our meth-
od» cure.
Our best reference: Our many Cored and
satisfied patients.
The following diseases are sin » easfully
treated: Nerve, Blood and Skin Dis-
eases. Kidney, Bladder and Urinary
Diseases, Varicose and Knotted Veins,
Nervous Debility of Men. Blood Pol-
son, Eruptions, ('leers, Piles and Fis-
tula. Hours: 9 a m. to 5:30 p. m.;
Sundays. 9-12. Medicines furnished
ready for use; no exposure.
Consultation and Examination FREE.
If you cannot call, write.
DR. STOTTS & CO.
Suite 815-317 (iunter Hblg., San An-
tonio, Tex at.
lo Any Afflicted Man or Woman.
Dr. KtotU A Co. offer their long and
valuable experience nn expert specialists
in their particular line of practice, thor
ouably reliable nnd permanently located:
regular graouates in medicine; duly and
legully qualified to practice medlciuo
and surgery in the State of Texas.
Place of Retreat for the Incurables
Suffering With Consumption
Is Wanted.
Special Telegram to I lit- Express.
WACO, Tex , Sept. 13.—The city com-
missioners will confer with a committee
from the Count \ Commissioners' Court
upon a proposition endorsed by t h •
County Commissioners to establish a
Joint hospital tor incurable tuberculosis
patients, l he city lomnussion, However,
is apparently no in ia\or ot the piopo
sition. Mayor indkattu i wil-
lingness to co-operac with othar towns
anu cities ot the State m the estaousn-
mtnt of such institutions, but until ho
was certain the movement would be.com j
general and that all other cities and the
larger towns join in the movement he
would not favor the establishment oi
such an institution in Waco.
Kobert J. Nelson, executive secretary
| of the Antituberculosis Association, pre
sen ted the matter usfoie the city coui
I missioners alter securing favorable ac-
tion of the County Commissioners, tie
suiu only or.e city, Dallas, had agreed to
establish the joint hospital, but he be-
lieved many more would Join and urged
the commissioners to put Waco in a*
the second city to adopt the plan. The
proposition is under consideration.
Cotton Handled at Port Arthur.
Special 'it? lug rum tu Th« ExpriSh.
TEXAS CITY, Tex., Sept. 13.—During
the season of lyli, 6&M6& bales of cotton
were received at tnis port, compared wun
i-^i.oMJ bates during 1911. Uf the total
bales received 4ll,5u4 bales were exported
to Great Britain, to trance, •
to Mexico and 75,U07 bales to oilier points.
Brisk Building at Pittsburg.
Speciul Telegruui to Tlit Lxpix-ss.
PlTTSbl Hb, 'itx., bept, 13.— Business
is very bnsK here at present and over
>.<<o is i>t»iig cxpenueu in construction
anu inipiovement wortt. beserui rwsi-
uences and business blocks are being
C 'Cted and the Northeast lexa ran
Association is constructing several new
buiiuings within the ta-r grounds, eleven
adjoining counties are mem be l s oi the
fan association.
Cotton Handled at Galveston.
Spei ial lelejirauj to ihe Bxpreua.
GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 13.-Cottun
receipts at this port during 1912 were
..... ,.-o\ bales, of whicn baies
wei exported to Great Britain,
t. t rance, 11,r>48 to japan ami l.y+i.ou
bales to all other points. me cotton
receipts at this port have snown a steaoy
ii.-ciease during the past tnree years,
t «• iy 11 total ueing 2,iMM64 bales, wnne
lftlli the total was 2,.v,n,4U. The In-
ternational Great Northern ailwio
conveyed the largest number uf bales lu
tins market, tne total being l.otfc,
wnile the Missouri, Kansas & 'i'exas
Kaiiway comes second with UGO.OiX 'bales
August Cotton Ginnings.
ipeeial Telegram to Th« Express.
WASHINGTON, L> C., Sept. 13.-The
first cotton ginning repou issued by the
hederal Census bureau lor 1'JxJ buowed
that <>n September 10, bales ot cot-
ton had been ginned sin o the reason
opened, it is ostimated that o per cent
or the entire crop ifl already in The
report shows that round baits have not
Increased over last year. There have
been 203 bales of sea Island cotton ginned
this season. Texas has furnished 673,935
hales of the crop ulready ginned. This is
an increase for Texas of about 100,WW
baits over last year.
Applications for (5 S'er Cent Money.
Speciai Teleg.um tu'tlie 8*presi.
FOHT WOltTtt, Tex., Sept. 13.-Appli-
cations for ti per cent money on distress
cotton are pouring in ut the headquar-
ters of the Farmers' Union m this city.
Peter Radford, president of the union, es-
timates that at least 25 per cent of the
cotton picked so far this season is be-
ing stored on the Farmers' Union plan,
und unless there is a rapid advance in
cotton prices, the farmers will tax to
the utmost the ability of the Texas busi-
ness interests to finance the crop.
President Radford, in company with
President Cain of the Commercial Sec-
retaries and Business Men's Association,
bus canvassed the large banking centers
of the State soliciting large loans from
leading bankers, and reports the south-
ern portion of the State provided for,
and President Radford is in receipt of
advice from the American Exchange
Bank arid the Guarantee State Bank of
Dallas that they would make available
$500,000 each for'lending farmers on cot-
ton and the Fort Worth bankers will
make heavy advances, the same as last
* Mr' Radford, speaking for the agricul-
tural interests of the State, expressed
grateful appreciation for the assistance
the business interests are giving the
farmers.
Texas Wealth Increased in August.
Special Ttlffmm tr>'Th« Eipri-w.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 13— Sta-
tistics recently compiled by the Texas
Commercial Secretaries and Business
Men's Association show that the wealth
of Texas Increased approximately *69.-
210.000 during the month of August. For-
eign capital, which is the largest item
of Increased wealth, shows a gain over
the previous month of $11,750,000, or 93
per cent. . ... „ ,,
The sources of Increased wealth for the
month of August classify as follows:
Agricultural production I19.86o.0W
Mineral production 1,855,000
Factory production 12.750,000
Foreign capital ^4.i,50.00"
Total —
Crop Conditions Good.
Bteclftl Teltwrram to The Express.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 13.-A
staterent given out by the Federal De-
partment of Agriculture on the 25th of
August gives a report ot crop conditions
in all States in the Union. All Texas
crops are shown to be In excellent con-
dition. being 6% points above normal,
while those of surrounding States are
from 4 to 8 points under average condi-
tions.
Ijiih! Sales in Colorado County.
Spool ill Telegram t<> The Express.
COLUMBUS, Tex., Sept. 13.-The tide
of public interest, Judging from the real
estate sales Just made, Is centering in
Colorado County. The Messrs. I alt snd
Stafford land sold for $70,000 and an ele-
gant residence sold for $4,000. The 2,000-
acre Oakes ranch was sold nesr Rock
Island. A San Antonio man bought a
farm of 178 acres from VV. H. Fehren-
kemp for $16 per acre.
Will Have Irrigation Farm.
Hpectal Telegram to The Kxpresu.
BRADY, Tex., Sept. 13.- G. W. Vlerllng,
formerly owner of tbe Brady telephone
system, but receitly of Kimblo County,
is in tlio city looking after machinery
for an Irrigation plant nnd alfulfa farm
for his l.bOO-aere ranch near Junction. Mr.
Vterllng planted nnd Irrigated sixty i»eres
in alfc'fa this year on his rnucii. from
which Iip secured 1,000 bales of hay, and
he is now arranging for a 10-horsepower
tractor and gang plows, which will be
used in plowing up and reseeding his old
land and putting new land under cultiva-
tion. Mr. Vierllng stated that his inten-
tion ultimately would be th<» establishment
<>f ii hog ranch upon which he hoped to
pro-lure -.000 head of marketable hogs 4111
nut My. hut that he was finding profit
enough In raising alfalfa alone to Justify
an outlay for machinery he has purchased.
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TEXAS INDUSTRIAL NOTES
Dallas—The building permits issued dur-
ing the month of August in this city
reached a total of $€13,098. The total per-
mits Issued during the last week in the
month were $313,745.
Bowie—Over 150 -.an of peaches were
shipped out of thin vicinity this season.
The Early Wheeler peach led all other
varieties., over forty-six cars of this prod-
uct being transported. The prices have
been rather low, but the large volume
brought the growers a g >od profit.
Dallas—During the month of August the
total poatoffice receipts for Dallas were
(63,«aKU2, as compared with 1.2ft for
Auevm of last >ear, an increase of
Greenville-A. K. Nicholson, promoter
of the Blue Rlc;;»> interurbaii line, has
closed a contract To; ties, timber and
treatlewoi i. on the interurban and expects
10 iinish tbo worn on the twelve miles
from Anna vo B;ue Kidge b.v October 15
and will then suit the giaulng towards
Greenville.
Waco—More than twice aa much < -tton
1'i.s been recehed la thl» c.iy up to Sep-
tember 1 as had been received at the cor-
let-ponding date last year. The receipts
J01 this y«?ar are 4,50o bales, as against
1,7m« baU\* last year.
Fort W orth—According to a report of
the city auditor and collector, the as-
sessed city values for 1912 01' both rwii
and personal property are |62,fo],7Wr, an
Increase of $!:,2iy,654 over tbe previous
year Realty is assessed at 344,043,710
riic tax rat« Is $1.9,1 on the $lw valuation.
Sherman—The North Texas heniale Ool-
lias opened with an enrollment of
1 pupils. A.i.i-ng the new instrti'tors
ytai is Prot. Sr. Guilli of Home,
ita.y. who will have charge (»f tin* mu-
hi«a. and concert courses at the college.
Mta • «- Oyasabel ot Madrid, Spain, will
have marge ot me classes In Spanish and
1*1 ench.
Hu>k - The Young Men's Business
League ii> piomot,ng seni.ment in tavor
"1 i> nding a goou road tro!ii Ku>k to
the Afoy \alley, a distance of ten miles.
The road will traverse a rich farming
territorv in the Iron Mountain district.
Wellington -According to the tax rolls
the asst.iHed valuation of Collingsworth
County tor 1912 is $'1,770,372, an Increase
ovti llie preceding year of $t»6,4ot;. Tne
rods show tlieie are ►T.ii.iO head of 'attie,
6,459 norm , i,itr>o sheep, 7,576 hog", 143
goats, ii ye\ i;g and vio vehicles.
Hiainvit w 'ihe Harvest Power M.ll has
iu 1 < .is ot wheat, flour, meal and
o t n this season. The mill will
floui t » ii., t'lams countrv and a
m .\ew Mexico.
Ho, n The 1 rails-Pecos Valley
' p .M, of Id.nneapolis, Minn
am m a permit to do business
witn headquarters In this city,
■ k, $.Vn»,li0(»
\ otw iin.si audi tig ti.e nop of
111 la piunt here this season 1-
* »■ s er been bef tl.«-r«'
Bal linger Capital Will Be Used to Fur-
nish Water for Fifty Thou-
sand Acres.
Special Telegram to The Expr^aa.
BALL1NGKR, Tex , Sept. 11—A move
is on foot here to launch an irrigation
project that will place under irrigation
trom 30,<j0u to 50,00o acres of valuable ag-
ricultural land and will be one of the
laigest, 11 not the largest, irrigation
piUi/t in Texas.
lids proportion was discussed among
lucai
snippet
chop*
furnish
large t
Van
Land <
has been
In Texas,
capital hi
Alp.ne- -Notwiin.-.;..
the candeliiia p»unt
larger than it ,,as .
1 i 1 not be enoj ;.i 1.
A new la tor.\ for
this plant into wax
phonograph r» • ord<
all ..iials of lcailicr
fa 101 ... and
s'an A in 0 mo. Th.i
supp y Hit- ti aia:i«i
the man u I act ure «
which is used Tor
electric Insulation,
j and wood pob n?
.idles will b • bu.lt at
w 11 be the l ift a ( 1
Oi i.s kind 11 'lexas, ti e otb»*is be
iiife, a: .pine, Sio. ra Blanco, .vla.athon
anu lay.or.
►van AngolO"-Work i^ being rushed on
the Orient extern*! u from tiirvin to Al-
p.ne with all the speed po.-siblo. Several
caia of ateel rails have arnvtd rid these
a:" 1 elng ru^iicd to the I'ront. Many on a
art- emp.o.u-d The Onent officials ar<
aving th*« eonne tion made
jutb. rn Pacific before ihe
at tniii nine me country was cotmohed
j oy 1 anel men and hau not developed into
j a tanajng country. However, at that
j time, the men behind the move went tu
the expense ot employing an engineer
i and nia.Kii.te the survey and obtaining es-
[ tlmaivb on the probable cost, 'ihe engi-
i neer's repori was tiled away, and tne
, orouth thai has ptevailed over this coun-
I try for the past two years has brought
j the repoi 1 10 light, and the move to
• «..arry out the original plan is gaining
! fcood headway.
; The plan, in short, i? to erect a dam
, across the Colorado River, where the
| river passes through Mount Alargunte
I about twenty miles above BalUngei, and
1 where nature has provided a place lor
| such a project and where sufficient water
! can Lo stored to irrigate an entire coun-
iy. Xiie topograph, of the land for
j 1..any nil e> in low the proposed dam
! s»w is naturallv located for throwing
j v\ .1 ier \er ibousarius of acres at a very
I low cost.
I The engineer making the survey states
! <11 his icpoi't. lhat it will cost $1160,0U0 to
1 irrigate .V\ acre: It it tiie purpose of
i the promoters to issue bonds and push
I the project to a successful completion,
t haries ?■ Millet, a local banker and
capitalist, has been selected to attend
the Irrigation Congress, which convenes
at Denv< 1 at un early date, arid he will
exploit tlie proposition and secure the
a'd of t xpeti no'd mm to come here
and assist in the work
There is about L\m>0 acres under Irriga-
tion in this • (tint, at present, a num-
ber of tai'i'u-i., ii; 1- a.ting on a small
scale, pumping ;h" vs iter from the river.
These farmei .iu very successful this
year, sonic of I: 1 making two hales
of cotton to the acre, and even a bet-
ter paying crop "i alfalfa and other
teed crop* < «th are at work install-
ing small plani: and the work under
headway me. as that this section will de-
v -loo into an irrigation field that will
( nepctr with tin- .southwest Texas irrl-
g.tiou belt.
!;,1 ;n.-! i'oum; . supplied with many
small strra n.-, i.lm Cieek, from which
stn- m 1 1 < it> wattr Is obtained, ia
pet ha 1'.' : • 1c 1 creek In Texas, and
dams will b« built a r-.s: this stream n
a nu nb • of places and the flood watet
v\ "d i" in ;an the land along
tiie vade> of that • ticam.
i: altv Deals at Weimar.
Ipe.'ia! 1 ••!'. .'.1 t«» 'ihe Ei; res?.
WlllMAU, I- .. Sept !•>■ .Several land
i.-.a.c 1;u 1 'f resldeme property
have in
A l et i •
Ofal taxable value of
it per led by tbe tax
to 5,3,'ub.eOJ, as com-
of $>1,211,225 hu t
tyrfnKTVN COUNTY IA/ftft£.HQU3£ , AT C1/VPQ
aud mahogany fixtures with steel-lined Several residences costing up to $2,500
,/iy under construction.
-Improve- vault at a cost of $10,<KX). According to the opinion of severat
New school building to supplement the piomlneut citizens t^ie most pressing need
of 101 Conipo is a bettor water system so
. ... .,, , that the sanitary sewers may be extended,
fhree thousand-dollar moving tui > (J draiuage system and more rail-
Special Telegram to The Express.
KL CAMPO, Tex., Sept. 1
luents now in progress at ICl Caiupo are
New business block belug constructed present $14,000 brick ut a cost of $2,500.
by Dr. W. W. Dttsun 111 a cost of $12,000
l-'irst National Hank installing marble theater just finished.
road connections.
MIDLAND TO GET RAILHOAl)
lloniis la Raised for the Texas, Gulf
and Northern.
Special Telegram to The Express.
MIDLAND, Tex.. Sept. 13. The city of
Midland has succeeded In raising the bonus
required by tbe Texas, Gulf «V Northern
Railroad, which is to be constructed from
Tucuiucari, New Mexico, to Midland, aud
from the latter city southeast to San
Ai'tonio The lust of the nonus, which ag-
gregated $100,000, has been raised nnd final
contract made with the 'i'exas, <»ulf &
Northern Railroad Company's representa-
tive*.
Expenses for the survey were guaran-
teed by the Midland Commercial Club,
so this parr of tiie work has been in prog
itss for some time. The permanent stn-
\ey Is now made for seventy five in lies
tort Ii va est fiom Midland, the grade for this
distance being only five-tenths of one
per cent. The engineers say that the small
grade and lack of any surface streams or
rough country should make this road the
cheapest to construct In the 1 nited States.
The building of this road is now posi-
tively assured. Actual construction work
will begin at once, and the laying of
ties and rails will follow just hk soon
i.s practicable. In addition to Midland the
towns of Andrews and Seminole, north-
west of Midland, hove also signed con
tracts with the railroad company and
raised the required bonus#*.
The construction of this road means the
beginning of a new era for West ami
Northwest Texas. The bomeseeker and tbe
farmer are sure to follow in its wake, and
the population of this section of Texas
should double and quadruple in a short
time.
NEW LAKE FOR SMITHVILLE
Contract Is Let for Dam Across Wil-
low Creek.
Special Telegram to Th« Kiprnw.
SMITHVILLE, Tex., hept. 13.—Yerger
Hill and Ben Hufglna, both larg« Innd-
holdpn, nnd (".vtfiiNlvo farmer., bnve com-
bined and contracted wlfh Faus & Co.,
Ihe concrete firm, to construct a con-
octe dam across W illow Creen, two miles
from the city.. l'h« dam will he 1M) feet
wide and ten feet hltfh, Impounding a
geat volume of water, covering many ai res,
forming a very large lake. The water
will be used for irrigating purposes, as
well as stocked with flsn. They also
will establish a Peking duck farm, which
will be a model of lis kind. They will
make II a pleasure park, Installing all
the modern appurtenances that go to make
up a leal pleasure resort.
Building Activities at Bellville.
Si'i-clsl Telegram to The Impress.
BELLVILLE, Tex., Sept. 13.-Consid-
erable building is under way here at
present and $200,000 Is being expended In
construction arid improvement work. Ov»r
thirty residences and five business blocks
arc now belriK eieclcd.
Bonds to the amount of $175,000 were
recently issued for Improvements to Aus-
tin County roads.
Grading Crew Reaches Mt. Pleasant.
Special Telegram to The Kiprcai.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Tex., Sept. i:i.~
The grading crew on the Paris & Mount
I'Uasant Railroad is within seven miles
of Mount Pleasant, coming from Paris.
The official says the grading will lie
completer) within six weeks and that
trains -will be running Into Mount Pleas-
ant by November 15
GOOD ROADS BOND ELECTIONS
Throe Counties Wilt Vote on Proposi-
tion in Next Few Months.
Special Telegram to The Eiia-ess,
I'UKT WORTH, Tex., Si-,it. 15.-There
were four road bond election! held In
Texas during the month of August, all
of which carried, with the exception of
one. The total bonds voted omoUBt I"
$200,000. Elections have been called In
three counties for the next two months
and six ele'tions hav« twen petition d
for. The total bonds to bf» voted during
September and October, as reported to
date, are $ti2j,000, while the amount if
bends asked for In six other counties Is
$515,000. Following Is a list of the road
bond elections held, called nnd petitioned.
1,11s County, August 10, $100,000, car-
ried.
Lamar County. August 17, $100,000, car
ried.
Fills County, August 17, $100,000; carried.
El Paso County, August 27, $150,000; de-
feated.
Total, $450,000
Future elections called by Commission-
ers' Court.
Milam County, September 17, $2CC,«00:
Cameron County, October 1, $230,000; Fort
Bend County, September 24, $175,000. Total,
$Ki,000.
Elections petitioned for:
Harris County, $300,000; Wood County,
$120,000' Refugio County, $25,000; Hamilton
Coi ntv, $10,000; Orange County, $20,000;
Medina County, $10,000. Total, $515,000.
G., T. & W. Extension Work Rushed.
Special Telegram to The Bxpre«a.
.'ACKSBORO. Tex., Sept 18.—The prog
less chart made by Oapt. John T. Witt,
chief engineer of the Gulf. Texas &
Western Railway Company, shows that
the work completed during the month of
August on the extension or the road from
Jacksboro to Salesvllle brings the total
construction so far up to 45 per cent.
Work Is now tn progress on the entire
line Several trainloads of ties ar» being
unloaded In the company's yards here.
Concrete culvert work was begun near
Jacksboro this week.
Will Built Forty-eight Tenant Houses.
8'k YIJ3,'* Te x" .'"sep t.BIs.rMM il 1 h ol lo n Bro*
of tills 'place, contractors nnd builders,
have secured the contiact for the erection
of forty-eight tenant houses for John C.
Oatman of Travis County on a big farm
he Is opening up In Nueces County.
New Home* at San Marcos.
Special Telegram to The Kxpr«s.
SAN MARCOB, Tex.. Sept. 13.—Dr. M
C Williams has started a new home In
West End on San Antonio Street.
I. B. Rylander's new home Is almost
completed, and is quite aji addition to the
architectural beauty of that community.
<;uy Kone's new home Is almost ready
for occupancy.
Guy Garth is about to finish a new
residence near Coronal Institute.
G. (I. Johnson has added very much to
the magnificence of his palatial West
Eud home.
Yoakum Heal Estate Men Elect.
Special Telegram to Tbo Kxpresi.
YOAKl'M, Tex., Sept. 13.- At the meet-
ing of the Yoakum Real Estate Men's
i.'nion iho following officers were elected.
W. I.. Johnson, president; D. J. Shall,
vice president; A V. Dullye, secretary;
R. .1. Ilagen, treasurer; directors, A. (I.
Harrington, S. S. Stahl, A. J. Koss, L. X.
Smith and W. L. Johnson. The niem-
bershlo. besides those above named, are
J, J. olsen. H. O. Schwab, V F. Slstrunk,
Clem Peter, J. 8. Hall and W. F. Adams.
WEIMAR BUSINESS CHANGES
Two Enterprises Are Turned Over to
New Owners.
Special Ti'Iegratii to The Expre»*.
WEIMAR, Tex.. Sept. 13.-Several
deals of considerable magnitude took
place in this city Thursday. The firm
of Herder <v Herder was dissolved,
Charles Herder purchasing; the interest
of his partner, George Herder •/) The
latter then purchased the business of
his father, known hs the Herder Mer-
cantile Company. These are two of the
largest business enterprises In the city,
and the deals Involve many thousands
of dollars.
Another deal was the sale by John
Mlkwch of his wood working and black
smith shop, one of tne most complete
enterprise? of its kind between Houston
and San Antonio, to John and Rudolph
Mozlsek and John Janak. In the same
deal Janak sold an interest in his gin-
ning business to the Mozlsek Bros
Interest in Blast Furnaoc Sold.
Special Telegram to The Exprei>i».
RUSK, Tex., Sept. 13.—W. T. Norman,
president of the Fanners and Merchants'
State Rank, will succeed Dr. A. H. Mc-
Cord, who fell dead from heart failure
recently while attending a good roads
gathering, as president of the Rusk
Young .Mens Business League. Mr.
Nomian will adopt a vigorous policy to-
ward reopening the blawt furnaces here
The announcemenl through the press
that James H. Machoney of New York
and J. T. McDanlels of New Orleans had
sold their interests in the Star and (.'res-
cent and Tassebelle blast furnaces us
well as 15,000 acres of Iron ore beds, all
located near here, was no surprise to the
business men of Rusk. John W. Wright,
former financial a^ent of the State Peni-
tentiaries under the Campbell adminis-
tration, was the purchaser of this prop-
erty. *
Cuero Laundry Is Sold.
Bperlal Telogram jo Tta* Express.
d i:UO, Tex." Sept. 13. It B Williams,
proprietor of the rp to-Date Laundry, hits
sold tiie plant to parties In Houston. On
account of the great, scarcity of labor Hie
laundry will be closed f<>r the present, the
packages being set.t to Houston to be la un
tie rod.
Elgin Oil Mill Starts Operations.
Special Telegram to The Express.
ELGIN, Tex., Sept. 13.-Tuesday after-
noon the Klgtn Oil Manufacturing Com-
pany started up for this season and is
now running day and night. The mill
is under the management of Leon Riv-
ers and brother, Roy I> Rivers. The
now managers have Installed quite a
lot of modern machinery, making: it nec-
essary to build another story on the main
building. Something like seventy-five
men are on the pay roll.
Will Sink Hot Well at Waco.
Special T-iogram to Tbe Ktpresf.
WACO, Tex., Sept. 1J. -The Waco Hot
Water Development Company, which has
secured a charter, will complete organ-
ization in a few days and work of sink-
ing a well will bo launched.
Kxperts say the Marlln flow of hot
water will bf struck here at 2,050 |m t.
A larg* sanitarium will be built. If the
hot water Is struck as expected.
Pr. B. E. Witt* hna returned and re
sumed liia practice
\wih tne Soutl- i
first or the yeur.
I tancitaH 'ho 1
Jack.;un i our t \. ;
or a.nouiitn
pared with a tutu
year, uu iiv/ica. e of
'1 o\ tii A laiv idtiu sa.e was cotusum-
nn' r « iii. 1 > when Oklahoma cup-
n.i.isth i .i j;.:: t»,i . ,i . - ot iati'i in tne
Toydrt fielcy near this cltv for
t tie purchasers contemplate slnk-
ii g shafts lot water and will cut the land
up into iarm tracts.
Pecos—Work wilt start In October on
the giant dam for the Consolidated Mu-
tual Reservoir, irrigation and Canal Com-
pany at Grand Falls. The project will
mean the expenditure of $4u0,Ooij,
Burkbqrnctt Papers in « u r« cei\ ed
fiom Hi- Slat'; Department of Hanking,
authorizing the organization of a new
State l aiik ;n Burkournctt, wltJi a capi-
t. l sloe'; of uuO.
Bronson The charter for the Orange &
Northwestern was filed with the Secre-
tary of State a tew days ago. The road
is to run from Orange to Niblett's Bluff,
La., connecting >vith the Lutcher-Moore
road, which it will absorb.
Amarillo- The Chamber of Commerce
has secured the services of S. B. Hoi-
man, who is recognized as one of the
most capable se retaries in the State.
Newton The contract has been let for
the extension of the Frisco lines from
Newton to Paris, a distance of 210 miles.
Waxahachie- The management of the
Southern Traction Company anounees
that the opening of the new line between
Dallas and Waxahachie will be delayed
another week owing to the construction
crew's failure to finish the overhead
work.
phir.* in tins elty.
iiiuietl Uabel has
MiiUiiiniii i(, _ ivi<;<kiniiiw residence for
y-jimti; l' .• Mt !in;i!tn has iiurehnsed
>."• 1 iinl HMiii'i,. i)M|ic rn f. Kl.
;11• (| « ||t iMltld II "I' '* IHIIIg-ll"» ' II "llf ')(
111{, ].,]. (i.;u! '.ill re ii t h1.1 IiimI #ohl
I i;r!il.\ fi ill' I" "111 'Ii' 1 •:l 1 > fiirni
11, ,i i inner u h ■ i it ■ v:;t u1'■''*.<
Wililsim Oiec. «»" >•••« r «• lot I I lie A It.
Ii f irut •• II. • ■' I lil:- pl»'' "• » t irii
.... ' Umii" -U'in ii <' *» i»-'e;
Mr 11 i rtPH -' "Im Ii.'- it III* farm « atx-
.. i. , f t . ti ! ■ j- ' ■ nunieil 1' ■ a-11k ;it
. in n l.mii N'l.u !<1 lilt farm t >
Henry IMukie «t 11 »c»: Tu
.,,11 s„||| ;. , .,f r;.rm In ml to ijeiu'ica
11. ,. ■(,.!' - , ,l| ;li Ii', lilMl JotlP Al'ltl-
KtriHig Jr.' »>l.l liis 1'i-slil-nee io A. Klucw-
llulllll for - I
s i,mil «i;i .ut Wetnur Institute
IK I M, ml uii.riiluK- 11 ,VilH luteuilfl
i,, luvl Monday. Imt on
iniiiii <.f the lin 1 nifilet<•<I condition of the
liiill'lln^ it ' .i* iH'eiood HdvlMiilile to po^l-
pone .nutmo one ■ 1 ■!> A milt'li larger at
U'lidaiin' tlun uhu.i l Ii expected.
I'ikc I'oad Is I'ropo.M'd.
Bpcrtal Ti'legii«oi lo Tii- Kxprvsa.
SAN MAUCUS. Tex , ^eiif 13. - C K
Cril, I inker and influential business iuao
from Blanco, was In Sau Marcos to ex-
iiiuiue the road from Sari Marcos to bian-
co and pn — 011 tne same, tile Idea be-
ing that ihi.-, w is to be embodied ui !lifc
propose i pikM road or macadam hlgli-
wa\ fr- in Su:t Antonio to Marble Falls utul
Llano This particular part of the thor -
oni.i I'.ire at the present writing Is by no
means ideal; but llays County can be re-
lied on to do the right thing at the rl^ht
time.
San Antonio Humane Society officers:
George 'i P.otsford and Fred Davison, 32<l
Hicks building. Old phone 71. Night and
Sundays 6771 and 27»2
EXTRAI
1 he new Crossetts are
here. Smart shapes
that set the pace for
style in men's foot-
wear. All the comfort
kinks and fashion fan-
cies that have made
f
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TRADE MARK
$4 io $6 cwiywhere
LEWIS A.CROSS^TT.INC.
Maker
North AbiivtoiiJliiM.
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