Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1920 Page: 1 of 8
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The only way to lower the cost of living is to increase production. This is the Sugar Land way.
VOLUME 8
Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, Texas, Friday, April 2, 1920
NUMBfcR 24
WHAT’S IN A NAME, LET SELLINGSLOH THREE PRIZES ARE OFFERED
TELL THE SALESMANSHIP CLUB
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Houston Salesmen Make Merry At Imperial Inn,
Holding a Night Meeting at Which Every Member
Shines In Resplendent Fashion-Story of Abel Sol
oman Pimental Smiting the Rock of Risability.
IN CITY BEAUTIFUL CONTEST
Management Will Give Total of Six Months Free
House Rent for Best Kept Premises and Prettiest
Yards-Entire Community Will Be Benefitted By
Maintaining Standards-Details of the Plan.
Any- organization that undertakes to entertain the Houston Salesmanship
club signs up a very large contract. This was an early discovery made by the
Sugar Land chamber of commerce When the Salesmanship club got into actiun
.at Imperial Inn Friday evening. It was a regular-meeting of the Salesmanship
club, such as Houston is familiar with, the only difference being that it was
held at night instead of at noon and in Sugar Land instead of in Houston.
Neither slight variation from customary environs had the slightest effect
on the organization other than to make it scintillate with greater brillliancy.
Light always shines with greater effulgence when given a background of night,
und every member of the Salesmanship club is a shining light, , at least an
incandescent in the daytime and an arc at night. Sugar Land, therefore, had
the advantage of Houston in the nocturnal features. The Magnolia City will
•never know brilliance extended to the nth power until it has a chance to watch
these salesmen glow ami scintilate at night,-with a shimmering Canal for a
background and half a dozen accelerated industries for an encore.
But this began by telling of the difficulties of entertaining the Salesmanship
club, and the statement must be cleared up. It is or should be easy to under-
stand. Did you ever try to entertain a steam calliope, a menagerie, a eireus,
an automobile endurance race, an aggregation of clowns,, early-rose dromedaries
from Europe, squeaking baboons with twisted snoots and big snakes from every-
where. Tt' you ever did you have
The present week has seen the inau-1 beautification. The Industries w ill,
gurafion in Sugar Land of a “Uity ar '> practical, furnish necessary
Beautiful” campaign that is to run I tqiiipment in thejine^>£ fences and out-
tliToutfh the entire '/ear of H'20, or the j buildings. Where something special in
LAURA ELDRIDGE MEMORIAL
“7 HOSPITAL FOR SUGAR LAND
Structure is to Rise from Beautiful Terrace, With
Parked Grounds Overlooking Artfficial Water
way—Landscape Gardener and Expert in House-
hold Arts Are to Take Up Residence Here.
remaining portion thereof.
The campaign involves a contest
wherein three valuable prizes will be
awarded, The contest is open to every
householder here. In fact every house-
tiiis line is desired, WhiclLls considered
us beyond the requirements of the In
dustrios to furnish, permit, corres
ponding to a buildhig permit will be re
quiTCd. -It is the special hope of the
some idea of the difficulties of the
Situation. The salesmen are them-
selves past master and third-third
degree graduates in the line of en-
tertainment. Their idea of enter-
tainment is to be turned loose and
let alone. As soon as the local
chamber of commerce understood
that the guests wanted to be left
to their own devices, its reception
committee hid behind badges of
Welcome and proceeded to enjoy the
show. They had been designated to
play the part of fushers, but this
THIS IS THE PRESIDENT
holder is expected by the management j management to eliminate unsightly
of the Industries to participate in the j fences and shacks and to secure well-
competition, wherein all will be bene-, kept grounds.
fitted, without regard to who wins the "Work of improving residence see-
prizes. The following statement of the j tions is now going forward rapidly,
terms and conditions ,of the contest has j ( urbs and gutters are being put in pre
been issued by G. D. Ulrich, vice presL! liminary to graded and paved streets,
dent and general manager of Hugarland A system of street lighting is to be pro
Industries: vi.ted, with posts and lights similar to
The management of Sugarland In -. those used on the Main boulevard in
dustries lias declined to follow the prac- Houston.
tiee now so general of raising rental ‘‘The management has decided upon
charges Notwithstanding the fact that' certain standards for residence districts
values have doubled within recent years j and will help householders in reaching
it is the policy Of the Industries to eon-1 those standards. It can, however, only
tinue the rental schedules made upon a help those who are willing to help thorn-
basis of costs which prevailed in pre- selves. It will be the policy of the
Cl
ABEL SOLOMAN PIMENTEL
was an unnecessary precaution. The
salesmen seemed to find their places
at the table without difficulty or
■delay.
When Abel Soloman Pimentel
smote the rock of risability abund-
ant streams of merriment hurts
forth. Pimentel is shown in the
accompanying illustration just before
the aforementioned smiting occurred.
There will probably be those who
will sav that he looks more like he
is ready to smite the breast of one
of Brauner’s Mxtrite Stock Food
raised chickens, or one of his cream-
faced pies. Pimentel doesn’t care.
His disposition is such as to reduce
a knock to the resiliency of a Tuft:
less Sealv, and his disposition is so
sweet that Bis mere passing made
the Acid plant resemble the Sugar
refinery. He's a warm number, so
warm in fart that on the day lie
was due to arrive, A. Regenbrecht,
cooperative observer for the United
States weather ureau, issued a fore-
cast of fair and warmer.
Getting Down to Business.
But we must get the salesmen
<lown to business.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Salesmen
and Saleswomen, we have with us to-
night a few men who oan say more
in one minute than most men can say in fifteen. We also have with us a large
number of men who can say less in fifteen minutes than most men can ever
say. Our program unlike Gaul, is not divided into three parts. Byron says:
“Society is divided into two great hordes— »"
The bores and the bored.”
But Byron never heard of the Salesmanship club.
Our program is not divided, it is continuous in eating and incessant in speak
in-' There is not a dull moment. How could there be with not a dull man
present. This does not go for the absentees. They are dull or they would
have been present.
First on our program, dear friend, we want to consider the peculiar monikers
of some of our members.
Heading the list is R. E. Sellingsloli of the Cargill company. I>o you wonder
if a man with a name like that can hold a record in a salesmanship club. W e.lID
l,e not only can, but does. He’s the fastest salesman in the United Stated,
name considered. It is generally believed that if his name were given the same
acceleration accorded to his disposition, the Cargill company could not 1,11 the
orders he would bring in. He is known as “Shorty.” ’ihis is also a libel next
in size to his real name. He might be shorty; compared with the treaty of
Versailles, but not with any other human achievement. He stands six feet six
inches in his Holeproof feet.
Then friends we have with us three Jacobs, but no Esau. Isaacson, toilette,
*aid once it may be the hand and face of Enau, but the voice is the voice of
William States Jacobs. It might have been, however, that he had in mind H J.
or ]^ed L. But do not mix history or geneology, some of these are not the
children of Israel, and Dr. Sidney will tell you so.
With us, to help work in the work of sustenance, are a Butler and a I orter,
with a Ke'e between them, and they have two Harcastles and one Hall to keep
in order. Despite its frequent revelries the club lias never known but one happy
Day. However, there has never been but one Fite in the organization, and only
* Fof Mav^'wv have three Cohens. In picnic perambulating equipment we have
one Ford and one Vann, with a single Hill. Our greatest aggregation consists
of on. Eos, one Minch and one Kerr, all living at peace, which we think argue,
atrongly for the League of Notioai. With those we have one Kaiser and on.
war times. In order to continue this
policy it is necessary to use every
means for reducing the cost of upkeep
and to minimize losses through deprecia-
tion.
Three Valuable Prizes
“With this end in view, as wel as to
serve the general interests of the com-
munity, three prizes are offered for the
best kept houses, yards and gardens.
A committee made up of citizens
whose names will not be disclosed wi 1
at once make a survey of the residence
sections. From time to time this sur-
vey will be repeated, and each boulg
management to cause the removal from
residence districts of unsightly fences,
shacks, or other ob jects not meeting, the
standardization requirements.
“It is the earnest hope of the man
Uagement to receive the utmost coopera-
tion in Hus^Vity Beautiful Fampaign,’
benefits from which will in reality pc
crue more largely to the community
than to the Industries. It being pri
marily a community benefit, it is the
belief of the management that every
resident will enthusiastically take part
in the campaign. Should there prove
to.be laggards, public opinion will with
vev will be repeated, and eacn non-.-- ■ > ■ 1
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wear and tear, yards, gardens, fences
and outbuildings.
At the end of the year the following
prizes will be awarded:
First prize, three months’ house rent.
Second Prize, two months’ house rent.
Third prize, one month’s house rent.
“The surveys will include exnminn
tions, inside and outside, of homes and
outbuildings, with scoring marks for
fences, pens, coops, flowers, shrubs,
gardens, trellises, and general land-
scape effects.
“In making awards the committee
will of course take into consideration
all of the circumstances and environs,
making due allowances for the advan
tages and disadvantages of certain <lis
tricts. Bv this policy, efforts as well
as results will be taken into consider,
tion.
Landscape Gardener Coming.
“The Industries will furnish the ser-
vices of a landscape gardener, who will
lie accessible to everybody in answer
ing questions and in giving demonstra
tions as well as instruction in the art of
the management will ultimately feel
constrained to take such action as will
secure compliance.”
Two announcements' of the. current
week that mean much for Sugar Land
were authorized Tuesday, following a
conference between 1. II. Kenipner,
president of Sugarland Industries, and
W. T Eld ridge Sr. “V .
The first announcement is that a
memorial hospital will be erected here.
A ii adequate appropriation has been ail
thorized for building and equipments
The hospital is planned as a memor
ial to Mrs. Laura Eld ridge, who died
in February. It will bear her name.
At the time of his wife's death \V. T,
Kldridge Sr. stated that it was his. pur-
pose to set aside a fund that would
serve tin- joint purpose of memorial
and utility, and that would help to
carry out plans which husband and
wife found a great joy in making.
These plans, while never definitely an-
nounced, involved such gifts from time
to time as were best calculated to ad-
vance the happiness and welfare of the
people of Sugar Land. The memorial
hospital is the first of what is expect
ed to be a series of endowments through
which residents here will benefit.
The Laura Kldridge hospital will be
located on a bcauiful building site ad
joining the school campus, but suffic-
iently removed to guarantee a quiet
zone. It will face an artificial water-
way now being excavate ! as a connect
ing link between Cleveland lake and
Oyster Yi-cek. From the water front
to the building facade the ground will
be formejK into a terrace of gradual
ascent, forming in fact a small park,
laid out under the, direction of i skill-
ful landscape gardener. Stately trees
and shrubs wifi dot the grounds, with
the bloom and fragrance of flowering
beds shot through with gorgeous color-
IMPERIAL BANK TRANSACTIONS
TOTAL ABOVE $110,000 DAILY
Transactions by Imperial Bank and
Trust company for the week ending
Thursday totaled $66,295 or an av
erago of $111,000 for each business day
of the week.
Bank transactions reflect operations
by Sugarland Industries, indicated s
monthly overturn of about $2,500,000 or
an annual showing of between $25,900,-
000 and $50,000,000.
ings of semi tropical blossoms. It is
planned to leave Nothing undone to
make the hospital buildings and grounds
ornamental and attractive. The grounds
will be especiitlly desigltt’d to bring the
joy of outdoors to the convalescent, to
lure them, by the sweet spells which
nature weaves, away from the sickroom
to the brilliant sunshine and leafy
shade which form such happy contrasts
in this lattitude\
Another announcement of the week is
that Mr. and Mrs. William G. Foote of
Washington, 1>. ('., are to become rosi
ilents of Sugar Laud. Both are former
residents of Chappell Hill, Texas, Mrs.
Foote having been Miss Annie Bell
Traylor. During their years in Wash-
ington both have"studied under govern-
ment nuspiecs, the former specializing
in landscape gardening, and the latter
in those- processes dear to the heart of
every housewife which involve preserv-
ing, pickling and canning, in fact the
various branches of domestic science.
Mr. Foote is coming here to take
charge of wlmt may lie designated a
“City Beautiful” campaign. It will be
his work to lay out parks and grounds
and to have charge of the system of
parked driveways which are to be a
special feature of the canal system by
which drainage and irrigation nre to bo
achieved for the vast landed estate
owned by Sugnrlnml Industries.
Mrs. Foote is to supervise preserving,
pickling and canning in a laboratory
that is to he erected for her special
domain. There the women of Sugar
Land who arc interested in better
housekeeping and in improved methods
of food supply iwill be invited to meet
her at convenient and frequent inter-
vals for demonstration and instruction
in the art of good housekeeping.
NEW POWER PLANT IS PUT IN
OPERATION IN SUGAR LAND
Power and Light Now Metered to Customers, Who
May Use at Will and Economise as Best Pleases
Them-History of the Fire Proof Plant Erected at
Total Outlay of More Than $500,00.
About three hundred silent workmen (On this plant, together with installs
WHARTON LAW FIRM FORMED
From Wharton comes the announce
tacit that H. A. Cline of that place and
Captain (T.ac. C. In.r-n... formerly of
Jasper, have formed a law partnership,
with headquarters at Wharton.
An Expression of Appreciation.
That while absent from Sugar Land at the special election held for State
senator, they were none the less keenly interested in tin* outcome, is the state
ment made by W. T. Kldridge Sr., president of the Sugar Land Railway, and
G. I). Ulrich, vice president and general manager of the Sugarland Industries.
They arrived home last week from a month spent in New ^ ork < itv. rtiere
important transportation and manufacturing processes were considered by the
respective executives of these lines.
Promptly on reaching home Mr, Kldridge took the time from other matters
of pressing moment to express his satisfaction at the outcome of the election
and his appreciation for the excellent showing made in Kugnr Land precinct.
Before goihg to New York, he had, through the medium of this newspaper, issued
a personal appeal wherein he ha-1 called upon his Sugar Land friends to rally
to the support of Lynch Davidson. The fact that Davidson received nearly four
times as many votes as wer>- received jointly by his two opponents indicates
that the appeal met with cordial response.
“I am happy to believe,” said Mr. Kldridge. “that everv voter who is
identified with the management, operation and maintenance of the Sugar Land
Railroad is as well pleased as I am at the outcome of the election. I have talked
with Mr. Ulrich, and I know he feels the same wav with reference to the loyal
folks who are helping to widen the fame of Sugar Land as an industrial
center.
“Both of us aTe very much pleased to helieve the vote polled against Davidson
came from non-residents of Sugar Land, or' rather from voters who are in no
way identified with either the Sugar Land Railroad or the Sugarland Industries.
This is indeed a gratifying view of the situation, and both of us are confident we
are correct in reaching this conclusion.
“Our expression of appreciation for the exprit de corps indicated by the
inoident under diacusaion ia not in the least diminished by the delay in making
this Acknowledgement, which would have found much earlier expression but
for the fact of nbseaes from Sugar fsnnd, ’
begun operations in Sugar Land
April 1. Kach -it' these represented the
power exert e.l by many horses. Ka-h
of them is guaranteed to be honest and
industrious, and to work without re
ganl to the hours oftoil or the, condi-
tions of service. These workmen arc
made up of the motors and meters whose
installation and operation have been
made possible by the completion of the
new power plant, which has been under
construction since lust fall by the \N
inghouse, Church, Kerr company, who
operate on a cost plus basis.
J)n April 1 every electrical service in
Sugar Land went on a meter basis.
Hereafter there will lie
and ntf estimates on what it costs '» il
luminato an incandescent, whirl u fan,
heat an iron or operate a motor I bis
has all been figured out and a meter
rate established, whiM- change''-the elec-
tric service from the American to the
European plan. Instead '-f being table
d’hote it is now ala carte. Von order
wlmt you want and pay a rdingly.
-ff you use lavishly the meter will find
y ii out and your monthly bil1 wiii be
correspondingly increastd. If you use
tions, new motors, meters, etc., more
than $500,000 has been expended. It is
now practically complete. The new
plant is twelve times as powerful as
the original plant. The power house,
which allows ample room for additional
installations, consists in the main of two
500 kw condensing turbo generators,
with steam supplied by two 256 lip. oil
burning Sterling boilers at 225 pounds
steam pressure with 110 degrees, of
super beat. This pressure is declared
to be the highest 'carried by any plant
in this section of the country. The
pressure, together with the super heat,
........... requires special steel fitting's, "valve#,
guess work ; bolts and piping for all high-pressure
steam linos. The boilers are provided
with large.combustion chambers, which
permit, their operation at 200 per cent
overload. They are fired by back shot
burners.
The power house is equipped with a
traveling crone vvaieh .provides easy
handling for all equipment, both for
initial installations and repairs.
The powerhouse building is fireproof,
constructed cntiriiv of brick concrete
sparingly the meter will take glue note -'*»'• «tecl. It rests on E84 p.b-s driven
of your economy ami thrift ami its ree- « ""‘X Nation. “ "»>1
ord of these things will be duely reflect “» "f thp Hectrica! power used by the
ed in the monthly statement. The met-....."pnny -the Acid,
- r makes every ui» responsible tor the Vinegar and Feedmill plants, Imperial
I mint itv of electricity employed. Folks refinery, the Huger Land Printing com-
wl.o forget to turn off unneeded lights P<*».v, »nd other units, and will supply
or to still unrequired fans are sure to} fans, and heat to m arly two
got monthly reminders of these mental hundred residence,. Everything in ser-
. | vice is new, including motors, meters,
II " History of Naw Powar Plant. transmission and installation. The
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Kocatf and oils flnrret for tbslr solitary sntertainwsnt.
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have on* Keed, J Hut greatest of o«f collesUon, the latter being now almost completely obsolete,
we have one Haint and one Htein.
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to the managmeut that Hugarland Indus*
tries, due to the rnpi-l growth in menu
factoring, and to an equally rapid
growth in the population of *ugar Land,
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covered, weather oroof, leaden covered,
underground, interior and exterior wir-
ing, ranging in size from Vo. <i lamp
•ord to 500,006 circular mill csbl - Tha
win- runs from I Id of an inch to
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Jackson, A. D. Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1920, newspaper, April 2, 1920; Sugar Land, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth821794/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .