Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, November 28, 1919 Page: 4 of 10
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PACE FOUR
MERCEDES TRIBUNE
Friday, November 28, 1919:
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MERCEDES TRIBUNE
BY TRIBUNE PUBLISHING CO.
J. F. RECTOR Jr.—Mg’r and Editor
Subscription 2.00 per Year in Advance.
Entered as second class mail matter at
the post office at Mercedes Texas, Janu-
ary 23, 1914 under the act of March 3,
1879.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 1919
Same Old Arithmetic.
Some university professors are talk-
ing about getting out a new arithmetic.
However, our guess is that it will
bother the boys just as much to dis-
cover how long it will take one man
to build a wall 18 feet long and six
jfeet high and 12 inches thick, if eight
men can build,a wall three times that
size in four days. Arithmetic has al-
ways been the castor oil of school
life; they may fool with it as much
as they will but they’ll never find a
way to make it pleasant to take.
Heat Bursts Gravel.
The bureau of standards has found
that if the concrete is made with
gravel, particularly siliceous gravel,
there is a tendency for the stones to
burst in extreme heat, which disin-
tegrates the concrete. Accordingly it
is recommended that gravel be avoided
wherever possible, but if impossible
the gravel concrete may be protected
from extreme heat by coating it with
an inch of cement, held in place by a
wire mesh. Plasters may also be used
in which asbestos is the principal con-
stituent.
Sinfulness Reacts.
Never let a man imagine that he
can pursue a good end by evil means
without sinning against his own soul!
Any other issue is doubtful; the evil
effect on himself is —Southey.
Furs and Feathers.
From the dawn of human history
furs and feathers have been used to
satisfy our taste and need for cloth-
ing and adornment. Our most primi-
tive ancestors were connoisseurs in
the plumage of birds and the pelts of
animals and admired them for their
possibilities in furnishing himself and
his family with raiment and adorn-
ment, and so do we.
DISTRICT FORMED TO
GONTROLFLOODWATERS
Directors of Organization Formed
Friday, to Outline Program
Here Next Thursday
Most Elephants Are Cowards.
Only about twenty-five out of everj
1,000 elephants in India can pass th<
tests for courage which are put tc
them before they are used in tigei
hunting.
Acker & Jones
BUYERS
SHIPPERS
Always in the market for your vegetables
We buy any produce provided there is
enough of it to justify shipping and same is
in marketable condition.
WE PAY CASH
Acker & Jones
Mercedes, Texas
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The first organized movement for
handling the flood and drainage sit-
uation of the Lower Rio Grande was
taken Friday at Harlingen when
nearly 100 prominent land owners
of Hidalgo and Cameron counties
met and formed a, new district.* It
will be known as the Lower Rio
Grande Flood and Drainage District
and A. J. McColl was elected presi-
dent. A. J. Jessup was chosen as
secretary and Arthur Browne treas-
urer
A board of directors with six mem-
bers from each county was selected
and will hold its first meeting at
Mercedes next Thursday, Dec. 4, at
the Community House.
At this meeting the details of
the proposed work of the district
will be decided upon, engineering
and legal boards named and a defi-
nite program outlined.
A pronounced spirit of harmony
was evidenced at the Harlingen
meeting, the residents of both coun-
-ties agreeing that only through co-
operation and a joint drainage dis-
trict can the work of handling the
flood waters be adequately handled.
It was believed by those present that
the task of opening up the natural
outlets to the Gulf can be done with
comparatively little cost, thus insur-
ing the residents of both counties
against a repetition of the costly
overflow of this fall.
Mercedes was represented at the
meeting by Judge S. P. Silver and
F. F. Friend, chief engineer for the
A. R. G. L.. & I. Co. ^
Directors chosen to represent Hi-
dalgo county follow: Emery Satna,
McAllen; C. J. Voltz Mission; W.
R. Montgomery Edinburg; R. M.
Gaines San Juan; J. B. Roberts Don-
na; Sv P. Silver Mercedes. For
Cameron county: J. A. Hickman
Rio Hondo; C. H. Pease Raymonds-
ville; George. J. Singer Brownsville;
A. Tamm Harlingen; James C. Boye
Sail Benito; J. V. Reid La Feria.
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The Whale as an Eater.
The whale rarely, if ever, swallows
anything larger than a herring. Al-
though the head is of enormous size,
from one-quarter to one-third length
of the body, and the mouth fifteen to
twenty feet long and jsix to eight feet
wide, the opening of the gullet is not
larger than a man’s fist.
THE
HOME BEAUTIFUL
In Plan and Plot
Citrus Trees, Beautiful Flowers
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That Will Succeed in our Climate.
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Please Return My Jack.
The person who borrowed my
screw jacks from the Mercedes ( Lum-
ber company’s yards will please re-
turn them immediately. O. J. Cress-
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INVESTIGATE BEFORE YOU PLACE
YOUR ORDER.
WE ARE OFFERING YOU THE BEST
GRAPE FRUIT AND ORANGE TREES
THAT CAN BE GROWN. WE WILL
PLANT THEM AND GUARANTEE THEM
TO GROW.
WE SELL NOTHING BUT TREES
THAT ARE BUDDED FROM OLD REC-
ORD TREES AND ON SOUR ORANGE
STOCK, THE ONLY STOCK FOR THIS
VALLEY.
WE HATE THE MOST PRODUCT-
IVE GROVE IN THE ENTIRE VALLEY*
VISIT US AND WE WILL SHOW YOU
THE DIFFERENT KINDS NOW GROW-
ING IN THIS CLIMATE. WILL LET YOU
PLUCK AND TASTE THE FRUIT.
GET OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU
BUY.
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Grown Right, Dug Right, Planted
Right and Cared For Right
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Farmers, Attend the Dairy Meeting Here Wednesday, December 3rd.
Cows Will Make the Community More Prosperous
A Dairying Association Will be Formed and Interesting Talks Made by
Dr. H. H. Harrington and Other Live Stock and Farm Experts
THE MERCEDES PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE IS USING ITS
SPACE THIS WEEK TO ASK THE FARMERS OF THIS COMMUNI-
TY TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED
HERE FOR DAIRYING.
THE LEAGUE BELIEVES THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE IN
THE WORLD IN WHICH TO RAISE DAIRY STOCK SUCCESSFULLY
AND PROFITABLY. HERE WE HAVE A 12-MONTH OPEN PAS-
TURAGE, PLENTY OF GOOD CHEAP GRAIN AND ABUNDANT
FORAGE CROPS.
THE MERCEDES PRODUCE COMPANY IS INSTALLING A
MOO-COW CREAMERY. IT HAS COMPLETED ARRANGEMENTS TO
DISPOSE OF ITS OUTPUT AND GUARANTEES A MARKET FOR
ALL THE MILK THAT CAN BE PRODUCED IN THIS TERRITORY.
THE HIDALGO COUNTY" BANK WILL HELP FINANCE THE
PURCHASE OF REGISTERED JERSEY COWS UPON WHICH THE
PRODUCE COMPANY HAS AN OPTION, SUBJECT TO YOUR DE-
CISION.
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THE LEAGUE BELIEVES IT WILL BE TO THE INTERESTS
OF THE FARMERS TO GET BEHIND THE DAIRYING PROJECT
WITH ALL THE ENTHUSIASM AND WILL-TO-SUCCEED THAT HAS
MARKED THEIR PREVIOUS EFFORTS IN THIS LOCALITY.
THE LEAGUE FEELS A VITAL INTEREST IN YOUR WEL-
FARE BECAUSE IT REALIZES THAT UPON YOUR SUCCESS DE-
PENDS THE SUCCESS OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
THEREFORE, THE LEAGUE AGAIN ASKS THAT YOU CON-
SIDER THE DAIRY POSSIBILITIES HERE
Attend the Meeting December 3, and Bring Along Your Neighbor
Mercedes Progressive League
“The City With A Smile”
Publicity Committee
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Rector, J. F., Jr. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, November 28, 1919, newspaper, November 28, 1919; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth844743/m1/4/: accessed June 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.