Falfurrias Facts (Falfurrias, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, March 12, 1926 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XIX.
FALFURRIAS, BROOKS COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY MARCH 12. 1926.
NUMBER 40.
SHEPPARD, MAYFIELD AND GARNER FOR EXTENSION
FALFURRIAS TO HAVE 20,000 POUNDS ICE PLANT
Shortly Falfurrias is to have
it* own ice plant and cold
storage house.
After carefully investigating
conditions and trade possibili-
ties C. F. Wagenschien and W. I
B. Gardner made a cuiet trip
to San Antonio the first of this
,veek and signed their names
on the dotted line for an up-to-
ihe-minute ice plant with all
1 rills and furbelows that be-
long to modernly equipped
'reezing establishments.
The plant is to have a daily
'capacity of ten tons; 20,900
iounds., and is expected to be
veady to function properly by
tiie middle of May.
In addition a storage house
with a capacity of 60 tons will
be erected out of concrete and
reinforced steel.
The Company plans on add-
i g approximately $35,000 in
equipment and improvements
to the plant just as fast as
such equipment can be receiv-
ed and installed.
The 120 unit to the power
plant is now being placed in
position and will be ready for
service by the first of the
month.
In preparation for the in-
creased business the company
is expecting they have moved
their office to fronting Rice
street and will have a park in
tront which Office Manager
Haag has given a solemn prom-
ise to beautify and adorn and
how what may be done with
• ther yards and lawns in the
« ity with a little effort.
Again Facts makes the
•4atement that Falfurrias will
be a city of 5,000 population
before the end of 1928.
MALL ASK
SUBSTANTIAL FARMER
FROM SOUTHWEST PART
COUNTY GOOD BOOSTER
Superintendent of Falfurrias
Schools Gives Intresting
Acount of His Trip to
Nation’s Capitol.
(By J. T. Ferguson)
I On our trip to Washington,
the first stop outside of Texas
was made in New Orleans.
This is a city of almost a half
million inhabitants. Its wide
streets and magnolia trees
give it a very attractive ap-
pearance. Many interesting
things were seen on a three-
hour tour of the city. The peo-
ple of Newr Orleans take great
pride tin showing sight-seer*
their wonderful cemeteries,
where people are hurried
ubove the ground.
One large cemetry is noted
for its fine tombs: the lowest
R. A. Myrick, one of the sub-P
stantial farmers and dairymen ™
from the southwest portion of
the county was in Falfurrias
Wednesday laying in supplies
and checking up with the
creamery on his cream checks.
Mr. Mynick says that every
thing is looking fine in his sec-
tion, which according to his
opinion is the best part in the
county.
He is putting between 250
and 275 acres .in cultivation
this year, of which 35 acres
will be in feed.
Big Style Show
tor Kingsvile
People of Falfurrias Bitterly Resent Re-
ported Decision of Commissioner
Woodlock. AreAroused to
Demand Their Rights.
j Kingsville Chamber of Commerce to be invited to Visit
Local Chamber. To Specialize on Some
One product for Falfurrias.
M. L. Nutt and family, of
Edinburg, have moved to Fal-
furrias and expect to make this
their future home.
Mr. Nutt has a contract foi
clearing and grubbing between
200 and 800 acres of land
about four miles of town on
which he expects to commence
work at once.
This tract is known as the
Quick, snappy transactions
of business characterized the
meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce Monday evening.
Chairman Bennett is develop
ing faculties that is putting
him in front rank among pre-1 nied.
| siding officers. He gets action.
| At the meeting a strong
spirit of aggressiveness was
manifest. The efforts being
made to strangle and thwart
[the development of this great
i undeveloped Falfurrias em-
was
many thousands acres of vir-
gin land in cultivation by clear-
ing and plowing hus already
begun but this substantial de-
velopment will be throttled im-
mediately if this permit is de-
Stoles land and is handled by
A. A. Cosby. Mr. Cosby is a j pire w as resented and it
3trong advocate of clearing i plainly^ eveident that ^the old
land and getting it in shape for
The Harmony Civic Club
met at the Court House, Thurs-
day, March 4, with four en-
thusiastic members present.
We know the rest of you for-
got the date. Let us all put
a red ring around the First of
April on our calendars and
come to that meeting.
We can’t do anything if you
are not there and we have not
a quorum.
The chairman appointed
Kingsville sure is getting to
be mighty chesty these days.
With a big street paving
priced tomb being $15,000 and* campaign launched; new three
the highest $100,000. There! story hotels and general im-
are many that cost from $50,-
000 to $100,000.
New Orleans has two of the
most beautiful parks in the
South; two fine colleges: many
beautiful residence sections, a
business section that resembles
that of Austin to some extent,
and one of the oldest sections
provement* under way she has
taken under her self real city
airs.
The latest is a real up to
goodness “Style Show.” A
3tyle show where all the latest
creations in suitings and cloth-
ing adornments for men and
w’omen may be seen on living,
that can be found in any city in j beautiful models.
the South. This .dates back to
1710.
We left New’ Orleans at 5
p. m., and arrived in Atlanta
the next morning at about 10
o’colck. Buses were waiting
for us, and we drove out to
Stone Mountain. This is a
sight worth seeing. There is
Next Monday and Tuesday
evenings, March 15 and 16, at
the King’s Inn Theatre, Man-:
ager Stokes will superintend
the staging of one of the very
latest in style shows. Prompt-
ly at 8:30 each evening.
Colleen Moore in “Irene”
w.ill be shown those nights.
cultivation. He never misses
an opportunity to work for
more land in cultivation in the
Falfurrias country.
Mr. Nutt expects to employ
from 40 to 50 men on the work.
a mountain of solid granite i Being the first time this popu-
seven miles around at the base,| lar screen artist will be shown
and 1,650 feet high. On one J in Texas in this play.
Living models will be used
to show the latest creations in
both men’s and women’s cloth-
ing. hats, shoes and furnish-
ings.
One young lady will repre-
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Canyon, Texas.
Editor Facts:
I want to take this
opportunity to compli-
ment you or,your paper.
For some time “Facts”
has been coming to my
box and I have watched
the improvement with
interest. The print is
greatly improved and
is now in the class with
papers three times your
size.
Facts is now a well
balanced paper having
items of interest for all.
I have noticed the new
column written for the
women and home life.
1 have been enjoying it
and shall look forward
to the coming of your
paper with added en-
thusiasm.
Mrs. G. V. Bennett
side there is being carved a
memorial to the Old South.
When completed this will con-
sist of four groups of Southern
heroes, a pool at the base, and
a carved-out hall-way just
above the pool. It will be one j
of the most remarkable things
in the way of a memorial that
exists in the entire country.)
At the present time only *the ! CT A \T rI7 CT'.
(head and shoulder of Robert JL X •
E. Lee is complete.
To give an idea of the size
of these carvings, it is said
that not long since thirty peo-
ple ate lunch an Lee’s should-
er.
This is, indeed, a fitting
memorial to the valor of the
Southern soldier.
Atlanta is also a very beau-
tiful city; but one is surprised
to see this lovely city located
in the midst of such struggling
poverty as there seems to ex-
ist in Georgia.
Continuing our journey, we
reached Washington Sunday
morning about ten o’clock. The
hotels were crowded, there be-
ing about 14.000 delegates to
this educational meeting. It
was primarily a superintend-
ents’ meeting, but many high
schools, and elementary school
principals attended.
Sunday afternoon was given
over to a ceremonial at the
tomb of the Unknown Sholdier.
Monday being a holiday, there
was little done except sight-
seeing. President Coolidge ad-
dressed the delegates on Mon-
day night. Tuesday and Wed-
nesday mornings were given to
a discussion of the problems
that confront the elementary
schools of the country.
On Thursday the problems of
the junior high school were
sent Falfurrias. Th:s young
lady is one of the most popular
and talented young ladies of
Falfurrias but her name is not
to be divulged until after the
show.
Other young ladies will rep-
resent Alice, and Kingsville.
The audiences will be given
the opportunity to vote as to
their choice of these young la-
dies and the winner will be
awarded a handsome prize.
The clothing, hats, shoes and
furnishings are all to be furn-
ished by that w’ell known es-
tablishment, Ragland’s Depart-
ment Store, which alone in-
sures the success of the occas-
sion.
It is reported that a large
crowd will attend from Falfur-
rias to see the picture, and the
Style Show and vote for the
Falfurrias young lady. Of led,
spirit of the Alamo, Goliad and
San Jancinto still lived.
Falfurrias people resent in-
justice and tyranny. Eighty
years ago Texans shouldered
their old muskets, donned their
coon skin caps and marched
forth to do battle against those
who would stop the onward
march of progress.
Texas people may not be as
progressive and work under
such high pressure as some
people yet the love of justice
and fair play is strong and
dominant. They love their
country and they bitterly re-
sent outside interference with
their manner of developing
their own country. When
they want a railroad and a
company stands ready to build
that road they believe they are
certainly entitled to it.
their country.
The reported verdict of In-
terstate Commerce Commis-
sioner Woodlock is so prejudic-
ed, so unfair and so plainly un-
just that it has aroused the peo-
ple of this section as few acts
have.
The extension of the
Southern Pacific south is need-
is wanted, and Falfurrias
I This wonderful Brooks coun-
ty has only three miles of rail-
road.
The whole South Texas
country is supporting the plan
to extend the Southern Pacific.
We cannot have prosperity
until this territory has ade-
quate rail facilities.
We are appealing to you to
plead the urgency o? ♦his case
before the proper authorities
and trust you to point out to
them the factors mak!ng this
toad a necessity.”
Answer to these telegrams
have been received as follows:
“T. R. Bennett,
President Chamber of Com-
merce.
The telegram signed by your
self and secretary Caldwell re-
ceived. Have already urged
favorable action by Interstate
Commerce Commission on ex-
tension of Southern Pacific in-
to Lower Rio Grande Valley
and will be glad to continue to
do everything I can in behalf
of this extension. Will call at-
tention of Commission to your
telegram.
(Signed) Morris Sheppard.”
course she w.ilMie entitled to I people are going to do their
all the prizes,
out saying.
That goes with
( onsiderable interest, is being taken in the Falfurrias
Chamber of Commerce and Facts Slogan Contest. Many
students from Brooks, Jim Wells, Kleberg and Jim Hogg
counties have made enquiries in regard to the contest and
some have sent in their slogans.
Remember that all slogans must be in duplicate; one
marked “T0 be Opened" and the other “Not to be Open-
ed.” The one marked “Not to be Opened” will contain
your name and address.
Some students will
you be one of them?
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have $35.00 extra soon. WT11
Send in your slogan. Address
Slogan Editor care Falfurrias Facts, Falfurrias, Texas,
and get your slogans in before March 31.
The slogans submitted so far are:
1. Creamland of the South.
Pomelo Land.
Sunny Gulf Lands.
More Fertile than the Fabled Nile.
Land of the Soft Eyed Jerseys.
Land of Cream and Citrus Fruit.
The Kingdom of Peace, Plenty and Happiness.
The Empire of South Texas.
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part to see that it is had.
Falfurrias people have no
objection to any other section
developing and improving and
going forward but it does ob-
ject and that right rigiously to
having any other section, cor-
poration, or combination de-
prive it of its right to develop
too.
The officers and directors of
the Chamber of Commerce had
prepared and sent the follow-
ing telegrams to Senators Shep-
pard, Mayfield and Represen-
tative Garner in regard to the
railroad extension:
“The Falfurrias Chamber of
Commerce of City of Falfur-
rias and Brooks county has
adopted a resolution respect-
fully urging and requesting
you as our representatives and
spokesmen for the people of
Texas to appear before the In-
terstate Commerce Commission
and present facts to convince
the commission of the absolute
necessity for the permit to ex-
tend the Southern Pacific into
the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Extension of this line will
open for settlement and inten-
sive cultivation more than one
half million acres of first class
agricultural lands which is now
i wilderness.
There is a territory of more
than two thousand square
miles south and west of Fal-
furr.ias which is with out
freight transportation facili-
ties of any nature.
This territory is almost en-
tirely suitable for a high state
of cultivation and will be no
if rail transportation is made
available by this extension.
The actural work of placing
“T. R. Bennett,
Chamber of Commerce.
Have been doing everything
within my power to convince
Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion that Southern Pacific
ought to be permitted to ex-
tend its line into Rio Grande
Valley and will continue to do
everything possible to convince
them of the justice and fair-
ness and equity of application
to extend said railroad.
It is little less than an out-
rage for people of our state
to be denied advantages of
railroad construction when
they have opportunity to
ceive same.
(signed) Earl Mayfield.’
re-
“T. R. Bennett.
President Falfurrias Chamber
of Commerce.
Have more than once done
just what you ask me to do.
The arguments have been con
eluded and we are now a wail
that an effort bo made to in
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Runge, Texas
Editor Facts:
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you on the splendid pa-
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I take a number of
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enjoy reading Facts
better than any of them.
You must have a
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soon and see all those
things I have been read-
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Mrs. M. E. Graves.
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