The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, March 25, 1927 Page: 6 of 10
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Washington, March 11.—Capturing
industrial prise once monopoll*-
New England, the , south is
weaving of cottdn textile goods,
a commerce department census show*
ed today. ;
Large gains in number ' of cotton
goods establishments, -and in number
of employes, were made"By the south
between 1923 and 1925, according to
the new census of manufacturers.
Meanwhile the New England states
lost ground.
Although the value of cotton goods
produced made in the south dropped
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cotton-geowing states than else-
where. New England fell from $720,
000,000 to $608,000,000 and all other
atatea tfrom $202.000.000. to 6177.-
000,000. -
. Concentration of the industry in
the cotton-growing states is continu-
ing, , according to; government ex-
perts. Unusual activity of southei
mills has kept the entire industry re-
cently on an operating basis of about
100 per cent capacity, although New
capacity it was stated.
Southern mill$,..fth,y|,us added, have
Englnnd mills were running below
been running at about 130 per cent
capacity, .with double shifts, in tht*
last two months.
The south's cotton goods produc-
tion will go close to it billion dollars
this year. It was estimated, despite
low prices. Production for the coun-
try in 1925 was $1,711,368,000. com-
pared with $1,901,126,000 in' 1923.
In the absence* of* official figflWK"
doubt was expressed’ that ttye 1926
value w as as high as that of 1925.
Distribution of -establishments and
employes was shown in the census
ns follows:
Establishments Wage Earners
, 1925-1923 1‘.>25.1023
Cotton-Growing States
809-738* 247,000,-239.1100
New England States
332-367 165,000-196,000
North Carolina led the south in the
industry. It also, led the country in
number of establishments, with 364.
Massachusetts, with only 178 es-
tablishments, led the country ia
value of products, with $345,000,000
against $316,000,000 for North Caro-
lina. Massachusetts also ranked fiist
in number of wage eainef'IC
City Political Announcements
The Stamford Leader is authorised
to announce the following candidate!
for the following offices:
FOR MAYOR—
W. B. Tayman.
FOR ALDERMAN—(fte-Eelectioa)
L. E. Larche.
Reece Pratt.
McCam
by the
storage
the car capacity of the Orient s yards
will be increased 176, making a total
capacity of 1(019 ears.
Midland—The local light company and
propertiee was v»olg recently to the
Texas Power and Light Company.
Another move of immediate impor-
tance to the town was sale of the Cur-
tis property to Clarence Scharbauer.
Scharbauer plant te erect .a modern
five-room hotel on the property.
Sweetwater—At the suggestion of the
W^rTeTaFXhYmt^T -uT Commerce,
BaU TUgpkooe . _
Crosbyton—Croebytoa prenuaaa to
rival fcalrd •• banner <Hetrkt eonven-
tkm city. Plans underway for the
South Plains District Conventoa teS
be held here April 7 UuUaaU • record |
attendance.
ft was believed In the fourth cen-
tury that a horn ring worn on tho
fourh finger was a protection-against
epilepsy and a pure gold ring a cure
for pains*in the side.
name of Tonkawa Hills for s pictur-
esque wooded range extending toward
Buffalo Gap. The name suggested
would perpetuate a tribe of friendly
Indians who aided the pioneer
Manager W!ade has been asked to lend
support of the West Texas Chamber
of Commerce in securing 4/*gu^oiive |
Hills.___
Chillicothe—Five new brick buildings
are being erected by Wofford Bros.,'
west of the Touchstone A Linceeum
Motor Company. The Contract, let
J. K. Stuckey, calls for a modern five
proof tile and a concrete building to
be 115x80 feet. This makes a total j
of 13 brick and concrete business
housesc to go up in Chillicothe in the i
last three years.
Jeff Davis—The Jeff Davis countyV(
Chamber of Commerce has l*een or- j
gunized with more than forty paid
members. A membership of 76 is ex-
pected before cop^ete of gamr.ation.
Dneiof the first official acts of the
newly formed body was to take out
five memberships in the West Texas
Chumbcr of Commerce.
Wichita Falls—Scores of towns are (
already sending in their names prom-J.
ising to bring large delegations to
the annual convehton of the West1
Texas Chamber of Commerce to be!
held here May 16 and 17, Active in- J
terest in the part to be played in the '
mammoth pageant of. nations who will
send delegations to see what nation-
ality they will represent in costume,
colors, and flags in the huge pageant.
Lefors-^—Contract has been let for the
construction of a modern sanitary |
water and sewer system here, and J
work has already begun.
Slaton—Flans for installing a new
and modern common battery plant or
flashlight system for improved tele-'
phone service in Slaton are announc-
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Inglish, G. L. The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, March 25, 1927, newspaper, March 25, 1927; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth890450/m1/6/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.