Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, June 28, 1912 Page: 1 of 8
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We Buy, Sell and Exchange
Improved, Unimproved City and
Acreage Property
THE W. C. POTTS LAND CO.
Aransas Pass Progress
Prices are advancing rapidly.
Don’t delay investing in Aransas
Pass Property.
THE W. C. POTTS LANp CO.
Volume IV
Aransas Pass, Texas, Friday,'June 28, 1912.
Number 11
SHIPS GOING DOWN
THE MEXICAN COAST
Captain Bead of the Brazos Life
Saving Station Sights Them.
Steamer Narrowly Escapes Be-
ing Grounded.
Several vessels seen passing
Brazos Santago the early part of
this week, going down the coast
towards Mexico, have oecaisioned
considerable speculation on the
part of those who knew of their
passing.
The first was seen Sunday night
about 9:15 O’clock, when the
lookout at the Brazos Santago
life saving station noticed lights
coming down the coast. They
were very close in shore, and it
was seen that the lights were on
a tug and steamer which the tug
was towing.
There was an unusually high
tide on this coast Sunday night
the lower end of Padre Island be-
ing covered with the sea up to
the sand hills, though the water
was not very deep. Captain Read
T^alized the danger to the tug
and steamer, which were very
near the north breakers and in
imminent danger of being ground
ed when he first saw them. He
fired several warning rock-
ets and the passing craft sheered
away fjom the coast. They soon
disappeared down the coast go-
ing towards Mexico.
On Monday evening at a some-
what earlier hour the lookout
again spied two vessels sailing
tandam. These were a white
steamer and a red barge, the for-
mer towing the latter They were
much further out at sea than
those seen the night before. They
also were bound southward and
quickly disappeared.
It is supposed the ships were
bound for Tampico to engage in
the oil trade.—Brownsville' Her
aid.
GOVERNOR WILL NOT
BLOCK PRIZE FIGHT.
Santa Fe, N. M., June 24.—The
will be no interference with the
Johnson- Flynn battle for the
worlds ’ heavyweight champion-
ship at Las Vegas July 4th by
Governor McDonald, Provided
the county and city authorities
“enforce strictly the State laws”
for suppression of public gambl-
ing.
This was made plain in an offie
ial statement issued by Govern-
or McDonald tonight. But should
the civil authorities fail to en-
force the laws, the Governor de-
clares that “all the power that
possibly can be brought into use
will be directed to destroy the
evil and vice attendant upon the
-ithering.”
In view of the absence of spec-
ific legal prohibition, Governor
McDonald adds that all he can
do is to enforce strictly existing
laws regarding gambling.
FRANKLIN ROAD TO BUILD
BROWNSVILLE EXTENSION
Announcement Made by Officers
of New Line.—Construction to
Begin as Soon as Line to Gulf
is Completed.
MAY HAVE TO PA%Y
DEMURRAGE FEES.
AFTERMATH OF DROWN-
ING OF MISS PATRICK.
That there will be considerable
railroad ean'struction in this sec-
tion of Tex. within the next eigh-
teen months is now assured.
There are propositions that are
as yet indefinite, but the follow-
ing telegram received in this city
last night by Roy Miller, chair-
man of the railroad committee of
Commissioner Williams Rules,
Against Aransas Harbor Ter-
Minal Railway.
Austin, Texas, June 24.—Rail-
road, Commissioner W.DWilliams
does not agree with the content-
ion made by Y. Vandenburg, the
President of the Aransas Harbor
The remains of Miss Belle Pat-
rick, the young lady school teach-
er who was drowned early Satur-
day afternoon in the Gulf of Mex<
ico, npar Pori Aransas, were ship-
ped Sunday to the home of rela-
tives of Miss Patrick in Dublin,
Texas. A brother, Albert Pat-
rick of Houston, met the remains
at Kenedy, and accompanied the
COMES FROM ENGLAND
TO MARRY TAFT MAN.
Terminal road, that the road
should be free of the requirement body for the remainder of : the
to pay redemurrage charges on
per diem on foreign cars coming
on its tracks during the still con-
the Commercial Club, is testimony, tinuing course of construction. 0^
was
Meeting of Business Mens’ Club.
The Business Mens Club met
in regular session Tuesday even-
ing with President C. W. Holmes
in the chair.
The date of celebration of the
opening of Aransas Harbor was
changed from September 10 to 15
to September 7 to 12, inclusive.
Several very interesting talks
were made by our progressive
eitiens which were very instruc-
tive and appreciated.
The membership of the Busi-
ness Men’s Club is increasing
rapidly, two new members being
added at the last meeting.
The entertainment committee is
busy getting up a program for
the celebration.
Marine Matters.
The launch “Palmetto
tied up here several days under-
going repairs. She .was in col-
lision with the “Japonica” over
at Corpus Christi recently, both
boats being slightly damaged
The house boat ‘^Mollie Jv” re-
cently brought here fromMemphis
Tenn., is being converted into a
tug by A. D. Howland, launch
builder.
The schooner “George Lock”
was in the harbor one day last
week with a general cargo of
merchandise from Galveston.
The “Enterprise,’’belonging to
of much proposed railroad build-
ing activity.
The telegram to Mr.Miller was
from A. R. Ponder of San Anton-
io, vice president of the San An-
tonio, Uvalde and Gulf railroad,
now under construction between
San Antonio and the coast. It
is the text of a telegram receiv-
ed by Mr. Ponder from President
J. E. Franklin of the same road,
now in Colorado Springs, and is
as follows
“We have definitely determin-
ed that as soon as our railroad is
completed to the Gulf, we will
build an extension to Brownsville,
either running out of Fowlerton
or from a point in Live Oak Coun
ty.” .
The Franklin road already has
nearly 200 miles of roadway in
operation and the work is rapid-
ly being pushed toward the coast.
With the completion of the pro-
posed line of this new road to
Brownsville, the" Franklin road
will have over 500 miles of track
laid through the heart of the be'st
theLong Transportation Company, ^ ^ territ0 in
has been undergoing -----
Masons Elect Officers.
At their regular meeting last
Friday night the Masonic Lodge
held their annual election of of-
rieers.
Those elected were as follows:
J.D. McBride,W. E. E. A. West,
S. W.) C. H. Porter, J. W. N.
M. Cc^.e, Treasurer; W. C. Potts,
•retary. O. O. Johnson, T.
At their next meeting, Friday
night, July 5th, the elected office^
will be installed. There are some
offices to be filled by appoint-
ment. v
some
improvements this week. A roof
and an awning were built aft to
protect passengers and freight
when the forward deck is crowd-
ed, which is often the case since
the summer season has opened.
Captain Long spares nothing to
give his patrons comfort and con-
venience.
The “Wave,” owned by Burton
& Danforth, is being overhauled
and put in shape for service.
The channel presents a busy
scene these days. Boats of vari-
ous kinds are continually plying
between here and the harbor or
going out through the Intercoast-
al Canal. The drawbridge over
the Morris & Cummins cut is
raised often to permit passage of
floats through the cut, and the
activity is pleasing to the eye.
this portion of the state.—Corpus
Christi Caller.
\ _
RAILROADS BUILDING TO-
WARD ARANSAS PASS
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♦
Salt Bathing Fine.
This pleasant weather makes
bathing a leading attraction at
Aransas Pass these evenings. Cap
[arren’s bathing pavilion is
, well lighted, he has plenty of the
cold, sweets, cigars and a good
-cafe to accommodate the public,
and there is no danger from'cur-
rents or. undertows, hence the bay
Attracts, people of every ^ge.
Improving Aransas Hotel.
W. H. Starbuck, proprietor of
the Aransas Hotel, is making ex-
tensive improvements on the in-
terior of that building. He is
tearing out the partition in the
front office, making the dining
room much larger and commodi
ous. He is also putting in a res-
taurant and lunch counter, re-
papering and repainting. He will
serve short orders at all hours,
and continue the hotel business
with the restaurant in con-
nection. The business will be con
ducted on both the European and
American plan
Mr Starbuck is one of our
most progressive citizens, and we
bespeak for him a liberal share
of the public patronage.
Winnipeg-Gulf Bonds Sold.
Salina, Kan.—A cablegram re-
ceived by H. Leone Miller, presi-
dent of the proposed Salina,Win-
nipeg and Gulf railway, states
that the contract for the sale of
$13,000,000 bonds for the road
has- been closed in Paris and that
the money will be available at
once. *
It is stated that construction
the president’s correspondence in
this matter~he noted today that
the commission rule will not ap-
ply when this road goes into op-
eration, but the road does not yet
operate and until it does it can-
not be brought under the regula-
tions attaching to operating com-
mon carriers, in respect to de-
murrage or per diem. He writes
that he attaches no importance
to the formal recognition by the
commission of this road as far as
the question of fixing the status
as an operating carrier is affect-
ed.
It is expected the other commis
sioners on their return will con-
cur in this opinion, and the short
line at the new port will be re-
quired to pay demurrage on all
foreign cars until its rails are'op-
en for business as a common car-
rier.
Following is Commissioner Wil-
liams’ memorandum on the com-
munication concerning demurrage
charges:
“As I understand it, the quest-
ion at issue is whether the Aran-
sas Harbor Terminal Railway
Company should pay demurrage
on cars delivered to it during con-
struction and detained beyond th
free time allowed by the demurr-
age rules of the Railroad Commis-
sion of Texas.
“This question in no way re-
lates to the status of the railway
distance. As: a mark of respect
to the deceased there was no
session of the summer normal yes*
terday. Miss Patrick had been
attending the normal.
Earl Rackley, the young school
teacher who reseuedMisses Stroud
and White and who also rescued
Miss Patrick from the gulf, arriv-
ed^in the city Sunday afternoon
from Port Aransas where he had
fcmamed since the tradgedy of
Saturday afternoon, in order that
he might rentier what services he
could. Mr. Rackley was deeply
grieved'at the death of Miss Pat-
rick. He, is badly bruised as a
result of the ,battle with the high
breakers in the gulf during his
attempt to save the lives of the
young ladies who were members-
of a bathing .party.
f The death of Miss Patrick was
a profound shock to all of her
friends and acquaintances at the
normal, J
Early advices from Port Aran-
sas Saturday afternoon were to
the effect that she would in all
likelihood recover.'
An, effort will be made to se-
cure a Carnegie Hero Medal for
Earl'Rackley for his bravery in
saving the lives of Miss Stroud
Otto Nentwig of the Taft Ranch
Greets Miss Doldy, Bride-to-be,
At the Katy Railroad Station
in San Antonio.
Miss Isabel L. Doldy, a pretty
pink-cheeked girl of pure English
type, reached San Antonio on
the Katy Limited last night and
was welcomed by Otto Nentwig,
an employ of the Taft ranch, as
his bride-to-be. The couple left'
over the Sap for Gregory, where
the wedding will take place.
When Mr.Nentwig left England
nearly three years ago, he and
Miss Doldy were engaged to be'
married, but he detirmined first
to get a start in the world. He
had been in this country, but a
short time when his services as
an expert mechanician found a
patron in Joseph F. Green, man-
ager of the Taft ranch. Some
mohths ago he decided his affairs
had reached a stage where they
would warrant a frution of plans
made before he left England.
The message was sent to the girl
waiting over the seas, and >he
prepared to make the anticipat-
ed journey.
In New York Miss Doldy was.
decayed several days through ce'r-
tairriquartine regulations not di-
rectly affecting her, but members
of her party. These were settled
four days ago, and she immediate-
ly started for San Antonio.
Jtailroad to Compress.
A force of men have been
work this week excavating
at
on
and Miss White. But for the fact the right-of-way over which the
concerns itself solely as to its
status while under construction.
Once in operation the rail way will
unquestionably be neither a“min
or railroad’ nor an ‘industrial
plant.' It will then interchange
freight and cars., both loaded and
empty, with other railroads upon
he went to their rescue so prompt
ly, there would have been no
chance of saving them.—Corpus
Christi Caller.
African Pipe Calabash.
J. F. O’Dohel, of this city,has
after it goes into operation, but gr°'ving in fs giU'den T<$,
uable vine known as the South
will begin this month or early m^e usual terms. It will pay a per
July.
Says Road is Financed.
II. Leone Miller, Salina, Kan.,
president of the recently incor-
porated Winnepeg, Salina and
Gulf railway company., states that
lie has disposed of $30,600,000 of
bonds to London and Paris fi-
nanciers, which completes all the
necessary financing for tSae por-
tion of the road between Oklaho-
ma City and Salina,sthe prelimin
ary surveys , of which have
already been made;
Colorado, Texico & Aransas Pass
According to press reports, M.
C. Vaughn, of Portales, New Mex
ico, representing-Chicago Capital-
ists, has bought a right of way,
which had already been graded,
for this company. The plans call
for a line from the Colorado coal
fields to the Gulf of Mexico. It
is understood that the first work
to be carried out will be on the
section from Texico, New Mexico,
thrbugh a rich agricultural sec-
tion, to Virginia City. Arrange-
ments have been made for financ-
ing the project.
To Reopen Commercial Hotel.
John Schnabel has leased the
Commercial Hotel from W. F.
Steagall, and will re-open same
and be ready for business July
1st. This is one of the be|t lo-
cations in town for a first-class Mexican is Cut at a Dance,
hotel, and with John as landlord,' Portland, June 25.—In a gener-
t.he traveling public need haye no'al fight at a Mexican dance last
fear of not being taken .cape of, night, Miguel Trevino was cut
m a satisfactory nianney* go seriously that death.i - feared.
African Pipe Calabash. This vine
resembles a gourd vine anc^ the'
fruit is somewhat similar in ap-
pearance to that of the gourd.
Calabash pipes made from im-
ported S. African gourds have
Jheen the fashion in England for
some time by those who delight
in pipe smoking, and are com-
ing into vogue in this country.
These pipes are formed from tlie
•crooked necks of a large gourd,
bei bilging to the well known
group >g£ plants which Include
the cucumber and the squash.
Pipes made from these Imported
gourds are very expensive, Ameri
casi dealers usually charging from
$8i00 to t$12.00 ;apieee for them.
They are the lightest pip^es made
for their size, ,&re graceful in
shape, coilbr like mersCkaums and
are delightful smokers.
V
diem charge japon freight cars
while on its rails and will collect
demurrage for its own benefit on
ears detained by consignees and
shippers for more than the free
time allowed by the rules. And
ft will not then be charged de-
murrage on ears in its possession.
During construction, however,
conditions are radically different.
The railway is only about six
miles long and as it only
serves two stations, and no more.
It will haul commodities between
Aransas Pass and Port Aransas
and until so far completed that it
eaw be put in operation it has not
done and cannot do business as
a common carrier for the gen-
eral public.
“A railroad ought not to bq
charged both a per diem and de-
murrage and it should pay one or
the other on all freight ears in
its possession. For this reason
I approve the memorandum on
the original papers, which I still
believe to present the correct sol-
ution of the question.
“ I attach no importance to the
formal recognition of the railway am not persuaded that its status
by this commission, but assuming • is the same before it begins to
that when it is in full operation Jo business as a common carrier
it will be a common carrier by that it will he afterward,
rail under the laws of Texas, en- • “In justice it seems to mor it
titled to and accorded the same should pay demurrage on all for-
treatraent with . every other op- Mgn ears until its rails are open
er-mh'o- railway in Texas. Still I for business as a common carrier.
At “Wegwwiia.”
J.. CL Moore entertained a num-
ber of his friends -at “Wegowild”
cottage Thursday afternoon in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. M. F.
Smith and family, recently of
Houston. The guests were given
an informal reception on the
broad veranda overlooking the
bay. Refreshments wpr4 served
and the evening was heartily en-
joyed.
A. H. T. Railway will run a track
about three-quarters of a mile
from the terminal to the site
where the warehouse and
compress will be built. The road
will intersect Goodnight srteet
out through the city limits along
Pacific street to . outlots 33 and
32. The compress will be built on
the west end of outlot 32, and
the warehouse will be erected on
the west end of outlot 33.
Material for the compress and
warehouse is being assembled on
the ground and the work of erect-
ing same will he commenced in a
short while.
^ r
Mr. Felder, the warehouse man,
will be here this week and Mr.
Underwood, the compress man,
will be here by July 1st.
Side tracks are also being
built by the A. H. T. Ry. to the:
ice plant and Fields-Porter Lum-
ber Co. Chief Engineer Moori
informs us that he has ordered
six thousand cross ties for srde--
traek building, and that he wiTll
shortly place an order for fif-
teen thousand more.
The warehouse material has all
been eut and fitted for the A. P_
C. & D. Company’s warehouse,,
and workmen are placing the tim-
bers in position as fast as the
foundation is made ready. Sheet
piling is being driven at wharf1
now to retain the dump.
A switch is being laid from the
A. H. T. Railroads main line to
the Magnolia Petrolium Company
storage tank site.
This week’s good weather per*
mitted all the dredges to remove
a great quantity of mud from the
harbor and channel. The work
of cutting out to the A. P. C. &
D. Co wharf will be. delayed some
to allow the sheet piling to be
finished.
Dirt is being hauled in from
Harbor Island to build the dump
up for switches in the city limits..
Brush rip-rap is being put on
the dump as it settles so as' to>
fortify against high tides.
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Price, E. L. Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, June 28, 1912, newspaper, June 28, 1912; Aransas Pass, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth975297/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Ed & Hazel Richmond Public Library.