Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1919 Page: 4 of 6
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MQWNQQP BUUJ:TIN.0CT0BER 31 1919
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Mowhpr -Ataqbiate Press.
M of PaWteatton Bulletin Bull.
corner Brown and Lee Streets.
at the Postoffice at Brown
Mi. Ttxae as second-class matter.
THLSEHONBS:
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SUBSCRIPTION
Any erroaeoas reiectkm upon the
piMracter standing or reputation of
my person firm or corporation -which
war appear la the columns of The
pauy Bulletin will be gladly correct
4 Wo its betas brotwrht to the at
ot tse pubiisners.
Tfce Associated Press Is delusively
4NfttMed to the use for republication
M all sews "dispatches credited to: it
me mat otherwise credited in this pa-
er sad also the local news publlsh-
4 hereto.
THE PAVING CAMPAIGN.
PEFORE BROWNWOOD can under-
fake a- permanent paving- campaign
Ihere are a large number of details
w jfee worked out so many details
J&at It will be Impossible to actually
if
lay any p&Tlng next year unless the
s-RwRtkw is taken under serious con-
it '
'sMeratSoa at once Storm sewers
st .he constructed the sanitary
ewer Must ue extended all gas and
water ssalas and laterals must be laid
z
i verythlag else that is to go un-
i-
jfm the streets must be put in place.
It: will require some time to do these
tMftgs heace the secesslty for getting
thm started at once.
f
The Bulletin has suggested from
time to time the issuance of $75000
(;ho8de to be supplemented by twice
t
that aaocuit from property owners to
T-
Hart the permanent paving in the
jfarwa town sectioH. This suggestion
is Merely tentative; the Bulletin is
Mt wedded to any particular plan of
jiariag but will support any plan that
Jtppears practical and promises to
" irfve this city permanent paving im-
mediately. The thing we desire to
Ippress upon every citizen is that the
caaa trite tk of permaaeet paving is
sir
Mt a task that can be done in a day;
bd if Brownwodd expects to have
its streets in presentable condition
' ky the end of next year not a minute
.i.
sfcould be lost bow.
l-
jj.lt has been found that the city can
feme immediately without an in-
crease In taxation ?75O00 of bonds
far any purpose desired. There is
thing that needs the money more
than the streets since the city has
practically completed arrangements
fer sewer construction in Coggln Ad-
i
itkra under a plan of payment that
not require bonds. -But what-!
ever the method of financing may be
:ad whatever class of paving may be;
laid it is. important that plans be
keveloped quickly. Brownwood has
already waited a year too long to be-
gin its paving; and if five or six miles'
W really first class permanent paving
can be constructed next year the Bul-
jletin is willing to risk the future of
the paving campaign to the opinion of
tfce people after they have hadjan op-"t
portunity to enjoy .first class paving
i. f
for a few months. Let's get busy.
A FAIR PROPOSAL.
TK--AN EFFORT TO secure closer re-
flations with the farmer of the
i conty as well as to increase its ef-
fectiveness in dealing with the many
:jirisbleins affecting the agricultural
.id livestock interests of the county
te ..-Brownwood ; Chamber of Com-
i Mferce has proposed a farmer mem-
VI"'. -
liwrphip . plan which -Appears to the
JHUteuH to oe one watca .promises
: apisaild results if it is geaerally ac-
r bepted "by the farmers of the; county.
i
The plan is in brief to bild up a
large membership of farmers giving
1 them the same rights and privileges
; is city members xmd accepting them'.
at oae-half th nwmbership fee col-
icieI from -city members; with the
provision .that .all -fee -faes frotn far
memberships shall be u4 ex-
i imirely la the promotioa appwsv-
d movements for the beaaAt of the
' P ' i''
mrmers aad that these fees'.shall he
'mp)mested from the refUIar funds
:mtji .'rfMikfttlM.
Tfck p(b it k(NM upon; exauiina-
' bmi QMftWc oC VMdtrrvji devtlop-
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1f.rtyffnfrS vu&afr&gg a-W'fc-ie ft vtfgby?
ment. li accepted genei-ally by the
farmers of the county it would con-
vert the Chamber of Commerce into a '
great organization ip yhich the far-
mers would share the direction of af
fairs and ' which would at all times
be available not only to direct civic
progress in the city butjto encourage
every movement that in the opinion
of the farmer members may be worthy
of support for the benefit of the agri-
cultural and livestock interests.
Furthermore this plan would for-
ever end" the apparent misunderstand-
ing that has bon created by an ignor-
ance of the purposes of the Chamber
of Commerce and by the actual ina-
t
bility of that organization to ascer-
tain definitely the desires of the far-
mers. The Chamber of Commerce has
been in existence for many years and
one of its chief purposes has. been
to aid the agricultural interests of
the county; yet it has 'found it "well
nfgli impossible to get in close enough
touch with the farmers to learn how
it can give them the practical assist-
ance that it so much desires to ex-
tend. With fanners fairly represented In
the directorate of the Chamber pf
Commerce and taking; an active In-
terest In the working ;of the organi-
zation there would be an almost un-
limited opportunity for service by that
commercial body. It would become
in effect a Brown county; chamber of
commerce and agriculture and its in-
fluence for good would be apparent
throughout-the county. The interests
of the city and county arc inseparable
and they should be harmoniously di
rected so that the entire county may
be able to get the utmost out of every
opportunity! for advancement and prof
it to all its cititgns.
The steel 3trike has crumbled Just
as it was foreseen that it would crum-
ble and the defeated strikers are re
turning to their work. It has" been
with -the utmost degree of foolishness
that Labor has met (lie challenge of
its enemies. Friends of Labor six or
eight months ago warned against tne
very thing-Labor has done and is do
ing; and now if Labor suffers and
it is suffering and Is going to suffer
greatly it is Laboi's fault Radical
ism is never wisdom.
The postoffice at Wichita Ealls is
to be enlarged' but the Postoffice Dc-
partment is not going to do the work.
Citizens have arranged to build a
wooden shack as an annex to the
postoflice building so that the heavy
incoming and outgoing niails may be
conveniently handled by the postal
clerks and the Postoflice Department
has agreed to pay a moderate rental
on ..the property.
jtjiirls CKficape from Jtcformatory.
(By International News Service.)
ROCKWELL CITY la. Oct. 31.
Life became dull at the Girls Refor-
matory here for four g!rls; aged six-
teen seventeen eighteen and twen
ty-three and they made their escape
recently. Superintendent Beach and
Deputy Sheriff rDa!bnhate tikon up
the trail audi hope- to 4)rln thghis
buck.- -' . ' H t
. Two of the girls.'left the. Institution
urttwea in. ianiMMi. v
a.jr. Just Keep WhibtHng!
Public Opinion
RURAL JtlAIL SEJtYJCE A XI) liAD
ROADS.
To The Bulletin;
I wish you would publish these few
lines in your paper. Our rural mail
Service was bad before the . election
on the new road law and since its
defeat we are scarcely getting any
mail at all. We got mail Friday none
Saturday. Last week's papers we got
Monday. Tuesday's and Wednesday's
papers have not come ycU My neigh-
bor spoke to the Postmaster about it
and he said. "You farmers defeated
the good roads law. now why ki:k"?
I 'phoned in tonight to the postoffice
and someone answered. I asked why
we had not. gotten any mail in two
days and he said "If you farmers
would get out and work the roads you
would get malls." Now is this a boycott
on the farmers because the road law
was defeated? If so give us n new
party in office. The carrier is getting
?1.SQ0.00 pw" year and no capital in-
vested. Some farmers have :?li 000.00
Invested and "don't deaf "00.00" This
writer voted for the gnod roads ant!
yet he must suffer because the law
was defeated.
I planted wheat to help win -the war
and am now selling it for 1.50 per
bushel; and am hauling 2-iQ(j pounds
at a load over the same road that
Uncle. Sam's man can't bring the mail
at $1."0 per month. I have just written
Mr. Blanton and expect a reply in a
few days. Yours truly
Motor Route A Brownwood Texas
Oct. 29 1010.
Record Demand for
Hunting Licenses
(By International News Sprvice.) j
GEXBrA. N. Y. Ost. 31. It may bci
the "high cost of living or it may 'be
the desire to get ia touch with nature
.that'Hhis season has created an un-
usual demand for licenses to hunt and
kill during the open season Nimrods
old a:ul nimrods young have besieged
the city clerk's office here for the
card and button which entitles them
to these privileges. Tlie cock' pheas-
ant is said to be aplenty. The hunt-
er is after him.
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A. Ii. IHUDOX Ob' LA3ITASAS TAKES'
ISTO IMinWERSHIl WITH
R. IJ. KOGEHS.
Announcomeijt is made .from Bal-
Hnger that A. ri Higdon of -Lampasas
will he associated Vith RJ B. Rogers
of this city in conducting the dry
goods business then? recently bought
from the Melton Dry Hoods company
Mr Rogers having ;s"dld lrof the stock
to Mr? Higdon an .d htivinfrarrnngcd
for the business to be conducted un-
der the firm name of the n'gqrs-
Higdou company U.-P. Melton will
continue 'vylth the new firm as man
ager and there "will be no change iud
the sales forco for the present.
The BalHnger. Ledger outlines the
situation as follows:- ' . .''
.'The .Melton Dry Goods Company is
succeeded in business here by Rogers-
Hlgdon Company. R. B. Rogers leadr
ing dry goods merchant of Brownwood
who came here last week aJid pur-
chased the sto?k of the Melton Dry
Coods Company . returned here this
week accompanied by A. -L. Higdon
the leading dry goods merchant ofi
Lampasas and 'Mr. Rogers announced J
I that he had sold a half interest in thej
business to Mr; Higdon. j
"Mr. Higdon established the busi-
ness which he again becomes identi-
fied with. Ho was succeeded a couple
of years ago by the Melton Dry Goods
Company. .
" The only-rchangosTplanuo!d Jor the
business' lsJ to - make It " bigger and
better' said Mr. Rogers ooforo leaving
for his home at Brownwood Wednes
day afternoon.
"Mr. Rogers .stated that his firm al
ways supported every enterprising'
move put on foot for the. betterment of
tho community "because what helps
the city helps us.' said Mr. Rogers
'and we are glad to become interested
in such a good town.'
"U P. Melton who came hero with
Mr. .Higdon and helped to established
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the business -will remain witlv the firm
as 'manager and" there will be no
changes in the sales forco for th$
present"
San Saba Hrds Change
Owners in Deals Closed'
During the Past Few Days
(Special to Bulletin.)
SAN SABA Texas Oct. 31. Thos.
Porter Pearcy of Sloan community
who was in service overseas and who
returned to. San Sal)a last June has
embarked in the cattle business. Ho
leased Colonel It. E. Woods pasture
fqr five years and bought from Mr.
Woods Charley Startz and .Elmo
Whisnant sixty hetd. of .stock cattle
and steers at about $33.00 javerage
price per head
J: M. Sloan sold his cattle and
leaso on the Bawer Ranch for live
years to R. C. and T. C. Maxwell at
43500 per year for the. lease and f Go
Whisnant sixty herd of stoak cattle
numbered five hundred and twenty-
nine head. The ranch contains forty-
seven hundred acres of land . one
hundred. and fifty of which is an ir-
rigated farm.
The Arcadia Shining Parlor are ag
ents for tne urownwoou uuueun. umi
furnish you at the starfd or deUsrered
for 60c per month; also on saje; open
until 0:30 every nijeht. JF tfc
iVE BUY second nana furaiture. New
.Second Hand Store. 203 West
Broadway 'phone 975. 220tfc
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YOUR
TO
Those who have accom-
modated you through
the extension of credit
need the money that is
due them.
"Neitlier Credit nor I
a Goodamerih I z
1 survive crteftdver 1
debtpS I
Paomettiing--il not affl I
-on the account you I
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I wownwow Merchants I v?
1 Association J
I V; "BUILDERS OF BETTER CREblTS' ! '
if 9Ga-m
the wor
you could find
no drinl-
more refrerhinr
more healthful
more deliciouy
more nourixhi
-IS DUE-
ACCOUNT
MORROW
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Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1919, newspaper, October 31, 1919; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth343315/m1/4/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.