The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1915 Page: 2 of 8
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City and Celebrate
on SAN JACINTO DAY
Wednesday, April 21st
Watch For Fuller Announcements
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hundred
AGAIN ADVANCED IN PRICE
II ighest
m <>mIu Day of i’lessure.
$6.50 HI»anee in Harcb.
’louston Post.
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BUSINESS LEAGUE SECRETARY
PERTINENTLY COMMENTS
uucex, Will \ fiord Citizens and Via-
Ito rs
Royal Baking Powder, which is
made from cream of tartar, adds
only healthful qualities to the
food.
Can it be truthfully said that
an article of food so generally
condemned is economical at any
price?
We
We
have a great deal of encourago-
from Influential source, and
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.)
New York
'SAN JACINTO DAY CELEBRATION MIDDLING COTTON HAS
TO BE PRONOUNCED SUCCESS
for a great many, thus making them
self-sustaining rather than an object
It is probably true that
The difference in cost of a
pan of biscuits or of a cake made
with Royal Baking Powder as com-
pared with cheap alum or phos-
phate of lime powders is about one
cent, which is surely too small an
amount to warrant the risk.
Perhaps you use an alum baking
powder because you think it is
cheaper and therefore more eco-
nomical. But is it?
for this work not In its limited sense,
but in its broadest manner; securing
planting seed anil feed direct from the
producer, thus saving the farming ele-
ment several thousand dollars. The
Secretary spent something more than
six months in this work, and without
a dollars' expense to the committee;
without the services of the league, sev-
eral hundred dollars would necessar-
ily have been spent for some one to
have taken charge of the situation.
As all know, conditions have been
imeh, not only here, but over the en-
tire country, that It was practically
out of the question to build hotels and
factories, and although efforts have
The Business League has had no
press agent t< herald its virtues, con-
sequently the general public Is not fa-
miliar with the vast amount of work
done nor the burdens carried by this
organization. It is practically out of
the question to explain or to mention
a great many things which come under
the observation of the league, for it
is a kind of a clearing house for the
whole city, and Incidentally for the
County. The man on his last logs
comes to the league for assistance. It
Is looked upon as a place of last re-
sort for the fellow who has tried in
.very conceivable way to obtain help
or information from other sources. Let
it be said here, and without further
mention, that the league has boon able
to find financial assistance for a num-
ber of farmers who had been unable
Wednesday Was Again
Point in Cotton Belt.
other nearby points. We ought
have five thousand visitors on
day, and if they come they will be]
Leading food experts and medi-
cal authorities have for years
declared that alum baking powders
are not safe to be used. The
chief European nations prohibit
them altogether.
the entire county. This Is an indus-
try that should have the moral sup-
port of every man in the county. The
farmer with a few good dairy cows
? ill not ask for credit at the store.
the
Numerous cases ] market. This is a very important
of charity have been looked after and matter, and one which has been in our
help obtained; work has been provided way for a long time.
A great deal of time has been given
. , ,, , ., to the dairying industry, and although
of charity, it is probably true that a
great deal of this work was not in-
tended to come under the supervision
of the league, but for the past four-
teen months conditions have been such
that some organization was necessary
tn deal with the abnormal conditions.
The league has stepped in and an-
| again.
The league has at all times tried
to be of benefit to the business men of
the town, and while it lias been an
awful Job to save them from them-
selves, our efforts have not been
wholly in vain. For more than twelve
Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly
The Old Standard general strent'heulng tonic,
GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TvMC,drive, out
J’rlnr** •nrW’Mtlwnnd build* uptheiy*-
Utti. a uuc tuuhu. a umULl* uud children. Sue
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attending meetings of the Colorado
River Improvement association—the
organization forwarding the interests
of this development. The Chamber of
Commerce of Austin has interested it-
fault of the league, self in this matter, and is giving its
of parenthesis, will say that loyal support to the movement, as are
all towns along the river as far up as
Ing to the establishment of a factory Austin.
st this point,
til this time,
proposition. !
founded upon
Hons.
Realizing that the prosperity f Bay
Come to Bay
end difficulties in shipping, exports
have gone ahead until they are not
very far behind last year, being now
well on to the 7,000,000 mark. Cotton
will come into its own immediately
it peace is restored, and every indica-
tion of cessation of strife is a tonic
to the market.
direct result of this exhibit, more glad. to
than four hundred inquiries wore re- have already come,
calved asking for further information 1 '•'«<• ■ to establish
about the town and county. Those or trades day.
more than four hundred inquiries re-
quired careful handling and exhaus-
tive letters. Every letter was a per-
sonal one. and responses were encour-
i ping. One investor was packing his
household goods preparatory to com-
ing hero, but owing to flooded condi-
tions coming on just about that time
he went elsewhere. Directly through
the efforts of the league, four families
have located in Matagorda County,
three of whom are located in Bay City,
■’ost at this time the secretary was
burdened with the arduous duties of
caring for the relief situation, which
required practically his entire time
during the day. in consequence of
which a great amount of night work
was required in taking cure of the
regular duties of the league. These
things go unseen by the general pub-
lic, yet it is a work that must be
taken care of.
An active interest has been 'aken
in legisiatlv1 mailers affecting local
iiltercrts. We have no’ failed to con-
sult with our icpifrr.ntatives when-
ever occasion demanded, and are glad
to say that our representations have
in every instance met their hearty
approval and support.
In civic matters very little has been
accomplished. About the only real
results to which we can point is the
Large contln-■
uro expected from .
Collegeport. nig new high records for the season
Midfield, Markham. Wads- and spots in all markets selling at the
.. i.<_,—- —>— -» .... aeason The
While acting on a trapeze yesterday
afternoon. Carey Smith, Jr., fell and
sustained a green stick fracture of
the radius bone of his right arm just
above the wrist. The injury is not
serious since he went to school this
morning.
Cotton in Houston jumped 75 cents,
per bale again Wednesday, bringing
the price of middling up to 9.50 cents
per pound, within half a cent of the
10-cent level at which cotton was
I ought last fall under the “Buy-a-
Bale” plan. At the rate the price has
been advancing recently, the holders
< f this cotton will soon be able to get
their money back.
The 9.50 quotation Is the highest
recorded by any market in the South
and Houston continues to be the ban-
ner spot market. The gain during the
i.ionth ot .March, from March 1 to
March 31, has been just $6.50 per
bale. On tlie last day of the month
middling was quoted at 8.20 cents per
pound or $11 per bale. On the last
uay of the month middling was quoted
it 9.50 per pound or $47.50 per bale.
The advance this month is one of the
biggest, if not the largest, ever re-
corded on this market in a similar pe-
i iod of time. The gain from the low
point of the season to the present high
point is $17.50 per bale.
The advance Wednesday was a gen-
■nil one. futures in all markets tnak-
plea'-ure and wholesome entertain-
ment. By this time next week, it is
hoped that sufficient progress will
have been made in the arrangements
so that The Tribune will be enabled
to expatiate upon a definite program,
’tot enough is already known now to
justify the statement that Bay City is
going to have a big day of it. a day
that will eclipse all former efforts
here in the public entertainment line.
Preparations will be made to en-
tertain several thousand visitors and
the people are expected to cotne from
nil over ths county and from adjoin-
ing counties as well,
cents of visitors
Palacios,
Blessing.
worth. Buckeye, as well as all the highest prices of the
ether towns in the county; and from continued heavy demand at home, the
El Campo, Wharton. Danevang and P'sence of distress cotton from
to’, Southern markets, assertions that the
thatierop wil be materially cut tills spring,
I ind the late cold weather in the South
amply repaid for their time and the promising a late crop, have been sus-
small expense attached to the visit.
Some hint of the sort of entertain-
ment for that day Is foreshadowed by
I’.e amusements committee who have
prepared something like the following
as a program:
Parade -City
Pend; Eire Department: dry goods
automobiles, six in number, represent-
ing the six flags under which Texas
h«s served; decorated automobiles,
leprosenting the colors of the rain-
bow: Bay City High School; Bay City
Business College; agricultural prod-
ucts: Individual merchants; other fea-
tures: race horses, mounted horses.
i d< eorated to represent all countries
I :>t arms, others decorated to suit in-
dividual tastes; Shetland ponies; dec-
; orated vehicles, single, double and
jtendein; the High School Band; the
student body of the Ray City High
School.
The above program has merely been
suggested but will most likely lie
[adopted with some unimportant alter-
[ations. At all events, the variety of
• the entertainment will be such that
j >t will appeal to all classes, and the
. celebration promises to be on such
{ magnitude as will make the occasion
I a memorable one.
The Tribune next week will contain
additional information on this sub-
ject, and it is hoped that widespread
interest will he aroused In Bay City’s
forthcoming gala day.
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From Thursday's Dally.
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Meters. C. J. Wildman and F. C.
Hensel of Palacios spent the forenoon
today in Bay City.
ored to reach him with agricultural
journals of the better class, all of
which tend to help him work out his
many problems and become a greater
producer and a better citizen. In De-
cember we organized the farmers of
the county into an association for the
purpose of getting a closer union
among them, which is necessary for
the accomplishment of the greatest
good. Home time was spent in going [
over the county in the organization
work, and untiring efforts Irave been
made to make the association a sue-'
cess. Big. howling results have not]
been accomplished as yet, nor were;
they expected within so short a time. I pat|as an(1 were far above our i months, we urged the organization of
expectations. Greater results would] toe Retail Merchants’ Association for
have been accomplished had conditions! their mutual protection.
it has been a very bad time to talk
this phase of diversification, owing to
the prevalence of charbon and the
shortage of feedstuff:!. progress has
boon made, and it is only a matter
of the farmers growing their feed
crons, when the dairying industry will
,, ,, , . . be established in Bay City nnd over
Bwered this necessity. During and af-
ter the flood of December. 1913. when
We were confronted with the general
relief measures taken at this point, the
league furnished the clearing house ]
His crop is harvested and sold every
day in the year Put five to ten good
dairy cows, a few chickens and hogs
on every farm in the county, and the
n.iir. who is trying to improve ills home
will lie enabled to stay and work out
‘ the many problems confronting him in
’ ids development. In this connection,
will say we have secured two new cit-
izens for Ray City, bringing with them
more than one hundred head of dairy
stock.
The league has taken an active in-
terest in the proposed Improvement of
the Colorado river; gathering and fur-
nishing data upon which legislation
been made in this direction, there are "an be framed for the purpose of se-
tio monuments to its credit. This curing state and federal aid. This in
might be used to the discredit of the itself is no small matter. It requires
league; yet. we might ask. what has time and considerable energy to as-
been accomplished by others along this certain the amount of bind subject to
line? Certain conditions must exist overflow; number of acres subject to
before factories can be built. In the irrigation; acreage in cultivation ac-
flrst place, we must bo able to furnish Possible to the river; tonnage of dif-
the raw materials for the successful ferent crops which could and would go
operation of a factory, except In eases by water: tonnage of merchandise 1m-
of an assembling plant Generally a ported to this territory which could
factory that can be induced to come advantageously come by water. Aside
to a small town requires the Invest- from this the secretary has made sev-
ment of a certain amount of local cap- era! trips to Wharton and Eagle Lake,
Hal, and while we succeeded In get-
ting parties to come here with a view
to establishing a factory, local con-
ditions were such that the amount of
money to be raised here was not pro-
cured This Is no
By way
negotiations are now going on look-
portunities, etc. In addition to these. I planting of several hundred shade!
we mention the fact that exhaustive jlrees ’’F ^e residents of the city.
... ,. . | This work was taken up by the sec-
articles dealing with the merits of this ,
, , . , . , , ,, retarv personally in November of 1912,
country have been furnished to leading .
, ,, and through him orders were placed
journals and newspapers over the en- . ,
tire United States and Texas. These largn nuraber ? s°n’" °f
write-ups undoubtedlv have their in- |hkh Wf‘"‘ n,‘v,‘r Planted owing to |.rolfrallI, judged by Present Appear-
,, .certain conditions prevailing soon!
fluence m attracting immigration and l . ,, , , . . .. I
, ... I thereafter which we hate to mention1
capital to tins section, and if paid for.
I n train
would cost considerable money.
have gotten it without cost to us.
have dwelt before on the results ot
I the Dallas exhibit, yet it will not come
amiss to again mention it in this ar-
ticle. This was the first real exhibit
' ever sent from Matagorda county to
Oskar Korn (the man who eschews
the letter C in his name, rather pro-
fessing n weakness for the K, per-
haps for the reason that it appears
in “kale”) announces the organisation
of a new orchestra which will per-
form principally on Saturday nights
at the Pastime Theater. Consistent
with his usual etierprising spirit.
Manager Korn is satisfied with aoth-
tng less than the best talent in music
es well as in “movies,” and he Tas
accordingly got together four of the
most finished mucicians in Ray City
as .an added Saturday night’s feature
—a feature, by the way. that may be
t elied upon to prove pieastng to his
patrons.
The new orchestra U composed of
the following persons: Prof. Bar-
rows. first violin; Miss Pauline Ruse,
second violin; Mr. Edwin Zedler, cor-
net; and Mrs. Lillian Waldron, piano.
It is a splendid team of musicians,
the quality of whose rendition! has
already been amply demonstrated at
a series of rehearsals held this week.
Improvements of this magnl-
Details cannot be given ttide arc necessarily slow in coming,
Thia is not a hot-a'r j but wo
Solid institutions are not inent
i bombast, but on condi- that the river will be improved in time
there is no doubt.
_ _■ * —t Other duties coming under the su-
Clty and its future depend on the de- pervlslon of the league are those of
velopment of the Arming industry, we j entertainment of visitors, such as the
have spared no efforts to bring about visit of the Houston business men, El
more stable conditions among our Campo railroad officials, numerous
farmers. We have preached drainage prospectors, financial agents nnd the
and diversification; have put the farm- answering of hundreds of letters of
or in touch with the agricultural de- Inquiry, people asking for information
pnrtmcnt of the state; have endeav-1 -egardlng this country, business op-
If surface indications are to be ac-
cepted. Bay City is making adequate
Fieparations to celebrate San Jacinto
Dav in a manner highly befitting the
occasion. A program is being ar-
___________ ___ ranted as will insure to all visitors
This has re- and our own people a day that will be
immediately thereafter been better. As !• ••ntly been done, and we are indeed r,,l'lete witli pleasure and interest and
a direct result of this exhibit, morcli-’lm' to know that splendid results, w’” reflect mlieii credit upon our
An effort was ]< it-'■ designed < very hour of the
a ' First Monday" !da' " crowded with amusements
Conditions were tin-:01 8”c'’ a varied character as will ap-
I ivorable to this It was a failure. I Peal to diverse minds and thereby in-
to r county must have a denser rural iRure n11 a full round of merriment,
population before this can lie accom-
plished satisfactorily.
We might continue to enumerate the
many accomplishments of the league,
for hours and hours; each paragraph
chock full arid overflowing with recit-
ations of labors performed for the
pood of our people, and the upbuild-
ing of our country. Never a day have
we Mept. but always on the job.
will be a surprise to most of our peo-
ple to know that Matagorda County
S( ed corn is being planted in South
America, for the purpose of testing
cut its qualifications for that coun-
try. tlie success of which means a
market for thousands of bushels of
our corn at a good price. This is a
Het. and is simply mentioned to show
that the league is on the job. How-
ever. not what we have done, but
what we have to do. Everybody likes
to see and to know that things are
being done, yet not pvery one does his
part in helping to bring them about.
A great many people are like Elbert
Hubbard's "Bull .Moose”—all right un-
til milking time comes. Let us all
get together and pull together for the
upbuilding of our town and country.
We can only help ourselves through
helping others.
t lining features in the bull market.
The cotton trade believes that a
speedy end to the European war
would cause cotton to advance almost
ns rapidly as it declined when the war
brbke out. In spite of the great war
Municipal i and all the unprecedented hardships
lw „ ,1 ,1 { ftl i' if 1 f| „ . tn oPi.,nlnn nvnn —
Houston on
Yet we are able to show results of a
beneficial kind. The co-operative buy-
ing of farm seed through the organi-
zation is saving considerable money
lor the fanner. We have secured
markets for ft number of farm products
which include peas and nuts in car
’ots or less. This assurance of a mar-
ket for his produce gives the farmer
a greater incentive to diversify. We
. are now in touch with all the princi-
to get the needed help for themselves. I ],lti markets of the union, and will bo
This means that we have put pro- ^ble to market our products to the
ducers In the field, helping themselves bpKt advantage as they come on
and the merchants. Numerous cases market. This is a
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1915, newspaper, April 2, 1915; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1346168/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.