Texas City Times (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, January 17, 1913 Page: 1 of 6
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SHEERS
HARDWARE
TEXAS CITY, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1913.
NO. 33
VOL. IV.
$200,000 FOR TEXAS CITY.
COL. R. M. JOHNSTON
THE HOUSE IS CALLED TO ORDER
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NEW TARGETS RECEIVED.
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Legislature of Texas.
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VISITING FARMERS.
COTTON RECEIPTS.
CITY COMMISSIONERS.
$529,445.16
Total
The following were elected on the
I. H. Kempner, J R. Goodson, W.
ping facilities here.
WEATHER FORECAST.
WORK ON STREET RAILWAY.
ant cashier.
ODD FELLOWS MEETING.
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THE HOME OF GOOD THINGS TO EAT
1,053.43
25,140.63
12,342.25
5,200.00
4,432.67
Canada is now indignant at the
idea of free use of the Panama Ca-
ral by United States coasting ships.
If it were not for a fear of causing
political prostration, it might be sug-
gested that annexation would leave
Canada with no possible grievance
in the matter.
Col. R. M. Johnston, editor of the
Houston Post, has been selected by
the governor of Texas to succeed J.
W. Bailey in the .United States senate.
His term will expire on March 4.
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Premiums.......
U.S.Bonds and Premiums
Warrants, etc.......
Real Estate. . . / . . . .
Furniture and Fixtures .
. . $100,000.00
. . 10,000.00
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6,000.00
. . 85,000.00
. . 25,000.00
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BLUM HARDWARE
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Galveston
GALVESTON-TEXAS CITY
DEEP WATER PROJECT.
Installation of Officers Conducted in
Presence of Visitors.
ANNUAL MEETING OF
BANK STOCKHOLDERS.
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HAMILTON’S CASH GROCERY PHONw130IN
THE UNITED STATES
COTTON CORPORATION.
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Hon. Will H. Mayes, Lieutenant-Governor, who is
presiding over the Upper House of the Thirtythird
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There were 140- members in the ( P. Tarpey, H. M. Coats, C. D. GuS
party and they spent several hours tavus and J. H.W.Steele.
‘■THE SENATE WILL COME TO ORDER'’
A fragrant scent greets you.
A tempting aroma meets you.
Best on Earth
for the least money
tor was here, and will return at a
later date,, and the date for giving
the demonstration will be announc-
ed through the columns of the Times
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TEXAS CITY TIMES
Unsettled weather tonight and Sat-
urday. Light southerly winds.
Texas City Artillerymen's Range Now
Well Equipped.
The Texas City Detachment of
the First Company of Coast Artil- |
lery, Texas National Guard, are elat-
ed over the receipt last Saturday,
of a complete equipment for a two
target range.
The shipment consists of two steel
target carriers, and all the targets
and frames used over the marksman
sharpshooter and expert rifleman’s
courses, also a complete Field Tele-
phone outfit,, marking discs and
spotters.
Lieutenant C. D. Lavallee, who is
in command of the detachment, re-
ports that by Sunday everything will
be in readiness for the first prac-
tice of the year, and that every mem-
ber will be on the range. He also
says that Troop A, First Texas Cav-
alry, of Houston, is expected to par-
ticipate in the shooting in accordanc
with orders from the Adjutant Gen-
eral’s Department at Austin.
ship’s officers into the hold to clean
up, preparatory to loading cotton,
and it is supposed that his foot
caught in the ladder in some way
and threw him to the bottom. He
was dead when found by one of the
crew about 4:30 p. m.
Deceased was raised in Stratford-
on-Avon, England, where he lived
with his father and step-mother un-
til he joined the crew of the Celtic
King about ten months ago.
Judge Ed F. Watts, acting as cor-
oner, viewed the remains and ren-
dered a verdict in accordance with
the above.
The body was prepared for burial
by Undertaker H. B. Emken, inter-
ment being made at LaMarque.
Demonstration Postponed.
J. M. Sheers wishes to announce
that the demonstration of the “Kant
Burn” fire proof paint, scheduled to
have taken place in front of his store
Thursday afternoon, was necessarily
postponed on account of a delay in
shipping the paint. The demonstra-
582,710 bales of cotton have been
received at the port of Texas City
to date this season. Up to the same
date last season 454,048 bales had
been received. Excess of receipts
this season over last, 128,662 bales.
' In its fall catalogue one
the water front that were
Texas Farmers 140 Strong Visit Tex-
as City Today.
A delegation of farmers represent-
ing the Farmers’ Educational and
Co-Operative Union of Texas, visited
Texas City this morning on an in-
A Sailor’s Fall Results Fatally.
John Micklin, a British subject
and an apprentice on the Leyland
Line steamship Celtic King, met with
a fatal accident last Saturday when
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San Francisco is beginning to talk
fluently of its coming Panama
exposition.
in the ship yards. The Times will
have a complete report of the visit
next week.
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SHEERS’ STORE BURGLARIZED.
He had been sent by one of the gineers before leaving asked for ad-
ditional copies of the statistics that
were presented by special Deputy
Collector A. J. Rosenthal upon the
request of Colonel Gresham.
The report has been completed, and
is now in all probability in the hand)
of the chief of engineers, ready to
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Report of Engineers Will Be Con-
sidered Next Week.
The special dispatch from Wash-
ington respecting the appropriations
for Texas waterways was received
with much satisfaction by Galveston
interests. Particular was this so
with reference to the appropriation
of $200,000 for Galveston channel,
and $200,0 00 for Texas City channel
which was the item for maintain-
ance, and thereby assures a contin-
uance of the work of the dredge
be considered by the rivers and
harbors board at its sitting next
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| Officers of the bank were elected
as follows: H. B.. Moore, president;
I. H. Kempner, vice president; J. R.
Goodson, vice president; C. D. Gus-
tavus, cashier; T. B. Trotter, assist-
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Undivided Profits. . .
’Dividends Payable. .
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DEPOSITS.......
Using a brace and bit or an au-
ger, to bore out a panel of the back
door of Sheers’ hardware store some
time Wednesday night, burglars gain-
ed admittance and got away with
five shot guns and about one dozen
pocket knives. E vidently no at-
tempt was made to rob the safe or
the cash register, and nothing else
has been missed. Two arrests were
made Thursday morning, on suspi-
cion, and officers are still working
on the case.
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Reported Big Appropriations.
In the house of representatives
this week the rivers and harbors
bill reported, which carries some
good sized appropriations.
Speaking of the new bill and wha
it has done for Texas, Representativ
Burgess said:
“The rivers and harbors bill is
closed so far as appropriations go,
and the bill will carry about $40
800,000. The Texas items are as
follows:
“Inland waterway from the Mer-
mentau River to Sabine River, Lou-
isiana and Texas, $190,000.
“Red River from Fulton, Ark., to
the mouth of the Washita River,
$42,000.
“Galveston channel, $200,000.
“Texas City channel, $200,000.
“Sabine Pass, channel, $400,000.
“Port Bolivar channel $50,000.”
But Little Was Done at the Meeting
on Monday Night.
Mayor Goodson, Commissioner Dav-
ison and Secretary Gray compris-
ed the court of city commission-
ers at the Monday night meet-
ing. While the session lasted
for some time and a great deal of
general discussion was indulged
there was but little actual business
transacted.
A resolution was passed authoriz-
ing the shelling of Fourth street
from Second avenue to Sixth avenue
north to be done complete.
The bonds of Geo. A. Booth and
R.T.Laird as policemen were approv-
ed and several small bills were
allowed.
Owing to the disadvantages which
the sanitary department has en-
countered recently because of the
bad weather, it was decided to con-
tinue for another month the scaven-
ger work now being done under the
active, management of the city
commission.
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known Boston publishing house of-
fers sixteen works of fiction, and
thirteen of them are by women.
That is what the girls get for
reading so many novels.
Connection Made Tuesday With the
Terminal Line on Tenth Street.
Without any sound of trumpets or
other ceremony whatever actual
work of constructing the Texas City
Street Railway line began Tuesday
morning, the 14th inst., at the in-
tersection of Tenth street with
Ninth Ave. north—one block south
of the depot. A connection was made
with the Terminal railroad tracks at
that point, and the building of the
street car line will be prosecuted
therefrom as fast as the material ar-
rives and the power house and trol-
ley equipment can be gotten in read-
iness to begin the service.
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near the top to the bottom of No. 1 facts and figures had some weight,
Bills of Exchange Discount-
ed and Cash in Cotton 137,035.46
Overdrafts......... 5,185.36
Cash: On hand..... 31,181.92
With other banks . . 76,792.18
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spection tour of the docks and ship- ’ board of directors: H. B. Moore,,
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Hon. Chester H. Terrell, who, as Speaker of the
louse, will preside over the deliberation^ f thtat body.
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New Officers Elected. Dividend De-
clared and Surplus Augmented.
The annual meeting of the stock-
holders of the Texas City National
Bank was held on Tuesday, at which'
time a semi-annual dividend of six
per cent was declared, payable to the
stockholders, besides which five per
cent additional was transferred to
the- surplus fund, the balance of the
earnings being carried to undivided
profits.
The Times is furnished with the
following statement, showing the con-
dition of the bank, with the request
to publish:
Resources.
Loans and Discounts.. .$229,831.26
Municipal Bonds and
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Mr. John H. Sieber, a former di-
l rector, having located in Houston,
' was no longer eligible as a director,
as the law requires that a majority
of the directors shall be local resi-
dents. Messrs. William Moore and
F. B. Davison, also former members
of the directorate, advised the stock-
holders that as they were directors
of the Guaranty State Bank, and had
private affairs that required so mud
of their time and attention, they
would prefer not be elected again.
These gentlemen have been stalwarts
in the upbuilding of Texas City, and
deserve great credit for their work
in helping to divert business of all
kinds through this port, creating
work for many and increasing the
Texas City pay roll many thousands
of dollars. Messrs H. B. Moore, I.
H. Kempner, C. D. Gustavus and J.
H. W. Steele are the hold-over di-
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Make a New Resolution Starting Right
The formal installation of officers
for the ensuing term was conducted
by the Odd Fellows order of Texas
City, at the meeting Monday
evening. Officers as follows were
installed:
John T. Hogwood, noble grand;
J. E. Wilson, vice grand; J. W.
House, treasurer; W. S. Baisden,
recording secretary; Jim Harris, fi-
nancial secretary.
A full attendance of the local
membership was had and refresh-
ments of different kinds were en-
joyed during the evening. Visiting
members from Galveston were pres-
ent as follows: W. H. Beckway,
district deputy grand master; Au-
gusta Nelson, I. M. Muckleray, V. P.
Mott, M. larac, B. F. Elpstron, Pet
Larson, H. J. Semerail.
A Mammoth Concern Organized to
Operate at the Port of
Texas City.
With an authorized capital of $5,
000,000 the United States Cotton
Corporation was organized in Gal-
veston Wednesday morning with a
capital, to begin with, of $100,000
and a surplus of $50,000. This con-
cern is to operate at the port of
Texas City, where its principal of-
fices will be located and where its
cotton holdings will be concentrated.
The object of this new firm is to
eliminate, as far as possible, the
middleman in the marketing of cot-
ton. The company will hold and
store cotton for the producers, ad- ,
vancing from 80 per cent to 9 0 per-
cent of its value, at a rate of inter-
est of only 6 per cent per annum.
The cotton will be stored in the
fire-proof concrete warehouses of
the Texas City Transportation Com-
pany, and will be held as long as
the owner may desire. The compa-
ny will also look after the selling of
the staple, maintaining agents in
Europe to deal direct with the spin-
ners, thus eliminating the middleme
and enabling the growers to receive
the highest possible prices.
The following were elected as
directors of the corporation: Charles
St. Clair of Galveston, H. W. Hack-
barth and F. A. Hackbarth of Sea-
ley, G, C. Gifford of Wharton, C.
T. Schawe of Maxwell, W. J. Walker
of Galveston and C. K. Langham-
mer of Bellville.
The stockholders of the corpora-
tion who attended the Galveston
meeting chartered a boat Wednes-
day afternoon and paid Texas City
a visit. They were met by a large
committee of business men and
shown over the docks. They were
much interested in the work of load-
p r. and unloading the eight ocean-
gag steamers then in port, also in
th,operation of the electric convey-
ors cranes and other modern equip-
met, the mammoth power house,
th cotton compress, the gigantic
grin elevator and other sights a-
Baldwin Bldg. Phone 53
in the party, and everyone was quic
to recognize the excellence of the
terminal and storage facilities that
have heen provided here at such tre-
uendous cos during the past three
years.
After the laspection of the docks
the entire rri boarded automo-
biles and were ah iven . through .he
city, visiting all ti he principle points
or interest. The,™ returned to Gal-
veston l^e in tlw*.
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Market in Melkourne.
Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 16.--
(cablegram)--A large consignment
e of cylinder oil was unloaded at a
local dock today. The shipment wa
from the Pierce-Fordyce Oil Associa-
tion’s refinery at Texas City, Texas,
U. S. A.
General Miller. The items are sepa-
late and distinct from the proposed
authorization of funds to deepen
Galveston harbors water way to 35
feet, which matter was part of the
subject of the hearing last week by
the board of army engineers.
Colonel Walter Gresham, Galves-
ton’s Deep Water Committee rep-
resentative at Washington, left on
Thursday for the capital to lend
his aid to the Texas representatives
in the endeavor to have this measur
go through at the present session of
congress. Colonel Gresham said
that the official report of the
engineers would in all probability
be presented by Saturday for con-
sideration by the rivers and harbors
board of engineers. This board is
composed of nine members, of which
Colonel Edward Burr, one of the
board which met at Galveston, is a
member.
From this board the report will
pass through regular routine to the
house and the senate, and if there
is no delay it will possibly be acted
upon by February.
All that can be done, is now done
in the matter. The hearing in Gal-
veston resulted in ‘the needs of the
port for deep water being put
squarely before the engineers, back-
ed by official facts and figures
showing the business of Galveston
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