The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 236, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 26, 1922 Page: 4 of 44
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1 H: HOUaTC i i wo i": -Uw. a
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COLUMBIA
dUUn to the vVry "large belvef U a That
Wlt'tem; W att wur- jMOpta ' UrcUy
actlv. aid and noorwBnant ol the
JnlwAka and children In Harris
tewurasveral aadttnal mtftoti.4
t Hours'
Curtr.e Than
Iwrs.. Heura
During This
have beeai aelsad by -arr.agaava.aao
axe ng held pending trial f their T cT e J f'
Open t 1
y ciosrarr
V. -Highest Duty 't '
r:' fry
tnU b lahaa. hlch can only cmJ.
V HgwssVswswfwsrWVwafwSnSfa
Ml i a new -w i at
Thd atmeit of th port body tol
To tie CMIn of Ha. Cjunt
. On Saturday. Deoento ."
M TetocSon that your port mmWon-
revested l.llH..W 1i2
SLeipn t. deeMa whether or not
Hou7u and Harris county J
therefor for the purpose ot SJ
belt railway c-m'i -rad
other terminal facilities at Port
of Houston upom the ship jh"'""';
W hile tile si-nint named is mm
lndewd. compared wtth the pnreraoanl
importance .1 giving okterway-to-the-sea
facilities to properly accom-
modate the great commerce
developed and nMoe the
WeU as the ships and business la evar-
line .of commercial activity pressing
upon your port authorities tor secern-
modation. we deem It our duty to the
r public to oneiiy g eum -VK
. . Lt.k Mnt rht call
stanoing iscis . -
for this investment as well as an out -1i
n. of Kit we expect to do with the
proceeds of the bonds auer y. .
voted authority lor tneir is.n
Channel 0. K.'d By U. 5.
100 congress adopted a surrey
oject for the Houston ship chan
"Vcommehded by a board of etnl-
nen . a. end.
neers-Vh work of eompletica the
proec. e alow: and In 1 njrepre
mmittee of Houston and
L ciUsens appeared before
; ." ..'. harbors committee at
: . llrt .J made the unprece
ment would alt a
coniraoi w o"a tk work they
".Tj. of .-Texas.
plete the project. T
7 7; . J. ..ZD our per-
MiWt .went ka ewtRsn-A UtM .WT
r .r rr. u chan
RamhUh tk imMrtlMl ol
channel at all tisseav arbea -com
and Just before. lis cssnplstinn. a
poattion was aeaoe-te wsni to
atruct two powerful dredges ts- mai
tain the channel the navigation dig-
trict to pay one-salt 4 noet of their
construction. The contract for dredges
wu let and bearing the names of
Bam UmseUm and San Jacinto they
have etece been: aaUile for.uah
malntenajice ha ooermted eaalwly U
xne coat oi tne national government;
thlatrict vdtlng . bonds to
pay its part of construction.
A. greatec rideptb. and width. for. tfc
channel-was needed to meet compet-
itive porta as4 conrreaa waa aoaln
asked ts provide- a J 9s foot chaanel.
with an increased width. A survey
was made and- congress tatorise4 the
W-foot project conditioned upon the
navigation distrkX providing l.SjQ00
?t the more than M 000000 required
for the project.
i to-com
was
age upon
the business handled by
them to the port. . . .aM "
In addition to ouer J
l.r.. taxes . tha ptTVt.l
wMch either fumlsn -
wharves or pay rlar charge wtar.
lunlclpal warves are i r
lt la estimated that since
has been Jnvestao hv w"""
Ltd variou. indurlal pU JocUd
uid adiaeant to . ta channel.
around $750i:oa. and many -btherm-
aUtfulc U sj v-e w.
tlon and our abUit to j J
them when they ewn wul araur or
tu-mlne their decuwa.
Mrlod. due to.Uts -frmi
growth. sulUUiwasn4"JUnWVsts.
L i IS'OOO.OOO. Bure-
niVC iiiurwm w. v ' .-
. ineaiTIMIUI mnui .bus-
15 we " --a jn.
the city to add 104W.OOO thereto
. . . .a r
wiimn itw rllv TT 1 .
Many nteamsnip l.
minr in and from the Port
Houston as of date August 1..1!
are the following' tines furnishing re
liable steamship services v
Daniel Ripley Co. to Hamburg
Bremen. Antwerp Rotterdam. Genoa.
V.nlr. Trieste. Barcelona and Le
UM dvolotnnt of HarfU eoonrr.-ax
that dty of tHouaton and of thn pott
in a way.tbut would be disastrous to
tha smn.ood. n- -
St A- rwaeswenaurnani
i R. 8. Sterling vice ehajrmnn:
R. M. FSBrrar. D. &' ;: IU T
Cuminlna navlgatioa and oanal com-
jnlsaianWi .s
Thos. n. Ban. counsel.
Havre. i hj : ii'
Southern Steamship company be
unnitnn ml PlflhulelDhla.
Lykes line to Cuba -Porto Rico ind
other West Indies pans.
iniwt fUmt Bissmnhiff company to
Cuba. Porto Rico and other West In
dies ports
ieyland line to Liverpool.
Mrrlwn line to Liverpool.
firitrovich Unea to Liverpool and
UanihMtr.
Iilirr ar Latta to Bremen and
Hnmhun.
Kerrun line to Barcelona and
Paotfic. Caribbean and Gulf line to
I'nitcd ataaea Pacific norta.
Iickenhack line to United" States
Pnrlfin rkaat norta. - -
Gulf Navigation company between
Houston and New Orleans and Hous
ton and Mexican norta...
Is this net a marvelous increase MJ
duatrie and. steamship service a
pared with condition seven years
wpeis. uv nisi -
nort -in tne worm can snow a
sfstent progress; and your
Kalonars are being constantly
ur'f ne .mace sDace and accommo-
r present users of the port.
lines anxktus to come
lounce Future Plans.
rvavpAh wHb.K w hmv. had nre-.
"V'Vich were examined and
aporpye 0 oambars. : r.
miaal fsrVF. United States
orpe OI e"'" and shipping board.
(at Construct
more wharves.
(b I One - million -b... -n-tv ele
ALLEY
SnfemsnU of citrus fTUtf ' from th
Bio 3ranae'' Valley district to the
larrllf plant at. HarUngen 1 have
Tescpsn assCA proporuons mat tne uuu
Const Baa. Saturday mad' .application
to the Texas raiisoad commtasion. for
authorifv to establish rates on empty
field boxee-the boxes In Wfvlch the
fruit is . snipped to the packing plant.
These boxns am strongly ooDstruct
ed.iorjp.rmanentrue sid Uwr irt
iwturnM.jrnen empty w tne groves.
No freight 'rates bare yet Veen' provid-
ed .for tto movement of the empty
boxes and ttve Gulf Coast Unas'. appl!
Mtfiia'li Sn"anthnltv tA At k..
- sa- nas sotsn esumwea uimL mtween
100 and IMVcar toads oi citrus- frutt
will be abipwed from tha Rio Grande
valley this season. Host ot .It will
mora during-the months of December.
January and February; and the major-
ity erf it. it Is said.. wiU' he hsAdted
tkmisxo. the packing punt at Har-
lingen.
Wotoin
Q tiling.
for Gifts'
rrnA'
D6r Stop
Consol St
BrW 8tt
rnpar nsigmg
Smoklnd 9U
Stamp Cats For
Brief Cases -7-Kay
Cassa Milt
HiAnldot.
JDiariaa
Bees! End
And many sther usefbb
O U ts. Joe numerous tol
mention which It will bi
ForrFatiel Stutz Sell
At Scftie Price" Auction
Captain R. A. Harv in.. United. 8iatel
raarshsl and S. U Haln. chief deputy
proved adejas at the art of auctioneer
ing Saturdrr-. when they sold 15 con
fiscated automobiles lawless than' two
hours. The. cars were .lined on the
Capltor avceiue side of the federal
building. The tajje was 'witnessed by
mors than 1C00 persons most of them
oiUopkers. .The government collected
W0 on the sale.
- Included' la the list were xjne StuU
roadster ona. Oakland touring car one
Interstate tourinr car. and 1 Pnnln
The' Btuti and a 'Ford sedan tied for
hlgb .eeUiog. honors both going for
"6 The. smallest prices' oSered for
cars were SSS. 6S. (70. and MO.
Since federal court convenad In Sep- j
"The Getting ao tor" Otftt"'
. I I -l
fa II m.
CuWVFrieria1
TTnBUriclpYou
of four (4) or
SO-f oot Depth Assured- . .
Oar cttisens voted f lS0e0aa for their
part: tha' as-foot orwiect wma hesun.
and has been completed sntltelx across
the bay. and to a point this side of
Bnjrtown. United States : engineers
-have recently winde anMahia aimm
St.iap.0W. Whloh will bring the M.(.ot
projeo.ta the. Galena and Btnclsir
fineries and it en stfmasw4 wHh
xner appropnsoon from congress.
whkJk is asaUTttd the Sd-faot project
wiH be completed to the turning basin
within about 1 months and no part
wf ' the mainertanoe of - this 14-twt
channel win be borne by the navlrs.
tlon dJstsMi. -t . rtK v
Out people wisely foreseeing that
tb channel would not be largely used
wl .!."SH the coast ntcUost af nesesanry
ncrmiss.. have .axpeaded mors than
Hsoe.afrs in the construction ot the
presMtx wharves docks terminals sad
runHo Belt raswajp connections; sad
an result st tsas ke investment
tho -poTt la already taxed heyeod tu
xns- puoue trnsnpvwments
are fast becomlnscaelf-santmimiM
lndnwonea are deriving the benefit a(
..-.u one-nail tne) ' - switching
ff -whum thay aM hetosohs. aw.
'4C5"1 e was started to say nothing
" "Z. locatlon of the great number
of industries by reason of the creation
ot such facilities. . . r
Law Authorlrea District
last legislaW-sjrtkw!
"n Aajwrtrof Howston. em.
prMtng sH of Harris eonnty nnd the
ustty or imiskiii's
-oarvni nn other facilities st
Int r iase- price equal to -the
neC revenues daHved fmm a. n
JtJen afur paying coat of maintenxace.
- " rnrrm ml xtaros coanty vsted
foet the port blh and tha chy faculties
. sws ovw to your port
cwnlsatoners to operate undta x 40-
jar lease upon the terms provided by
Thus the city receives only -the net
revenue which is kJl rt edZ..
operated the fadttties and tha
cowntjr ss a whole pays only what we
i.T '. yt-tU. and
district - ereior ss a port
tJ!i . J r0a ld " e ac-
th?no proM d-srtopment of
r. tJ" ymr 'tion to the
fact that tbt . first . eeagoiag yessel
fZl 1w Tork-tied- up to t
. fpiwi woan .sosder eon-
struction by tho. city isv-Anawt. UIS.
just after lto-tt: ntFZtZS
fiirLi?1 1"-1eed ce"-
nel wassnmroved and notUsd nrta.
T'- At tluU-dTtrim:
fl'lV 'moditta1S:
iT.:. el "Presenied atotsuse
ot uuu of the vah wf atJS
"?.r 01 wWd raluTwas
"t of cotton carried by barge t. Gal!
T" export Uefrom. and the
k." not aPt tor light
drnft burtnes beten Boston "So
J "bw that' with lis d
" eop water even wKa fnade.
Wte facilities the commerce th.
or 30 1921. as compared with the first
nine .monrh. .r "wirsi
"txs. wers tSedr 2S.
""liu vessel came and our irooorUi
foreign from January L is; to Sep-
ions. of "iLrra WW
nmryelous increase is but a signpo
n.twure grewthbS
High Density Presses.
. .
u.wcniea uonn tk. .
biE sM2LV-
cotton seed exke-ptant; an oil bunker
I." i."1 whlcl nsuppUes the sWps"
. .T"T"w'u4a oaal
. t.w.rw "T has Just been
established near the newly completed
-r -"Bm au sreeted by nrW
v- but who- charges
v. regvuar raxes or wharf
ackag'e' and
rPJ?.-
ttrlc sys-
. wharf
at
TuxtifoSuifs
Jist Arrived ahd Included in Out
UNDERSELLING SALE
Extrabrdinary Special Value
P -ir-'' : til
Eaft AtfratHive'at the
ifK of tne Soal Siori. Secure Your at'
TKs Special Prite.
tor and wharf.
(c) Railway yards
connections.
Id) Roadways on port
(el Water supply and
tern.
(fx Lease or- purchase
sites and rights of way.
g) Necessary or proper i:
mentSrln connection with exlsti
duties or said new improvement!
facilities for operation of port
ties now constructed or to be provldi
We may not construct the grain
vator at once but delay in letti
contract therefor until in time to com
Plele it contamporaneoualy with the
eompletion of our 20-foot project. Thai
grain elevator with an initial capac-J
Ity ol l.uev.vw busneis win be on tne
unit system with opportunity to en-
large same so as to care for C00O.OM
to . 000000 bushels.
Want Belt Railway.
We have on foot plana to Inaugural
. holt railway service which -will
1 teach every industry on or tn be lo-
lated upon the ship channel upon
either side at a low charge for sera-
ice. and giving each and nil of said in.
duetries nccessUo- the. H Jinea of. rail-
road .which reach Houston upon like
terms and without" discrimination. Wa
think all of the railroads in Houston
will participate the in. In the event
they do-aot we will co-operate with
suon nnas ss oot. ana ii we enn nut get.
satisfUHT' co-ooeratiqo .from Any.
la tue purpoee or tne port commission
ers .to furnish such service. All the
railroads however hava-ahown a Terr
proper disposition to co-operate with'
In the matter. . In -any event. . the
navigation district expects to control
aV wharfage storage -and transports-.
tlon. charges upon the channel and to
maintain at all times reasonable rates
so as to make the port attractive and
add largely to Its business
Our farmers and stock raise in
Harris county have been and will be
proportionately morn largely In the fu-
tutnra benefited by. the proper. IhV
prowesnent of the channel and Its fa-
cilities than any other of pur fltif"
wh do -net directly uss the channel
other than the Jabor hosts to whom
tho ship channel and tbs industries j
ana Dusinsss -nas at tracts a fur-
nish such - numberless epportani-
Ues ; for work stfair wages has
just broaght. tsv Houston the) repu..
tatlon t haviag such s smaQ army
of unesnpioyed --as- compared with
other d ties .-of Its sine. Our farmers
bare a -larger market developed fsf
their praductf and enjoy with the
public generally the benefit of the
greatly increased revenues for. general
purposes derived from property ajong
the on of the channel and n the city
of Houston where such marreloan de-
velopment has been had. more directly
attributable to the development of tha
Houston ship channel than rhaps ailj
otnrr causes combined. -Marrhsntnnnd
business of tvery character and aQ.
who PSriros gainful oecupaUoas axe
tlw -beneficiaries of this rrowthrand
progress.ts h. incalculable extent
Port Is Highest Duty: . J
.There are a great many dsmands'
ugon our. people for necessary .ex-
penditure of public money such ss
roads drainage .schools and other
worthy jenjaeta. all- of . whiyh. dessrvs.
generous support but the blessings of
all .Obese must be And. without tha
prospect of other-.revenue therefrom I
than a better clUsenshlp better op
portunitiee to carry on and conduct
business and the .comfort and con-
venience of our dapple. w 7 .
The bonds however that we are'
asking yos to .vote do.not-rairesent
an expenditure but are in factrfan
lnetment. the revenues from which!
will be mere (has elf-suatalaiagrJn '
r
1 - - -w.. . .-.y.. a "'ll
11- Chlldreti " wasBSwajwsW' Barber Shop rl f TaCa.. .aWiV VX'tsj
I5 r ; '
I IPSv: L Scanlan Bld'g.
i- rtt . . .
1 1 yfrrtk I j uMnUMlu'mllM
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.TLTSJ III 1 " 1
if X cs3T
I. I I I
ItkiftTcttEariYkB II I ... I
! Sefect; thfiMnRrat llf UWm I 5f7 Sah Jacinto Street
Enjoy.lDDn Luncfl
AT
Obx Stocks are now compk
what you want Don't wait
you to chodstf teething else.
FOUR DIFFERENT
In' ool Hose; Fancy Late
Clocks in Fancy Colors.
31 $1.30
Holeproof
itosa . . . .
Holeproof
Hosa ....
Holeproof
Hot. .......
you can secure lust
:iH. the" shortage" forcei
USbbroidered
m
teM
MTTElNS
CUcks
$3
own.
liiest elegafatly appointed five" roorh apartments will
be for rent or lease the fifth of December. Areola
heating built-in features in fact" everything needed
with the exceptions of old "Aunt Dinna" in the kitch-
en. Garage. References required.
J. W. CARTER
Public National Bank
Hece Goods 'Department
rm www '.-.! i
New Wtn&r
" oa TvirVcr ruAT?HTC'T'fRW'Batt-
trfuHustra finta'a. ui black refl
hmwn. red. hanna; Pekin lyory
navy and tan: Pr tl OR
yard i. eyaaev
. CHINE Jaae neuoirope rou.
toaat naVy mafca" aky orowt.
l l nrhltA " flBsh sMAD
aid pink yard lsafO
J.INCH JJIRSBt TWCO-
m WTfXKVM- vftwtJt At! Ah
: pink and'wnltef yarllvU
. - . '. i
I 36-INCH BlVM
uvviunoa v .1T S
only ; per yard ......? aV i
S9-1NCH CHltTdK '
Black Pekin and t .t k it"
wisar Der yard ...... eJrtaW j
36-INCH WASH
grade uesn pm auiu gci w
white: yard ....'...''. Wal
a a -sxt-ta tHajiPtu. niWTON-
Brown; navy ga. CopaiASgf
v.i tnKtrt an1 in . s rs. rt
"T" TTLTT rr -.' Mil
ltvuuw -
Mack; per yard
Wbot'fites mods-
BS-IN. ALL WOOL BPONGIJ-
.-j .. a ji-M.aaA tiMvn.
fvjr cniwa suit umoouo -
: black gray henna Copenhagen
and nTy; per Q
yard ejra-sww
33-INCH CORJDTJROT 5 ghades
to pick from; per 98t
36-INCH COTTON AND Tv'OOL
SERGE Wine and black 5ifti
! only; per yard UifV
l 1 1! 5S.TOPH STORM SERGE All
wool all snaaea iot .bji
chiding DiacK ana nnvy.
per yard
98 c
lOf-lAVA aj "T
Navy brown red. black? tail
warlwaA ha Xl1.
rard
40-INCH WOOL. CANt
CRlSUJl Brown nivy. Ja
. . - Asa 4
nna snunj r-n 'V
vaM ea
All shades and nary !
and black) yard .... lav
40-INCH ALL WLIatAkq
LIN CLOTH For cafati i
dresses in brown black wl
CoDanhajren. nary and 4t ?
c&stw; yard ...;... ejla
Wash Govds andStaph
2Bc
.. 39c
STRIPE
5Sc
36-irlcH stIipeb;
MADRAS; per yard
36-INCH STRIPEffi
MADRAS; per yarn
SfMNCH. SATIN
SHIRTING s.
npr Tard art.
97.TKI-.H RINGHAM Nbw ahd
pretty designs f " " lO'.
per yard
3WkCH GINGHAM Stripes
and checks; IC'a
pr yafd sWl.
27-INCH OUTING Light and
dark grounds; per 1 Q-
yard '
&ibru ' nTrWflO 'A.': Hi
nnaittv. Der i f sf
yard .A -
36-INCH PERCALES Llghi
dark colors; per i i
yard
26-INCH HANDKEBCtt
LINBN AU colors; mr
per yard
29-INCH JAP CRBPHl'!
36-INCH FIGURED CrkjOXi
Fdr draperlea; par
yard i 1
Linens for Tkaftksgivi
68-lNCH bAMASK;
per yard
64-INCH DAMASK;
per yard
70-INCH DAMASK;
per yard
70-INCH LINEN
DAMASK; yard .
59c
... 79c
$1.39
$1.75
in!
m
70-INCH LIKEN
DAMASK; yard . .
70-INCH LINEN ft
DAMASK; yard'....
18x18 MERCERIZED i
NAPKIK7; fforen.... yle'
72x37 ALL LINEN DAMi
CLOTHS;
each
Extra Specidhfo'Mdnda
3
of black
Russia
Cold
t
calf.
FormVly sold at
$2.50. Alack cloud
and brawn.
Colora oi blSek and
cordovan tth black
ahd whrta olock.
(5hilf3fen8 Moloof
Sizd SYi to
Roys hairy rK y
Si 8s5ifJi$p; WC
405rVialh ScaEuiLlff
Hill
We Take PlWure irt Exterrdirig to .
THE SUlt BOX
A Cbrtbii Wefcome to FanriJh Street th
Future Nlain Strel of tiib City
HOTEL STTFORIV
'GEORGE LEVyI Manager
CONTRACTOR FOR NEW
CARTER' AFARtlVltNT
ts Ar OlilXAPP
General Contractor and Builder
33 York Street . Preston 9l 95
27x36 Crib
Blanket ...
81x30 Pepperell
Sheet
72x90 Oriental
Spread
8-4 Scalloped Table
Cloth
22x36 Heavy Bath
Towel
36-inch Bieacried Domes-
tic; par yard
15c
$1.45
il.79
... 98c
25c
13c
9-4 Bleached Sheeting';.'
per yard
27-inch TVlte Flannel;
per yard
60x74 Double Blanket
in gray
2S-lnch Unbleached Ca
Flannel; per
yard
4fJ-F
66-th. All Wool Tweed I
Suiting; per yard jrlel
Agents fot McCdll and Designer Fcttterl
mmmoocmc
TRAVIS AT PM1RH . HOUSTON'S BUSY CCV
I
ftttO THf fffftfSlBIi POST fAl"f AOS
W Written .. ...8t3SaUrLk ! il:2dn.r
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