The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1918 Page: 2 of 8
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JACKSBORO GAZETTE
STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER
URGES EARLY BUILDING OF
MILITARY ROAD SYSTEM
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By George A. Duren, State High-
wan Engineer of Texas.
The great need of military roads
has suddenly made itself manifest
to the War Department as well as
to the general public. It is now a
matter of common knowledge that
the excellent highways of France
made it possible with the use of
motor trucks to change the results
of the war from a sure defeat of
the allies to a final victory.
Pershing’s expedition into Mex-
ico brought clearly to our atten
tion the important role that mo-
tor transportation would hereafter
fill in modem warfare. Great
troop movements have already ta-
ken place in Texas over our high-
ways and it is telling no military
secrets in calling attention to the
fact that the Sixth Regiment of
cavalry was moved over hem from
Marfa to San Antonio, a distance
of 450 miles, and that at the same
time a full regiment, being the
Eighth Cavalry, was moved over
the highways from Fort Bliss at
El Paso to Marfa, and that a reg-
iment of engineers went overland
from San Antonioto Corpus Chris-
ti, and that an immense army
wagon train traveled overland
from Fort Sam Houston - at San
Antonio to Fort Sill at pawton.
Ok., and that at this time a trip
trained within the borders of the
State. Large bodies of men and a
tremendous amount of army
equipment with vast expenditures
of mone are now found on every
hand within this State. Some of
the points of mobilization and
training that should be connected
up with first class military high-
ways without delays are as fol-
lows:
Fall Field, aviation camp, at
Wichita Falls.
Love Field, aviation camp, at
Dallas.
Taliaferro Fields, Nos. 1, 2 and
3, aviation camps, Fort Worth.
(’amp Bowie, army post head-
quarters of Thirty-Sixth National
Guard division, at Fort Worth.
Camp Mac Arthur, at Waco.
Hicks Field, aviation camp, at
Fort Worth.
Camp Logan, at Houston.
Fort Crockett, at Galveston.
Camps Travis, Bullis, Stanley,
Morse, Fort Sam Houston, at San
Antonio.
Aviation fields: Kelly Field No
1, Kelly Field No. 2, Brooks Field
and Balloon School, at San Anto-
nio.
S. M. A. Aviation School at Aus-
tin-
Signal Corps School, at Bryan.
Fort Brown at Brownsville.-
Fort Ringgold.
Fort McIntosh, at Laredo.
Marfa, ' headquarters border
guard.
central ion of the population of
Texas.
Organization for Construction.
I recommend that the proposed
construction be in charge of the
State Highway Department, sub-
ject to inspection and general su-
pervision of the Office of Public
Roads and Rural Engineering. I
would call on the county officials
to turn over to the State Highway
Department for their conrol in the
proposed construction all county
road machinery, teams and ther
equipment, or as much, thereof as
may be required. Such counties
to be reimbrused by schedule of
rental charges such as would be
equitable, and that contractors’
organization and equipment be in
like manner used on same basis of
pay as that of counties furnish-
ing similar organization, tools and
equipment. In this connection,
the free labor employed thereon
might be advantageously regulat-
ed on a military Itasis and trainee
to the duties of highway engin-
eering corps for active war. serv-
ice. Tf found advisable, State
prisoners could be used and, in
addition thereto, county prisoners
wherever legally possible. For la
ter consideration, the use of Fed
leral prisoners may be considered
I with the view of providing era
j ploment for our future supply o
| war prisoners.
The first project contemplated
! includes 1,233.6 miles of highway.
of Southern Department, with I these highways lie near and adja-
shipbuilding plants at Houston.1 cent to one or more railwyas1. Nit-
Orange and Rock port. merouS 'gravel pits and rock de-
found
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Army post at Fort Bliss, El Paso, i The second project for approxi-
is being-made by motor ordinance headq'uarters of Western District! matelv the same mileage. All of
repair trucks cn a tour of the Tex-
as border forts. There is now a
constant stream with traffic of
troops and equipment and milita- Aifof tho most important points | Posits are
of concentration of troops in the jthis system of road can be con
State, as mentioned above, with attracted with a minimum expend
few minor exceptions, are situat-
ed in the hekrt of the industrial
and agricultural portions of Tex-
as, along with the greatest con-j construe
same for each dollar expended
will accomplish as much or more
in results as would the construc-
tion of any other highway in the
State. I am of the opinion that
we could do no more patriotic
hing than to accomplish the con-
struction of this project without
delay.
Thrift Stamps and Thrift.
Grandview Tribune: One dollar
a week is not rqueh, but if depos-
ited in a savings bank at 3 per
cent will in ten years amount to
$605.54. Buy thrift stamps. Re-
member that the price of success
is saving honesty, effort and toil.
Thrift stamps pay a little over 4
per cent per annum. The princi-
pal and interest will be payable in
full Jan. 1, 1923. In five years
any man with a talent for thrift,
of any boy or woman with an in-
come which will admit of a small
weekly or monthly investment in
Ugcle Sfun’s promissory notes,
can accumulate enough capital to
count for something. But it re-
quires persistence and tenacity.
Our American people tire easily
in pursuit of fortune through the
slowr hut sure processes of small
saving and sound investing. In-
deed, there is a certain element
everywhere which resents the sug-
gestion. which grows annoyed,
perhaps, insulting, over the reiter-
ation that small savings art foun-
dation stones fdr real fortunes.
These folk have their eyes and
hearts set on quick riches. They
wish to speculate themselves into j *
gaudy affluence, and. failing, theyj *£
bosoms full of undigested bitter-
ness and die railing at those who
have been more successful. Still
♦he age-old fact endures that the
little beginnings made the big
endings, and that those who have
not sufficient self control, suffi-
cient stanchness of character suffi-
cient determination to lay by
something for the proverbial rainy
day are due to get a wetting.
There never was an dnever will be
a political party that could or will
enrich the people by statutory en-
actment.—Dallas News.
Davis Favors Federation of Agri-
cultural Organizations.
Thursday, January 31, 1918
meeting to be held in Austin.
Commissioner Davis and J. W.
Neill, director of fanners’ insti-
tutes. will- leave tomorrow for a
twro weeks’ tuip through Cocke,
Grayson, Fannin, Hunt and Delta
Counties for the purpose of organ-
izing farmers ’ institutes and to
deliver addresses on the problems
now confronting the agricultural
interests of the State.
M.r Davis and Mr. Neill make
their first stop at Valley View
Cooke County arrising tliere Mon-
day. The county seats of the
counties mentioned will be includ-
ed in the itinerary.
Wants to Keep In Touch With
His Old Home.
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In ^ letter to The Gazette, James
Hankins whites from Kress, Texas,
Federation of all agricultural
organizations, women’s clubs and[
economic clubs of the State for
the period of the war is suggested
by Commissioner of Agriculture to “ keep The Gazette coming. It
Fred W. Davis. Such a federation is like getting a letter from home,
is proposed by Commissioner Da-jAs I was in Jack County so long,
vis for the. purpose of discussing I like .to hear from old friends and
all agricultural and household! see what the old town is doing.”
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problems, and he plans to issue a Thrive by Thrift!
call at an early date for a general| Buv War Savings Stamps!
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WE ARE PREPARED TO BAKE
WAR BREAD
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ry traffic over our State highways.
Proposed Military Highways.
On account of the enormous re-
sources of Texas aim on account
of* its salubrious climate enormous
numbers of soldiers are hems?
adjacent, and [get grouchy against the world and j *
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iture, in car miles, in team miles.; te
in labor days and in materials us- countr s accumulations. Of eours
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to Bakers throughout* the United States. - '
Wednesday is Wheatless Day I
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Wednesday is the day set apart by Our Government to *
observe as Wheatless Day and we arc going to bake our *
War Bread on Tuesdays and will be prepared to fill your
order, we appreciate your patronage.
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J. D. Byxmfe,
Proprietor
City Bakery
Jacksboro,
Texas.
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Our Pianos have the full key-boaTd. 7 1-3 octave; the scale is over strung with three strings to each note; full Copper-
Wound Bass; the strings are of the finest quality of Imported Pullman metal wire; a metal plate extends from top to
bottom of the piano and is of unusual strength; the pin block is built of five separate layers of kiln dried rock maple
with the grain of each layer running to that of adjacept layers. Fin block construction is supported by a heavy
flange cast into the metal plate as well as many strong screws and bolts the individual displace the old fashioned
bearing bar, Duplex system, six treble register greatly augments its clarity and volume of tone. Our piano action is
characterized uniform precision and responsiveness of touch. The high grade and expensive materials used, the su-
perior workmanship employed in their construction as well as the scientific methods of regulating and adjusting
reduce to a minimum the effects of atmospheric climatic influences our Brass flange action; brackets rest on iron in
this form; construction entirely obviates the danger of the action being thrown out of adjustment by sagging or
warping of the key bottom\the hammers are of extra heavy first quality imported German felt, the sounding board
bridge built of continuous layers of Rock Maple bent under hydraulic pressure into proper form gives maximum dif-
fusion of tone vibratiop to the hoard The sounding boards are made from the best close grain quarter sawed spruce
and every square inch of spruce, in them is suitable for the best violin. The symmetrical case design of our pianos will
appeal to many and harmonizes well with any style of furniture or decoration; the veneers used in building the cases
are of the finest and the high finish shows to advantage the pleasing natural grain of the wood. Our pianos h^tve a
powerful tone, a full, rich singing quality evenly balanced and equally pleasing to the trained ear of the musician or the
natural lover of good music. ^
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H. R REEVES’ FIRM BUYS MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND* PIANOS ANNUALLY
And he will sell you a Piano for Less Money than his competitors can buy them now. Our
Great Volume of Business warrants Low Prices without taking away the Quality of the Pianos
We have spent over 20 years in the business and visited the great factories, and over 20 years’ experience studying the
piano business teaches us how to buy pianos to save ourselves and our customers money. We handle the best pianos
that money will buy for the price and sell for less money than any small dealer can buy them now. As long as this car
of pianos lasts we will give the best bargains that have ever been known the world over. We have a piano to suit every
purse. We have pianos and player pianos from $100.00 up to $850.00. .
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These Bargains won’t last long, Come Now while you can get first choice. Don’t let anything keep you away
from this Special Bargain Sale. These Pianos are First Class and they are Fully Guaranteed
EL R. REEVES, Sales Mgr. 'tr
Terms to Suit Our Customers. Every Piano we sell makes us Friends
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The Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1918, newspaper, January 31, 1918; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth730301/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.