The Blessing News. (Blessing, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, August 21, 1914 Page: 1 of 4
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Blessing, Matagorda County, Tegjp, Friday, August 21,1914
$1.50 PER YEAR, IN ADVANC
Kodak Finishing
I do Kodak Finishing of all
kinds.
Roy W. Korf
Blessing ... Texas
Some Practical Suggestions
The Corpus Christ! National
Bank has taken the lead among
Texas banks in offering to ad-
»ce money to farmers on cot-
receipts, and is urging them
> hold their cotton until condi-
tions abroad result in the normal
prices. The bank is sending out
the following letter to the farm-
ers of the Corpus Christi section:
To Our Farmers: Un account
of the war in Europe it is impos-
sible to ship cotton abroad. All
the cotton exchanges have closed,
and, for the time being, the only
cotton moving is that being tak-
en by the American mills.
We would advise you to store
your cotton in the local ware-
house, bringing your receipts to
the bank, and if you need some
extra funds we are willing to as-
sist you, and also, if necessary
we will extend notes due us by
farmers who are unable to meet
them until they sell their cotton.
We do not want you to sacrifice
your cotton. • The Corpus Christi
National Bank wants to assist
you in obtaining a fair price for
it. fn return, we expect you to
properly protect us by having
your cotton under a good roof,
protected from weather and fire.
With this kind of collateral you
may rest easy knowing that as
soon as conditions adjust them-
selves you will be able to con vert
your crop into money at, we
hoperageod-prfcsK —
This is a time when the hank-
era, merchants and farmers
should all work together. If you
owe your merchant and the bank
we suggest that you bring your
cotton warehouse receipts to us,
and if you want to protect your
merchants, you can give notice
to the bank that upon sale of
your cotton we are to make cer-
tain payments to the merchants.
In this way you can deposit all
your warehouse receipts in your
bank, and at the same time pro-
tect the merchant whom you
owe. We think this is the prop-
er thing for our farmers to do
and we feel sure that the mer-
chants will be willing to extend
all reasonable accommodations
to those entitled to receive them.
Now that we have had some
rain we urge all farmers to put
their ground into a thorough
state of cultivation. We hope
you will pot in a heavy acreage
in feed, and also put in some
live stock, especially hogs, which
hre vert profitable in this coun-
try. The bank is willjpg to ex-
tend reasonable accommodation
to farmers who will invest in
good live stock.
We will appreciate a persona)
call from you and an expression
from you regarding this letter.
Yours very truly.
Corpus Christi National Bank.
Joseph Hirsch, vice president
of the Corpus Christi National
Bank and chairman of the Texas
Bankers’ Committee on Agricul-
ture, believes it will be possible
to induce farmers in the South
to reduce their cotton acreage
the coming year. With this end
in view he has addressed a letter
to the executive committee of
the Texas Bankers’ Association
outlining his 'plan and suggest-
ing that a meeting of the agri-
cultural committee be called to
discuss the subject in detail. In
his letter to menft>e*&of the as-
sociation Mr. Hirsch says:
’'I believe it would be a good
idea for our agricultural commit-
tee to get jn touch with the other
committees
tates and
endeavor to formulate some gen-
eral plan for the curtailing of
the acreage next year. If this
war lasts four to six months,
and the European mills should
then resume, from best sources
obtainable, it would take a long
time to catch up. and in the
meantime the next season's crop
would be upon us. I believe the
bankers of the south can perform
a great service if, by united ef-
fort, they can succeed in curtail-
ing the cotton acreage in the
South one-third or obe-fourth
next year. *
“This is a stupendous task,
yet I believe it can be accomplish-
ed by a united effort on the part
of the bankers, merchants and
farmers of the South, and I fur-
ther believe tk|at this can be done
by our method of county organi-
zation. I believe we could, by a
united effort, get a committee of ®ay Sunday, returning
fcapkera agricultural cc
from the Southern St
business, men in every county in
every State in the South; that
this committee could obtain a
complete list of all farmers in
their counties, with the amount
planted this year to cotton, and
that by a concentrated effort and
with the assistance of the com-
mercial organizations of the
South we could bring such pres-
sure to bear that we could get a
large amount of the farmers to
agree to absolutely pledge them-
selves to such reduction. The
details of this plan might be
worked out later on. While I
realize it is a tremendous task, I
do not believe it is, as some
might think, visionary.
“I should like to have an ex-
pression from you regarding this,
and, if you thinkjt well, and if
the president of the executive
committee of this association ap-
proves, I should like Texas and
Texas . Bankers’ Association to
be the first to broach the subject
to the other southern bankers.
If you think Well of thib I had
thought we might call a meeting
of our agricultural committee,
or a meeting of the executive
committee of the Texas Bankers'
Aiiflairmjrr; - and dteeoas R* i n*
greater detail. Awaiting your
reply I am, with kind regards,
very truly yOurs, Joseph Hirsch,
chairman.”
Mrs.** Jerry Minich went to
Palacifll Monday.
J. L. Jordan made a business
trip to Bay City Monday.
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Jaa. H. Roach made a business
trip tojBay City Monday.
Mrs. Bion GjH went to Bay
City last' Friday morning.
T. J. Bacon made a business
trip to Bay City Wednesday.
W. J. Bentley returned last
Friday from a trip tb'Victoria.
John Wallworth was over from
Monday.
W. E. Percival came
from Alvin Monday for a
days visit.
down
few
Col. J. E. and A. B. Pierce
made a business trip to College-
port Wednesday.
W.
last
County commissioner J.
Bowers went to Bay City
Friday morning.
Mrs/Chas Shoemaker and
daughter w ent to Bay City last
Friday^morning.
W. B. Gaumer, J. R. Green
an<fF C. Kent of Midfield were
in Blessing Tuesday.
J- E. Miller of Bay City came
over Wednesday to work on some
silos on the Ward Ranch.
D. A.
lop aic
Wheeler moved his tailor
shop sAd stock of men’s furnish-
ings into the Kendall building
this \4#ek.
Miis Lillian Caver returned to
her home in Stephensville Tues-
day, after a visit with A. 0.
Yeager and family.
.^Dr .' E. E. Wilson of Blooming-
ton kftn Blessing for a month’s
stay, and may decide to locate
here permanently.
Fall Dress
Goods
A shipment of the New Fall
Dress Goods has just been re-
ceived, and we would be pleased
to have you come in and look
them over. Among these you
will find a pretty line of fancy
Poplins, Crepes, Plaids, etc.
SUITABLE FOR IMMEDI-
ATE WEAR
The Autum number of the Bu’terick Fashions
with all the best styles of the season and THE
VICTOR LADIES TAILORING BOOK of made
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to measure suits and dresses and ready to wear
goods, are ready for your inspection.
TlJO
Car Shortage
The outbreak of war in Europe
has made it impossible to secure
vessels on which to load an enor-
mous number of cars of grain al-
ready under way to Texas Gulf
ports, and this has brought very
close to us a shortage of freight j
cars and a congestion of termi- bf. heavier southwest of town,
Notice To The Public
A report has been circulated
that I have accused E. I*. Allen
as a second party in the attempt-
ed robbery of Kessler’s store on
Sunday night. August 9. In
justice to Mr. Allen, I wish to
state that I have no cause or evi-
dence whatever to suspect Mr.
Allen, and do not accuse him. >
Dean Aikin
1’How The Vote Was Won.”
an up-to-date suffragette farce-
comedy, will be presented by the
ladies of the Blessing Library
Association, Saturday night at
the school house auditorium.
The entire cast consists of local
talent, and the gentlemen in the
play will be dressed in ladies
costumes. The price of admis-
sion will be 25 and 35 cents, and
the proceeds are to be used for
the Library.
Frank Brown, a negro employ-
ed by the Ward Cattle & Pasture
Co., was struck by lightningand
killed instantly Sunday morning
about nine o’clock, at the South-
ern Pacific-stock pens. Several
other who were near were severe-
ly shocked.
C. E. Moser moved his store
the first of the week into his
building next to the postoffice,
which was formerly occupied by
the pool room. Harry Guynes
has moved his pool room into
his new building just east of the
Lucas grocery. „
Floods in the lower part of the
state did much damage, washed
out several miles of track on the
Brownsville road and delayed
traffic for several days.
False Economy
Why in the name of common
sense don’t Texas people get
busy and make their own plows?
’ Recently there appeared in the
public prints a press dispatch
from Indiana that affords the
most convincing argument for
patronizing home industries and
keep Texas money in Texas. It
wai stated that the leading agri
cultural implement factories of
Indiana had doubled their work-
ing force and were employing
night and day shifts filling orders
placed by Texas farmers, who,
by the way, spend more money
A heavy rain, which seemed to for agricultural implements than
those of any other state.
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Mrs. L. B. Parkins entertained
the Willing Workers, who
sowing for the bazaar,
Blessing, Wednesday.
are
Hotel
Dr. Johnson came in from
Houston Saturday and preached
two interesting sermons at the
Presbyterian church Sunday.
nals in this State which will
shortly become disastrous unless
all persoos interested shall unite
to relieve the situation. To this
end the Railroad Commission is-
sues this public appeal to the
railroads and to the shippers
alike.
It is useless at this time to at-
tempt to fix the blame for car
shortages aod terminal conges-
tions. It is useless to discuss
whether shippers hold cars too
long, or whether railroads move
them too slowly, or whether both
sides are at fault.
The thing to do just now is to
minimize the approaching con-
gestion, and the way to do
this, is for every man to pass
every car out of his hands in the
least possible time. Move the
cars. Pass them along quickly.
Move them as if you were in a
hurry.
This is the year and the time
of the year for the Matagorda
County real estate man to work
on. the North Texas farmed.
Things ar£ not going well witji
him and -hdls looking about for
a new place. Go after him. —
Bay cTty Tribune.
County Surveyor E. N. Gus-
trfson, E. L. Hawkins and S.
Lowe .were over from Bay City-
last week surveying for the
townsite drainage. The drain-
age is very much needed snd
when this work is completed the
foil in this vicinity Sunday.
Over two inches of water fell.
F. M. Moore of Uvalde, vice-
president of the Merchants and
Planters Lumber Co., was in
Blessing this week on business.
R. T. Phillips went to Dunbar
Wednesday to measure some
corn, which is entered in the
corn contest, for McClarey broth-
ers.
Geo. W. Walker Jr., formerly
postmaster at this place, was a
passenger on the north bound
train from Palacios Thursday
morning.
The Blessing Library Associa-
tion will meet Friday afternoon
at 4 o’clock. All ladies are urged
to be present. An interesting
program is in prospect.
Mr and Mrs. W. M. Kuyken-
dall and grand daughter, Miss
Winnie Arnett, of Colorado
Springs, Colorado, are spending
a month at Hotel Blessing.
The County Sunday School
Convention which was to beheld
at Hawley Thursday, August 20,
has been postponed indefinitely,
on account of the wet weather.
F. N. Dyer and T. J. Mitchell
returned Monday from Moody.
Mr. Dyer reports lots of rain in
Central Texas and says the roads
are almost impassable in the
Comparatively, only a small
per cent of the money so expend
ed goes into the coffers of the
Texas manufacturer.
Now when we consider that
total of $10,000,000 was spent
last year by Texas farmers for
plows and that less than half a
million c’ollarl went to Texas
manufacturers, we think the
time has fully come for our
people to stop such folly and take
hold of the matter in a common
sense, economical way.
There are only four farm im
plement factories in Texas, when
there ought to be four hundred.
The trouble is, we Texas folks
have got into the habit of allow
ing the people of Indiana an<
other states to get our cream
while we are apparantly satisfiec
with the clabber. —Bay City
Tribune.
The European War
Somewhere In Belgium am
Luxemburg a big battle is being
waged this week between the
armies of Belgium, Franc* am
England and the German army.
Complete secrecy of the move-
ments of the contending forces is
maintained and it is impossible
to get news of what is happen-
ing. Encounters, in which many
men are lost, are reported each
day/ but these are mere skir-
mishes compared to the dread
ful conflict that will take place
when the main armies come
contact It will likely take from
a week to ten lays to determine
which aica la victorioua.
County surveyor E> N. Gus-
tafson, had some men at work
the Utter part of lut week m.k-
ing a survey for another drain-
age ditch to be added to our
present drainage system, so as
to afford better drainage for the
town.
The Blessing Library Associa
tion will present the play, “How
The Vote Was Won,” at the high
school auditorium on Saturday
night, August 22. A short mus-
ical program and tableaux will
also be given. Prices, 35 and 23
cents. Everybody come.
Stock Law Mealing
A.meeting for the purpose of
discussing matters relating to
the Stock Law was held in Jas.
1. Roach’s office Saturday after-
noon. Two cases under the pres-
ent law are before the Supreme
Court for final decision, and the
meeting was held to see what as-
sistance could be given in carry-
ing the matter through. It will
require $500 for attorney’s few,
of which amount Midfield has
agreed to put up $250, providing
the remainder is raised in the
balance of the district under the
stock Irw. A committee was
appointed which will try to raise
>100 in this sectioh.
Call To Help King Cotton
The Editor:
Business men and farmers
lave no clear means at hand f« r
inancing the cotton crop of 1914
o the fact of this Wfur situation.
There has been no concert of ac-
tion in the cotton growing com -
ties of Texas and cotton is seek-
ing a market at any price. In
any cases no offers are made
or cotten seed. In the lace of
these conditions county mass
C
field next week to take positive
action in saving Texas frtrn
enormous damage. In 1904 we
faced bankrupt prices for our
cotton, and the entire south rote
up, Texas leading, and with the
support and co-operation of all
classes lifted the price from six
cents to ten cents and better in
the face of strong opposition.
Credit was extended where need-
ed and deserved and that entire
crop was saved. If Texas will
move now the whole South will
follow the lead of her four mil-
lion bales.
Congress has provided for an
addition of $60,000,000 in cur-
rency to be used in Texas for
just such emergencies, but we
need to know how to use it and
desire to secure this help befoie
the market for lint and seed
breaks down. Under natir.l
trade conditions 75 per cent of
the Texas crop is exported.
Knowing how the fight for
better cotton prices was won in
1904-5 and realizing the urgent
need for action, we, as former
members of the executive com-
mittee of the Texas Cotton As-
sociation, call a Cotton Con-
vention tp be held at Dallas,
Monday/August 24, at ten A.
M. to which farmers, merchants,
bankers, ginners, oil mill men
and spinners are invited, to con-
sider ways and means for relief.
County mass meetings should he
held at every courthouse on Sat-
urday, ^August 22. at one P. M.
and co-operation with other coun-
ties considered, and select at
least 12 delegates to the Dallas
convention. At New Orleans on
August 27 and 28 there will he
a meeting of delegates from
every cotton state. The time
for action is short, the necessity
is upon us. and we must not hes-
itate. Alt papers friendly to
cotton are requested to publish
this call.
f. C. Hickey. Henderson.
J a. Garrity. Corsicana.
J H. Connell, Dallas.
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Lohnes, Elmer. The Blessing News. (Blessing, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, August 21, 1914, newspaper, August 21, 1914; Blessing, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth850528/m1/1/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .