La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1913 Page: 1 of 8
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Opposite Masonic ^jilding. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Postoffice as Second-Class Matter.
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By B. F. liarigel.
Democratic in Principle, And a Worker For LaGrange and Fayette County.
- , $1.50 Per Year.
Volume 34.
LaGrange, layette County, Texas, Thursday, July 10, 1913.
Number 28.
COMMUNITY CO-OPERATION.
OPINION VS. OPINION.
CLASS PROPHESY.
Rotten—Well, Rather.
, A few*months ago I was explaining to a small-
town merchant the many benefits to be derived by
those residing in the community from the practice
of “Community Co-operation.”
Among other things I made the assertion that
every dollar spent with the merchants in the town
benefited every person living in the entire com-
munity. This statement was challenged by a
gentleman in the store who remarked that he
could not see wherein he was benefitted by the
money spent with the town merchant, as he lived
some six miles out in the country.
He admitted the fact that the town’s growth
depended upon local trade activities and that all
civic improvements depend directly upon the
town’s growth.
In answer-to my questions he gave me the fol-
lowing information: He owned a little more than
two hundred acres of farm land for which he had
paid from $10 to $16 per acre some ten years be-
fore and for which he had lately been offered $75
per acre.
I asked him if t»e didn’t think that the town’s
growth was responsible for these increased values.
His reply was: “No. Farm lands have enchanced-
in value all over the southwest during the past ten
years, due to the settling up of the country.” I
wanted to know if his land would produce any
more now than it did when he bought it, and by
way of reply he stated that it would not produce
as much, and that furthermore he could buy land
in a new section of the country for less than $10
per acre that would produce as much as his land
ever did.
“Why don’t you sell out at the splendid profit
you have in your place here and move to the new
'»se*tien&M atsked..... ■; ; , ,* ■ -
His answer to the last question furnished me
ample information with which to prove my argu-
ment.
He has four girls and two boys still in school;
he must educate them and there were no schools
convenient to the new prospective location. His
family went to church and Sunday school regularly
and he didn’t want to deny them advantages. His
children attended parties and other social gather-
ings from time to time and he didn’t feel like he
should isolate them from society in an undeveloped
section. Furthermore, the macadam pike leading
into town ran right past his door and he hated the
idea of going back to mud roads.
Wasn’t this town responsible for the good
roads, churches, schools, markets, society, etc.,
mentioned, and didn’t the growth and existence
of the town depend entirely upon its trade activi-
ties? Didn’t he owe it to himself, his family and
his local merchants to patronize them, quality and
prices being equal? If the unsettled section af-
forded all the advantages the lack of which kept
him from moving into it, land there would bring
just as high a price.
Get better acquainted with your local mer-
chant; he is, jr should be, your friend. Patronize
him whenever possible, keeping in mind the fact
that his prosperity is your prosperity.
If you live in, or near, a small town there will
be times when you feel-that you can do better by
sending or going to the city than in your local
store. Investigate and make sure of this before
you act, as in nearly every instance the small-town
merchant carries all of the best brands of mer-
chandise to be found in the city and at as good a
price for goods of equal quality.
Will Come Saturday.
The committee selected by the Grand Lodge
Sons of Hermann will be in LaGrange next Satur-
day, and they will, upon their arrival find a hearty
welcome, as our people are united in the effort to
impress upon that committee the importance of
having the Old Folks, and Orphans Home of the
Hermann Sons of Texas located at this point.
Last evening a mass meeting of our people
was held at the courthouse, and the report of the
executive committee was heard, showing that all
the sub-committees had been appointed, and also
that the Visitors would find upon their arrival
here, every citizen eager and anxious to get the
^home. ' •
Across the four streets about the courthouse,
large signs have been planed, and everybody is
wearing a. badge, which reads, “LaGrange fuer’s
Altenheim.” This is gs it should be, and makes
it a pleasure for us to thus rdportrit.
The Grand Lodge Committed’$)ll remain here
until late Saturday afternoon, when they will de-
part fwSchulenb£i*an<l from th&ge to Seguing
Editor Journal:
Permit me to tell the voters of Fayette
County my views about the amendments we
have to vote upon, July 19th. In your last issue
you say the interests on the bonds would be
paid out of the income of state institutions. I
think the tax-payer is the party who has to
meet the obligations. On the bonus for the
penitentiary it is unquestionably true.
There is a two million dollar deficit already,
to be met with this year’s taxes. Anothei*
million dollar deficit is in the state treasury to
be covered. Now, Mr. Voter, don’t you think
this is enough increase in one year? Why should
we burden ourselves with more to make certain
land spectators at Austin, rich ?
These amendments take away the right
from the voters to say anything about issuing
bonds. Another question is: “Why did the wise
solons put these seven amendments into one?”
There is a lawyer trick behind this. I tell you,
Mr. Voter, beware!
Go to the polls on July 19th-, and chop off
tjie heads of this seven-headed hydra. LeJ; the
“against” stand on your ticket and you are a
free man once more. And at the next election
send men to the legislature yho have the wel-
fare of our state at heart, and not young law-
yers fresh from the state university who con-
sider five dollars a day big pay. J. H. S.
The Journal appreciates and welcomes the
foregoing, for man> reasons. But, ere we
offer our reply we would admonish the contribu-
tor that the article he referred to in our last
issue was not from the pen of the writer, but a
contributor. We have not stated in any previ-
ous issue whether or no we favored the adop-
tion of the amendment. Hence that part of his
effarLia-Wasted- to cut a longwtory short,
The Journal does favor the adoption of the
amendment, and believes that its adoption
would mean much to Texas and her people.
There is altogether too much howl about the
increase of taxes. Why do the bpponents cen-
ter their attack upon the university? Shall
Texas, with its population of nearly five million,
recognized as the greatest state in the union,
continue to be a drag upon the lopg listT of pro-
gressive states, when the question of education-
al institutions are involved?
The thought that the improvement prayed
for by those who are in favor of the amend-
ment, would be detrimental to the A. & M.
college at Bryan has been nailed, hence the
question of the taxpayer paying the bonds is
brought into play.
The idea of the legislators in passing the
bill asking for the vote of the people is, in our
judgment an exemplification of the proper
spirit. If ,Our state institutions are to be
equipped to meet the requirements of a rapidly
increasing population and the demand for. a
higher education for the young men and women
of Texas, it will require an expenditure of mil-
lions, and if such were left for the tax ppyer to
pay, it would be well to accept theory of con-
tributor. But the issue differs; bonds issued to
erect buildings for the University of Texas,
will cost the people not a cent, as the interest
and sinking fund will come out of the income
of the institutions. But the trouble nowadays
is, that when one mentions bonds, the people
become afflicted with the ague, and the strings
of the chamois purse are pulled taut. The
question of penitentiary, roads and other bonds
would likely be paid by a slight increase in tax
payments, but that increase would truly be
slight when the patriotic citizen of Texas con-
siders he is offering the coming generation
something better than outhouses and tents to
acquire their education. When the university
was built, it served well its purpose, the attend-
ance was not what it is now. To deny the
student a comfort we are so eager to provide
for ourself is nothing short of selfish greed. Yet
this is, in a great measure beiiig done.
The “lawyer trick” our contributor refers
to, the contention that we will burden ourselves
in order to make certain speculators rich, are
merely private opinions publicly stated, and lack
substantiation. We do not believe it To us the
amendment if adopted, means greater educa-
tional in8titotmis,a greater Texas and an abate-
ment of the nuisanee the present students have
had to contend with.
-- The Journal does not say to you, Mr. Voter,-
beware! You have been given the views in this
paper, from some of the most intelligent men of
Texas. ‘W0iM0 not say to you vote for or
, if you
your
(EDITOR S NOTE:—This U the fourth of a series of papers read by
the (A-aduates. to be published. Ill this article the writer gives the pro-
phecy of the graduating class.)
I Happy and interesting has been the history of
the-class of 1918; now I shall relate to you those
things for which your eager ears are listening.
I All have aspirations, all build air castles; no
doubt people are happier for the building. Yet
the sooner you learn that life is no play-day, but
a thing of earnestness and seriousness, the better
it ^s for you and those with whom you associate.
My visions are of my own making, and I give
them to you with the greatest sincerity:
LAURA WEBER. '
Ah, this fair maid with eyes so soft, so brown,
what else but good could in her hand be found.
Your name will be made immortal for you shall
spepd the brightest days of your life in bringing
sunfehine into the lives of those with whom fate
hasi:dealt so cruelly, and as you turn your face
tovfards sunset you will find so much to make the
down hill journey smooth and lovely, that from
thjs day on you may go on your way rejoicing with
a cheerful heart.
VICTOR GLECKLER.
The God of music gave thee birth. Some
day you will stand in the same class with the
great masters, Bach, Haydn, Handel, Mendelsohn.
You will find very little difficulty in attaining this
greatness because you are the soul of music.
Pupils will com^ to tyou from far and near to learn
of you. One day you will meet one almost your
eqtial. A beautiful girl will come to take lessons
from the great master and he will lose his heart.
Th§n together you will travel the world over visit-
ing the great cities and you will receive such wel-
come as was never accorded any other than the
prince of the realm.
MYRTA HERMES.
1 rH see that you’ll be * a great "traveler. You
will collect valuable material from all parts of the
world. Your mind will become a great store-
house of knowledge. Later in life you will write
a book that will startle the world.
You never think of a “Prince Charming.”
You will have many suitors but it will be late in
life when a very talented literary gentleman will
succeed in winning your affection.
GUS. HEILIG.
You have in you to set many a maiden’s heart
afire as you drift from strand to strand as a news-
paper reporter. But as f ar as you are con-
cerned girls may come, and girls may go but you
drift on forever. But beware, that in this game
of hearts you make no miscalculations so that you
will have to console a bankrupt heartpnd be merely
a lover and a lusty bachelor.
ELSA MEYER
Oh, you will not be a woman like the rest for
I count you as one who loves his “fellow-man”
and who in time will accomplish much as a noted
“peace advocate. ” It is you who will be instru-
mental in establishing a world’s court of justice
not only among your own nations but all nations,
and thereby give the world that brotherhood (of
man) which shall bring peace on earth.
WILLIE MORGAN.
A square set man and honest, success will
crown your every effort. You have your mark set
high, your wagon is hitched to a star. Although
you begin as book-keeper you will one day be
president of a bank, a great fortune will be left
you. You will spend your millions in a way that
the whole world will reap the benefit. Your name
will be written in the hearts of men.
ALFRED EHLERS.
Your indomitable perseverance for your work
will win for you an unexcelled place in the mech-
anical world. You’re modest I’m sure,however in
reaching this goal your modesty will not detract
fronttyour fame but enhance and add lustre to it.
IRMYNTfcUDE SHUPfRINE.
Ah, in your hand I see the faint outline of as
yet an undeveloped talent Do hot fail to cultivate
this far if you do your life will be a failure.
Your talent developed, the world will be better
for you having lived in it There's a great work
in this world for you and do not Wait too long to
begin. You will he a second “Jenny Lind.”
Your vdice will bring hope to the living and com-
fort to the dying.
LBDKIA RBKftlBRT.
In the great field of wtnc lyirfg before you
the world will BMidconfttioua W the source
which It eame.
A real farce in baseball was witnessed at
the ball grounds last Sunday afternoon, when a
bunch of players claiming to be the Smithville
team, crossed bats with the locals. The score
was 20 to 4 LaGrange holding the big end.
What the score fails to tell can be told by thoee
who witnessed the proceedings. Many of the
spectators left the grounds before the game had
gone half the required innings, yet the game
was allowed to go on.
Money for transportation was furnished the
Smithville management Saturday, and, know-
ing the excellent reputation that team had made
local fans expected a good game. Instead, how-
ever, a few regulars'and “kids about town”
were sent here to fill the engagement. We are
not attempting to appear funny, we’re too much
disgusted for that, but we do insist that the
local management could have sized up the situa-
tion and requested the visitors to return home
on the next train—which left at 9:50 a. m. or
secured a few school children to play the
visitors.
And what we have said is shared by many
other subscribers. Such games as played Sun-
day destroy the love of *, the sport, and instills
into the players a desire to become careless.
The science of the sport is the paramount issue,
which, if omitted for the purpose of hammering
the ball out to the unconcerned andincompeteqt
soon destroys the interest. Oh, yes, we expect
to be handed a lemon for our opinion, but it
goes just the same. And, besides, the patrons
of the game are likewise entitled to some con-
sideration. ___________
The Horse and the Automobile.
(Commercial Secretaries Association News Service.)
The number of horses on the farms and
ranges of Texas has decreased 99,864 head dur-
ing the past ten years, and the automobile is
said to be responsible for those conditions. An
argument in favor of “Dobbin” is that his value
has increased 164 per cent during this peroid
while the average value of an automobile has
depreciated $887.
The horse has practically held his own in
Fayette county although our records show a
large increase in cars in this county. We have
in Fayette county 11,386 horses according to thee
latest census reports and their total value at
$760,472.
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Fayette county farm land is worth $19.11
per acre and has increased $314 per acre in
value during the past decade according to a
recent census report. We have 521,129 aAres of
land, improved and unimproved, in Fayette
county, which is valued at $15,004,841 by the
census bureau.
The states average value per acre is $14.53
compared with $4.70 ten years ago. There are
112.455.000 acres of farm land in Texas and the
total value is $1,633,207,000. This value is for
the land alone and does not include buildings,
machinery, etc. During the past ten years the
area of Texas farm lands has diminished
13.372.000 acres and the value has increased
$1,041,657,000. ________
A news item in one of the dailies says that
over one thousand barrels of beer were poured
into the Mendota river at Mendota, 111., because
the brewery failed to pay the tax on the beer.
And as a result, thousands of fish died, and
stock had to be driven away from the stieam.
Which naturally prompts the question: “Who
is the gainer?” The beer is gone, the tax isn’t
paid, and fishing is on the bum for awhile.
Some folks certainly entertain peculiar fancies.
You will please read the half-page advertise-
ment in this issue. This advertisement was se-
cured for us by the advertising committee of the
Texas Press Association.
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WILLJE ROBSON.
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