Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-21
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Ing tIss . ~hoIcsops nnhlin s'ntlHrpt
81 'se mort powerful efEsf that state
or nation eAb pprAssa has Iaunfhed
sLr Welfare romm'nhi"n fgf The par.
torv Vi providing The pcollio esih Do
repdah'e information essential ~ =
moro Intelligent analysis Of eccnoml'
condltlona. 10 The md that our Cl9l
Sshraip a. ~holr may be- able ~
more readily dlssineulah lines ~ 10,
dussss conducive 10 rs progress ana
10 more eaalIy rscosuize ami maln
tain pubic poiiciaa which promote
The general welfare of ,hs people
The commission win hold In hrs'
regular session IN iiounlor March
7.s.p. and aomr of The bralnles, m"n
af the state and anllen VIII appear
h<fof. the commission rivlnK their
sievn on subjects Of vital importance
no Texas
The prsrnun~' nf the nommlaaion ~
AZ ntfonr an could be- found ~ Texas
and their lndlsidnsl experienced nnd
intofahin tonch every nhfe Vt ibs
states ale 1hey represent ever,
section 81 The state aud are Interest
"a IN rvery form ~ Investment and
oe,upailon. ~ weil ~ N touch with
The educational. moral and social ron
al'lonn Of Tcsas.
This body of men wlll ali ma
tribunal revie~ine The material ne
81 Tho state and there ~ill pasr before
u fof inspection Sumo 81 thn grand.
eat. the muht nlupoudous and some
OF che aaddeni events Ia tho solh cen
iury OF civilization.
~ this Hoe 81 march Fiu be- ncen
thr Texas farmer hsutlne gt2h.oeu,'
900 lrr aunum ~ raw material a.
the foreign factory lormlne a pro
rernlon that VIII reach from the earth
40 Tho moon The Texas cowboy viii
10 thcrc dflelnH herd ~ nIsieen
million head ~ i've stock IA the mar
not our lumber mslls leading hun.
afrd thousand cars sf their products
! for the factories 81 the north aud east
and millions OF dollars 81 other pro
du,,. viii raaa on their Ioutnry 80 the
Factory
More Important thgn tho mlaht
current OF commerce thai Il aweeplnr
Dur raw material from our state u
the nut, plcadnf ~ cur powcrfu
rsnensecs fof nn opportunity 20 pour
noldcu aiream ot wealth into me
shunnela Of trade We have iear than
on.-nfth o. our area undor cul,lVA
tioni our mineral wealth IL sleepinr
undlssurbud: onr cotton lnctoFlco cep
handle only ono bate OF cSi,pn out OF
esery seventy produced the uprn
lnx of the Panama ranai Uill lIood
us with new worId oi approximation
and We have man, possibilities ic'
undav.soped
The return ot the lido 81 commoc,
brings with u from tao forolsn iae
tess fluo.00a. oou ~ aninhcl pro
DUETS per enaum ana We nhlp IA ses
snsy-ase million dollafn og feed ntun
per annum. h2oo car loads OF cure
,nsass per annam. seoO cars 81 can
ned rocar and tas eco mlaceilanpour
Items. all ~ which eau and shout b.
produced aud manufactured IN rcses
There are mans ether psphlenlr
complrx hs civIllsatIou lhe, uuns be
solved We have sas.noo echool
children IN rsSap aud ~. pnhiI,
nchoos snsollmcat 10 1ss.teo and a.,
average dssls attendance. soe.saf a.
iisissraey We rank ,hls,issh 10 r'aict
N the rnion, Our rltics. ~ a rails
have faw parks 90 rlas nrernar. ~
though lusnrians vegetation ahouidi
the entire year
Wa have ito.eoo miles 81 publ,
Aish~sss that must be Improved. ",
need $4,000 ,plloa more oi railroad
and w have igee miles 81 nnslEahie
sisefs that are NOT used IN commerce
These and many other questions bis
~ TEXAS VIII come before the r0m.
sniasipn.
A short Biographical sketch o. "a,
mon who are 70 deal with these prob.
icns foisows3
lion. \ G hnG. "a liouktoa, chair
nAh 81 tho ecmmsssien. IL close stu
dest ~ public apep,iens and VI vids
experiense IN huslnses affairs Ne |,
- srkani<sr az ability and mas sue
(. eepdsd IN interesting many ,ntl'iot
aollavs Of capital In Texas projects
(. H. 4 an executive osliesr IN man,
letee indastriai tnd unanclsI shsslsa
tioas' " h stsr president 81 En-.
Slsuxfon chnntsr 81 conmssee an,
nleuber ~ the executive commit
IN ~ The Texas commorciAl sccre
teflen and nualness Msa's nsseeia
4 Y ~ nunlap III waxahAshie
6fo eHnlxl9An ~ M cosnnlzslea. I
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