The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-10-17
Texas Topics

Devine.--For the purpose Of voting
on 4 $4,000 road bond issue q spe-
cisl election viii be held In this
county October /.
Fort Worth.-The first weeks bust
ness Of the Fort Worth Southern rrao.
ton Company was heavy. The com
pany is running twenty nine cars daily.
fifteen from Fort Worth and fourteen
from Cieburne
Fort Worth. Formal opening Of the
Texas Christian University for this
term took place Tuesday, September
tho 10th. The enrolment was over
500 and an increase over last year Of
100
Ganado. Tho seasons frst Japan
rice was sold here this week for $500
q barrel The sale was made through
the Southern Rice Growers Associs,
ton.
Gonzales. AT a mass meeting here
recently, tho Gonzales Association for
Highway Improvements was formed
J. r. Parr was elected presldsn. and
A. II Fitzgerald secretary
Gainesvills.--With capital stock
OF $4,000. a stock company will build
cotton warehouse here The stock
company Is being organized by the
Farmers Union and tho Young Mems
Business Association.
Houston With view OF buildin0
city on tho Texas Coast at tbs
mouth OF tho Brazos River a New
York syndicate has bought 10000
acres OF land The promoters are
among New York's leading ilnanciers.
The syndicate expects TO capture
part OF the Panama Canal trade, and
70 the same time exploit the sulphur
fields on lhrr land.
san Angelo. One hundred bales OF
cotton have been shipped from This
place 10 Kobe, Japan The cotton,
after being compressed at sweetwater
was consigned 10 the Japan Cotton
Company the Southwestern American
office OF which Is at Fort Worth
San Bcnito Eighteen thousand dol
lars are being expended in street i'm
provement work here and motor
grader has commenced operations
The Machine weighs twelve tons and
plows and removes dirt al the same
time at tho rate OF Ave miles per
hour.
sherman The Lone star Gas Com.
pany has placed eighty cars OF pipe
between Wichita Falls and Sherman
and The remaining fifty cars necessary
TO complete the gas line between the
two cities VIII Se shipped at once.
Taylor There have been g92G
bales OF this years cotton received
mere.
TioEs -oil vas brought In from a
well tbtee miles from here this week
AZ a depth OF 500 feet
Taylor All previous records for
cotton nles here was broken Satur
lay when 1875 bales were marketed.
QuanRh.- a QuanAh firm was award.
Cd the contract for furnishing cement
plaster for the Federal Hotel which
De UAill NJ ihhAfhai No hlM
shipment OF 500 ions viii DO made
from Quanah this week The Texas
nrm bid against the big King Com
pany OF New York. which has the sd
vantage Of an all.water rate
Parls.--Pile-drlver are at work on
he Paris and Mount Pleasant extern
sion from Bogota. TFack.aying has
begun on portion OF the road.
Velasco-'rhe Honduras arrived
rom New York and Baltimore this
week. bringing two thousand cases o.
'anned good for Texas merchants.
Wichita Falls.-At a cos, OF siS5.
100. the First National Bank of this
'ity will build a nve-story bank and
'frioe building on the corner OF Eighth
trest and Indiana avenue. The lot
lfty by $50 feet. was acquired at
'ost Of $4,000. Thin viii be Wichita
'alls' third hvestory Office building.