Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-27
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of settlers last week from the North.
The ranch comprises 226,00 acres
and is well irrigated.
Hereford.-Work will begin soon on
a new brick business building at this
place. Other structures are being
planned and substantial improvements
are being made in every section Of the
city.
Palestine.-The Anderson County
Farm Journal made its initial advent
into the journalistic field last week.
The paper will be devoted to the in
terests of the Texas farmers and is the
first of its kind in East Texas.
Corpus Christi.-Up to the present
| time PIP cars of truck have been
shipped from this section. Compared
with the same season last year, this is
an increase of As cars, which shows
that the truck growers are mastering
the productive end of their crops. fhe
shipment consisted mostly of cabbage
and lettuce. The major part OF the
product went to Eastern and Northern
markets.
| Houston - The county commission
ers at recent meeting ordered the
improvement of eight important Har-
iris County roads and the erection of
two modern bridges. Work will COM
mence at an early date. The money
for these Improvements will come
from the 100000 road and bridge
bond issue voted in the county some
| time ago.
Dallas-The Texas Power & Light
Company will begin the construction
of telephone line from this place to
Eagle Ford and Cement City at once.
The franchise for this purpose was
granted them by the county commits
sioners last week.
Fort Worth - The Exlne-Reimers
Company, large printing concern of
this city, turned over last week ST.
100000 in new crisp notes, which had
| been printed at their Fort Worth
plant. to a representative of the Con-
stitutionalist government in Mexico.
Petrolia-The bringing in of 600
barrel well last week heightened ac-
tivities in a boom in the oil business
here. Oil land. prices are about the
highest on record locally.
Sulphur Springs - Recent rains in
this section have placed the roads in
an almost impossible condition and
engendered a move for a road bond
election in this precinct. Farmers in
better roads and are using their in
fluence in trying to get an election
called.
d Donham-To promote the growth of
this city the local Board of Trade is
arranging to organize a building and
loan association. A number of sub
stantial citizens are behind the new
movement and it is expected that it
will be a potent factor in the future
development of Bonham.
Cleburne-The Commercial Club. of
this city is DESTROYS of securing cot
ton mill for the town and to induce
the location of such an industry has
procured one hundred acres of land
near this place, to be offered as a site
for a cotton mill. The club is also
conducting a campaign in an effort
to get other enterprises to locate here.
Itasca.-The Womans League Of this
place is endeavoring to get the local
officials to name a tree planting day
for the town 1t is expected that sew
eral hundred trees will be planted on
this day and will add considerable at
tractiveness to the civic beauty of
this thriving city.
Elgin-The election held here last
week for the voting of road bonds in
the sum of 100000 carried by a good
majority.
Robert Lee-Crude petroleum was
struck in paying quantities on the
ranch of Harris Brothers in this Gown
ty recently by drillers boring for gas.
Further development is planned to de.
termine the quantity and quality of
the product.