Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1919 Page: 2 of 8
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Tremendous floods sweeping down tie
Kin Grande Valley again remind F<x a n
of the annual war to of a trcmeiid
set W hie 11 the state possesses hut which
is never utilized. Statistics carefully
compiled hv State and Federal officers
form a record which has been published
often as to make repitition unnece-
sary at this time. It is sufficient to call
attention to the fact that tile rush of
flood waters from the Kio <irande re-
cently formed a lake thirty to forty
miles wide'iu the lower valley, 1 hat
volume of water, stored and preserved
for irrigation purposes throughout the
year, wogld have irrigated tile tillable
lands of an empire several times the
aize of Texas, As an object lesson,
the flood is far more informing than th
best table of statistics ever compiled.
A system of reservoirs and
store this flood, water to divert it to
lands that need it and which won1 1 pro
duce bumper crops to help cut the cost
of living in Texas, is'the only thing
lacking. The various projects of that
nature are only in the embryonic stage
and the state is supine in the fa
an annual loss iu its productive eupac
itv, compared to which the cost ot tin
gistratlou
Texas reached
are hundreds of
registered. This
. t)M. highest registration in the his-
tory of the institution, the previous
I record being 'J.l’iis. The students reg
tered..are for the long term,
i began yesterday.
WINDMILLS USED
i lass-.
During the coal famine caused by tip*
war many attempts were made to im-
prove the working of w indmills geared Johnston, of Houston,
to dvnamos to generate electricity.
About 250 installations on farms and
small estates have proved fairly satis-
factory Many experiments in this
,umils to connection wore carried out by the late
I’ Iia <Our. and a trial mill designed by
him is still being used for observation
purposes. During about one-third of
the' vear there was either complete ab-
„,.iico or i xces's of wind, and the force
available was very variable. It was
i,. va-rthelcss found possible to’save fuel
for steam or gas driven power produc-
i fs, The cost per kilowatt from peat-
undertaking is hut a drop in the bucket. gas fired .plants b approximately the
The Kio Grande Valiev is but one in ««mc as from a windmill-driven mstalla
stance of this loss. The Trinity, attempts were made to des.gn
Brazos, the Colorado offer opportunities H,.e«al three-phase dynamos capable o.
of equal importance. Numerous smaller, -nuin.aining constant voltage mdepen-
streams throughout the western part of I ^-t of the speed of the null special a _
, ° • ; tention also being paid to automatic ad- touch with Janme
the state, many ot wlunch lend them-1 ..... . . „ . , ,
solves to a comphrehensive scheme of
flood water storage and irrigation, now .....
ofT their flood waters unimpeded -„ntnvance effects a turning movement physical disability.
of land which now of the sails, so that during very high ‘
winds these occupy a position parallel
to the direction of the wind, continues
the Electrical Review, thus avoidiag
Texas, October 2.—Governor 000,'Ou a year.
Texas pays $3o,0(to,ouo a year more
for new automobiles because of bad
roid* than would be paid if all roads
were good roads.
Texas pay-, .rg(.i,'M)b,mm more for gaso-
line than the same mileage would re-
qurre if all roads were good roads.
Texas pays between $20^000,01X1 and
more for repairs'on cars due
to bad roads than would be paid if all
bad roads were good roads. .
Texas pays #40,000,000 more a year
for tires beeasue of bad roads than
would be paid if all roads were good
roads.
Texas, pays $.">,000,000 more for wag-
ons and buggies becausp of bad roads
than would be paid if all roads were
good roads.
Texas pays yuo.re than $ loo,nod,000 a
ciol that ev.
.it 1» the dut-
EELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Sunday School.
Kverv Sunday, 9:4.} a. m.; A. Thors-
tenberg, Supt.
Preaching.
Every first and third Sunday at 11:00
a. m. and 8:00 p. m., under the auspices
of the Presbyterian Church, by Kev.
Every second and fotirth Sunday at
11 a. m. and 8:00 p. m., under the aus-
piees , of the Baptist church, by Rev. j year as a tax on bad roads.
Voting, of Sugar Land. j Texas pays five times as much tax
Prayer Meeting. | for had- roads as is collected by the
General, Wednesday night; Baptist,j State for all purposes.
m.;
Friday night.
Junior Endeavor.
Meets every Sunday, at 3:00 p.
Miss Janie Wilson, President.
Methodist
Every Sunday morning and evening
in the Auditorium. Rev, C. E. Clark,
Pastor.
LOCATE THESE PEOPLE AND
TELL THE FT. BEND RED CROSS
The Fort Bend County Chapter of the
American Red Cross desires to get’ in
•Strudriek who lias j
justment of the sails in order to reduce allotment due lpw aigL with Chas. A.j
the cost of attendance. A mechanical Brazier who was discharged because of I
carry-
Thousands of acres
are worthless for farming purposes
might be converted and millions added
to the production of the state. Through-
out Texas the condition exists. Mil l damage to the mill. Attention has also
lions of gallons of water, as valuable to | l-** t(> *earinf-' and bearings to
the state as the oil that underlies it, m.numze losses in transmission from the
sweeps to the gulf during flood times j 'ail« t(l tl"‘ ,1-vnamoS"
and its value is appreciated only in time j
of drought such as Texas has exper |
ienced during the three yearns just pass
Any one knowing the whereabouts of
either of these parties will do her or
him a great favor by communicating
with Miss Jane Blasdvll, secretary of
Tim,’, isn’t it, to pay taxes for good
road- and stop the taxes for bad roads,
i .....[ roads are -cheaper than bad
•EoadC
Vote for the Constitutional Road
Aim mlmeiit. , ■ ».
FORT BEND RED CROSS SECURES
A SOCIAL SERVICE SECRETARY
Tie- Fort Bend County Red Cross
Chapter has secured the services of
Miss Jane Blaisdel as secretary- of the
Spcial Service Work with headquarters
in'Richmond whore she will always be
found in her office in the Red Cross
| rooms. Miss Blaisdel has just complet-
ed a thorough course in social service
10 Per Cent Off
on
Purchases Over $1
IMPERIALS
AIRPLANE PLIGHT TO SOUTH
POLE IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE
As an investment, the construction of
reservoirs and canals to hold and utilize
this water would pay larger dividends
than any- work the state might under-
take. While it would Involve the ex-
penditure of a vast sum, there is the as-
surance that this expenditure" would put
to work many thousand acres now un-
productive ami would increase the pro-
duction of many other thousands of ac-
res which now work only part >i : ■
As a constructive work the utilization
of the State's flood water is of far
greater importance than many of the
tasks on which the people of tin State
have been engaged in the last few years.
—San Antonio Light.
Increased freight rates, of coins- .
means higher cost of living. That i-
sn plain nobody thinks of disputing-it.
Another factor of exactly the same sort
which is often overlooked in discussion.'
is the high cost of transportation call- ■ 1
by bad roads. We are so used to rough
roads that it hardly occurs to us that
they enter into the cost of living. But
they do. The more it costs to get food
London. Sept. 1. John L. Cope, lead-
er of the expedition to the south pole
to start next dune, says his airplane
flight to the pole will lie about 750
.miles. The base from which the air-
plane will start , is about that distance
■4rone-4he pole. The airpt.mc_.Kii] ^ t),nt
heavily loaded.
“We shall bo compelled to take a
-ledge with us and extra provisions, to
enable us to return in case the plane
breaks down," said Mr. Cope. “Be-
cause of this additional weight it will
be necessary to cut down our fuel to
the minimum, for taking off will be
very difficult and it will* be” impossible
to lift tin machine for crossing the
-mountain ranges.
“We propose to set off with as much
petrol as we can, and then, half way on
tin- outward journey, just before we
get to a range of mountains that we
have to cross, to dump half of it to to
pick it up on the way Lack."
training at tho State University and
knows the work in every detail.
Tf there is in this county now or at
anv time any person sick or in, distress
the Home Service Section of the Red; of .,„v kind-in need of Red Cross aid,
i ross at Richmond, lexas. j they arc requested to notify the Red
| Cross social servicb secretary, Miss Jane
I Blaisdel at Richmond by mail or phone
and she will give the matter her immed-
iate attention
Mrs. F. M. O. Fenn,
Chairman Publicity Committee,
HORNETS ARE ABLE ENGINEERS
. AND GOOD AT PAPER MAKING
That a hornet is both a maker of
paper and an able builder we-knew ev-
en before insect science was systemat-
ized. But the processes by which pap- [
er is made, and the elaborately planned !
nest is built, were shrouded in mystery j
Janet, a Frenchman, whose investiga-
tion of insect life has attracted much
attention, says the New York Sum
a hornet ’ s paper -
making methods will bear comparison |, „ , , „
Uillvcr of Rosenburg; Precinct No.
to those ot our ordinary paper mills. , , , ~ ,
Fort Bend Co. Red Cross Chap.
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
FORT BEND COUNTY
County Judge:
Richmond.
C
It. Chernosky, I
Commissioners: Precinct No. 1, Kinch
NOTICE TO TEACHERS
The teachers
from the farms to the towns, tin- higher arc requested t,
the cost of living is bound to tic. Any
comprehensive plan to keep the cost of
food to the consumer at tlie lowest pus
Bible figures must involve a-nation-wide
movement for good roads.- Kansas City
Star.
CUTTING SHOE BILLS
of Fort Bend I
meet at the Rosenberg
High School, Saturday, October IS at
10 a. m. for the purpose of forming an
organization that will bring the teach-
ers in closer touch with each other and
with the general public.
The superintendents, principals and
teachers of the independent districts
arc cordially invited.
The hornet seeks some rotting tree, re-
moves a piece of wood, and chews it
until he produces a ball of pulp about
a quarter of an inch in diameter. Lad*-*®*
en with this, he flies to the nest. The
search for a suitable piece of decayed
wood and the chewing of it have con-'
sinned not more than six minutes, and
perhaps only two. Clinging to the
comb with his middle and hind feet,
the worker juggles the ball of pulp with
his forefeet, chewing it continuously
to make it more plastic and adhesive.
After sufficient chewing, lie disposes^
of the ball in repairing or building ad-
ditions. Selecting a suitable part of
the nest. In- attaches the ball and then
drags it, leaving behind a narrow strip
unty of paper.
As the ball* of pulp is unreeled, it is
shaped bv the insects jaws, and by in-
cessant tamping along the joint it is
glued to the sheet of which it is to
form a part. When the ribbon has
reached a length that varies from half
an inch to an inch and a half the hornet;
returns nearly,, but not quite, to the j
point of la-ginning and deposits a sec-
ond strip, soon after that a third, and
Fred Kemp of Orchard; Precinct No.
3, A. J. Adams, Missouri City; Precinct
No. 4, T. L. Mullins, Simonton.
County Clerk: M. M. Newell.
Auditor: T>. Myers
District Clerk: W. E. Jones.
Sheriff; II. W. Collins.
County Attorney: Robert A. Bassett.
Tax Collector: C. H. Waddell
Tax Assessor: Goo. R. Reading.
Treasurer: H. M. Shannon.
Superintendent of Education: Miss
Minnie Mave».
Justice of the Peace, Prcci.net No. 4,
(Sugar Land), A. F. Sundormycr.
Constable, Precinct No. 4, B. W.
Ross.
There are eight justice precincts in
tl.-e county but there are only five act-
ing Justices of the Peace.
“Hearts of
Humanity”
-at the-
Queen Theatre
Richmond
Wednesday, Oct. 15
Matinee, 3 p. m. Night Show, 8:15
The Matinee will be so that you can take a
train and see this wonderful picture and then
catch the 5 p. m. train back.
Don’t Fail to See This Wonderful
Picture
- j It is hoped that every teacher will be
Three years ago I read of a mixlimm- ■ presc-nt and-prepared t-o -off-cr nomu help wo on to eoinp.«tion.
who noticed that the soles of his work ful suggestions. Aft»-r a certain Maze in this singular
ing shoes, which were saturated with Each teacher is requested to bring a work of construction has be*n reached,
the oils that go to make up paint, wore picnic lunch. the queen of the fcive emerges from.her
out very slowly, while the uppers of the Every teacher is requested to bring royal acetsanva aa/J perform* a most as-
shoes gave way first, says F. W. Charles along one or more pupils who de ton in King ojetrat.z/n. (arryiag a ball
sire to enter in either the spelling or de- of pu.'p of her t»w*, she spins around
(tarnation contests, which will be held one leg as a radios and deposit* a cir-
later. Some of these pupils will be eular ribbon of paper. I.ess agile than
given practice work which will aceas the workers who complete their labors
tom them to appearing before an audi in two to three minutes, the queen re-
of Seattle, Wash., in a letter to the edi-
tor of the Scientific American. He took
them to a shoe manlfacturcr, who dis-
covered by analysis, that the oils used
in ordinary paint act as a preservative
on sole leather. By experimentation eats. quires at least five minutes for her spin,
the following formula for preserving! A special program is being prepared Instesd of building annexes to the
shoes was evolved: j to which the public will be invited, hive, the hornet may use half the ball
For a pair that have the shiny dress Among the attractions of the day will of pulp in cell building, although whole
ing worn off the soles, put on three coats' be a match game between local schools, balls of very fine pulp are gathered for
of paint ordinary hard finish black I A short musical program by local talent this special purpose. In principle, cell
paint will do allowing each coat to j and a special moving picture are also building is exactly like the process dcs-
dry forty-eight hours before applying on the program.
the next one. That is all there is to it. An effort is being made to secure
If the shoes arc new, ,with the sole' some prominent lecturer. The program
dressing intact, so that the paint will will be published later,
not penetrate, roughen the surface with \ Respectfully,
WELL
DRILLING
We have a fully equipped
well drilling rig and are pre-
pared to put down wells for
those desiring them.
Imperial Mercantile
Company s"raAs®’
Minnie M. Mayes,
cribed, but the paper used is finer and
the work is carried on., with greater,
care. Like a good artisan, the worker
retouches the moist cell after comple-
tion, smoothing down inequalities and
finishing the walls with exquisite at-
County Superintendent, tention to detail.
■-*- Although the paper of which the cells
FIVE MILLION LOAN ASKED TO and envelopes are fashioned is in itself
BUILD SEAWALL AT CORPUS perilously weak, the nest can sustain
-- an astonishing weight of • larvae and
Washington, October 7.—A bill for hornets, which speaks well for the on-
line sandpaper,- The paint frill soon
wear off the soles, but that which lias
penetrated the leatlier will remain and
continue to perform its good offices. Re-
peat the process once each season and
soles will cease to worry you; thfrlife of
your shoes will be measured by that of
the uppers—and this will be greatly pro- the Federal Rcserv Board to loan ('or- gineering skill of the builder.
longed by eliminating the half soling pus t'hristi $5,000,000 to repair the ______
process, with its great wear and tear on damage, of the recent storm will soon
the eges of the soft leather. j be introduced by Represenative Bee,
In proof of all this I can cite a pair who returned here today after visiting
of Oxfords which T am now wearing for thecstriken city. One million of this
the third summer. The heels are slight , would be Rpen tfor a seawall to prevent
ly worn, but they were never painted. f ( another disaster,
must say, as further evidence of what
NAZIMOVA COMING
Alin Nazimovn, the great Russian
star of the drama and screen, will be
seen at the Aditorium for the first
time on Oetober 14 in her great, produe-
As the Texas Htate taxes on Corpus tion “Revelation.” While press not-
this showing means, that I walk about | Oiristi have been remitted for 18 years tee* are larking, it Is hardly neeessaryj
foyoraj- fourteen or fifteen hours p. r and the cty has $1,000,000 for u seawall to reiterate the praise of this wonder-
Hubseribe for the Texas Farm and In-
dustrial New* -only $1,00 a year,
already on hand. Corpus Christi would
be able to offer good security to the
Federal Reserve Hoard for the $.1,000,
000,
ful actress and her work ns the pres*
of the whole country has been lavish in
It* commendation, This is a picture
that should not lie missed,
M . . . j.
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SHOW CHANGED
The Queen Theatre of Richmond an-
nounces the postponement of the big
»f Humanity,'1
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Jackson, A. D. Texas Farm and Industrial News (Sugar Land, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, October 10, 1919, newspaper, October 10, 1919; Sugar Land, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth821767/m1/2/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .