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LATE MARKET REPORT
_TRUCK MOVEMENT—STOCKS—COTTON—GRAIN—LTVE8TOCK — POULTRY—KGG8_
STOCK PRICES
OPEN FIRMER
i -
Initial Gains of Two
Points Made By
Few Shares
NEW YORK. Feb. 18.—OP)—Strong
buying support came into the stock
market over the week-end, giving
opening prices today a firm under
tone. International combustion open
ed 2 1-2 points higher, American
I Smelting 2 and Wright Aeronautical,
f Weatiiighousa Electric and Warnar
Bros. Pictures showed initial gains
of a paint or more. General Rail
way Signal opened a point lower.
* Last week's drastic shakeout ap
parently had strengthened the tech
nical position of the market which
been weakened by the wild spec
ulation in many of the high priced
specialties, coppers and public utili
ties.
Radio quickly ran up 7 points and
United Electric Coal, which broke
20 1-4 points last week, snapped back
5. Recoveries of 2 to 5 points also
took place in Johns Manville, Inter
national Telephone, U. S. Steel com
mon, American & Foreign Power, A.
M. Byers and Allied Chemical.
v v cottov
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—(J*»>—Cotton
opened steady at an advance of 2 to
6 points. Active months soon showed
net gains of 4 to 9 points on covering,
believed to be combined with a little
trade buying and some rebuying by
l recent sellers.
May sold up to 20.13 and the new
October contract to -19.57.
Prices were a point or two off from
the best at the end of the first half
hour.
The market was rather Irregular
later in the morning, with consider
*ahle March liquidation in evidence.
This sent the price off to 19 99. or
1 point net lower and about 9 points
under May, which held 2 or 3 points
above Saturday’s closing.
| General business was quiet. The
market was fairly steady at mid-day,
with aitive months about net un
shanged to 8 points higher.
LIVERPOOL COTTON
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 18.—</P)-Cot
ton spot quiet; easier; American
strict good middling 11.27; good
middling 10.87; strict middling
10.87; middling 10.47; strict low
middling 10.22; low middling 997;
strict good ordinary 9.57; good ordi
nary 9.17. Sales 5.000 bales, 4.100
American. No receipts; futures
closed barely steady: March 10.22;
May 10.34; July 10.38; Oetoher 10.22;
December 10.20; January 10.19.
Wheat Prices Go
Uravard On Drops
In Temoerature
tk
CHICAGO. Feb. 18.—(>P>—Severe
drops in temperature over domestic
winter wheat territory, 80 degrees
fall in some cases, led to a sharp
eerly upturn in wheat prices today.
Decided decrease of the amount of
wheat on ocean tended also to
strengthen wheat values.
Starting unchanged to l-2o higher.
Chicago wheat afterward scored a
material advance all around. Corn
ruled easier, opening unchanged to
3-8c off. but subsequently hardening
somewhat. Oats were firm, pro
visions likewise had an upward slant.
RITTER, EGGS
CHICAGO. Ftb. 18.—Butter
higher; creamery extras 49 1-4:
standards 48 3-4; extra firsts 47 1-2
(548 1-2: firsts 41 1 -2*»7;47; seconds
44*545 1-2.
Eggs higher: extra firsts 39 1-2*®
40; firsts 38(538 1-2; ordinary firsts
33*538.
POTTTRY
CHICAGO. Feh. 1*.—t/T—Poultry
steady: fowls 29*531; springs 32;
roosters 22; turkeys 25; ducks 30;
geese 23.
Mission Scouts
Attend Services
MISSION, Feb. 18.—Sunday mark
ed the last day of Boy Scout week in
Mission, the week winding up with
Scial services in all Protestant
rches. with the scouts acting in
fous functions during the serv
i and wearing the scout uni
forms.
The afternoon services at Laurel
Hill ccmcterv in the afternoon were
very simple and very impressive,
ending with the decorating of all
iroldier and scout graves, and "Taps”
by Herschell Peake.
MARLAND SECURES
REFINING PLANTS
NEW YORK. Feb. 18.—<*>>— Mar- |
land Oil company of Ponca City.
Okla., has purchased the Prudential !
Comportaion, which operates a refin
ery in Baltimore and service stations
in New Jersey. Maryland and Vir
ginia. it was learned today.
This is Marland oil’s first entry
into the eastern market, its activities
in the past having been confined to
the mid-continent field, and is be
lieved to presage a further expansion
of the company in other fields.
CHICAGOBANDITS
OVERPOWER GUARD
CHICAGO. Feb. 18.—(JP>—■'Three
»nen overpowered a watchman, at the
Pioneer Trust and Savings Bank and
fled with two packages today. It was
first believed the packages contained
only worthless cancelled checks for
$250,000.
The watchmen, Anton Iverson, said
the men nearly strangled him and
then dragged him back into the bank
where one of them struck him with
a pistol.
nol DUBLIN, Feb. 22.—(£*V— Miss Man*
* lyacSwiney and a small group of
former members of the Dail Eireann,
undaunted by eventa are still work
ing away for the establishment of
"The Republic of Ireland.”
Their republic would hav# a pres
ident elected by the people, a na
tional legislative council, and a na
tional economic council.
Department of Agriculture, United
States Burtmu of Agricultural Eco
nomics and the San Antonio, Texas.
hCamtser of Commtrco cooperating.
F. 0. B. shipping point informa
tion reported Saturday, Feb. 16:
Lower Rio Grande Valley Points:
Cool, clear. Cabbage: Haulings
moderate. Moderate wire inquiry,
demand moderate, market firm. Car
loads and in mixed cars FOB usual
terms, bulk per ton round type (IS
IS, mostly $17-18; crates $1.35-1.40;
crates Savoy $1.45. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB cash track, bulk per
ton round type few sales $14; crates
$1.10-1.25. Wagonloads cash to
growers, bulk per ton round type
$10-12. Asking for Monday’s ship
ment basis carloads FOB usual
terms, bulk mostly $20 per ton.
Carrots: Haulings moderate. Good
wire inquiry, demand good, market
slightly stronger. Carloads and in
mixed cars FOB usual terms, bushel
baskets $0.90-1.11; crates $1.40-1.66;
100-lb. sacks tapped few sales $1.60.
Carloads and ih mixed cars FOB
rash track, bushels mostly $1; crates
$1.35-1.60. Beets: Haulings mod
erate. Light wire inquiry, demand
moderate, market about steady. Car
loads and in mixed cars FOB usual
terms, bushel baskets 85-90c; crates
around $1.25. Carloads and in mix
ed cars FOB cash track, bushels 70
75c; crates $1.10-1.25. Sunday: Cool,
partly cloudy.
Primary destinations of Lower
Valley movement reported Saturday
and Sunday: Grapefruit: Houston
8; Oklahoma City 2; 1 each Fort
Worth. El Paso. Lawton. Okla.. Wich
ita, Dodge City. Lincoln, Amilton,
Wichita Falls, Kansas City. Dallas,
Minneapolis. Potatoes: Detroit 1.
Beets and Carrots: 1 each Brooklyn.
New Haven- Cabbage: Houston 15;
St. Louis 12; 7 each Chicago, New
York; 2 each Memphis, Toronto,
Shreveport. Montreal; 1 each Du
buque, Holdredge, New Haven. Ed
monton. Canada, Fort W’orth, Hutch
ison. Memphis. Kanos City, Brad
ford, Ont., Winston-Salem, Cleve
land, Detroit. Louisville, Tupslo,
Springfield, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, La
bile. Oranges: Houston 1. Beets:
Philadelphia 3; 2 each Houston, St.
Louis, New York; 1 Boston. Car
rots: St. Louis 12; Kansas City 5;
Houston 3; 2 each New York. Phil
adelphia; 1 each Shawnee. Boston,
Baltimore. Mixed Vegetables: St.
Louis 25: Houston 10; York 9: 2
each Dallas. Little Rock. Chicago,
Toronto, Montreal, Shreveport,
Dupo: 1 each Amarillo. Sherman,
Texarkana, Shawnee. Clinton, Ray
ville, Pine Bluff, Fort Smith. New
Orleans, Ottawa. Dubuque, Minne
apolis, Omaha. Trinidad, Evansville,
Richmond, Jersey City, Greensboro,
Charlotte, Schenectady, Baltimore,
Vancouver, Wichita Kansas, El Paso,
Cleveland. Arkansas City, Chatta
nooga, El Dorado. Jacksonville, Tex
as, Fort W’orth, Nacogdoches, Plain
view. Evansville, Indianapolis. Hatel
ton. Pa., Glenn Falls, Denver.
Carlot shipments of entira United
States reported Saturday and sun
dav. Feb. 16-17:
Mixed vegetables: Texas 143: Cal
ifornia 33; Louisiana 14; Florida 19;
total U. S. 228 cars. Spinach* Texas
97; others 2; total U. 8. 99 cars.
Cabbage; Texas 66; Florida 43; New
York 23; Louisiana 1; total U. S. 142
cars. Carrots: Texas: Texas 3; Cal
ifornia 43: New York 5; total U. S.
53 cars. Grsnefruit: Texas 14; oth
ers 140; total U. S. 154 cars.
Additional FOB information re
ported Saturday. Feb. 16:
Cabbage: Rochester. N. Y., and
nearby points: Minimum 24 degrees,
maximum 32 degrees. Clear. Prac
tically no trading, no sales resorted.
Carrots: Rochester. N. Y.. and near
by points: Demand light, no sales
reported. Spinach: Laredo. Texas:
Clear, warmer. Haulings moderate.
Moderate wire inqhiry. demand light,
market unsettled. Carloads FOB
usual terms, bushel baskets Savoy
45-50c; cash track 3o-40c. Spinach:
Crystal City, Texas: Clear, warmer.
Haulings decreasing, demand light,
market dull. Carloads FOB usual
terms, bushel baskets Savoy few
sale 45-50e; eah track nominally
around 40c.
Lower Rio Grande Valley move
ment reported Sunday and Mosday
morning: Mired vegetables 64;
bets 5: carrots 28; beets and carrots
12; cabbage 58; mixed citrus 1;
grapefruit 12; anisa 3; potatoes 1;
total 179 cars. Freight movement to
date this season: Fruit 1319; vege
tables 5,718; total. 7.037 cars; to
same day last season: Fruit 1,112;
vegetables 6,040; total 7,152.
Reports hv radio from important
markets. This morning’s sales to
jobbers, unles otherwise stated.
Cabbage
Pittsburgh: Clear, 40 deg. Arrived
2 Florida. 4 New York, 5 Texas. Sup
plies liberal, demand moderate, mar
ket slightly stronger on Texas stock.
Texas 80-lh. crates round type $2.90
(a 3.00; 100 lb. crates $8.00(^3.25;
barrels parked locally I2.75&3.25,
mostly $3.00(53.25.
Boston: Clear, 38 deg. Arrived 4
Florida. 3 New York. 13 Texas, on
track 15 cars. Supplies liberal, de
mand slightly weaker. Texas round
type 60 and 80 pound crates mostly
$2.25; barrels packed locally few
sales $2.5052.65.
St. Louis: Snowing, 17 deg. Arrived
18 Texas, 3 Wisconsin, on track 37
cars. Supplies heavy, demand light,
market steady. Texas round type bulk
per ton $45.00. Brokers carlot sales
to St. Louis basis Texas round type
crates 1 car $2.65; bulk per ton 1 car
$30.00.
Philadelphia: Clear, 38 deg. Ar
rived 16 Florida, 2 New York, one
Texas, on track 41 cars. New sup
plies liberal, demand slow, market
weak. Texas lettuce crates round
type $2.75; Savoy $2.00<£2.25; 100 lb.
crates round type poorer $1.60.
New York: Clear, 89 deg. Arrived
22 Florida, 4 New York. 4 Texas,
equivalent 4 hy boat from Florida.
New supplies moderate, demand mod
erate, market steady. Texas lettuce
crates round type $2.0052.25; Savoy
$2.505,2.75.
Cincinnati: Partly cloudy, 87 dag.
Arrived 3 Florida, 2 Ntw York ,on
truck 27 cars. Supp)i*s heavy, da*
mend modurat. market dull- Taxes
round type bulk per ton mostly $50.
Florida pointed type 1 1-2 bushel
hampers $1.0051-25.
Chicago: Partly cloudy. 8 deg. Ar
rived 2 Florida. 19 Texas, on traek
51 cars. Supplies moderate, demand
moderate, market steady. Texas
crates round type $2.7’, few $3.00;
sacked per cwt. $2.50(£Y.75.
Carrots
Boston: Arrived 2 California, 2
Texas. 1 Virginia, on track 28 cars.
Supplies heavy, demand slow, mar
ket dull. Texas crates best mostly
$2.75^*3.00, some fancyq high as
$3.25, fair $2.50; bushels $1.75@2.00; 1
bushels topped dirty $1.75®2.00. Cal
ifornia crates best $3.00(0,3.25, ordi
nary $1.76®2.50.
New York: Arrived 9 California, 6
New York, 13 Texas. Supplies mod
erate, demand moderkte, market
about steady. California crates $3'a
3.50, few $3.75, poorer $1.50(£2.50.
Texas crates fair $2.50@3.00; bush
els $1.25.
Chicago: Arrived 6 California, on
track 25 cars. Supplies moderate, de
mand moderate, market slightly
stronger. California crates $3.25<a;
8.50, fair light colored $2.85(<i3.00.
Texas crates $2&2.25, few $2.50;
bushels mostly $1.75.
St. Louis: Arrived 1 California. 2
Texas, on track 20 cars. Supplies
moderate, demand good, market stea
dy. Texas crates $2.60®2.65, mostly
$2.60(^2.65.
Philadelphia: Arrived 1 California,
1 New York, 1 Texas, on track 31
cars. Supplies moderate, demand
moderate, market slightly stronger.
California crates $2.75®3.G0, small
$2.23&2.50. Texas crates $2.75(a3.00,
poorer and small low as $2.00; hush
els $1.25® 1.50. New York bushel
baskets washed $2.25.
Pittsburgh: Arrived 1 California,
2 Texas. Supplies moderate, demand
slow, market slightly stronger. Tex
as crates mostly $2.50®2.75, few low
as $2.26. California crates mostly
$2.65£2.75.
Beets
Philadelphia: Arrived 1 Texas, on
track 13 cars. Supplies moderate,
demand moderate, market steady.
Texas crates $2.25®t.50.
Pittsburgh: No carlot arrivals.
Supplies light, demand slow, market
•lightly stronger for good stock.
Texas crates 32-25^2.75. mostly 32.25
<J?2.50. few low as $2.00.
St. Louis: Arrived 1 Texas, on
track 3 cars. Supplies moderate, de
mand moderate, market steady. Tex
as crates $2®2.50, best mostly $2.50.
New York: Arrived 10 Texas. Sup
plies moderate, demand moderate,
market slightly weaker. Texas crates
$1.75<£2.75, mostly $2®2.50; bushels
$1.25<S1.5Q.
N. 0. COTTON
OPENSSTEADY
Slight Gains Made In
First Hour of
' Trade
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 18._<;p)—
The cotton market opened steady at
an advance of 1 to 4 points in re
aponse to higher Liverpool cablet
than expected.
March sold up to 19.39, May 19.51
and July 19.53, or 6 to 7 points above
Saturday's close. At the end of the
first hour the market was steady end
at the highs.
The market ruled steady most of
the morning being supported by the
small fertiliser sales and the better
cotton goods reports as well as the
outlook for unfavorable weather in
the belt. May traded up to 19.52
and active positions generally to
levels 8 points above Saturday's
(lose but the improvement brought
put some realizing and prices eased
off.
Near noon all months excapt
March rallied to within 2 points of
the early highs and the undertone
Plan Plane Trip
To Miami Fight
For Valley Fans
J. M. Kenyon, of the Kenyon Air
Transport, is now booking a party
for a trip to Miami, Fla., for the
Sharkey-Stribling heavyweight bat
tle.
The trip is to be made in the Ken
yon tri-motored Ford plane, whish
will leava for Miami on Feb. 25.
Places for 12 passengers are
available, and arrangements for the
trip can bo mado through Mr. Ken
yon or Captain W. R. Henderson.
RACEBILL
(Continued from page ore.!
Williamson, said "attempted betting
will rear its ugly head in a bill to
be presented two years from now if
we do not kill it for all time.'*
Under the Avis bill, the fair com
mission would have been authorized
to receive donations toward the en
try of any horse. An amount not
more than 10 per cent would have
been deducted fram the winner, and
distributed to counties for the en
couragement of livestock and poul
try raising and farming.
Schools Stress
Beautification
Reports on beautification featured
the meeting of the Cameron County
Rural School association held Sat
urday morning at the courthouse.
The schools were found to be in
had condition as to app’ar-'nce hv
Countv Superintendent W. R. Jones
on a recent tour of inspection. Since
that time beautification has been
stressed and at Saturday’s meeting
all schools reported some steps to
ward making their building and
grounds more pleasim- to the eye.
C. P. Craig of Briggs-Colemn
I presided over the gathering. The
body was given a demonstration
lesson in geography hy “Snc" Plato
of the Brownsville school system.
General discussion of school prob
lems followed.
Anrroximatelv 20 teneh-rs and su
perintendents were present.
S. P. Offers Rate
To Fort Worth
—
A low round trip fare of $24.40
from Brownsville to Fort Worth for
the Southwestern and Fat Stock
Show, March 9 to 15. has been an
nounced bv the Southern Pacific
Lines, according to M. L. Love, gen
eral agent.
Tickets will be on sale March 6 to
14. and will have a return limit of
March 7. Similar low rates are be
ing offered from all points on the
Southern Facific in Texas.
This annual Exposition and Stock
Show always draws thousands of
cattlemen, farmers and students to
Fort Worth to view and pass judg
ment on some of the best stock in
the country.
GRANDJURY
JNELLED
Charge Urges Action
On Truant Officers,
Vital Statistics
The February term of the crim
inal district court opeaed Monday
morning with impanelling of the
grand jury by Judge A. W. Cunning
ham.
Special subjects for consideration
brought out in charging the grand
jury were vital statistic* and tru
ant officers. A special communica
tion from state headquarters was
read before the body which com
plained of failure to register births
and deaths in Cameron county.
The body also was told to take up
with various school authorities and
the commissioners’ court the use of
truant officers in an effort to get
out nil children of school age in the
county.
The grand jury is composed of W.
B. Clint, Brownsville; F. B. Robert
son. San Benito; Fred H. Hall, San
Benito; I. R. Gilbert, San Benito;
H. J. Goetzke, Harlingen; C, F. Burt,
San Benito; J. T. Foster, Harlingen;
J. A. Russell, Brownsville; L. F.
Welch. San Benito; J. B. Powell,
Harlingen; J. F. George, Rio Hondo,
and William Cabler, Brownsville.
The grand jury went immediate
ly to work on new cases.
The docket was set with the first
case* coming up Monday, Feb. 26.
Most of the old cases left on the
docket from the last term were set
for that date. The left-over docket
is said to bt very light.
FIDWOlAN
(Continued from Page One.)
the stream, caught against a rock
35 feet from shore.
Aside from saying he was “glad
they found her,” and reiterating his
assertion that he did not kill her.
Bowman remained silent when told
that Miss Klink’s body had been
discovered. Ho has maintained
that he was aiding th© woman to
buy the candy store of which she
was manager and that on the night
of her disappearance she jumped
into the river while despondent be
cause she could not complete the
transaction. Police siy he quoted
the girl rs urging him to commit
suicide. rIso. lie explained that he
jumped into the water when the
woman leaped but became fright
ened and crawled ashore.
Woodmen Stage
Carnival Dance
A carnival dance at which two
state officials were present was held
at the Knights of Columbus hall
here Sunday night by the Campo
Mexico No. 3430. W. 0. W.
R. C. Miller and Pedro L. Lopez
of the state offices at San Antonie
were present. They were to leave
Monday afternoon to inspect other
Valley camps.
Approximately 200 were present
at the dnnee, coming from all parts
of th© Valley and Matnmoros.
Concepcion Lopez was queen of
the affair.
The Campo Ebano orchestra fur
nished music.
4 Convictions
In County Court
Four convictions were obtained in
the county court of Cameron county
at law Monday morning in clearing
of the criminal docket
Manuel Medina, charged with cur
rying a pistol, pleaded guilty and
wrs fined *100 and costs. Emilio
Ortega pleaded guilty on n similar
charge and was fined *100 and costs
also. Miguel Alniazan. charged with
vagrancy, pleaded not guilty but
ws* conviettd by a iury and fined
*25 and costs. E. W. Miller plead
ed guilty in a water case and was
fined *10 and cost*.
Seven other cases w*re either
continued or dismissed. Case*
against Eplmenio Garcia. Santiago
Gars* and Francisco Garza were set
for 9 a. m. Wednesday morning.
L ■■ ' ---
Fred Stone Said
Much Improved
SEBRING. FI*., Feb. 18.—<*•>—Fred
Stone has laid aside his crutches and
gone back to golf cluba.
Thia newt about the famous co
median. who was injured in an air
plane acident about a year ago, was
given out today by Rex Beach, the
noveliut, at whose home here Stone
is guest. • , .
Beach aaid that Stone played in a
threesome vesterdsy with him and
Geerge B. Smith, local professional
and that the comedian’s nine hole
•core would “make a well man en
vious." . ,,
“His crutches are permanently laid
aside,” Beach said.
CLAIM TROTZKY IS
IN CONSTANTINOPLE
CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. 18.—GP>
_Far from having been removed to
Angora, Leon Trotsky lies so ill in
the Russian consulate here that to
move him at all would be dangeroua,
it is believed. , . . .
Even servants are excluded from
the vast wing of the consulate where
he ia confined to his bed. His wife,
and the four soviet guards who
brought the two here from Alma
Aata, Russian Turkestan, hit former
place of exile, attend his wants and
act as nurses.
Heavy Traffic In
Valley Is Noted
EDINBURG. Feb. 18.—Traffic in
the upper Valley was unusually hea
vy, according to a check which
showed 1S.000 autos passed between
here and Pharr within a 12-hour
period. . ,
A check made at Pharr showed 270
automobiles passing there within 15
minutes during the afternoon, from
3:20 to 3:35 o’clock, or 1080 cars an
hour. Traffic on the highway ia thus
believed to have been the heaviest
of the year, due to the many visi
tors and homeseeekrs now in the
Valley.
HOMESEEKERS COME
IN LARGE NUMBERS
HARLINGEN, Feb. 18—No definite
figures were available Monday on the
number of homeseekers coming into
the Valley on the special trains over
the Missouri Pacific and Southern
Paeific Lines. Rail officials stated
they expected the total for the weak
would run between 1.400 and 1.500.
All records were broken last week
when over 2,000 homeseekers and
tourists came into this section on
special trains. It is estimated that
[ over a thousand also came into this
section on special trains. It is esti
mated thta over a thousand also canie
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
MONITION
In the United States District
| Court, for the Southern Distrkl of
i Texas.
The United States of America vs.
Monition, No. 620 and 6f.l, Law;
one Oldsmobile Coupe, and one
Chevrolet Sedan, (seized from A. W.
Collier, et al).
In obedienc© to a Warrant of
Seizure to me directed, in the
above-entitled cause, I have seized
and taken into my possession the
foilowing-described automobiles, to
wit: One Oldsmobile Coupe automo
bile, Engine No. F-38, 273, License
No. 891-116, and one Chevrolet Se
dan automobile, Motor No. 4499316,
License No. 1, 937-664, for the
causes set forth in the libel now
pending in the U. S. District Court
for the Southern District of Texas,
at Brownsville, Texas, I hereby give
notice to all persons claiming the
«-aid described automobiles, or know
ing or having anything to say why
the same should not be condemned
and forfeited, and the proceeds
thereof distributed according to the
prayer of the libel, that they be and
appear before the said court, to be
hdd in and for the Southern Dis
trict of Texas, at the United States
Court Room, in the City of Browns
ville on the 13th day of March, 1929
at 10 o’clock on the forenoon of
that day. if the same shall be a day
of jurisdiction, otherwise on the
next day of jurisdiction thereafter,
then and there to interpose a claim
for the same, and to make their
allegation* in that behalf.
R. A. HARVIN. U. S. Marshal,
Southern Dist. of Texas.
By H. R. JEFFERDS, Deputy.
2-18 — It —3339.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF ELECTION
For luiinte of Bond* Cameron
County Water Improvement
District No. 12
Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held in Cemeron
County Water Improvement District
No. 12 in Cameron county, Texas, at
the polling place therein herein
after named, on the 14th day of
March. A. D. 1929, at which there
will be submitted to the qualified
voters of said district the following
proposition, and none other:
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OK BONDS
AND LEVY OF TAX AND PAY
MENT THEREFOR;*’
“AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF
BONDS AND LAVY OF TAX AND
PAYMENT THEREFOR.”
The polling place of said election
and the officers appointed to hold
and conduct same ara as follows:
At the north end of the bridge
across Fresnos Resaca on the old
Alice road, on the west side of said
road, and in Share 12, Espiritu San
to Grant, in Cameron County Water
Improvement District No. 12, and
the following named persons are
designated as judges and clerks of
election to conduct said election, at
said polling place:
Luia Lozano. Presiding Judge.
Francisco Gutierrez, Assistant
Judge.
Jose Gavito, Clerk.
G. M. Lozano, Clerk.
The manner of conducting said
election shall be governed by the
election laws of the state of Texas,
except as otherwise provided in
Chapter 2, Title 128, of the Revised
Civil Statutes of the State of Texas,
Revision of 1925, and in acts amend
atory thereof and supplementary
thereto.
None but resident property tax
payers who are qualified voters of
said distriet, shall be entitled to
vote at said election.
The ballots used at said elrction
shall have written or printed there
on these words and none others:
“For the Issuance of Bonds and levy
of tax in payment therefor;”
“Against the Issuance of Bonds and
levy of tax in payment therefor.”
The purpose for which said elec
tion is to be held is to determine
whether or not voters of said dis
trict desire the issuance of bonds
by and for said district in the sum
of One Hundred Twenty Thousand
($12.1,000.00) Dollars, bearing inter
est from date thereof at the rate of
six per centum per annum, interest
payable semi-annually, and said
bonds to be of the date, denomina
tion, and each maturing at such
time, not exceeding forty (40) years
from their date, as shall be deter
mined by the board of directors of
said district, and specified in the
order authorizing the issuance of
said bonds, and for the levy and col
lection of a tax sufficient to pay
the interest thereon and to provide
a sinking fund for the redemption
of said bonds at maturity. The said
bonds are to be used as follows:
For the securing by said district
of a contract from Cameron County
Water Control and Improvement
Distriet Number Six, whereby said
district will pump and deliver
through its pumping plant and irri
gation system water from the Rio
Grande river to some point at or
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
near the boundary of this district;
that the engineer's estimate of the
price et which the above described
contract may be acquired is Twen
ty-five Thousand Six Hundred Twen
ty-five and no-100 ($25,625.00) dol
lars. That the remainder of the
proceeds of the sale of said bonds
is to be used to pay the cost and
expense of constructing the neces
sary pumping plants, canals, reser
voirs, and other improvements pro
posed to be made in said Cameron
County Water Improvement District
Number Twelve, and in payment of
the incidental expenses of organiza
tion and connected with said work,
amounting to the sum of Ninety
four Thousand Three Hundred Sev
enty-five ($94,375.00) dollars, all of
which has been covered by and in
cluded in the engineer’s estimate
hereinbefore referred to. The en
gineer of the district has heretofore
made and filed with the board of
directors of said district, maps, pro
files. specifications and estimates as
required by law. showing that the
estimated amount necessary to ac
quire said contract with Cameron j
County Water Control and Improve
ment District Number Six is the I
sum of Twenty-five Thousand Six j
Hundred Twenty-five ($25,625.00) I
Dollars, and to construct the neees- j
sary pumping plants, canals, reser
voirs, and other improvements pro
posed to be made in Cameron County I
Water Improvement District Num
ber Twelve is the sum of Ninety
four Thousand Three Hundred Sev
enty-five ($94,375.00) Dollars, mak
ing a total of One Hundred Twenty
Thousand ($120,000.00) Dollars.
A summary of the engineer’s es- j
timate of the cost of the contract to |
be entered into, of the construction 1
of the proposed repairs, improve- I
ments and extension thereto and of
the other authorized expenses is as
follows:
Cost of a contract to be
supplied with water
from the Rio Grande
river through the pres
ent system owned by
Cameron County Water
Control and Improve
ment District No. 6. ...$ 25,825.00
Cost of connecting with
said system . 200.00 j
Clearing right of a ay for
canals and laterals. 812.00'
Earth work on canals. 7,608.00 j
Structures in connection
with canals . 10,896.00 |
| Pipe system . 19.066.00
Concrete lining of canals 20,153.00
Flumes . 2,108.00
Storage reservoir . 13,275.00
I Water meters . 5,000.00
1 Expenses of organization,
engineering and all in
cidental expenses . 152257.00 j
Total .$120,000.00)
Immediately after the holding of
■ •’aid election, the presiding judge of I
! said polling place shall make a re- j
| turn of th» results of said election.
in the manner as provided for in ]
j general elections, such returns to be
| made to the secretary of the board j
of directors of said district,
j The above notice is given in pur- j
j suance of an order made by the '■
board of directors of Cameron Coun
ty Water Improvement District Num-J
'her Twelve, on the 16th day of Feb
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
ruary A. D. 1928, ordering the hold
ing of aaid election and the giving
of thia notice. |
Given under ray hand and teal of
said district, this the 16th day of
February A. D. 1929.
(SEAL) J. C. WOODWORTH, i
Secretary of Board of Director**
Cameron County Water Improve*
ment District Number Twelve.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
By, and in conformity with, g
resolution of the Board of Direc
tors of Cameron County Water Im
provement District No. 8, passed at
their meeting held February 16,
1928, an election is called, and no
tice thereof is hereby given, to b*
held within and for said district in
Cameron County, Texas, on Monday,
March 11, 1929. to determine wheth
er said District shall avail itaelf of
the benefits of Section 59 of Article
!ti of the Constitution of Texas, ami
thereby become a conservation and
reclamation district without change
of name, with power to incur in
debtedness and levy taxes to carry
out the purposes of its organization,
for the payment of its obligations
and the maintenance and operation
of the District, without being con
trolled by the limitations of in
debtedness authorized to be incur
red and taxes to be levied, imposed
by Section 52 of Article 3 of the
Constitution of Texas, which resolu
tion was passed upon a hearing of
the petition of C. 1’. Barrcda and
others signed by more than twenty
per cent of the owners of land in
said district, praying that said dis
trict may become and be m»de a con
servation and reclamation district as
aforesaid.
At said election the question or
issue aforesaid will be submitted for
determination by the qualified elec
tors of said district, in the following
form printed on the ballots:
“For conservation and reclama
tion”;
“Against conservation and recla
mation.”
The election will be held within
lawful hours at the store building
called the Commissary, situated in
the Anacuas ranch, on or near the
Military road, and in said district.
The officers of election are:
Presiding Judge, Samuel Howell;'
Assistant Judge, Guadalupe Sua
rez:
Clerks, Mrs. S. Howell and Pilar
Torres.
Done at Brownsville, Texas, Feb
ruary 16. 1929.
Cameron County Water Im
provement District No. 8.
By C. B. BARREDA, presi
dent of the Board of Di
rectors.
(SEAL)
Attest:
Margaret Scaburv, Secretary.
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