Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-04-22

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A very large man sometimes makes
very small citizen.
Section men on the Rock Hand have
been given a raise of IL l-2 to Is cents
per hour.
The calamities of western towns be-
gin when they get to paying Interest
on a bonded debt.
Throughout Mexico the populace are
endorsing President Pofrio Diaz for an
other term by holding mass meetings.
The government has wisely decided
that it cannot raise soldiers and ciga-
rette smokers at the same time at
West Point.
A company has been incorporated for
the purpose of building a street railway
at Almagordo. Deming should have
like enterprise.
II is believed that a large portion Of
the unsuccessful owe their failures to
the time lost in reading the maxims the
successful delight TO reel off.
Work on the big territorial fair is now
in PROCESS. The exhibition will be held
in Albuquerque next October, and it
will be made a notable event.
Work on Mexico's pavilion at the
worlds fair, st Louis, was begun recent
ly. Mexico will spend half million
dollars on the national exhibit.
The Herald is firmly convinced that
good news is in store for Durangoites
in connection with southern outlet
The negotiations are under Roadway
and that success is assured seems to be
a settled fact.
The Felix Irrigation company, at
Roswell, has a canal twenty-five miles
in length, which is now irrigating about
5000 acres of land, and is capable Of
irrigating more.
DR.. Lyman Abbot in recent lecture
stated that organized labor and organic
ed capital are necessary and permanent
parts of the modern structure Of society,
and both should be brought under gov
eminent control.
A western correspondent who has
been in three train wrecks, writes that
the western railroads have worn out
their engines and cars hauling prospect
ty around and that If prosperity doesn't
cease pretty soon there will be nothing
left of them but the roadbeds.
From FL Paso, Alamogordo, Roswell,
albuquerque, aid many other places
come reports of terrible wind and much
damage done on April End it must be
that Demiug was greatly favored, as
the blow was far less severe here than
in other parts of the southwest.
Forty acres of tobacco will be planted
in the vicinity of Albuquerque this sea-
son as an experiment by the Rio Grand
Tobacco Co., now being organized. The
company will incorporate for $685. 900
and and will be empowered to grow, buy
sell and manufacture tobacco.
If the Worlds fair at st. Louis is not
u success next year, it will not be the
fault of the advertising committee.
They are doing their duty. No other
event has ever been so Thoroughly and
presistantly advertised, not only in this
country, but in every part of the inhab-
tied globe.
First the Demings sad the'd come,
then they sa d they wouldn't come, and
again they said they would. But that
didn't matter much. When they did
come they made it warm for the CliftOns.
Sunday morning game was won by the
Demings by score of Is to 8, and
and the afternoon gamewon by the
Ciftons by u close score of IS to to l6.
The Deming boys are gentlemanly
young fellows and made many friends
while here. Clifton Herald.
so the people may know, read and
reflect, the Albuquerque Citizen has
undertaken the task Of publishing a
string of taxpayers and reformers in
that city who list their property with
the assessor at figures so far below its
real value that the characteristics of the