Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1904-02-17
News and Comment Gathered From Other Pens


er in this years campaign. Charles s Francis
editor of the Troy New York, Times, offered The
resolution The association also pledge its best
efforts and those of its individual members to-
wards that objects. Pointers like this show that
the Roosevelt strength is constantly increasing
w. L. Taylor, Santa Fe auditor healquartered
at Trinidad passed down the road last night on
his way to Mesa Park, whittier he goes to at
tempt to get on the inside Of the Santa Re depot
safe Mr.. Taylor isn't professional safe cracker
but he has had good deal of experience never
theless in opening obstreperous locks. The agent
at Mesilla Park is a new one. Before he had ac-
quainted himself thoroughly with the combina-
tion of the safe he allowed the door to spring
shut. The agent couldn't open it. Neither could
two experts who were sent there This speaks
well for the safe but is rather eXasperating to
the agent If MIR. Taylor fails, the safe must be
sent to the factory AT Chicago before It's contents
can be secured. Albuquerque journal.
Solomon Luna of Los Lunas, was unanimous
ly elected president Of the Bank of Commerce of
| albuquerque by the board of directors of chat
institution in place Of the late Mariana ). Otero
Mr. Luna is thoroughly qualified to fill the du-
ties as president, he having been a director for
many years and his influence, sagacity and eX-
perience have materially added in making the
| sank Of Commerce one OF the strongest and mo.
.eliabIe banking institutions in the southwest,
A report of the condition Of the bank recently
published, shows an increase in deposits from a
few hundred thousand dollars to $1,000, So2O9.
CampbeIps Soil Culture Manual" is a very
valuable publication tina. is being sent ouJ Oy IT,.
industrial department OF he Atchison, Topeka 4
santa tie Railway Company. It's liz pages Illus
rated with wood cuts, should be Of especial value
% the New Mexico farmer for it treats Of the
possibilities of water conservation by means o..
ubsoiIing, sub-surface, packing, disc-hanoNinP,
ummer cultivation ana kindred methods which
# properly understood by the farmer would save
many crop that is destroyed by the drouth ant
gould make available many acres Of fertile land
IN New Mexico at present regarded rs waste
lands. The pamphlet deyotes chapters to corn
wheat potato, sugar beet and alfalfa growing a.
we'll as to arooriculture ald horticulture,
thele are also articles on farm management a.
well as on irrigation and other subjects which
are necessarily of especial interest to the hus
oandmen OF tne southW st.
woweeks ago a shipment of six tons of una
sorted cle from ne properties of the American
Consolidated Copper Company and the Gibson
, Development Company in Grant County va
$ shipped to Denver Tor test purposes The man
Q agement Of these companies has just received IT
= turns and A. K. Gibson. president Of the Amerl
D ran Consolidated Copper Company has retume.
4 from Denver where he was present at the treat
!, ment of these ores The mode OF treatment an,
recovery Of the values in the ores was in all res
poets satisfactory and it is altogether likely tina
the process under which these were treated vii
J. result in its ADDICTION by the companies named
Il which will more than probably this summer ins
J. tail the necessary machinery at their mines i
Grant County for thai purpose Large quantiJe
Il of these ores are already on the dump and thes
} will be handled by the machinery to be put in.
Now that the Santa Fe has become interest
ed in land and colonization schemes in Texas,
il purposed to settle at least 10000 farmers in
medidiately. c. l.. Tallmadge of this city, an
several others have secured more than one mi
:, lion acres in northern and western Texas TIL
Il land is between Higgins and Bovina. Immgri
> ton parties will be taken to Texas on the frs
and third Tuesdays of each month when home
N seekers rates will prevail. The manager of tn
It Santa Fes land and immigration department say
" the plan has been preparing nearly a year.