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long. and will ibe lined from end to
end with a cement concrete lining
four inches thick, and as smooth as
sidewalk on the surface
The new ditch is nearly dug. Put
ting in the lining will be begun in a
few days, aad will be completed be-
fore frost comes. This ditch will car
ry the water from its source to a
point where it will reach the level
to be irrigated with practically no
loss.
This work is the beginning of what
ought to be done on large scale in
this valley, the same as in California
and in other places where water has
become very valuable.
The work is being done on the
plans, and under the direction of En-
gineer w. A. Wilson. The cement
work will be done by T. B. Craig of
Roswell
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"DEE" PHILLIPS HOME
FROM THE PHILIPPINES

w. A Phillips returned last night
from a three weeks visit to his old
with him his son, Dee Phillips, who
mas just returned from a three years
stay in the Philippine islands. Dee"
enlisted in the U. S. Army at the out
break of the Spanish-American war
and served three years, mostly in the
Orient. He then made Roswell his
home for a year and half, then re-
turned to army life, re-enlisting and
being assigned to service in the Phil
ippi1es He is now back to stay and
Roswell Many old friends welcome
him back
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R. H. Kemp, wife and two daughters
returned last night from an extended
trip in the East and North. Mrs.
Kemp and the ci1ildre left seven
weeks ago. visiting two weeks in Tex
as. and were then joined by Mr.. Kemp
who went with them to Kansas City,
the jamestown exposition, Washing
ton and many points of interest in the
Atlantic states From there they
went north through the lakes to Mon
treal and Canadian cities, returning
via Chicago.
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looks at it, besides all this there is
large government reservoir, which
is capable of irrigating 10000 acres
A word about the Pecos Valley
pronounced Paycose). Nineteen years
ago a man named Chisum, after
travelling six hundred miles in a wa
gon, struck this beautiful valley
which was then barren wilderness.
not tree within four hundred miles.
He got a willow twig in a letter which
was sent from one of his eastern
friends, planted it and it grew fast.
the idea struck aim that apple trees
might also grow if planted, so he
sent to Missouri for LIS apple trees.
He had to travel 400 miles in a wa
gon to get those plants. He planted
them. and in four years time they be-
gan to bear fruit. Now upon the site
of this first planting ]. J. Hagerman
has an orchard of $40 acres which
in the United States. Many others fol
lowed the first example, and so they
began sinking artesian wells and
planting alfalfa, which has made it
one of the most productive valleys
in the nation, raising five aid six
crops of alfalfa in the year, which av-
erages ten tons to the acre annually
and sells for $40 per ton. 1t is also
possible to raise almost all kinds of
fruit and vegetables to advantage.
/ have only mentioned two mems
names in connection with this beau
tiful valley. l might also mention
Captains, Lea, Haynes, James, Mr..
HamileDn, Mr. Smith and many others
all of wnom are responsible for the
present high state of cultivation and
Anyone desiring to Wis
it Roswell, will find a very cordial
reception, both with real estate men
and business men, who WI be very
pleased to show them the city and
its advantages.
Personally | might say that it
would be to the advantage of such
people to call at the Office of Carlton
G. Bell, real estate agents, 3O3 North
Main street.
This, Mr.. Editor, l hope will convey
to the minds of the Indiana people
as well as the opp@nlni-
ties, for those who find it necessary
to seek healthier, a pleasanter eli !
mate. Yours truly.
VIZ T |
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perfect as modern engineering skill
can make it. Every detail of construc
tion mas been most carefully watched
by the engineer in charge. Concrete
and steel enter largely iato the con.
struction OF dams. aqueducts. head
gates, etc. Works OF this eaazacteE
give assurance of stable and certain
supply of water for irrigation at all
times. The storage capacity is ample
for all the land under the project The
Pecos River, the largest living strssA
in New Mexico, SaMsSwmBgee water
annually than Ii be used under
the CARLSBAD project, and it has the
first right to the water.
From the time water was turned
and sent down to the farms that had
lain dry and idle for two years, the
farmers nave been busy, making the
best possible use of the water Corn,
cotton, sorghum, and other hoed crops
are growing finely. The alfalfa fields
that the "knocker" pronounced dead
months ago, responded to the touch
of water as though they had only ta-
ken the usual winter nap. The custo-
mary four and five cuttings will be
taken off these fields this season This
fall nearly every farmer will plant
more alfalfa.
Winter turf oats will be planted We
ry generally this fall. 1t yields well
and finds a ready sale in the home
market. After this crop is removed
in the spring, corn and fodder crops
follow, making two crops on the same
Land for the season.
Thousands of fruit trees were set
out in the spring. This fall and
ter will see the heaXisSte elll4ting of
fruit trees in the history of the lower
valley.
Dairying is also receiving the at
tention it deserves. 1t brings money
during the whole year. The farmers
have organized and are now 1egotiat-
ing with parties to build creamery
here. This is an ideal country for
ed nearly all the year and no expen-
Sive buildings are required fOG~efe
stock in this mild dry climate.
More people are needed to develop
the many resources of this section.
The farmer has the choice of whatev-
er line of work that suits his ilclina-
tions, be it general farming. dairying,
fruit growing, gardening, bees, or
poultry, stock feeding, etc He may
diversity or take a speciality as grow
ing peaches. grapes. celery, aS1
gus, cantaloupes, etc All this may be
done in a climate that is delightful.
under favorable conditions assured
by the Governments Project, aid
amid refined, cultivated people.
A. M HOVE,
Peeos Water Users Assn.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
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STANDARD STILL
OPERATES IN TEXAS

From Ell Paso Herald.
New York, Sept. 19.-Evidence was
adduced today at the hearing of the
federal suit against the Standard Oil
Co. of New Jersey, which Frank B.
Kellogg, who is conducting the gov
ernment's action, claims tends to
prove that the Standard Oil Co. is op-
Grating in Texas in the name of the
Corsicana- Refining Co.
The Texas antitrust laws forbid
l1e standard Oil Co from doing busi-
ness within the borders of that state.
Kellog developed from w. T. Til
ford, treasurer of the Standard Oil
Co, that H. 1. Folger and C. M. Payne
who Kellogg says are owners of the
Corsicana company, are officials of
the Standard Oil Co.
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HAIL TO KNIFE GRINDERS!
Civil Service Will Attract Them to
5000 Government Jobs.


Hail to the knife grinder! Thou
sands of his tribe will soon march
upon Washington, all imbued with the
lofty ambition to hold down a govern
ment snap" The great assemblage.
which will make Washington its Nee
ca for an Indefinite period bids fafT
to produce tie-up in the scissors
grinding industry throughout the
United States. says the Washington
Post
intimation of this conclave of horny
handed sons came in the form of an
announcement issued by the civil serv-
ice commission that eligibles for the
''office" of knife grinder would be ex-
amined and certified for immediate
service in the government printing of
fee and other branches of department
work where the deftness and skill of
the knife grinder are necessary in or
der that the machinery may run
smooth.
There are features that should at
tract and please applicants. No edu-
cation Is necessary. No eXcrucia ting
mental or physical tests are required
No long political pull is needed.
Already there is activity among the
made public how many appointments
will be made from the list of appIi-
cants. The job will pay $500 year.
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MAYOR sTocKARD
HAVING BIG TIME.

Mayor James w. Stockard and, wife
who left Roswell six weeks ago for a
short stay at Mineral Wells, Texas,
write that they will not be home un-
til the latter part of October. They
are having a great time oven in Tex
as and will stay another month unless
Mayor Stockard is urgently needed
at home. They went to the Wells
first for Mr.. Stockard's health. He
was not there long until he felt so
well they went to Dallas. short
time after his arrival at the big city,
his men here received a letter asking
them to send his sulky bike and some
extra tires. At once they knew tnat
he was spending little time at the
race track. Now comes the news that
they will remain until after the state
fair at Dallas. which opens Oct Is
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LAW REVISION BOARD
REMAINS UNCOMPLETED.

N NJ, Sept. 17.-Gover-
nor Curry has not yet announced the
personnel of the law revision commits
sion. and it is the general belief here
that it will be at least two weeks be-
fore the places of the members who
rccentyl resigned will he filled, and
he appointments officially announc-
ed. AS far as can be learned the gov
ernor has IN view the following at
IIII1ele!s for places on the commission:
Attorney General A. B. Fall w. b.
Childers, of Albuquerque; H. M.
Daugherty, of Socorro, and Benjamin
VI. Read, of Santa Fe. Charles NJ.
Springer, of Ration, has been mention
ed as the fifth member of the COM
mission, but it is now believed that
a Las Vegas lawyer will be named
for the place. Rumor has it that A. A.
Jones has been offered the place, but
mis- acceptance of the honor is deem
ed doubtful. Jones is chairman of the
Democratic Territorial Committee
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Washington, d. c., Sept. 1.-THE
promised appeal of President Small.
of the Telegraphers' union. and Pres
ident Gompers, of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, to organized labor
throughout the country for financial
assistance to the striking telegraph
ers, was issued today from the Fed
peal is signed by Mr.. Small. Mr.. Com
pers gives a general endorsement of
it's purposes.
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DON'T CUT THE PEcoS
VALLEY OUT OF THE LIST.

From El Paso Herald
There are two sides to business
mems excursion One is the actual
effort at trade extension. with expec-
tation of direct benefit: the other is
the willingness to expand ones hori-
zon aad acquaintance. breathe in new
IDEAS. and gain spirit and impetus for
city building One is as important as
the other. no more, no less
It will be mistake II the trade get
ting side il emphasized ON the com
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NAV Have Shoes of whaIeskin.

WhaIeskin shoes may be the next
fad. Men who have been experiment.
ing with whaleskin for commercial
uses are meeting a fair degree of sue
cess, il is said 1t would be odd if the
plentiful kid and calf were not enough
to supply the whole world and the
scarce whale had to be brought to civi-
lization's rescue. says the New York
Press. The leather Of the whale is
thin and rough and will take color
readily Not only shoes, but long
gloves, will be made of whaIeskin. say
the prophets. Considering the famine
In the glove market since the short
sleeve fad started. 1t seems pity this
use for old There she blowsg' wasn't
discovered before.
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albuquerque Journal Special.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Sept 17-Super,
intendent Marion LittreI.u -
ritorial penitentiaA9941s announced
his inteptiGeef retiring from the Of
6am the end of the present year.
MIR. LittreL recently visited Ration,
where, it is said he went for the pur
pose of resigning the office of sheriff
of Colfax county. The county COM
missioners, however, prevailed on Mr..
LHtrell to change his mind, and he
will go back to Ration to take up the
duties of the sheriff's Office sster Jan
uary 1. Mr.. Lttrell desirsGzeo Qi1it the
prison as soon as his successor could
be appoi5weed but at the earnest so
1ieteatfon of Governor Curry he decid
ed to remain in charge for the rest
of the present year.
A number of candidates have alrea-
dy been mentioned in connection with
the position Assistant Superintend
ent Garrett is said to have thama1u
dorsema% of H. o. RlasalDM Tor the
place. R. L. Baaspaef Tnis city, is also
said designs on the job. but
Aapeople supposed to be in a posi-
tion to know, the chances of these
gentlemen for appointment are not
very good.
Among the dark horses mentioned |
are Fred Foq,noff, captain of the noun
ted police, and Thomas Mcmillan, ci-
ty marshal of Albuquerque. Neither
of these gentlemen have, as yet, an
nounced themselves as candidates.
Governor Curry rendered the posi- |
ton to Charles L. Ballard, of Ros- |
well, and upon that gentleman declin- |
ing the honor because of business
REASONS, offered it to ]. K. Hunt, |
cashier of the First National Bank |
at Ration. Mr.. HUNT found it impossi- |
BILE to give up his banking business, |
and it is now believed the governor |
will defer the selection of Mr.. Lit |
trell's successor until after his re-
turn from the trip down the Missis- |
sippi river with President Roosevelt. |
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Old Soldier Breaks His Arm.

E. Lockwood, an ex-Confederate,
fell and broke his left arm at his
home east of the railroad this morn
ing. On account of mis- age and feeble
condition the injury is a serious one.
Mr.. Lockwood lives alone in a little
house near the beer depot Added to
his infirmities is extreme deafness.
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J. B. Finley went to Riverside this
morning to ship six loads of cattle
in connection with seven or eight
loads being shipped by the Block
ranch. Barney McKissick was in
charge of the Blocks shipment.
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The Christian church manageme rent
has let the contract for piping the
new church for gas to the Roswell
Gas Company The building will be
well lighted with large, gas burners
of the are type. I'll
Dr.. Coldice, of Dewitt, Neb., arriv-
ed last night to look after farming
interests.
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Transfers of Zeal state.

Leila Brown and husband to Mariah
Davis. for 1915, lot 6, Haynes sub
division of Roswell
Mariah Davis and husband to w
E. Wiseley, for 800, same as above.
Jessie T. Clayton and wife. TO E
c. Kendrick, for 5000. lot 50, Belle
Plaine, and an interest in the North
Spring River Center Ditch Co.
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who this week has moved to Ros-
well:
Bicl1nen (Ind.) News.
Dear Editor If you will allow
vor to give your readers some infor-
nation concerning the wonderful
Southwest, of which the Pecos Val
ley is oae of the attractions. Roswell
is the county seat of Chaves county,
lying at the head of this valley. This
erned By a mayor and board of ten
aldermen, and has a population of
5000 hustliag, wide-awake people. 1t
has eight churches, four public
schools with thirty teachers and 1900
school children enrolled. Besides it
has the New Mexico Military Insti-
tute, an institution owned and sup
ported by the Territory of New Mex
leo covering forty acres of ground;
three national banks with deposits
over a million dollars, a large wool
securing plant. two electric plants,
gas plant and three ice plants, one
daily newspaper with Associated
Press reports, two weekly newspa-
pers, u. S Land Office, U. S. Wealth
er Bureau. local and long distance
telephone, one pork packing estab-
lishment home capital, three whole
sale houses. six lumber yards, besides
a large number of up-to-date stores,
thirty y-two miles of cement sidewalks
on the business and residence streets
all of which are 100 feet wide. Fra
ternal orders have prosperous lodges.
There are also brick plant, cement
and plaster works, tile works tannery,
gle library value $4,000, second class
postoffice with eight employees, ope
ra house and many other enterprises.
There is regular automobile service
between Roswell and tributary towns,
and is also in direct connection with
Kansas City. Chicago and the East
via the Santa Fe railroad.
The Santa Fe Central which is a
separate corporation. reaches within
30 miles of Roswell, and is now let
ting contracts for construction for the
present terminus at Torrance on the
Rock Island into Roswell, giving it
a direct connection with the western
part of the Territory, Denver and the
Northwest. This railroad runs through
a vast mountain of coal and iron. Tney
have also struck oil within twelve
miles of the city. In fact, Roswell is
a model city, situated as it is in such
a beautiful climate, WITH not more
than a few days rain in year. and
all cultivation is done through irriga-
tion.
Religion, morals and business are
of the best kind. 1t has no police
deputy who is half-blind. Notwith-
standing these notable facts, l have
not seen better order in any eastern
town; in fact the only vacant house
is the JAIL which l think speaks we'll
for the good behavior of the communi
ty. There are six saloons in the place
20 whom the city is very kind indeed,
inasmuch as it only costs each one
81, 400 per year for a license, and the
saloon keepers obey the law to the
letter. Front or back doors are never
opened when the law says they should
be closed After having been around
the city a little while. l thought of
what the Queen OF Sheba said to King
solomon, that the half had not yet
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A J. Crosson came down last night
from Amarillo, wnere he has been
working a greater part of the sum-
mer He will go to Clovis in few
days to join his brother Frank Cros-
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Charles Yarbro, manager of r. Mi
chaelis' sheep ranch at Picacho, came
lown today on business. He reports
inc crops and everything in flourish
ing condition at Picacho
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S. l. Ogle returned last night from
two weeks trip to Portland, Ore
gon, and the Northwest, where he
went to place ais two grand-daughters
Misses Margaret and Laura Jones,
in college.
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w. S. Logan, sheep buyer from
Douglass, Wyo., who has been in the
valley several weeks. left this morn
ing for Denver. He didn't buy a head
while here. as he did not find any
breeders VINO wanted to dispose of
their stock.
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Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Tillitt and
daughter were here today on their
way to their home in Dayton. They
have been at their old home at Shell
bina, Mo-, where they took the re-
mains of another daughter for inter
ment
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Mrs. Smith, the wife of Rev John
w. Smith, has returned from Dallas,
where she underwent an operation
for cancer of the breast She is get
ting along nicely.
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Mrs. John C. Winfrey, who has been
a guest at the Shelby Hotel for two
months, left this morning for her
nome in Kansas City, delighted with
Roswell.
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U. S. WEATHER BUREAU.
(Locai Report.)

observation taken at e;so a. MI
Roswell. N NJ. Sept 20.-Tempera-
ture-Max yesterday 50: min. 6z;
mean. 76.
Precipitation tyesterdayl 90; wind
n. velocity miles: cloudy.
Forecast not received.
M. WRIGHT.
ofliciai in Charge.
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Mrs Jack Cook and little sol. went
to Amarillo today to join Mr.. Cook
WAC is at work there. They return to
Roswell in a month or six weeks.
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IITTRELL
QUITS JOB
RESIGNS AS SUPERINTENDENT
PENITENTIARY.
IN EFFtCT NEW YEARS

Incumbent Will Return to coIfax
County and Resume His Duties as
Sheriff. Job Was Offered to Chas.
L. Ballard, of -chaves County, But
He Declined.
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Capt W. c. Reid and stenographer.
Miss Alta Holdefer, returned this
morning from Carlsbad, where they
have been attending court.
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Fire Chief Charles Whitemna cook
ed all summer with gas without an
accident. and the first fire he built
with coal in his kitchen stove this
fall nearly burned down his houSU
Moral: Cook with gas. 1t
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Mr.. and Mrs J. F. Mott and two
daughters. of Artesia, VINO have been
here visiting friends left this morn
ing for Carmen. o. T.
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WANTED American or Mexican
boy Is to Is years old for porter
work il store Good wages. Address
Box 2S2 1916
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Mr. and Mrs George w. Medley ar
rived this morning from Valentine,
Texas to spend few days looking af-
ter business and visiting friends.
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J. l. Cole, representative of Colora-
10 Fuel & Iron Company. left this
morning for Amarillo after spending
several days in Roswell
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Tony AlsoDrook, of Paris, Tex, VINO
had been here two months working
for the Roswell Automobile Co. left
this morning for Portales.
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FOR SALE:- A brand new, latest
model No Remington typewriter,
at bargain. Apply at Record office.
73tf
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Judge ]. w. Dye, of Carlsbad. pass
ed through this morning on mis- way
10 Chicago for a business visit
Edgar Harral, the boy who was hurt
at the roundup at Four Lakes ranch
is slowly improving, although still ul-
able TO speak.
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S. E. Best returned today from a
two weeks trip with Billiards. outfit.
o his own ranch and the Ballard
ranch.
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The intermissions at the Bess May
MacClane recital Tuesday evening
will be filed with musical numbers
81 RoswelPs best talent.
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j. F. Hogue, of Kansas, of Kansas
City, who mad been here prospecting
for a business location. left this NOR
Ming for Farwell, Tex.
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Get your tickets now for the Bess
May MacClane recital, Tuesday even
'ng. Admission 35 cts 1t
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d. B. Ashley left this morning for
ed in the real estate business.
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Judge c. F. Mathews came up from
ness visit.
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Mr.. and Mrs. N. K. Bell arrived this
morning from Lake Arthur ON pros
pecting visit and may locate.
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4 VALLEY
OF BEAUTY
A READER OF THE RECORD
WRITES TO INDIANA PAPER
THE CITY OF ROSWELL

An Up-to-Date Town of Six Thousand
HustIing People and Wonderful OPP
portunities.- Schools, Churches, the
Hondo Reservoir and Plenty of
Water.