Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-17
OVER $4,000 IS
ASSUREDFOR THE
TROLLEY LINE
LAS VEGAS ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER TAOS PROJECT
Ten Year Old Messenger Boy
Saves Strike Situation in the.
Meadow City-Gid Dies of
Burns.
Especial Correspondence Morning Journal

ICHttauA toftthtohurnNt NHothAtHk ~
Las Vegas Aug. 15-Without any
solicitation on the part of the commit
tee appointed by the Commercial club.
500. 900 of the S100,0 600 which this
city viii raise to insure the building OF
the Mora-Taos trolley line is assured;
The people of Mora are also enthusi-
astic over the proposition n will
subscribe a considerable amount. It
is believed that the 500, 900 asked for
from Las Vegas will be raised without
any trouble. There is more of a spirit
of unity and cooperation manifest in
Las Vegas han has been known for
years. The people have decided 90
wipe off old scores. forget the differ
ences between the towns and pull to-
gether for the trolley line.
Messrs. Erb and Westerman, who
are conducting the demonstration
farm east of the city. have just com
pleted the harvesting of eighty acres
Of as fine looking wheat as can be
raised anywhere. They will begin
very soon on their oat harvest. These
men are successful farmers, and they
have not employed the Campbell svs-
TEN Of dry farming. they have pro-
duced extremely gratifying results.
The land utilized by the present man
was plowed last year but W
ing to the fact that Erb and Wester-
man did not assume tho conduct OF
the farm until this year, ii was too
late to follow the method of spring
preparation recommended by Mr.
Campbell and the intensive cutiltiva-
ton has not been practical, nor in
deed necessary, as there has been, as
Is usually the case, enough moisture to
result i'm crops by any sort of a
method.
Mr.. Campbell has written to the
board that while a system of dry
farming has probably been followed,
it has not been his system. However
everyone is well satisfied with results
and next year. in order to test the adj
Vantages claimed for the Campbell
system. it is proposed by Erb and
Westerman to follow Prof. Campbells
instructions. as nearly as possible to
the letter.
The sales OF lands on the grant go
on rapidly. The Gaynor-Keifer Land
company of Indiana has purchased
two townships upon which they will
settle several families of Indiana far
mers. They will send excursions
mere every TWO WttkS. me lhiShAi
excursions of the Southwest and
company will also be continued.
A t~en-year-old messenger boy Is
saving the strike situation for the
Western Union i'm this city. The dav
operator joined he ranks of the
strikers yesterday afternoon. The
knew that Eddie Cadogan.
one of the messenger boys. had for
some months been practicing on an
old instrument. He offered the
%youngster the job and pay of tn"
striking operator. Not on your life
said the boy. II amt no 'scab,' but
win send the messages for the pay
get as messenger boy, and when the
strike is over you can get someone
else" The boy Is doing the day SHIFT,
but II Is not believed that he Will be
taken from the key after the strike IS
over.
The fifteen National Guardsmcn
who viii represent New Mexico at
Camp Perry. are spending a few days
on the territorial target range here,
preparatory to leaving for the Ohio
meet Sunday evening. The team i
about four times as strong as the on
sent to Seagirt last year and some
respectable scores are expected.
Eulalia Griego. the f-ourteen-year-
did girl who was badly burned To-
manth by the explosion of a can of
coal oil. from which she was rekin-
kindling a fire. died last night. She
had been in great agony for three
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