Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-05-14
CARLSBAD
WILL 60 DRY
Saloons Promise to Go Out
of Business on December
First
BANK 0UTGROWS QUARTERS
Large Cattle Shipments Order
of Day in Lower Pecos
Valley.


Carlsbad, \. NJ. May 14-Tho Ma
tionaI bank Of Carlsbad has leased
the banking room in the new building
on the corner of Fox and Canon
streets just completed by j. r. FAINT,
This room is built expressly for g.
bank, and will make a very satisfac-
tory banking room. The bank has
long since outgrown its present quar-
ters in the Z. Hendricks building.
near the postofftce and the bank was
compelled to seek other quarters. This
bank was founded by S. T. Biting, as
a private bank and after some years
was incorporated under the territorial
law in 1900. Three years later it
was converted into a national bank.
In the summer Of 1907 S. T. Biting
retired from the active management
of the bank. The present officers, c.
H. McLenathen, president, and C. NJ.
Richards, cashier. were elected in
January, 1909. The growth of the
bank has been very satisfactory, and
has always been conducted on very
conservative lines. In its new quar-
ters, the bank will be in better posi-
ton to accommodate its customers
and meet the demands of the rapidly
growing country. The two banks of
Carlsbad were originally stockmen's
banks exclusively, but as the farming
industry has developed, both banks
have taken note of the growth and
are serving the farmers as efficiently
as the stock interests.
Cattle Shipments.
A large number of cattle have been
loaded at the stock pens here the past
few days. The first shipments were
largely old COWS, but the steers are
now being brought in and loaded out
as rapidly as the railroad is able to
carry them. The shipments over the
Pecos Valley line of the Santa Fe
railroad have been the heaviest this
season since in 1902 and 1903 when
great many cattle were moved from
the lower Pecos slope to Montana.
The railroad has done exceedingly
we'll in moving cattle so far. 1t is
running heavy trains, using from two
to three engines and carrying the stuff
through on rapid time. The prices re-
ceived for stock this year are much
above the usual and the stockmen have
money to put in the bank after squar
ing their accounts with the banker
and merchant.
Change in Lumber Business.
The Richards Lumber Company has
acquired the lumber business of J. r.
FAINT. This yard is located on Canon
street adjoining the new FAINT build
ing and is very advantageously locat-
ed. The Richards Lumber Company
will retain its old yard for storage.
but the offices of the business will all
be conducted at the new stand.
Harvesting First Crop of Alfalfa.
The farmers under the Carlsbad
project are busy harvesting their first
crop of alfalfa. The yield is below
the average, on account of the cold
weather during the spring, but the
crop however, is so large that it is
necessary to find an outside market.
Apparently the buyers of alfalfa hay
have overlooked the fact that the
acreage of alfalfa under the project
has been increasing rapidly during the
past year, and so far no buyers are on
hand to take the crop as it is ready
for delivery. Here is splendid op-
lening for a commission firm to handle
lhay and later in the season other crops
THAT the farmers will have to market.
Saloons Surrended at Carlsbad.
A movement was started a short
time ago to petition the new city coun-
Gil to order an election on the licens-
ing of the saloons. 1t gave promise of
very heated campaign. The saloon
men, after making careful canvass
of the situation, have come to the con-
clusion that no license would carry in
case an election is held they have,
. therefore made proposition that they
be permitted to run until their license
expire, which will be some time in De
cember. This proposition has met
with much favor, as it will save the
expense of an election and the un-
. pleasantness of campaign.
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