Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-04
THREE HOUR CUT IN
MAIL SERVICE
At ROSWELL
HIGH POWER AUTOMOBILES
RESULT IN NEW SCHEDULE
Roswell Banks on Honor Roll
Retiring SaIoonistS Send Out
Farewell Invitations to Min"
listers and "ProhibS."
IsnccInl corre.pondcnee te Morning JonrnaIl

Especial Correspondence te Morning Journal
Roswell, n. NJ, July 3.-The new
service on the Roswell Vaughn auto
mail and passenger stage went into eff
feet today; ana this day marks a new
era in TIE mail service o. Roswell,
The time of arrival Of all mail is
shortened by three hours. The car will
arrive at two p. m, bringing mali
and morning papers hat have been
coming on the Santa Fe train at five
the same day. The local postofiice
installed an additional delivery In the
business district, following immediate
M the arrival of the ear. The cut in
lime is made possible by connection
with the Rock Island trains at
Vaughn.
The quicker service is made possible
by the installation today of three new
high power cars. The other cars viii
he put in the best possible condition
and stationed at Roswell, Vaughn ana
The halfway house to rush to the res
cue in the event the car does not ar
rive on the dot. In no case viii mail
ana passengers be delayed. Mos of
the mail coming to Roswell win be
routed via the auto from Vaughn.
Under the new schedule the car
leaves Vaughn daily at $50 a. m. and
arrives at Roswell at two p. m. LeaV-
ing Roswell at 1880 p. m. daily, the
nOrthbound car will arrive at Vaughn
az $50.
Harry Jaffa of the firm of Jaffa,
Prayer 4 Co. has sold his stock in the
company to his partners. Nathan Jaf-
la, secretary of New Mexico, and w.
$. Prayer. II retiring partner steps
out July A.. He has been manager Of
the business for several years. He has
not announced his business intentions,
but will probably continue to reside
in Roswell.
From the bankers standpoint, Ros-
well has the two best national banks
in New Mexico. The First National
ana Citizens National, of Roswell,
are SO listed in the Roll Of Honor
supplement to the New York Finan-
cicr, Just issued and covering the
year 1909. This rating is given for
the highest per centum of increase of
the surplus and undivided profits
over the capital stock. There are
only four banks in New Mexico placed
on this honor roll, coming in the or
der named as follows: First National
Of Roswell, Citizens National of ROs-
well, First National of Carlsbad ana
Silver city National. Furthermore,
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ninth in the whole United States, haV-
ing jumped from 279th the year pre-
ccding.
This report shows that there are g.
977 national banks in the United
States. of which 1,163 are placed on
the roll Of honor" because their sur
plus and undivided profits equal or
exceed their capital stock. The p%recent-
age of the First National Bank of
Roswell is 531.69, ana that of the Cit
liens 2B.77.
The climb of the city Of Roswell, Of
ticially, onto the prohibition water
wagon at midnight on the night Of
June 80 was accomplished with very
little disturbance 1t had been predict
ed that scenes Of riot would occur
All was quiet in every saloon and only
the average Saturday night business
came with the closing hours. one
exception was at the Palace bar, where
a big crowd gathered. Several hum
dred invitations had been sent cut
typewriter on the back of beer bot
tAc labels, which read. you are re-
pucsted to be present at the Palace
bar on June 80, from s p. m. to ~ p.
m. Banquet and commencement cX-
c%rcises. (Signed) w. a. shore, Pro-
prietor' These invitations were sont
To all the regular patrons, and, In n
spirit Of fun, to many who lad taken
am active part in the campaign fer
prohibition, 90 all the minister of thu
city and TO the members of the uttS
council who passed the prohibition
ordinance.
The Invitations we're pretty general
~ accepted, by the regular patrons at
least, and free drinks and sandwiches
made the hours pass quickly. At ~
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and as the city fire siren announced
the fact That Roswell was "a dry
town. all drank a last bottle TO The
u AuId Lang Syne.'