El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-23
ARTESIA PUSHES
RAILROAD PROJECT
Memorial Day Is to Be OBJ
served by Veterans OF
Blue and GRAY.

Artesia, N NJ, May ga mass meet
| ing was held at the Nimitz theater by
| the citizens of Artesia and vicinity un-
! der the auspices of the commercial club
to discuss the construction of rail-
| road between Artesia and FL Paso by
| way of Hope Heretofore Artesia has
| favored the st. Louis, San Diego & FL
/ Paso road that made a thorough survey
| from Ell Paso to Artesia through Hope
about two years ago. Last January
when Ed Kenneday proposed building
this road ne was turned down after the
officers of the above company had
agreed with the representative Of Ar
tesla at FL Paso and with the FL Paso
chamber of commerce to commence con-
struction on the line within 80 days
from that period in order to secure
bonuses from Ell Paso and Artesia-
Nothing has since been done by thc
company in the way of construction
work and Artesia now proposes TO as
sist materially the first road that is
completed between Artesia and Ell Paso.
At the meeting it was decided to offer
a bonus of $3.50, 600 to the first company
that operates road from Artesia to FL
Pasa by way Of Hope and has its shops
at Artesia, or 100000 to the first COM
pany that constructs this road and does
not make Artessta division point If
company does not get busy at once
some other company will do the work
and secure the bonus, as Artesia, for
nearly two years, has been keeping off
other companies in the hope that the
above company would begin cOnStruc-
ton. Hope will add bonus of $4,000
to that Offered by Artesia. AT the mass
meeting there was some discussion
about Artesia and Hope constructing a
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ter was deferred to await action from
outside company.
Memorial day will be appropriately
observed at Artesia. The veterans Of
the civil war, north and south, will be
escorted by Company from the arm
DRY to the Baptist church where the
memorial exercises Will be held. The
address of the occasion will be by Rev.
E. f. Mathes of the Presbyterian
church Special music will be rendered
after which there will be a march to
the cemetery to decorate the graves Of
the deceased soldiers both of the blue
and of the gray. Three volleys fired
over the graves of the veterans by
Company c viii close the ceremonies Of
the day.
Capt. Charles R. Echols of Company
departs this week in response TO or
ders for San Diego, Cal, for IA weeks
instruction IN the art or war.
Prof. G. ". Gable, OF Duncan, Okla,
is unable to accept the presidency of
Western college. The trustees OF inc
college will shortly meet to make an
other selection
Sperry & Lulkins brought in a large
artesian well on the Williams & Yates
place southeast of Artesia. At depth
OF 1900 feet they struck water tina;
flows 1000 gallons per minute ano
raises four feet over an eight-foot
casing. 1t is one of the largest wells
in the valley.
Twenty members of the Women's
club went to Roswell and were enter
tanned by the Roswell club. They yis-
tied the Hagerman home at South
Springs and inspected the paintings of
the late J. ] Hagerman.
Arthur Brewer was rendered a fare
well reception prior to his departure
for FL Paso to join the army and play
in the band
Paul Whitfield and Miss Minerva Zook
were united in marriage at the brides
residence near Lake Arthur by Rev.
Vim. A Dawson of the Christian church
They will reside in Artesia
H. J. Gerrells, ]. L. Tyler and Green
Carroway caught over 200 pounds Of
catfish in the Pecos river below Lake
wood with trot line.