El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-16
PLANS MADE FOR
THE YEARS WORK
Las Cruces Chamber Of Com
merce Urges Public
Utilities improvement

Las Cruces, n. NJ. oct 16.-The new
board Of directors Of the chamber Of
commerce has formulated a plan for
the coming year and Work along Lne
lines mapped out has already started
One of the public utilities given i'm
mediate attention was the telephone
system about which complaints were
made, poor service and defective phones
being alleged. At the meeting or Ihe
board of directors it was stated lhat
all the demands Of the town trustees
had been granted by the telephone
company and that 1t was now but
question of granting the franchise.
The matter was referred TO the com
mittee on public interest and improve
ments with Instructions to report at
the next regular meeting Of the board
on Wednesday. with recommendation
and aDDrOpriate resolution to be pre-
scented to the mayor and town trustees
A committee appointed for the pur-
pose Of making graduated scale OF
dues for the various business houses
and individuals in proportion to the
benefits received directly from the
chamber Of commerce, reported with
recommendation that the maximum
membership fee be placed at IS per
month or $50 per year, and the mimi
mum be 81 per month or $40 per year,
with a special class Of members who
will be drawn from the active farmers
living on their own places and actually
tilling the soil, Of So per year. This, II
Is believed viii be as an inducement
for the farmers to support the institu-
tion that IS striving to bring in more
farmers.
The committee on transportation
took up the subject Of freight rates
from eastern markets, as we'll as the
freight rates from Mesilla valley points
20 markets for alfalfa. veget tables and
fruits. This committee has for chair
man r. P. Porter.
Moses B. Stevens. treasurer Of the
Mesilla Valley Fair association, who
was one Of the successful exhibitors Of
White Orpingtons at the state fa1r at
Albuquerque has returned from a visit
to the fair Mr.. Stevens brought back
the award of the 800 silver cup for
the best pen Of White OrpingtOns, as
well as other cups and trophies.
Land office Notes.
Homestead entries James N. Brad
ford, Columbus n. NJ Sc y sec IS. twp
= $. W; Fortine Holguin, Central
l9 s. II W; James n TrammelI, Dem
Ing, N. ~, ne = sec 1, twp % 8. W;
salvador Soils, Chloride. n. H., Sc Z
Sc i sec IT, ne = ne = sec 90 =
NV 4 sec q, twp IL s. W, rejected
for the reason claimant has not shown
himself to be citizen, Salvador Ar
cnuleta, Aragon. n. NJ. " = ne y " y
Logan, Aragon, n IT., lots 10. II, IA
and Is, sec 2 twp S. is W; Pedro
Antonio Archuleta. Sc q Sc y sec H.
y sw 4 sw a Sc =, sec u, twp
Getting Herald Subscribers.
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introduction to the residents OF the VAL
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