Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-02
BOND ISSUE WILL
CARRY MAY 8
Consensus of Opinion That
$4,000 Tor WaterwOrks
and Sewage Systems Will
Be Voted. Notes of Valley.



aud water works systoms viii carry
on May 9 by a large majority in Las
Cruces II The opinion of the leading
citizens OF This city Man, promihcnf
business men have been Interviewed
on the subject and there seems To- bee
not a dissenting voice Al rcndl,.
agree that Las Cruces Is hndl, IN need
OF both improvements and the, seem
willing 10 vote for H.
An adequate water works system
has been agitatcd for some time \
number of progressive citizens hayo
worked for bond issue too taa. pur.
pose for several years. hu, ih" erucral
opinion has been thnt private c0t-
poration should develop and opera D
the system The proscnl company
pumps direct into the mains. lucy
maintain no reservoir or siani pine
and consequently the pressure t. YER.
light aud an immediate supply ,Jr
tire Is limited ~ the Di, AnBdur
Are a few months ago. the pubic Was
awakened 10 their helpless condition
There IL NOT IRE plug In town and
81 inch hydrant supplied ail he
water used Since that fire tno "aior
works bonds have met With no op
position
\ sewage disposal system Is an alb
solute necessity for any closely built
compact town ~ u thousand citizens
upwards Several physicians OF l.as
Cruces have been interviewed on the
health conditions and their general
opinion seems 80 be that the perpct.
nal sunshine viii protect us from an
epidemic. but as the city grows larp.
or The iirod of an adequate system
grows stronger each day. The town
board employed an engineer TO sur.
NcN tn different streets and see II
tho fail would be great enough with
our pumping This was found i'm
practical as the water level Is about
twenty feet from the surface The
board finally agreed on the ccpttc
tank system and II the bonds carry
said system viii be- Installed
Alfalfa growers of the Mesilla val.
les are confident that the alfalfa crop
This year viii surpass last Years a
least b, onothird. Cutting on the
first crol Is under hcadway AMI the
average Weld Is estimated AT one ton
! per acre.
T. u lloagland manager of the Me.
| silla valley Produce Exchange. Is "a
| Texas taking future orders He 70.
| ports hat the first cutting will bring
about 81 on board ears a. az Cr-ces
The FIRST crop viii probably bc dis.
! posed 81 at once on account OF last
| YEARS crop being entirely ~haustcr
/ Part OF the other three crops will bu
| stored and the Produce Exchange has
| engaged all the storing space ia their
! barns
! The Christian Endcayor societies
: OF Las Cruces ana Mcsilla park held
| vrry enthusiastic union meeting ~
/ N,,iila Park sunday night The suH
/ ipct wa a Missionary Journey
| Around the World l.ytlon 4 raNlor
/ president of the Las Cruces society
/ led the meeting aud maur the upcu
ng remarks. Nearly every one ION
/ cd ~ the discussion Miss Edth
BMrllp and Miss Malone sang solos
The Las Cruces choir rendered q So
lection and the college male quario'
saHg Faith OF ON Fathers whicl
was appreciated by all
There were - young pooplH pre-
| en- about 90 ot them from Las Cru
ccs This Is the second and porhap
last union meeting before schoo
CLOSES
Under the ruirs governing the bnu
Ana boys corn CROWNS contest thor
Is no cost attached To- the entering au,
an boys under u years of AK, wh
NV in Ia" county ARE entitled L. pa'
ticipatc, upon application ~ Writin
10 Prot II " schultz of tho Ngricu
turai college. The seed VIII be- tur
nishrd hN tn" college ana Will cuusi'
OF the Mexican June. the Hickor
king aud the Queen 90 the pr'ir'
IN the Dent varieties, ana tho uatiN
; icllo WFliut, Mexican White I'm
Australian White stint aud kin
philip varieties IN the Flint corn. pu
hidgc viii be- appointed hy th, "A
y cultural college, on, pN "a, Farmer
institute. and these tNo viii select III
third Prizes Win bc offered for u
best seed corn either Flint CT bcl
/, -and IN" largest production iro'
one pound of corn raised bN bu'
. under - wears of age.
F. During the present vacation q
TEACHERS of thc l.Bs cruces schoo
- arr planning 20 visit ~ pa~p Al
. study Tn, methods used IN III. publ
li schools ui TIA, Pass city. \ numb
i, Of them viii go down tomorrow AZ
n Prot J a Wagner, the supcrintcn
,nt viii l"aV" uu THURSDAY aud sp"i
a. Two ar three days IN the snuthwcs
i Srn metropolis.
4 school viii not again De held hc
ID until ull danger from the prcHc
Is scarlet fever scare h over. All u' I
eases. there having been about ~ .
n. ported during the past siN weeks "a
n Under control ana Improving aud
T. tear rs entertained oi ans e'rin
r. spread at IN" disease. Every pr"rt
,e tiuu possible has been taken nN I
lc physicians and the town authuriu
le aud the fact that uu new cases q
70 reportrd Is u good Indication that I
81 threatened cpidemi, ~ a thlhg "l I
past.
IN - n Brown, tn" contractor,
nov at tn, Agricultural college vi
la fore. of men ana teams ready
start work upun TIA" new water "a
den which a. tu b. mud' from
'" basement of the old main buildi
which burned last fan. \ cement III
~ tom viii hc built after the hasrm'
" Ii cleaned out 60 the required dep