El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-10
HONOlLE LINE IS
TO Be ASSISTED
viii Be Extended to Column
bus Phone; Meeting Is
Held in Deming.

Deming, n. NJ, Nov. 1O.-Hugh H
Williams. chairman of the state cor
poration commission, has been IN the
city to preside at an inIormal heaIlhs
conducted for the Mountain states
TeleDhOne and Telegraph company
reDresented by Dean D. Clark, DIVISION
commercial superintendent, ana r r
Pnloud, district manager, Tor the DEM
ing district and president HuSh Ram
saw Frank Barrett, 5 j. smith, OF the
Lima County Telephone association,
and president Temke OF the chdAOeI u
commerce, for the local com y ~ n
ter going over the matter LOT tHO
hours it was finally decided THAI me
Mountain S'otes company would lena
its assistance If extending the ines
all eady constructed GO hondale SO
to make it operative into CoIunlD ~. Is
SuDerantendent Clark says that tne
company will have a man at Columbus
in the course of a few days to en-
deavor to interest the cltlZens IN ina
community in this unGert aAIlScc y
comDIaint was filed by the Luna COun-
~ Telephone association TO the state
corporation commission, ana TINS near
ing was for the purpose OF gong lhlO
detail Of a rate question: the , 1IIis.
County Telephone association being
under the impression that certain
service station charge was excessive
This rate question has been held IN
the balance and PROBABLY van 1e IL ~
Their taken up and amicably adjusted
To Hold Rate Hearings.
Chairman Williams, of the corpora
ton commission will remain IN tne
merchants and farmers IN the rate
hearings before the interstate commerce
commissioner at Roswell, November -
and Is and at Albuquerque, November
90 and q, before J c. Clements, OF the
Interstate commerce commission >.
A Mahoney has been elected from tle (,
chamber Of commerce 10 attenO the
Albuquerque hearing, and II IS prop
80 r. IN c
are heavy shippers, and a representa-,
tive of the Mimbres Valley FARMERS
association, will be present at the
hearing.
looking over conditions, and is very
much pleased with the result OF the
Farmers to Meet.
The meeting of the Mimbres Valley
Farmers association, to be held next
Saturday, viii be one of vast import
ance to every farmer in the Mimbres
valley. In order to do the vast amount
of business that will be necessary, the
meeting has been called for 1880 IN
the morning. Upon this occasion the
oil buying for the ensuing year Will
be taken up. as the secretary IS IN
receiDt of additional information. The
question Of establishing farmers
marketing association and the erection
of freight rates TO outside markets
and the establishing OF a cooperatlVe
creamerv. in order to accommodate the
creamery idea that is becoming so
prevalent here SilOS are being con-
structed in every direction, and the
progressive farmers are becoming
thoroughly interested in the subject
OF dairying.
Many Buyers Expected.
The sale of public school lands by
commissioner Ervein is attracting at
tention. and II is expected that there
will be not less than 500 buyers pres
ent. as over 1900 acres of the very
best lands are to be sold upon this oc-
casion, and as the state requires only
one-tenth down and gives 80 years for
its complete payment good many
will take advantage OF this great Op-
portunitY. There viii be reduced rates
on all railroads, and every accommo-
| dation will be afforded to intending
purchasers