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Belen news. (Belen, N.M.) 1912-1947, 1914-01-08
SANTE FE
OFFICIALS
IN BELEN

Messrs. w. R. Brown, General
Freight and Passenger Agent at
Ell Paso; ]. F. FARRELL, Publicity
Agent, Topeka; C. C. Dana, Chi
cago, and w. F. Cameron, Trav
cling Freight and Passenger
Agent, all of the Santa Fe, spent
last Monday in Belen, in the in
terest of the business of the road.
During the morning, a conference
was held at the Commercial Club
rooms with a score of our bust
ness men and farmers, in an ex-
change of ideas of how the road
could cooperate with our people
with the view of developing ma
tural resources of the Rio Grande
valley, as pertains to local con-
ditions.
ItWas an informal get-together
meeting, the visitors explaining
that they were after information
which would assist them in assist
ing US. Mr.. Dana has recently
taken charge Of the industrial
work of the system, and is re-or-
ganizing that department to work
in connection with local boards of
trade and commercial clubs, with
view of bringing capital seek
ing investment and homeseekers,
and cities looking for capital and
homeseekers to develop natural
resources, together. Of course,
the officials hope to benefit in in
creased business for their COM
pany, but incidentally the COM
munities are also benefited.
Through the publication Of bull
letins, magazines, booklets and
special pamphlets, MFR. Jarreifs
department aids in bringing in
vestors and homeseekers in touch
with opportunities along their
line.
Various phases of the difficulties
of the farmer in this part of the
valley were discussed. One idea
emphasized was the fact that the
loss of half the usual crop of al
falfa the past year, might have
been avoided, had the managers
of the various bitches taken time
by the forelock and provided wells
and pumps for supplying the
bitches with water, when the
river failed to furnish the supply.
1t was further shown that the
cost of installation would have
more than been paid, by the loss
sustained by the farmers through
the lack of water during the past
season, and the pumps and wells
would have been ready for anoth
er drought when it should appear
Mr.. Dana told Of the condensed
milk factory which has recently
been established at Lamar, Colo
rado, in which his department
had played no small part. Sucl
an institution is a blessing to tn,
farmer in many ways, not onl.
serving as an outlet for his pro
duct at fair prices, but bringing
in monthly pay-check, rathe
than compel the farmer to wal
till the end of the season to dis
pose of his crop. And further
that such pay-checks continu
the year around, and do not ceas
during the winter months. Hi
questions were to draw out tn
facts regarding the growing o
alfalfa and feed crops in thi
vicinity and the keeping of dair
herds. Mr.. Campbell, of tn
Pioneer Dairy, gave reliable in
formation along this line from hi
own experience. His herd 9
about thirty dairy cows, not onl
supplies his milk customers wit
milk and cream, but butter q
we'll, for which he finds a read
sale. The skim milk feeds hi
hogs, chickens, calves and horses
This last, the feeding of horse
with milk, caused the visitors
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19
WHITE CLOTHES.

RNR. J. G. CRUMBINE, secre-
tary of the Kansas State
Board of Health, has fine
and novel idea.
The best part of his idea is that
it is based on common sense.
he has addressed a circular to
the men of Kansas asking them to
discard their blue and black sum-
mer clothing for white.
He wears white during the hot
season and says it Pays.
Also, he would discard ice water
rs a menace to health,
"Women have learned the value
Of white dresses in the summer
time,' said DR.. Crumbine. 81 can 7
understand why the men haven't
learned the lesson long ago. Any
thing that resists heat in the sum
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19

lively speaking, are the "big bank
ers."
1t is the average farmer, the aver
age merchant, banker and citizen
of the country town who have made
this country great.
They are the folk who, mainly,
make up this country.
AS a rule they are unassertive.
We hear little of them.
We do not stop to realize how
neutrality-suspicious. mighty small
ones-frequently control, direct and
make the reputation, good or bad,
for the inactive, inoffensive ma
jority.
And all this is roundabout way
of advising you to get to know
your country banker.
You II find he is pretty decent
fellow after all.
Then tell him so.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19
WHEAT RECORDS.

NAFE read that the largest winter
w wheat crop in the history of
the United States is predict
ed for this year by the crop-report-
ing board of the department of ag-
riculture.
GA combination of the largest
acreage ever recorded, with a
promise of the largest yield per
acre ever recorded, make the pres
ent condition of wheat notewor-
thy" says a late report.
There is not a single state with
unfavorable reports.
The forecast is for 6S0,0O0,0O0
bushels.
We hope the farmers of this
country harvest every bushel of it.
Then we hope they get good
price.
Lastly, we hope they share that
good fortune with their wives.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19
OPTIMISTIC CROP REPORTS.
r. ROM all over the country crop
reports indicate bumper
wbeaf cron This ypar

r ROM all over the country crop
reports indicate bumper
wheat crop this year.
This sounds fine.
But will it have the effect most
to be desired by the farmeri
We have some doubts.
Those in position to Judge who
have travelled over number Of
states say the crop will be a good
one; but that it is grossly cxagger-
ated.
These exaggerated stories will
hurt the farmer when it comes time
to sell his crop.
1t is even limited by unkind per-
sons that many of the stories have
been put in circulation by grain
manipulators.
There is this to be said about
optimistic crop prophecies.
They can be so optimistic as to
force down prices to the great in
jury Of the grower.
1t is never to the interest of a
wheat growing country to over-esti-
mate its yield in advance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19
Home and Farm Magazine Section Editorial Page
ss f % nTaak - -

mer makes for health. Black, blue
or any dark cloth is heat absorb
ent and injurious.
"Our summer temperatures arc
as high, and sometimes higher, than
in the tropics. The fact that the
air is dryer is all that saves Us.
White clothes in the tropics are
not whim of fashion-they are .
tribute to necessity and health.
"The man in dark, heavy cloth
ing always is rushing to the leo
water" continued DIR. Crumbine.
"And ten to one he viii have .
crouch on, while the cool man in
white clothing is serene and even
tempered. The ice water, dark
clothing and the crouch are detr-
mental to public and private
health.
OF course, it is not as hot out
here as it is in Kansas
Just the same it is hot enough
to make white clothes pleasant.
Maybe they would look odd on
the farm for day or two.
But what does that compare with
comfort.
We serve notice right here we
are going to try out your advice,
DR.. Crumbine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19

"How to Fight Dandelions" is
the title.
It's 10-year- Teddy's job to
keep the lawn in shape. When
Teddy read that book he laughed
loud.
1t suggests that first you thicken
the grass and crowd out the dande-
lions.
We wcnder if those experts ever
saw that work.
We didn't.
Then, apparently considering that
plan will be failure, the work says
airiIy and flippantly, why just cut
off the tops and sprinkle salt on the
roots.
Don't laugh too much. There's
more.
Here is the real remedy. If the
crowding out does not crowd out
the dandelions, and If the pesky
things seem to thrive on salt, why
then, says the Government bulletin,
the only sure way is to spade them
out.
Said Teddy:
"Why, 1 knew that all the
time"
But those government officials
seem to have few wee doubts as
IN whefher eyon shading ont will
work, for they console us with the
comment that dandelions are
valuable truck crop" in some
countries.
We wish we had that expert here.
We'd let him try his plans in
order some warm day on our stretch
of grass.
And then we d laugh.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19
CABBAGE SEED.
ALL kinds of records have been
"a made in the Northwest.
Here n neW one.

ALL kinds of records have been
"a made in the Northwest.
Here g a new one.
We read it in Colonel Blethens
paper, the Times.
Which is as much as to say it's
true.
"More than 25 per cent of all
the cabbage seed annually planted
in the United States is raised in
La Conner district of Washington,
says Colonel Blethen IS newspaper.
"This is a conservative estimate.
"Some say the La Conner dis
trict raises half the nations cab
bage seed"
Although it takes two years for
crop, yet the returns are large
enough to be worth while.
1t is estimated that l,500 pounds
of seed an acre, worth nearly $50,
is the output.
Cultivation and care run away
with money, yet the profits are es-
timated at 5000 an acre each year.
By planting a tract Of seed in
cabbage on alternate years, year
ly harvest may be realized.
And the seed is said to be tho
best to be found in the whole coun-
try.
That's the way of the northwest
raising the best there is.
And we have got tj thank the
agricultural colleges.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19
OFF FOB THE HOLIDAY.

THE city man is talking of hard
i times.
He doesn't mean it. He likes
to talk.
Have you heard the farmer talk
hard times with his bumper crops!
Or the wool man with wool higher
than it has been for ever so longl
Hardly.
The city man says he can't af-
ford to take n holiday this year.
He II 60 just the same.
And so will the farmer.
And his family.
He'll get the tang of the fresh
salt air in his nostrils, take few
days rest, get new lease on life.
Maybe it will be the mountains
that will lure him with their brac-
ing air.
Perhaps the springs will tonic
him.
But whatever the place, it will
mean a holiday, vacation, change.
We need change and rest. We
want to remember we are not mice
in treadmills.
New ideas for better farming in
variably follow holiday. You
come back new man.
You won't be alone, either.
Statistics show that IS per cent
of the holiday makers at our
beaches and other resorts are COM
posed of farmers and their fami-
lies.
Join them this year.
You ii like it.
And you Il wonder why you new
er did it before.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19
THE COUNTRY BANKER.

THE AMERICAN country banker
has been immortalized. He will
live forever in the minds of
all people in all countries.
OF course, all country bankers
are not like DAVID Harum-would
they were.
There would not be many money
troubles
But it is interesting to know that
the country banker forms the main
stay of the banks of this country.
We learned on good authority the
other day that the "big banker"
can no longer order the small bank
er around.
In a recent editorial, the Finan-
cier, paper concerning money and
moneyed interests, commented on
the compilation of percentages of
membership Of the American Bank
ers' Association by w. d. Vincent,
Of the Old National Bank of Spo-
kane.
Fine name that-Old National
Bank.
Mr.. Vincent said that cover 30
per cent of the American Bankers
Association banks are to be known
as country banks"
That means, he might have add
ed, that rs per cent Of the member
ship is composed of bankerfarmers
tho David Harums of real life.
The Financier says the average
country banker, like the average
newspaper, politician, demagogue,
has not realized how scarce, rsla-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19

w I'TH good steak retailing at all
w the way from 20 to 80 cents q
pound there ought to be little ques-
ton that there will be good money
in the cattle business for any farm
er who will follow it consistently.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19

r HE FIRST man to make and M
an incubator was ridieulcd and
considered . sort of lunatia Nov
the fellow who tries to run = plxns
without one Is called an old foMa
and thought to be lacking praetisal
gray matter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19
UNCLE SAM MAPPING.

AgE FANCY every farmcr-or
wv even the common, ordinary
variety Of city man-who
gets copy Of tho Government o
latest bulletin will snickcr.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19

r HE largest strawberry beds in
U the world are in Hampshire
England. From this one district
1900 tons of berries were shipped
last year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19
BUY Or BUILD.

" the money, but remember
the time of year is fast approach
ing when farmers must begin put
ting up silage. And you can't put
up silage without silo.
If you have silo, just pass this
up.
It's meant for the man who
hasn't.
Some farmers have silos, but
don't know the value of silage.
They are few.
Some realize the value Of silage
but haven't silos.
Still others neither understand
the worth of silage nor have silos.
It's time to consider this silage
question seriously.
There is scarcely any system of
farm feeding which will add to the
profits Of the farm like the use Of
silage.
If you carry on dairying, you
simply can't afford to be without
one. You lose money every day
you haven't one.
Silos provide succulent feed.
They also reduce the amount Of
concentrated feed required by the
stock.
One most striking advantage
silage has is that rain or bad
weather need not interfere with the
harvesting of the crop.
With all these good points, why
not make up your mind TO have
silo todayi
In the words Of the advertise
ment: Do it now!
Some farmers will prefer to buy
their own silos.
Some will prefer to buy the lum-
Der to construct them.
Others will choose concrete for
the same purpose.
The question of type is a trouble
some one The answer depends on
local conditions-and finances.
If you want assistance, why drop
a line to your agricultural college.
1t wants to be of help.
Look over the advertising col
umns. Write a line to the silo
manufacturers. Discuss the matter
with them. They will give you good
advice.
If you doubt this, remember
that silos are not the only things
you will want to buy. The manu-
facturer or agent knows he has to
satisfy the farmer. One farmer
pleased is in effect many potential
customers.
The farmer never hesitates to
give word Of advice to his friendA
And advice often makes sales.
The manufacturers know this.
That is why their advice will be
honest; why it will help you in
buying silo.
A cheap silo, that is one not
overly expensive, is better than
none at all.
1t may be the most expensive in
the long run, however.
A silo constructed of durable ma
terals is the one to be preferred.
The pit silo, while better than
none, is the least to be preferred.
The variety of crops which can
be used for silage is composed Of
just what farmer raises. The
variety is so large that no farmer
is without such crop.
Corn is the crop most commonly
used. Peas and oats, vetch and
oats, peas and barley or yetch and
barley are popular combinations for
silage. Clover and corn make a
good combination; so do wheat and
clover. In fact, many dairymen pin
their faith on this last combination.
Rye can be used to advantage.
In last resort, use weeds, but not
until other crops have been ex-
hausted.
But you can't use silage till you
have a silo.
Think over that silage question,
Than huu nr hu;11
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19

UT in Dakota If thief steals
one chicken it is called petit larceny,
but if he gets away with more it in
called grand larceny. This is Ger
tainly a difference with q ven
geance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19

. IGS may be "ornery" On ocea-
sion, but hen that gets Il
into her noddle that she doem Z
want to set where the owner wants
her to set, takes the medal from the
pig.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19

TT IS a truth that all Of US Ought
to realize more fully than we do
that both good and evil thoughts and
impulses grow weaker il not put
into action.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-06-19

THE AMERICAN country banker
has been immortalized. He will
live forever in the minds of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
Many New Bungalows In Ell Paso
Ell PasO Has Many Things To Make
1t the Metropolis Of the Southwest
, L PASO HAS 40 churches.
FL Paso has a million dollar hotel.

h Paso has million dollar hotel.
- 81 Paso a regimenta cavalry post Fort Bliss
R Pass Pass the Bss5gns5s h. second army o36do a q TO-
population people than 16ooo
81 PasO has municipal watewOrs system with pumping capacity
gallons water comes flowing through nsfaIaI
Valued s399oooo for ground alone.
p Paso Sas IS miles Of 6snnsnts sidewalks
EI PaaO has nine square the city limits
81 Paso is instEg main system that will cost $4,000
Fl Pas miles l2 mile
Il Pss s2s saas7 ny in the
Pass has has an am s lS 5l 87s0 feet 6 '' %
81 PaSo is built Of brick stuoco and tile there
81 Paso has three properties costing than
Bases streets lighted BY 20 lights
Pass has a Be telephone system With almost 5000 subscribers
81 stOpOver privileges Ell Paso
over the eight Taraad ng cnR B ana departing al the union station
Pass has a Masonic temple representing 100000 investment
telephone underground any city Of the same size
principal States customs port on the Mexican border
public pupils and nine private schools
Fl Psso their city of the
81 Psso public library volumes large number
Inc library building and grounds valued 100000
81 Pa a has Y N G A building valued $500 900
club asG mas H0Shts Of GuT6us home Of $4,000 ga the rOte
FL Paso has 10 banks with combined resources of 100000
rate Of go cents per $780, based valuation.
States, and second largest in Ire world nc OniSo
m Fl P has Portland cement factory with $4,000 barrel
FL PaO has the n he
f 1e4A
asphalt macadam roads, costing
Fl
story Ansoa1 ills bu1din
swithg
49, - - @''
81 Paso is the machinery Rocky mountain region
south Of Colorado and including all of part Mexico
FL
W lwayco - -
81 PasO has electrical
- e0 S'A ~ LIZ
five wholesale produce and commission houses
Mexico
E paO valley climate enabling doors all the
Fl Pasos yearly customs receipts 100000
FL PasOs to
FL Paso has
FL Paso has automobile club is affiliated with
The A. A. A. " -4-91 win
81 telegraph vire
FL
q PaSO Milling a
Fl
acres OF land with the Of the Grande that products
S20O0QO0O
II Paso IS abundanty supplied with
ION Mexico and may be the distributing
rom the high line generating plants irrigation project
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

limit even for factory work; there is
no state in the union that has at
tempted to get an age limit higher
than twelve years for neWsbOys; and
only seven states have reached a stan
dard Of tWenty-One years age limit for
night messengers.
Boys Of fourteen or less are still
employed at the peril Of their moral
and physical integrity in this night
messenger work in a score Of states.
Agricultural work is still entirely
unregulated outside of New York and
Tennessee, and children of tender
years are doing an adults work in
the berry fields and, cranberry boys.
Many states that have made child
labor laws are not seeing shat they
are enforced. and the National com
1nittee is now engaged in a careful
survey Of the methods OF miEistering
the law in the different states"
The whole subject OF the admlntstra-
ton Of child labor laws is to be taken
up at the National Conference Of Child
Labor which win be held in New
Orleans next March.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

lem of child labor. To this end the
National committee has been busiIy
engaged for month past in supplying
teachers, as well as clergymen, with
the latest phases Of the movement
against child labor and proposes that
at chapel exercises or at some specially
designated period in Mondays school
work teachers shall in some manner
take up the subject Of child labor with
their charges.
Interest Is widespread.
Interest taken in the matter Is re
come in at the rate Of over 100 day
Tor information, in reply to which the
National committee has dlstrlDuleu
Quantities of pamphlets on the relallon
Of child labor to education. Indlca-
lions are that thousands Of teachers
VIII unite with clergymen in some sort
Of Observance of the day.
Since the first Child Labor day was
observed in 1906, such striking pro-
gress has been made that the rank and
IlIe of states today have advanced be-
Iond the standard Of the most progress
sive ten years ago, according to owen
X \. LioyeJoy, general secretary OF the
national Child Labor committee.
Laws All Revised.
The child labor laws Of practically
all states have been revised and i'm
proved; knowledge as to the conditions
OF working children has been widely
spread; the causes, effects and methods
of prevention of child labor have be-
come matters Of thorough scientific
study and treatment; a Uniform Child
Labor law for the several states has
been widely approved, and the federal
government has put into successful
operation a Children's bureau.
But" Secretary LovejOy adds, "the
white list Of states with a really ef-
fective child labor law covering ten
or more of the common occupations of
is still very shOrt-Only four
teen states in all, and even these leave /
certain kinds of work outside Of the
fOurteen-year limit
Boys as Night Messengers.
There are nine states which have
not yet reached a fOurteen-year age
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
SCHOOLS To
HAVE CHILD
LABOR DAY
Observance This Year VIII
Extend Through Sun
day and Monday.
SEEKS FREEDOM
FOR YOUNG SLAVES

NJ EW YORK, Jan. 24.-The child
y labor problem win be put be-
- fore the children themselves
throughout the country this year for
the first time. Tomorrow has been
designated as Child Labor day to be
observed as has been the custom for
the past ten years in regular and spe-
cial church services generally, but a
new step has been taken by the Ma
tiOnal Child Labor committee in call
ing upon teachers throughout the
country to observe next Monday as
Child Labor day in the schools
The main idea is to get children to
think in their own behalf on the prob
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

two stories high, contain seven rooms.
and be built Of red pressed brick in the
Flemish style of architecture. 1t will
cost between $1,000 and $4,000 Work
upon its construction is expected to be-
gin in January.
Builds Pretty Homes.
J. c. Worthfngton. contractor, built
the following houses during the year:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

the basement The house will be built
upon five lots, with a circular courtyard
laid out in the grounds in front Work
upon this home will start early in the
year.
Handsome Home for LOretz.
Another handsome home will be that
Of W II. Loretz which viii also be built
on Federal street. This home win be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
1lius KFaIZauer's New Home.


r,E W ~ ~ 4A-AE-AA \ A1Ete.
state and county taxes for 1913 will
become delinquent if not paid prior to
February 1, 1914
Commencing Thursday, January Is.
the office viii be open from 7 to 8
o'clock in the evening to accommodate
those who cannot come in the day time.
VIII I. Watson,
County Tax Collector.
advertisements
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24

= = heIr = preparIng TO build a
handsome $4,000 home in Manhattan
Heights on Federal street. It will be
Of white brick, built in the Italian
Renaissance style Of architecture, and
VIII be two stories high It's 2 rooms
viii be finished throughout I'm hard
wood, with d billiard and ballroom In
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
win DufId 10 RunrnIoyvq.

among the new residences that will
be started early in 1914 will be abouf
10 BUNGALOWS, costing about $500 each
and 10 two story houses 20 range in
cost from $4,000 to $500 each that will
be built on Montana street between
the 200 and 5000 blocks. These houses
viii be built by the MayfieId Ruildfnr
and Improvement company. and the
plans for them are being made now.