Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-01-15
TO COMPLETE SEWER SYSTEM
THE CITY COUNCIL IS ASKED re
MAKE IT COVER THE
ENTIRE CITY
WILL FOSTER THE SILOS
COMMITTEE ASSISTING FARM.
Frs IS COMMENDED FOR
IT'S WORK

Convinced that there win be an IN.
sistent demand for pinto beans dur
ing the coming fall. due to the fact
that they have come into favor with
the public wherever introduced upcn
the market the board Of dlrec-
tors Of the Commercial cub. at
its regular meeting last night, decid-
ed to urge the farmers Of san Miguel,
Mora and other counties within the
trade zone Of Las Vegas to endeavor
this year to raise large quantities Of
thus product which Is most fayorably
adapted to the soil Of this section of
New Mexico The directors also pass
ed a resolution commencing the citi-
dens' committee which has been en-
deavoring to aid the dairy and cattle
industry by assisting the farmers to
bq5 silos, and urging that the same
z ty be pursued in Mora county.
solution suggesting to, the city
tcil the clubs desire that the
itary sewer system be extendea
cover the entire CITY and that 1
table disposal works be built. als
4 COMMITTEES eoap of
Iden, william Springer ana il.
Hermann was appointed for the 3
pose Of visiting the farmers ana
teresting them in the growing OF
beans. This committee win assure
the agriculturists chat they win have
market for beans next fall. IN for
mer years the farmers have raised
large quantities Of beans, and have
found them glut on the market.
The wholesale houses however, have
been in correspondence with the big
commission houses of the southwest
and have found that beans win be ID
constantly increasing demand from
year to year.
The subject Of beans was brought
up BY Director William Springer
who said that be had received let
ter from a big brokerage house 0f
Denver and Pueblo which stated the
demand for pinto beans is growing
Accompanying the letter was gov
ernment analysis Of the beans, which
shows them to be superior to the
ordinary pea beans.
The letter Is as follows.
Denver Col. JAM 2.
The Charles Ilfeld Co.
Las Vegas, NJ NJ
Gentlemen: We quote from let.
ter just received from the United
States department of agriculture, bu.
reau OF chemistry, Washington D. C.
In regard to the analysis Of pinto
beans. cooking tests and an analysts
Of these beans show them to be the
equivalent Of pea beans Of the north,
50 FAR as food value is concerned.
Each carried about % per cent q
protein. no be exact the pinto beans
according to the analysis of the hu
reau Of chemistry. carried 2Ss2 pe
cent Of protein while the average oE
five analyses Of pea beans shows
2s.24 per cent Of protein
-The cooking tests of the two in.
dioate that for certain uses tha pinta
beans have a slight superiority The
judges passing upon them consider
the flavor Of the pinto beans super
ior to that Of the pee beans
You viii note the superior quality
of pinto beans. ard the place these
beans have won Ii many mafkh
has been manifested hy the fepea
ing orders wherever 80 Introductory
car has been shsppsa
Ne trust you wili urge merchan
aud particularly growers with whom
gou come % contact lo plan. n
crsased acreage Fl nintoA N
IS Il has proven % he Ais aure
most successful Try farming a8