El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-12-21

produce a marketable fiber, which
III such great demand BY manufac-
turers OF the east mfr. Haas says
his invention Is beyond the expert
mental stage, and he il now making
arrangements to take tout patents.
He says the machines can be manu-
factured at. 5000 to- $500 each. apd
that they are comparatively simple.
The matter has been laid before the
chamber OF cOmmerca.andl an effort
will be made to raise, something
Hike $500 to manufacture a ma
chine and establish an experiment
al plant in Tucumcari.
MARKETING MTsTLEToE The
annual rushg in the shipment OF
mistletoe is on, says the Las Cruces
lCltizen. r. G. Barrier g. Company
are sending out great quantities OF
this Christmas decoration to every
part Of the country. The wagons or
the company are busy. all over the
valley gathering the mistIetce
from the cottonwood trees The
cottonwood mistIetoe is covered
with beautiful white berries. and
the Barker company has built up an
annual trade OF considerable pro
portions, sending shipments as far
as the Hawaiian iSlandssf
MRS. PIERCE PUBLIC DEFENDER
Mrs. Nellie Pierce, formerly oil
Albuquerque, has been appointed
police court defender for women III
Los Angeles. Mrs. Pierce; formerly
Miss Nellie Brewer had the distinc-
ton OF being the only woman law
yer In New Mexico.
se MINE PLANs-The IS Minlng
company, Of the Lordsburg district
OF Grant county, which ranks sec
ond to the Chino Copper company
as a copper producer, has decided
on the sinking of the main shaft
until the 95O-foot lever has been
reached, and to prosecute lateral
work at the various levels. The I'M
provements for the coming year, as
contemplated, are to build a few
small family houses and a hotel for
.single Q
y. IS. TO REPAIR RoAps-Charles
Heath and Fred Sherman, two Of
the members of the Luna county :
road board, have returned from San
Antonio, Tex, where they vent To
interview General Frederic Funston,
in regard to securing government ,
aid in repairing the county roads
which have been damaged by the
travel of heavy government motor
trucks. They we're cordially receiy-
ed by General Funston, who *
pressed his willingness to cooper
ate with them in securing aid from
the federal government in making i,
the repairs.
COLUMBUS OIL WELL-The big oil
well rig taken to Columbus by 10, &.
Kniffin has been set up at the old
we'll there which Is down to a depth
of about 500 feet. The rig used be-
fore did good work and the hole is
straight, but II was too slow ana
not large enough for the job, The
rig now In place Is probably the
largest ever brought into the stale
of New Mexico. Mr.. Kniffin has
leases signed up for several thou
sand acres Of land, enough to pro
tect himself in a S oil is found in
commercial quantities.
PRISONER INJURIES GALusHA-L
M. Mile, whose resistance to arrest
for drunkenness and disorder Ia
Albuquerque led to a mix-up in
which Chief Of Police Galusha had
a finger and a knuckle broken, paid
a $50 fine in the city court and
agreed to bear the doctors bill inrS
Cured by the chief.
SHIP GOATS 70 TExAS-WilIiam
ThreadgiH, of El Paso, and Frank
Stewart, of Del Rio, Tex, who spent
last week In Luna and Grant coun-
ties looking for goats, succeeded IN
purchasing GOO head. These we're
shipped out of Deming to Del Rio.
TAOS sPoRTsMEN EkEcT or
FIcERS-The Taos Game and Fish
Protective association has elected
the following officers I for the en-
suing year: w. II. Dunton, presir
dent; IT. L. Leatherman, vice presi
dent: j. w. Reilly. secretary; Cliff
ford d, Hubert, treasurer; ~. y.
Barker. William Hinde, members OF
executive committee.
NEW ZINC FuRNAcE-The plan to
build a demonstrating plant here
for the smelling Of zinc ore by the
new process invented by George w
Wright is rapidly nearings compile
ton and the erection Of the smefter
has already begun on q site east or
town. The Wright invention Is the
first radical change that has been
made in the methods Of treating
zinc ores in the past century, says
the Deming Headlight and it VIM
work a saying Of at least SO per
cent in the consumption Of fuel and
will also give a larger yield from
the ore that is treated under the
new process. The furnaces used ~
the new process will generate q
greater degree OF heat than any ~
use at present and can be run or
either oil. gas or coal.