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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-27

Ia Luxor and Assouan ~ Upper Egypt
serving the %irrigabie and fertile core
OF the great ssnd waste.
TN the beginning of the i:nglhi
administration the Egyptian state
railway was in "A bad way Its road
ted was out of repair: its equipment
~riously ~detcrioriated. and its loco
moti,cs and rolling stock were most
" out OF date. Its income was not
sufficient TO keep 1t H. the ways Of
progress. British army engineers
were put In charge. and Just before
the present war the railroad had be.
come n of the government, prinoi.
pal sources of
There were ut the wars outbreak
l.fo0 mites of trackagc open To tral-
nc in b State railway system. Port
Said was connected with Cairo, n dis
lance of 1t5 miles. on an express
schedule Of Az hours. From Aloxan-
dria To Cairo. II Distance of 1870 miles.
the winter tourist was rushed through
10 Cairo In just three houts. The
Egyptian system was linked up with
fhe soudan government railway. to
khartcum aud beyond. by u stesmer
service between Assouan and wadi
Halfa.
Thus the long British frontier.
from the blue Mediterranean 10 the
darkest wilds Of interior Anica. was
hound together with s,eel bands be-
Tore the worlds peace ended. and
now these lines OF rail form one OF
the highly importan, factors in the
European struggle for the East"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-27
TAX review TO I
Be ISSUED On
FEBRUARY FIRST
Publication of State Taxpay.
ers' Association to Be Given
to Public on Time, Assert
Officials.

Santa Fee. y VI. Jan. s..-Omcers
OF the Taxpayers Association of New
Mexico announced today that the nrst
number Of The New Mexico Tax Re-
view" the associations monthly mag.
azine. or bulletin, will be distributed
on February |. 1ght on time. The
magazine, designed mainly az a regu-
lar medium for informing members OF
the association OF the work being done
By liz officers. will also carry a reRu-
lar allotment of space devoted To ed
ucational and informative mntter rel
alive to taxation and public finance
and administration II promises to
be " considerably more than the usual
interest found in n publication with n
purpose. The magazine will he issued
for profit. and will be sent free 10
members of the association. and TO
no1-inembers who may wish II AZ the
|Cost OF the minimum membership dues
IN the association, which is $3.50 a
wear for taxpayers paying $500 or less
annually In taxes.
The table Of contents Of the initial
number. made public today by Dlrec-
tor James gives "A general idea OF the
character 81 the publication and the
field it will cover, ana includes:
4 review OF the 1915 tax leyics, hy
Director a r. James also Mr.. James
article on school Costs IN New Mex
ico.' n brief summary Of which VAS
made public last week. In this issue,
also. Mr.. James begins a series OF edu-
%cationai articles on taxation. planned
to extend over "A year or more. and To
cover the theory, history and practice
of taxation, The FIRST article IN under
the title civilization and Taxation"
other articles include the following;
Purposes of the New Mexico Tax
payers Association and the New Mex
leo Review by Herbert j iIagorman.
president OF the TAXPAYER associa-
HON.
Work Of the New Mexico State
Tax Commission by Herbert W.
Clark, Of Las Vegas.
Taxation Problems BEFORE New
Mexico, by Governor william G. Nc
Donald.
New Mexico's New Tax Laws" by
II. q. Bursum of Socorro.
Work of the National Tax Associa-
ton" by y. $. Adams of Washington.
u G., It's secretary.
Public Indebtedness by /. q.
Powers. OF Washington. ID c.. the Ca
nous taxation statistlcian.
The initial number also will o n
tain u complete list of members of the
association aud its plans M laid down
Tor the coming year Of work. The
Taxpayers association plans no cam
paign for subscriptions to the maga-
zine. Members receive II free and
others who wish II may obtain II by
addressing tho organization Office. box
g0l. Albuquerque, or by nd lressing
director a, u. James. at Santa Re.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-27
SEEKING EFFICIENT GOVERN.
MENT.

THAT Albuquerque citizeas sener.
lily are more than dissatisfied
with tho present form OF gov.
crnment in this municipality n par.
iieulorly with the conditions Of ad.
m%lnistration which have obtained fol
the past two years has been evident
for some time Just how strong this
dissatisfaction has become has beer
made evident by the response TO the
Herqid's suggestion for discussion OF
the practicability OF the commission
form OF government here. a form
made possible by existing New Mex
leo law. \ strong letter from u prom.
inent taxpayer appears in an adJoin
ms column today and others viii bs
presented from time n time.
Another correspondent calls atten-
ton to "A recent report on IA, success
"i tn" City manager plan, summarized
IN the following
Dissatisfaction with local municipal
governments IN many cities ara towns
81 the United states has led To a
boom for Inc city manager pan, un-
der whi.h cities are run like any
other business. with the brake hard
on expenditures, and the assurance
oi inli NolT' tor money sDcu;. togcth-
or with IN. highest efficiency of the
'i'y's employees. The new year brings
several more cites under the plan.
ana In 1917 Il IN expected that "A good.
" group of municipalities viii seek
relief In the new order of city govern
ment. either IN full measute or in
modified form.
h month the cities Of Now burg.
y, Y, Sauduskv. .. aud niagara
Falls, \, Y nave been placed under
city managers aud thi. addition
brings the number of cities trying out
this method of government up to -.
Nearly ever, newspaper reader has
read az IN. remarkable results
achieved mt Rayton O. when has had
the system in efficient operation for
two years. Much has been written
concerning the savings in that IN
stance. and Dayton In still the larscs,
city 10 Try Il out. P%ittsburgh aud De-
,roit are seriously DISCUSSING the ad-
visability Of trying Il out In Their city
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-27

governments. while other large cities
have active organizations looking t.
the same end.
The commission manager plan IL a
radical departure from our popular
form Of city government. IL IN based
on efficiency and responsibility To the
p.opl" not on the political fortunes
Irf leaders % cliques. Dcadwood.
waste, graft ana temptation to saddle
debt onto the municipality are all
eliminated. In consequence the taxes
are Kept to the lowest possible level,
and the public expenditures purchase
the hes; that money can buy in the
open market. Such is the theory un-
der which the new form OF city gov
eminent was worked out. and the re-
ports from the cities which have al
ready adopted the plan testify to tho
success of the city manager govern
ment, In cases where the plan has
been put into effect without strings
or bitches.
Practically all OF our political
abuses, civic. state or national. have
their origin In the political
ment of cities. II is c~ontended by the
advocates Of the city manager plan
that the cleaning up OF our cities. the
taking Of their management u OF
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-27

TO recupcrate periodically from long
continued overgrazing. except BY accl-
dent, nor to mature crops of seed to
Keep at Il maximum the stands of
plants on the range. II has not been
possible to give any thought To those
important mattcbs. Occasionally Il
has been the scene of strife from con-
nicting stock interests. Being public
land II could not DO fenced. lcascl or
purchased, and 1t could be homcstcnd-
ed only IN very small tracts. II has
pcen beyond the power of cattlcmon
ana sheepmen. however much they
might desire, To handle these grazing
areas in a practical way. In order to
get h largest grazing returns from
the land, and to safeguard their inVcst-
ments In stock. Losses of stock on the
range from starvation and other causes
nave been excessive.
The government has held this lanl
Tor homestead settlement under cundi-
tons entirely impractIcabic. and Ia the
meantime. IL has deprecated alarming
~ IN It's productive capacity. Under
the dcplorable conditions noted above.
II IL not surprising that the grazing
capacity Of this large body of land has
steadily from decade To- dec
ade, until today 1t ia about one-halr TO
of what il was formcrly Il,
the light OF the successful management
of the grazing lands of Australia. and
OF Texas. through ownershiu.
leasehold and reasonable re-
striction, | cannot but condemn Tho
wasteful and u~nscientiic grazing meth.
DDS that have been allowed to contlnu,
So long on the public domain.
The Ferris 64O-acre stuok-ralsinr
bill Is Intended to oncour-
age permanent settlement and houo
building on the better class of the
above public domain grazing land
Stockmon In perhaps every commnntty
will be benefited TO some extent by
the law, since 1t gives to ,hus. win
in 100 or 320-acre lots "A prefer
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-27
Interesting pr0bls5ir on Grading
Cattle.

There are a number OF interesting
problems which every western stock
man has Ia face that We hope 10 clear
up through these experiments. which.
carried out as they will he ON such a
lars, scale and with large numbers Of
cattle, must definitely settle some
hitherto doubtful points. Flrat among
these, IN the question o! the number of
acres ~ this class of range necessary
To support n grown animal during a
year the possibilities of tho introduc-
ton of new plants. tho reduction of
losses from blackleg on the ranges
through vaccination and other pre-
tentative measures; the development
of additional water supplies through
wells n rain tanks. thus allowing
closer utilization OF every acre of the
range, and the rate OF recovery while
being used. of overlooked ranges.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-27

nkumcnts and muscles. They tell Of rc.tnli
eomIori. OF calm. peaceful nights, an ab
Rod Of expectancy. relief from mornin.
sissnes. no more ~ that apprehension viii,
~meh ~ many young women's mind, h..
eome hurdened: u u q splendid help. Oct
. npttie 81 Mothers Friend from YOUR
neesest druggist. Ask your husbard 10 eel
for you. Then write TO Bradncld Rcs.
uIatnr Co. tos Lamar ilde.. Atlanta, Ia.
Tor q very handsome and Instructive bni'
u IL allied with suggestive ideas Of rrcat
help To all women Interested In the subject
OF maternity. And hest 81 all are .oInr lei.
, w,,I ir"% mothers tass ere ysal Inspirations,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-27
Madison. Wis

N. u. Reynolds says
This In to certify that . have been
"A great sufferer from rheumatism
since 1894. Contracted the disease
while working with a snow pillow on
the railroad. For several years ]
have been Obliged to uss crutches a
great part Of the time. Having used
three boxes ~ the Meritol Rheumatism
Powders, l have thrown away the
clutches and arr now almost fully re-
covered. II certainly has done Won
ders for ms and ! heartily recommend
II. NJ. ID. Reynolds. Prices soc, 800
Orwell Drug Co. exclusive agents.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-27
Assistant Forester In Charge
Of Grazing Discusses Re.
suits Of Experiments on the
Forests.
COOPERATION GREAT
AIM OF SERVICE
Satisfaction Expressed With
Results Attained by Joint
Work Of Officials an6 Cat.
tlemen.

~ Paso, Tex, Jan. 2i.-Win q.
Barnes. assistant forester In charge of
grazing. went into details upon the re-
suits OF grazing experiments N the ma
tional forests In an exhaustive address
made today 10 the convention OF the
American National Livestock associa-
ton. Mr.. Barnes look w genera!
lxrazing conditions. which he said were
good: cooperation. which he said the
service IA making strenuous efforts
to install everywhere; range rules for
governing Rrazing IN different sections
of the forests. and the improvements
In conditions noted by the forest OH =
GERS. declaring hat more stock was
being grazed on the same areas now
than formerly had been the case.
Mr.. Barnes spoHc IN part as follows:
During h gfazlng season which has
Just ended. the relations existing be-
tween the forest service and the stock
men using the forests have continued
TO he extremely agreeable. n few
eases of discomfort which may natural
ally be expected where there are more
than 80, goo separate permitees graz
ing. all classes ~ domestic animals
over a region extending from the can
adam "a the Mexican line are in a
great measure due either to the mis-
understanding ~ the policies under
which the national forest areas are
now being administered for grazing
purposes. or else the natural inciina-
ton of the individual TO object To any
kind OF supervision. even though II IN
meant for his own good.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-27
FlaoAid For
J0othor.to-be

We arc. al greatly indebted I, ,hos,
Noo vi thele oxpericnccs. And anou,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-03
WILL SWAP TWELVE
FOR OLDEST HAYNES
Company Makes Offer to Find
Out the Oldest Car Of It's
Make Still in Service.

The Haynes Automobile Company
wants to ind the oldest Haynes car
and will trade one Of its newest models.
a twelve cylinder car. for the earliest
machine Of its make which can be found.
A. q. Seiberling. general manager Of
the Haynes, says: There are still a
number Of the older models doing ser
vice. One veteran built In the times
when the modes called for surveys and
phaetons is still pulling It's loads over
the rutted highways OF the Dakota
plains. The chances are the offer will
types Of Haynes cars that were
popular in tho early days. The automo-
biles built In the late eos and The first
years Of the following decade had two
cylinder motors, machines with large
bore cylinders and short piston stroke
In 1906 We put q o u cylinder motor
a on the market. which was followed
by the first Of the six cylinder type
seven years later.
at il possible that one Of the oldest
cars Of the one cylinder type may arise
p~hoenixlike from the ashes and scrap
heaps of the motor car industry and
lay claim to the Haynes light twelve,
The Haynes company built cars Of this
ITtOuSh bio utSt iOui yohiS VI va Mo
ence and the homecoming of one of these
automobile pioneers would be a occa-
sion for festivity.
THE very first Haynes car has been
presented to the Smithsonian Institution
by Elwood Haynes. This was the car
that he put together in a blacksmith
shop to substitute for an old gray horse
which hacked endurance to match the
needs Of his owner in going over the
roads connecting a circuit of gas wells
In central Indiana. Mr.. Haynes drove
his first American automobile. which
attained . speed Of nine miles a hour.
In and about Kohomo for ten years or
more.
Whatever model the offer TO trade
returns It will make a striking demon
etration Of motor car progress. owners
Of old Haynes cars are requested to send
In their names to the factory at kokomo,
together with complete descriptions of
the machines. 30 that the Oldest car may
be found as quickly as possible"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-03
BELATED EXHIBITS
STILL ARE ARRIVING
Freight Car Shortage and Bad
Weather Have Held
Them Up.
PIONEERS DAY Is NEAR

Although the Automobile Show IN
Grand Central Palace was closed to the
public yesterday there was considerable
activity in and around the building get
ting in q flock Of belated cars and other
exhibits which the freight . shortage
and bad weather had held up on The
rails. Several new cars not seen last
week will be on view to-day; hkewiss
a number Of accessory exhibits. Many
Of the exhibits on the main hoor n
mexzanine have been r~earrangcd.
One maker has no stripped chassis
to exhibit despite we'll laid plans. The
Mitchell chassis vas shipped from Ra-
cine In what seemed ample time to get
here for the show, but owing to h rail-
road freight congestion II Ia lost j.
=. McAnulty, the Mitchell sales engineer.
who had expected to deliver his usual
lectures on the chassis. Is for the nonce
a man with his occupation gone. He has
asked Carl II. Page. the Eastern Mitch-
ell distributor, to use his influence with
the railroad company to hurry the chas-
sis to this city. He got out Of a sick
bed to come here to explain the mechan-
ical details of the car and resents his
involuntary activity.
Tomorrow IL to be Pioneers Day at
the show. upon which occasion more
than 100 Of the men who are responsible
for giving the automobile industry It's
early start, will gather for q reunion.
Many Of them are making special trips
to New York In order to be here for
the occasion and also for the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce ban
quet to be held at the Waldorf-Astoria
tomorrow evening. Among those who
will be present are the following:
Col. George Pope. Alexander Winton.
Elwood Haynes. A. l.. Riker. Louis
Clarke. Charles e. Duryea, John Bris-
ben Walker. q. r. Doris, Charles Metz.
j. Frank Duryea. Elmer Apperson.
Edgar Apperson. r. J. Newman. w. s.
Baker, A. l.. Pope, Charles T. Jehery.
J. X. Bartholomew, Howard Il. CONN.
w. G. Owen. A. II. Overman. Frank b.
S~tearns. J. w. Packard. Roy u. Chaplin,
Alfred Reeves. X. f.. Odds, George q.
Brandenburg. II. II. Rice, L. II. Thomas,
r.. c. Stearns. Henry NJ. Leland. NJ. J.
Budlong. william Metzger. Charles Cliff
ton. James Joyce. II. II. Franklin. Harry
Knox. John Bate. Benjamin Briscoe,
George Dixon, A. C. Newly. X. c. Reus-
chaw. S. u. Walden. l.. II. Kittredge,
David Ferguson. Henry May. L. II. Ben.
son, w. c. Durant. S. b. Bowman. Rob
ert Garden. s. A. Miles, Gus Boyer. A. l.
Garford. Charles knight, J. ID. Maxwell,
Charles b. Kin and +. r. Stanley.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-03
REQ ENJOYS "REPEAS."
or Per Cent. Of Original Owners
Come Back for second Car.

Come Back for second Car.
With a view to determining Just how
regularly Reos pea tho REQ Motor
Car Company Of New York recently has
consulted 1896 owners of Reos In this
vicinity who have at one time or an
other owned n REQ car m Thereafter
purchased another car of any descrip-
ton. In SO per cent, or a total OF
1928 instances out Of the 1885. Reos
have been selected for a second time.
Seventy-two per cent. of the 1855 own
ers have owned three Reos, ~ per cent.
have owned four, 10 per cent have
2 per cent. have owned seven. and eiGh-
teen persons. Q fraction less than I per
cent. have owned eight. One man has
owned nine.
1t is the contention OF the REQ Motor
Car Company Of New York that the
equal Of THU record cannot be shown by
any other car. Following out this idea
r. representative was sent recently up
and down Automobile o to ascertain
how many used Reos were on sale else
where than in the REQ establishment
An exhaustive search. which included
visits to 100 used car and combination
In uncovering only three Reos on sale
and good prices were being asked for
them.
ITO my mind. the supreme test of
motor car merit is afforded by An in
v~estigation such as the one we have Just
concluded" says r.. Z. 1ngersoll. man.
ager of Eastern branches Of the Rec
Motor Car Company. Frankly. We did
not dream that the investigation would
prove SO favorable to US. We knew that
we had many owners who had purchased
Reos over and over. but We had no ides
- --> 1. A-a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-03
BIG YEAR Is COMING.
L. T.. Je6ery Get Reports FrO0
His Dealers the Country Over.

Charles T. JefYery. president OF the
Thomas d. Jeffery Company OF Kenosha.
has arrived at the Vanderbilt, He has
received word from $50 Jenfery dealers
h practically every section of the
country b booming with prosperity.
California reports that there will be so
per cent. more cars sold there during the
coming year h a ever before. Diversity
OF crops In Texas has proved a wonder
full boost in addition TO a big cotton crop.
Iowa, Illinois. Minnesota, the Dakotas.
Kansas and Wisconsin IA all been en-
riched by bountiful crops and healthy
business conditions.
From Seattle TO Jacksonville and from
San Francisco to Portland. Me, dealers
are counting on the biggest year Of the
business the industry has yet seen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-03
LIGHT METALS THE TEST.
That Is the statement of Alumi-
mum Manufactures.

Light metals will mark the line be-
tween the old and the new manufac-
turer OF motor cars. according to f. f..
Allyne. president Of the Aluminium Cast
ings Company OF Cleveland. The ten
dency, according 10 Mr.. Allyne, is not
% much for speed az toward construc-
ton that tends TO quick and easy &C.
celerstion.
Aluminium has been used to such al
extent in the Marmon "a that It's weight
has been reduced by 1000 pounds. The
motor is distinctly Marmon in it's char
acter. but It's weight and its non-heating
quality have rendered 1t conspicuous.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-03
New York Dealer for bort.

A New York dealer for the bort
Motor car Company. Flint. Mich. will be
announced before the close Of the show.
The last minute decision Of the bort
company to exhibit at the New York
show this year Is taken as confirmation
or the report that a selling company
Is to be established The bort exhibited
last year. but the demand for the car
In territories already established was
40 great that It was not thought ad-
visable to attempt to meet a New York
demand then. Since that time, however.
the factory production a been in
creased several times until now II In
more thar 1000 cars a month.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-03
UTILITY CLASS GROWING.
Ow who Drive for Pleasure
Only Fewer, says q. c. Hubbs.

Ousy TS~Srs SayS ~ - huOOSs
1.-THE percentage OF car owners who
drive for pleasure only is growing small
Ter every year." says George c. Hubbs,
assistant general sales manager OF
Dodge Bros. Detroit. "Motor Cars to-
day are an economic necessity. and this
10 true particularly Of the cars In our
class. Even the wealthy man who has
one or moro big cars for pleasure tour
Ing Is turning to the smaller car, with
It's light upkeep for business purposes.
I'VE had a striking example of this
Immediately after the last time Calves
ton wa swept by sea. Naturally, we
looked for a slump I'm business in the
Galveston territory, but instead our rep
~resentative there made demands for
more cars, me specified many roadsters.
When We inquired We ascertained that
the big men OF the community. who were
throwing themselves heart and soul into
repairing the damages one by the
waters, were buying the Dodge Bros
roadsters so that they could get around
the city more quickly"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-03
AeropIane Fans on Chalmers.

Among the interesting items in a me-
chanical way at the Automobile Show are
the %aeroplane fans used on the Chalmers
cars. Chalmers engineers say that the
new a%eroplane fan. with its two broad
blades Tilted at a sharp angle, gives
Go per cent. more efficiency than the
type ordinarily In use.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-03
automobile Manufacturers Exhibiting Many Novelties al the Palace Sov
Literature CiUen
Away Costs High

MONG the items that cost
money at the Automobile
Show is the printed matter given
away. Booklets, plain and In col
ors, carried away under the arms
Of visitors cost some exhibitors
as much as $4,000 for their
show supply. Taken as an aver
age Of $4,000 worth Of printing
to an exhibitor, It means there is
given away free about 100000
worth Of automobile literature"
This high cost Of literature is
illustrated by q man at the Lex
ington exhibit on the second floor.
This company has . colored book
let showing . seasonable picture
Of . young woman "in the fur
trenches" at the wheel. Inside
are interesting pictures along
with q readable story built around
the new minute Man" Six which
these builders are introducing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-03

distributors for the Simplex and Sim,
plex-Crane cars in San Francisco. Lvs
Angeles and other territory west q tina
Mississippi In which Simplex is not at
present represented. Messrs. Arnold and
Stelling will make their headquarters
at the II. Francis Hotel. San Francisco.
from February | on. until they have To-
Gated their salesroom. Within a year Q
Angeles salesroom will be opened.