New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-06-01
THREE GREAT RAILROADS
GIVE GREAT ASSISTANCE

Three great railroads of the south
west stand in the forefront in the
effort that, New Mexico is making
to do its share in this terrific strug-
gle to make the world safe for
Democracy" They are the Ell Paso
& Southwestern system; the Rock
Island lines; the Southern Pacific
company. Their officers and m
ployes helped with suggestion and
counsel, and through personal en-
deavor.
Passes have been given by the
three lines to the members OF the
New Mexico Council Of Defense, its
employees who have to travel and the
travelling agents of the Agricultural
College.
The Rock Island and the South
ern Pacific do not have very extern
sivc mileage within the state and
have no general office in the state,
nor do they have a general officer
of the operating department in RI
Paso, which is SO nearby that 1t
would serve almost the same pur-
pose. The Ell Paso & Southwestern
has no general office in the state,
but its mileage in New Mexico IS
great, and it does maintain its gen
eral offices in FL Paso. As a con-
sequence, the officers OF this com
pany keep closer in touch with at
fairs and have a more thorough un-
Outstanding of conditions i'll and at
fccting, New Mexico,
1t is not difficult then to under
stand Why the FL Paso & South
western should take the lead for the
other companies. When the first
war board was organized by Gov
crnor w. L. Lindsey, w. A. Hawk
ms, one Of the general attorneys Tor
the Fl Paso & Southwestern, was III
Santa Fe, having just returned from
an extended stay in Washington and
other eastern cities He brought to
the governor and his counsellors
much information which they would
not have been able to secure other
wise. He was made 4 member OF
the war board, and was sent back
to Washington as New Mexico's de-
~legate to the national conference.
After the special session OF the le-
p|is,ature had definitely authorized
a Council of Defense, he was ap-
pointed d member Of the new body
1t was at his suggestion that the
other two companies gladly agreed
to furnish passes for the council and
its agents.
Other officers and employees have
aided. When the first board was
organized and making its plans 10
make a big increase il the acreage
in food and foodstuffs, L. ;. lru1h-
bull. AGRICULTURAL agent for this COM
pany, CAME to Santa re and spent
several days in the conferences out
OF which grew the plans that are
now in use.
Prior TO the time the special SEES
sion passed an appropriation oili
TO finance the agricultural
work of the state, IA Of the officers
of the FL Paso & Southwestern
headed by G. +. Hawkes., general
manager, agreed to make a donation
of 10 per cen of their salaries to be
used to buy seeds for farmers 10
plant. They agreed to give this
"tithe" that so often is mentioned IN
the scriptures, SO long as might be
necessary for the combined "tithes'
to reach a total of 5000. Even alter
the legislature financed the business
of providing seeds, these officers
carried out their original agreement.
The total that they have distri-
buted in seeds up to this time is
ST, 635.52, of which Sl,027.O was for
potatoes, the balance being for
beans. The council has a list of the
80 farmers who have received seeds
through this fund. The smallest
amount sreceived by anyone wa
$500, the largest $3.50