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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
RED BLUFF RESERVOIR
APPLICATION FILED

c. o. Thorpe of Fl. Worth, Texas
has diled formal application in the
office of the State Engineer for the
reservoir on the Pecos river at Red
Bluff in Eddy County. Notice of in
tention to file this application was
given last year. With the formal ap-
plication are filed maps and general
plans of the dam, conduit, etc.
1t is proposed to locate the dam
in the SEH of section l8. township
% south. and range % east. This
is about five miles north OF the
Texas state line. The dam will have
a maximum height Of IS feet be $50
feet long at the bottom and 327
feet long at the top, and 322.5 feet
wide at the bottom and 2s wide at
the top. The plans provide for an
earth and rock dam with core. The
estimated cost of the dam is $423,-
5000 total cost OF project 100000.
The reservoir will cover 7744 acres
and have a capacity of 10000 acre
feet. A conduit or pipe line about
three and one-half mile long will
carry the water to the power house
which will be located just north of
the state line in SEX Of SEH OF
section % The diameter OF the pipe
line Is III inches. having an estimat-
ed capacity of 500 cubic feet per
second. The fall is one foot per
900 feet or one per cent. being 5.28
feet per mile. The estimated horse
power is 4,26l.
The project is for power only. The
water used for developing power will
be returned to the Pecos river at
the state line. Below the power
house lies no land in New Mexico
that is irrigable. But south of the
Texas state line lies considerable
good land that may be brought under
irrigation.
The state engineer will advertise
the application as required by law.
Protests may be filed against the
application, should any one find that
the granting of the application would
be detrimental in any way. II will
take at least three months
before the application may be acted
upon by the state engineer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
REGULATIONS FOR
COAL DISTRIBUTION

Instructions to govern the distri-
button of coal taken under order OF
government Oct. 3lst, issued by the
U, S. Railroad Administration, have
been received by the state corpora
ton commission.
First: Bituminous coal, including
Ignite, will be handled by the direct
or general and the regional directors
through the agency of a central coal
committee at Washington and re-
gional coal committees. established
jointly by the regional directors and
the Fuel Administration.
Second: Rituminous coal must be
distributed only to those consumers
who have no reserve supply and must
have coal to meet their emergency.
Otherwise the following priorities
will prevail: railroads, army and navy
and other Federal departments, state
and county departments and institu-
tions, public utilities. retail dealers,
manufacturing plants on preference
list of War industries board, other
manufacturing plants, jobbers. and
lake and t.dewater shipping.
Third: Above priority list main.
tains regardless OF any conflicting
previous instructions or press notices.
Fourth: Application to regional
coal committee for delivery of coal
to commercial consumers must be
made through the railroad which will
make delivery of the coal
Fifth: Coal must be delivered to
commercial consumers except upon
specific authority from the coal COM
mittee having jurisdiction.
Sixth: Each railroad to report to
central coal committee, name of re-
preventative for the railroad.
Seventh: Each railroad shall re-
port daily by wire the coal situation
the last twenty-four hours.
Eight: Regional coal committee to
apply consecutive number to all
orders for delivery.
Ninth: Coal diverted for CONNER
cial uses shall be paid for in ac-
cordance with Fuel Administration
order of January Ia, 1918: transpor-
tation charges to be collected in usual
way.
Originating coal roads should hold
a considerable portion of the COM
coal near waybilling points
available for prompt delivery
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
STOCK CAR SHORTAGE
TO BE RELIEVED

Governor Larrazolo and the cor
poration commission have succeed
ed in getting action on the matter
Of shortage of stock cars for New
Mexico shippers Hale Holden. reg
iona1 director, wires that several
hundred stock cars are going to the
Santa Fe Railway on car service
orders, Every effort will be made
to crowd these cars into New Mexico
at the earliest time possible. Mr.
Holden states that the demand for
this class Of equipment in the noun
tain country has been very heavy.
special effort being made to move
stock out before snow fails.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
OF THE
CORPORATION COMMISSION

The operators of small coal mines
IN New Mexico are somewhat wor-
ried over the present coal situation
The government is taking all coal
dor distribution according to priori-
ties established. The small mine
operator as rule does not have a
large working capital and is there
fore afraid that long delays in obtain
ing payments for coal taken over by
the government will in time leave him
without funds for operation.
Complaint comes from Pennington
TO the state corporation commission
that when the apple shipping season
opened, the shippers were required
to pay the cost OF transfer from
standard guage to narrow gauge
cars at Durango, Colorado. Through
the efforts OF the commis-
sion the Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad had agreed to absorb the
cost of transfer, bu, evidently the
agents had not been advised az the
time when apples began to move
The shippers ask tina, they be given
a rebate on all shipments from
August lst.
J. M. Connell, general passenger
agent OF the Santa Fe at Topeka
writes the state corporation com
mission that he is investigating the
complaint that five employees OF the
highway department were not sold
tickets by the agent at Las Vegas
and were therefore compelled to pay
a penalty of Is cents each when
paying their fare on the train.
The request for hay rate from
Los Lunas to Colorado and Idaho
made by Hunning and Connell was
referred by the state corporation
to ]. X. Koontz. chair
man of the Kansas City District
Freight Traffic Committee. Mr.
Koontz in reply states that the re-
quest is too indefinite and asks for
more details. He also states that
at the present time the railroad ad-
is not giving considera-
tion to any general adjustments OF
rates, but emergency cases only.
c. f. Smyer. superintendent OF
the Pecos division of the Santa Fe
Railway, writes the corporation com
mission that he is doing everything
possible to get stock cars and that
he is having the matter up with
higher off lcials.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
TAX COLLECTIONS.
FOR THE YEAR 1918

According to figures secured by
the Taxpayers Association from the
reports filed by County Treasurers
and Collectors with the State Tax
Commission, 1918 taxes have been
collected as shown by the table be-
low. These figures show the coll
lection of taxes in the various coun-
ties up to September 80, except the
Chaves and Mckinley county figures
which show 1918 taxes collected up
to August 3lst. Lea county leads
with collection of $3.50 per cent
and Rio Arriba stands lowest with
a 68.l9 per cent collection. For the
whole state the per cent of collection
WAS 22 ner cent
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
STATE LANDS UNDER
RIO CRANDE PROJECT

The state land office has just re-
ceived detailed maps OF the Rio
Grande Reclamation project in New
Mexico. showing details from fhe
Elephant Butte Dam to FL Paso. The
maps have been prepared by the Re-
clamation Service II appears that
the state holds a certain amount of
land within the project and thai the
government desires to have these
lands transferred to the government,
under regulations provided in such
cases. No application has yet been
filed requesting the transfer of these
lands. There are only a few small
tracts of state land wahin the pro-
ject.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
LONG DISTANCE PHONE
OUT IN LORDSBURC

Lordsburg has had no long dist
ance telephone service since Nov. lst.
The Mountain State Telephone and
Telegraph Company advises the state
corporation commission that it has
been compelled to disconnect service
with the exchange there, due to very
unsatisfactory business methods Of
the owners OF the exchange. Ii ap-
pears that ]. Z. Allen, who runs the
Lordsburg exchange, has not been
prompt in settling long distance ac-
counts with the Mountain States
company and that they have been
unable to secure a working agree
ment. Hence the decision to dis
continue long distance service
through the local exchange.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
CARLSBAD WATER CASE
HAS BEEN APPEALED

]. U. Fake and Geo. w. Parkhurst
of Carlsbad have appealed from the
decision of the state engineer in the
matter of applications Nos. s. and
127o. The state engineer agreed to
transfer of water rights as asked
and also granted ID. r Harkey 4-56
cubic feet per second additional
water for irrigation from Black
river. Protests were filed against
the applications and a hearing held
at Carlsbad in July. Two of the
protestants have appealed to the
Board of Water Commissioners.
Albert johnson has filed no appeal
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT
RECEIVED BY STATE

The state highway department has
just received a carload of industrial
railroad equipment at the storage
plant at Los Lunas. In the lot is
included several flat cars. More
equipment of this class is expected
in the near future. including loco
motives. The department was ad-
vised some time ago that the war
department has allotted mach equip
ment OF this class to the states and
New Mexico will get its share.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
COAL ROAD MAY
ASK HIGHER RATE

G. c. Crlberson. auditor of he
Santa Fe. Ration. and Eastern Rail-
road Company. writes the CORPORATION
commission to learn the proper pro-
cedure for applying for an increase
in local freight rates on coal Th;s
is a ten mile coal road that runs
from Raten northeast to the Yankee
and Suearite coal mines.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07

The S4OO,OO000 bond issue OF the
Fort Sumner Irrigation District was
bought by the Shattuck Edinger COM
pany, of San Francisco, with the op-
tion or agreement of having three
weeks time in which to examine into
the legality of the bond issue.
This being the case, there will be
TO doubt of the Shattuck Edinger
people taking the bonds. This firm
rs a contracting company and will
take the bonds in payment for their
work in building the dam and bitches.
Fort Sumner Leader.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
CURRY

The new $55OO0O theatre building
being constructed for Hardwick and
Sons ON North Main street is pro-
crossing with rapidity which prom
ises its occupancy early in the spring
Splendid weather conditions of the
past four week have made the pour
ing of concrete. of which it is being
constructed, rapid process,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
C0LFAx

NJ. G. Smigelow has let the con-
tract for the construction Of the new
building which is to house the Vaught
confectionery, to contractor John
Keller, The steel for the new build
ing has been on the ground for
some time past, and the lumber, which
has been on the way for several
weeks, is expected to arrive this week.
1t is stated that after the receipt
of the lumber it will be possible to
complete the construction within IS
days.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07

J. l.. Deering, charged with the
theft of $4S.0O from roommate while
the latter slept in his room in hotel
IN this city, pleaded guilty to the
charge, waving grand jury action, and
was sentenced to from II to Is
months in the state penitentiary, by
Judge S. G. Bratton yesterday.
Clovis Journal
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
OONA ANA

Las Cruces, as the metropolis OF
the beautiful and fertile Mesilla Val
ley, is making rapid strides forward
as a market garden center, and of
these numerous varieties of yegs-
tables and fruits. the yellow meat
cantaloupe is rapidly becoming the
king bee"
Farmers of the valley have so lar
contracted with jobbers to plant
over 1000 acres of this splendid fruit
the coming season.-Las Cruces Re-
public.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07

DIR. Julias E. Kraft, of Albuquer-
que, has rented the Post residence
and has brought his family. DIR. Kraft
has owned a valuable piece of prop
erty above Dona Ana for a number
of years and expects to develop il
by planting an orchard. Las Cruces
and the rest of the county are al
ways glad to get people like DIR. Kraft
and his family to come in here. Some
day this is destined to be ths mil
lionaries' paradise and some of the
will be made here.-Las
Cruces Citizen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
ANITA FE, NEW MEXICO, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7. 1919

affiliated with the Masonic bodies OF
Ration and have always taken an ac-
tive part in anything in which the
orders were engaged. Mrs. Redak
at the present time holds the highest
office in the gift of the local Order
Eastern Star. The best wishes of
their many friends will follow the
family TO their new home in the west,
where it is hoped that the change
will bring health to Mr.. Redak.-
Ration Reporter.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07

The October 3lst Weather Report
shows that the rainfall for the year,
up to that date, exceeds the average
for that period by 68 inches.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07

H. S. Fuller bought the crop Of
sweet potatoes grown in the old
lake bed, range delivery. There is
about an acre OF the tubers and the
yield will be around 1900 pounds.
judging from what have been dug
Fort Sumner Review.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
new MEXICO
NEWS REVIEW
BERMALIlLo

The Mckinley Land and Lumber
company by a deal which has just
closed disposed of all but $4,000 acres
of its 100000 acre holdings in the
Zuni mountain region. All the land
is being subject to the right of the
lumber company to cut and remove
the timber which is being used in
the sawmill here.
Silvestre Mirabal of Valencia coun-
ty, closed a deal yesterday for l75,0O0
acres of land The purchase price
was in the neighborhood of half a
million dollars. Mr.. Mirabal is one
of the largest sheep and cattle rails
ers in the state and his present pur-
chase, together with his other hold.
ings, will give him more than 20O,-
600 acres. He has been using some
of the land he purchased under lease
and will continue to keep it stocked
with cattle and sheep He has on
the average of 1900 to 10000 sheep
the year round.
The other sales OF the lumber COM
pany have been made to individuals
in small tracts. The sales have been
conduuted by Capt. w. G. Hamil-
ton, land manager for the company
Col. George z. Breeze and George
w. York, two OF the principal Of
ficers and stockholders of the lum-
Der company.-Albuquerque Herald
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07

will bring health to Mr.. Redak.-
Ration Reporter.
The farmers of Johnson Mesa, all
OF whom are members of the Colfax
County Farm Bureau, disposed oil
their entire crop of $4,000 bushels OF
wheat recently to the Pueblo Flour
Milling Co. of Pueblo through col
iective bargaining.
The price made by the Pueblo mill
was II cents better than that of their
nearest competitor, and the differ
ence to the wheat growers of the
Mesa represents a very comfortable
profit for the collective selling plan.
This sale of the 1919 wheat crop
will bring to the Mesa farmers ap-
proximately 100000. as their whea,
this year grades high.
Andrew Bartolino, of Blossburg g
canyon, has neighbor who was in
the saloon business in Ration prior
to the advent of prohibition. and
when that momentous event occurred
he stored about 5000 worth of his
goods in stone cellar near his home
in the canyon. Recently some party
or parties broke into the place and
loaded up so heavily il seems, that
il was not found possible to make a
successful getaway and a portion Of
the wet goods was hidden in the tall
grass Of Mr.. Bartollno's pasture.
His daughter by mere accident
happened 40 stumble upons several
dozen bottles and notified her broth
er who went to the place where a
search revealed IS quarts of prime
whiskey and barrel of beer hid
den in various locations. The Ration
sheriff was notified and investigated
the incident. He permitted the own
er to restore his property to the
cellar, there being no evidence that
it was intended for unlawful dis,
posal.
!. M. Heck shipped ten cars loads
of cattle from Ute Park recently
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07

The father of John and Mary
Kranz of Leoben Stiria Austria is
not dead. He is i'll in the state min.
ers' hospital At Ration, and has been
told that his children survived the
war in Germany and want to come
back to America.
The boy and girl were born in
Gibson, and lived there until they
returned ito Austria with the mother
who was an invalid. No letters pass
ed between the father and his family
from the beginning of the war in
1914. A letter from Austria since the
cessation of hostilities. was returned
to the children unopened, and they
believed him dead. Then it was that
they sent a letter to the Bernalillo
county courthouse asking for any in
formation concerning their father.
The matter has been turned over
to the Home Service section of the
local Red Cross who, with the assist
ance of friends in Gallup will take all
possible steps to get the young man
and woman back to America.-Albu-
querque Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
EDDY

Walter Pendleton has gone to Tex
as in charge of nine cars of sheep
belonging to Bob Campbell, who was
shipping the sheep to pasture.
The Carlsbad Project gins are busy
turning out the ready-money stuff
these days. the gin at Otis having
already passed the $50 mark, while
the one at Carlsbad is rapidly max
(Continued o. page fourl
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07
De BACA

Jas. Burgess bought 1000 lambs at
Buchanan the first of the week. The
stock was trailed through and will
be fed during the winter on the
Burgess ranch below Fort Sumner.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07

Nine of the local jitney drivers have
organized and rented the vacant lot.
west OF The Masonic temple and will
be in a position to answer all calls
immediately.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07


Little Rita Gasperetti, aged years,
was brought to the Miners hospital
recently suffering from two rattle.
snake bites in her left foot Ii
is said that before biting the little
girl the snake bit dog which was
with her, which quickly died. The
child, who lives with her parents in
Sugarite canyon was bitten in the
forenoon, and did not reach the hos
pital until that afternoon, While
suffering extremely and in great
danger for several days, the vigorous
treatment given her at the hospital
is showing very satisfactory results,
and il is believed the little girl has
a good chance OF complete recovery
-Ranto Range
The cattle shipping season to mar.
ket from this section of the SOUTH
west has begun. November is always
a big month in that line and Springer
usually witnesses the loading OF
thousands of head. most of them GO
ing to the Kansas City market. The
will find cattle from this
stNi4OH 1f IndH III
a number of years and a large per
cent OF them will no doubt command
the top price for killers and feeders.
Recently two feed stacks, one OF
millei and the other cane, at the
northeast section of the city belong
ing to A. B. Clouthier. burned. The
fire was of incendiary origin Mr..
Couthier estimates his loss at over
500
Last summer his crops were severe
" damaged by flood waters caus ed
by the breaking of the Springer ditch
during a severe rain storm and alto
pether his bad luck during the year
has not been conducive to successful
farming-Springer Stockman.
After conducting a business IN
Ration for more than sixteen wears.
E. I. Redak has disposed of his
stock and fixtures and has gone to !
Seattle. Washington. where he will
remain for a short time in the hopes
hat the change may prove beneficial
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-11-07

7. M, Heck shipped ten cars loads
of cattle from Ute Park recently
to the Kansas City Market.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-08-20

uctitiOnc5 t.lv 20, ~TnOr Tor an elec-
ton on this matter, want TO know the
result of that election before pledg-
ing myself to build roads for New
berry county with Lexington money.
If our good friends decide to remain
with Lexington county, as we are so
anxious to have them do, the legisla-
tive delegation is willing TO make I'M
mediate provision for good roads for
them. This is the unanimous view
of the delegation
4 statement like this will not have
a very soothing effect upon these
good people, we imagine. 1t is a
sort Of a threat, as it apepars to us.
So far as we are concerned we have
never advised the people to with
draw from Lexington. We have neV-
er been much Of an advocate of
breaking up old boundary lines be-
tween counties, but we would do the
best we could to help them get sorae
roads with Newberry money, and
some of their money as we'll. So far
as we have been able to see they
have never heretofore had even their
own money that they paid for roads
and bridges spent on the roads in that
section of the county The road from
Chapin to Little Mountain is just
like it has been since the advent of
the automobile, or a little bit worse,
as the years go by. And the road
from Little Mountain down by Cap
ers Chapel is about in the same con-
dition.
But good roads are coming all
over the country, and that very soon.
Conditions are such that the people
will soon realize that the building Of
roads is one of the essentials to mod
ern civilization, and that it will pay
to put money and muscle into the
building of them.
But all this apart if the good peo-
pie of this section Of Lexington de-
eide to come into Newberry county,
The Herald and News will extend to
them a most cordial welcome, and
SO far as may be in our power, will
see that they get a square deal so
far as roads and everything else is
concerned. They are all good sub
stantial citizens and will be quite an
addition to our citizenship.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-08-20
HONOR OUR sOLDIERs.

Everybody should attend the PIC
mic Thursday evening at 'eoEGe's
pond which is given in honor OF the
boys from Lexington and vicinity VINO
RESPONDED to the call TO arms. IL
should be a general outpourins of the
PEOPLE TO give the BOYS Testimonial
of the pride which We feel in their
faithful service to their country
and an assurance that we will ever
hold in grateful remembrance the SER
vice which they gave. 1t is their due
after having undergone the hardships
of army life and the tribute should
be rendered fully and ungrudgingly.
No one should fail to be present.
We have been requested to especial
" emphasize the necessity of the good
housewives bringing well filled baskets
of eatables.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-08-20
SPECIAL NOTICES.
SOMETHING WORTH WHILE.

Hundreds of ladies have Vis!cd our
sale of ladies' ready 70 wear bought
freely and were pleased. Many said
they could get two dresses for the
price of one at some stores. Many
sales girls from other ready to wear
establishments bought dresses from
us last week. This week we have ad-
ded hundreds Of new garments in all
the latest wcaves and styles, and not
withstanding the fact that prices are
going higher, our prices will remain
the same, from $685. to $3.50. Dur
ing this week we expect to place on
sale about two hundred ladies' sam
pic coats, value up to $500 cach;
our price $3.50 each. Furtick's Sam
pie Store, 1000 Gcrvais st. ltc