Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-01
NEW MEXICO WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

The state of New Mexico should be
proud of the citizenship of LordsburS
who are 257 per cent patriotic.
4 The Central Rio Grande valley he
tween Pena Blanca and San MarCiah
boasts a total population of 10000
souls. OF that total more than 25,-
coo reside within five miles of Albu-
querque. The valley could support
100000
Las Negas-Buttcr making plant TO
be established here; is strong incen-
tive for increasing dairy business,
A construction gang is now at work
on Tularosa to Mescalero road.
Glenrio sends out six cars cattle.
Tucumcarri business houses fill up.
, Portales farmer to plant q acres
sweet potatoes.
The reduction in miners wages
does not offset the drop of nearly one
third in the price of copper and lead
Mosollon Mines Co. takes over Con-
fidence property.
Teams have again been placed on
Silver City freight hall as trucks
could not negotiate mud.
Cedarvale reports hardest winter
ever known: SO per cent of cattle lost.
Tucumcari, New Mexico, Ameri-
can: Recent developments III conneo-
ton with the conduct of the railroad
business in the United states have
undoubtedly removed an unfOunded
prejudice from the minds of thinking
people and in the future there Will
be Il more liberal policy in dealing
with the big transportation corpora
tons of the nation.
ut is obvious that taxes must be
heavy for the present, but it is well TO
understand their effects and to utter
word of caution against their being
made heavier than necessary
Daily train schedule to Estancil
valley now on.
Albuquerque -- American Lumber
Mill to resume operations.
Albuquerque to plant thousands of
shade trees.
Ration rcmodels building for furni-
ture company.
New Santa Fe Coal Co. making
very satisfactory progress.
Miami to shave vocational school
under federal aid plan. ..,
Clovis sees best prosperity in five
years; $S0,000 worth of business pro-
perry alone changes hands.
Public land leasing bill as agree ]
upon in conference has passed house
and has been made n special order
in the senate after the Rivers and
IIarhors bill. Bill makes possible
leasing of approximately 700,0OO,000
acres of public land, 100000
acres of forest reserve, 5000, 000,-
900 acres of coal land, 5000 900 acres
of oil land and 100000 acres of
phosphate land. In payment govern
ment would receive royalties and
rentals and government reserves
right to supervising, controlling and
regulating development.
Otis to have new SIS, 600 cotton
gin.
Fort Rayard army sanatorium
builds large dairy barn.
Lordsburg 49, Carlisle mine ships
seven cars ore.
Valley oil Co. resumes
drilling using larger casing.
Tucumcari American: The indus
trial outlook of the community is i'm
proving as the weeks of the new year
go by. oil activity and road i'm
provements arc among the more i'm
portant matters being considered in
the county al this time. The situa-
ton, critical with the cattle interests
during the storm period, is improv-
ing with the longer days and open
weather. The banks are using every
effort in their plans to aid the stock
men to prevent further losses and the
hope of early grass Is n stimulant.
Tho reported early work on the ozark
Trails in encouraging. II is expect
ed that actual construction viii com
mence on this federal project, Tu-
cumcari to MOntoya during the pres
ent month. Several cars of materials
are now unloaded at Montoya and the
contractors are at work on the bridge
timbers and cutvert materials to he
used along the road at this time This