The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-01-24
Pithy News Items
Gathered From Al Ouer
NeW Mexico

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Building prospects In Columbus are
good IN view Of the confidence which
moneyed men have IN town.
New Years night, January 1, 1919,
was the coldeat In the history Of Ration
- far back as the records have been
kept.
A proposition was laid before the
city council Of Mountainair the past
week proposing TO install a water and
e%iectrio lighting system for the town.
The village board Of trustees Of
Columbus has granted a franchise 10
the water and light company and re-
jccted the proposition Of W. II. Miller
10 take them over.
Coal mining has been New Mexico's
most important war industry. In this
activity the state has made n credit
able record without more than touch
ing her vast deposits.
Nestor Montoya, president, and ID.
a. MACPHERSON, secretary, Of m New
Mexico Press Association, have called
n meeting Of the newspaper iien Of
the state 70 be held at Santa Fe this
week.
Three reclamation projects. affect
ing approximately 100000 acres Of
land in New Mexico, are being planned
by the state and federal governments
for rapid development during the com-
NIX year.
An innovation was introduced into
the public schools when the domestic
science class began the serving Of hot
lunches TO pupils living nt a distance
In the country districts contiguous 10
the Carlsbad High School.
The extension Of the railroad from
Bayard station 20 Fort BAyard, a dis
lance Of four miles. has been author
lied. Fort Bayard IL the largest hos
pital conducted by the United States
government for the benefit Of tlbsr-
eulosis patients.
Colonel G.. Arthur Hasdel has be-
come the commander u Camp Fur
long NJ Columbus. being senior In rank
10 Colonel George Bicgler, who IL In
command ~ the Twelfth Cavalry, and
who has also been post commander
since his arrival.
New Mexico IL TO get the sum Of
S3i0,5l43l from the federal govern
ment for the fiscal year ending June
20, 1920. according 10 announcement
received from Washington. This h.
the sum Uncle Sam 10 putting up for
road work In this state under the act
Of July n. 1915.
According to plans Of the War De-
partment. the Mexican army in 1920
will contain 100000 men. Recruiting
has been stopped. Only native Mcxi-
cans will be admitted into the mill
tnry service. Soldiers Of immature
years are being discharged and other
reforms calculated TO increase the cf-
hciency Of the troops are being
adopted.
Word comes from Washington that
New Mexico has been created a sep
urute internal revenue district and
that the internal revenue Office will
be established at Santa Fc, from
where Il was removed 20 Phoenix.
Ariz, at the beginning Of the Wilson
administration. Adolph 7. Hill, until
q few days ago Assistant Secretary
Of state, has been appointed collec-
tor Of Internal revenue Of New Mexico.
The Food Administration grain cor
poration announced in New York that
In the near future il will formulate
a policy Of disposing Of a portion Of
Ia reserve stocks Of wheat to the
mills, In order that the prices being
asked for -four and mill feeds may
not be increased unduly because Of
the excessive premiums being paid by
the mills for wheat in certain portions
of the United States, especially In the
Southwest and Middle states.
The annual meeting Of the Mimbres
Valley Farmers Association was held
at Deming and a new board ~ dircc-
tors was elected for the first time in
two years. Il was impossible to So
cure a quorum at the meetings last
year. and the old board held over for
another year. That this was not In
the least detrimental 10 the ~associa-
ton was shown by the balance sheet
that was read by the secretary. Fred
MoHett, which showed that the MT
profits 20 the year amounted to S..
92243. The profits from January tll
April, when a trial balance was made
by Clyde Crotchett, the secretary who
resigned then, were 5 1865. 80, and
from the end Of April ill the end Of
December they were ~S4.256.54, or a
profit Of 34.s per cent since April,
The shares Of the association are now
worth SiS.4s per share. Figures sup.
piled by Mr.. Mofett showed that the
gross volume Of business for the year
was Sl50,lS015. This includes the
sales Of oil, stock feed. groceries and
sundries. At the close OF 1917, after
declaring a stock dividend OF two
shares for one, the association carried
over undivided profits Of SiS3.i6.
The appointment Of Fidel Ortiz "a
be warden Of the State Penitentiary
10 succeed Thomas Huges Of Albu.
auerque, the present incumbent. may
be expected TO be made az the first OF
/ The V4ufaW nnntUNu4auN ku ~. an.s.