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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
FREIGHT RATES
MAY co HIGHER

Should the wage demands of rail-
road labor be granted, it will be
necessary to increase freight rates
at least fifteen per cent. The pre-
vious increase was absorbed by in
creased wages and more too. The
following from the Traffic world is
of interest in this connection:
THE demands now on file with the
director general, if granted, would
increase the monthly payroll on the
basis of the payroll OF January l.,
1919. to more than $50 per cent of
the monthly payroll for the last
month of private operation. 1t
would bring the annual payroll to
about 265 per cent of the payroll
for the year ending June 80, 1914
That is to say, it would show in the
war period the railroad employees
had their wages nearly trebled.
Roughly speaking. the payroll in
1917 caused an expenditure of Sl,730,-
10000 and in 1919 it was $2,58l ,000,-
000 Now the railroad men propose
TO make it $500 100000, on the theory
that they are entitled to live as well
now as they did before the war,
That is the gist of the wage memo
randum presented to President Will
son by Warren s. Stone and the
members of the advisory committee
OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
TWO FEDERAL AID ROADS
SENT IN FOR APPROVAL

The state highway department is
hurrying every proposed Federal aid
road project as fast as regulations
will permit. Two more project state
ments have been completed and for
warded to the government for the
approval Of the Secretary OF Agri-
culture.
Federal aid project No "a is in
Roosevelt county. 1t begins three
miles south of Portales and extends
northerly to the Curry county line.
a distance Of fifteen miles. The es-
timated cost is $l23O0OO0. II con-
meets with proposed Federal aid pro-
ject No. Is which runs via Clovis
to Texico. A good road has already
been constructed from Amarillo to
Texico.
Federal aid project No. 81. in Union
county, begins at the west line of
the county near Dedman and extends
past Des Moines to near
Grenville. distance of twenty-fhree
miles. This is a section of the Colo
RADIO to Gulf highway bv wav Of
Ration. The estimated cost is E4.-
0W00. II is expected 10 have early
of these projects.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
DISCRIMINATORY FREIGHT
RATES PROPOSED

Authority is being asked to amend
the Pacific Freight Bureaus 18th
section. applying TO class rates be-
tween Fl Paso and Demirg to points
in Arizona. the corporation commis-
sion has been advised. The change
proposed are very favorable to E.
Paso with few exceptions. but they
discriminate against Deming so Sc
risouly that much of the jobbing
business ont of Deming would be
destroyed The corporation commits
sion has wired the Interstate Com
merce Commits sion and protested
against the proposed change in
rates. "If allowed to become ef-
fective.' wires the commission. tho
change will increase rates from Dem
ing and be discrimination in favor
of Fl Paso except in some instan-
ces"
The commission follow M the tele-
gram with a strong letter and re-
quest TO he heard before the rates
go into effect.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
Paving Company Begins Work

In spite OF delays IN freiBht the
FL Paso Bitulithic company has made
rapid progress in its preparation for
paving sixty blocks OF Albuquerque
streets and actual paving operations
will begin about the end of this
week, according 20 ths coshpany's
present plans and prospects.
The rock crusher, an initial unit
of the equipment, is being set up to-
day on the Santa Fe tracks on South
First street and the mixing plant
will be ready by the end OF the week.
The plant will have a capacity of
five blocks of surfacing daily and If
continuous operation were possible
the Albuquerque contract could be
completed within thirty days. This
is, of course, impossible, but the com
pany is confident that its contract
here will be completed before any
cold weather sets in.
The city's storm sewer construc.
ton crews began work Tuesday
morning. The alley construction will
follow and the street car track work
will be the final step before surfac-
ing begins.
The company has had no difficulty
up to this time in securing all of the
necessary labor and the city is also
faring we'll in securing workmen for
its part of the construction.-Albu-
querque Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
SUCCESSFUL OLD SETTLERS
REUNION AT OTTO

There was a big turnout to the old
settlers reunion at Otto in the Es-
tancia valley last Friday and Satur-
day. Everybody in that part of the
valley and the surrounding ranges
laid aside work for the time to have
social time.
A strong program had been care
fully arranged by the committee
1t included races of every descrip-
tion from foot races by young and
old wheel barrow races horse, pony,
and burro races; tournament riding
and other sports and each day a
snappy base ball game between Otto
and Venus teams.
The first day a fine barbecue din
ner was served. Otherwise there
were enough well filled baskets with
good things to eat to keep every
body cheerful and in fine trim to
enjoy the varied amusement pro-
gram.
The reunion was held at the school
house just east OF the station. The
grounds had been nicely prepared
for the occasion. The school house
served as a rest room for the women
and children. Shade had also been
provided for the barbecue dinner and
the refres shment and lunch stands.
Everybody had a good time The
reunion was reallv in honor of the
the home coming of the soldiers wh
were present in numbers.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
N. M. CENTRAL BETTERS
ITS STOCKYARDS

Live stock growing is a leading
industry along the line of the New
Mexico Central Railway. Facilities
for handling and loading live stock
are very important to the live stock
growers. The railroad is at present
overhauling The stock pens along
the line and making extensive inn
provements for the convenience OF
the stockmen.
At Santa Fe the stock yards are
equipped with water and feeding
facilition. Stock yards are also
located one mile north of Clark,
opening into Governor B. F. Pankey's
pasture.
At Stanley the yards are being re-
built with water connection from
we'll with gasoline pump. Stockmen
in this district are building a dip
ping vat.
At Moriarty new pen has been
built and extensive repairs made to
the old yards, Arrangements have
been made to carry tank cars to this
point to water stock loaded there
for shipment
At Estancia new yards were built
last year, having watering and feed
ing facilities. A dipping plant was
built by the stockmen.
At Willard arrangement has been
made with the Santa Fe Railway
to load stock in its yards, that are
equipped with water and feeding
facilities.
At Cedarville the railroad will
build medium sized stock pen in
case the stockmen build a dipping
plant there. The matter is now un-
der consideration and it is likely
that a dipping vat will be built
This improves the stock loading
facilities very materially on the New
Mexico Central.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
WATER APPLICATIONS
FOR IRRIGATION AND POWER

Ed. M. Hixenbaugh OF Wagon
Mound has filled notice with the
state engineer of intention to ap-
propriate one second foot of water
from Apache arroyo to irrigate sew
enty-two acres of land in section Is
township Fl north range Fl east.
The Trulove Mining Company Of
Antonito. Colorado has filed notice
of intention to apply for twelve Sc
cond feet from Beaver creek, a ri-
butary of Rio Los Pinos for power
purposes. The point of diversion is
about two miles south of Toltec, a
station on the Denver and Rio Gran
de in Rio Arriba county. Il is the
purpose to develop about $50 horse
power
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
ROSWELL GETTING READY
FOR BIG ROAD MEET

Roswell, New Mexico, August IL
-Four converging relay runs OF au-
tomobiles will be one of the feature.
of the Ozark Trail. convention
which will be held in Roswell Oct
ober |, ? and 3. One will start at
The Mississippi river and come BY
way OF Springfield, Joplin, Miami.
Oklahoma City and Chickasha. One
will start at Las Vegas and come BY
way of Santa Rosa, Clovis, and Por-
tales. A third will start at Abilene.
Texas and come by way OF Stamford.
Haskell, Wichita Falls Vermont
Quanah and Plainview The fourth
will start at FL Paso and come b.
way OF Alamogordo and TularosA.
Definite schedules and information
on these runs will be ready Septem-
Der l.
In many cases cars will
travel the entire distance while
in some cases on the long
er runs IT is planned to have
each community furnish cars to carry
passengers to the next community
participating
This convention will be one of the
biggest incentives to better highways
ever held in the state. and it is ex-
pected to be the largest conven-
iion of its kind ever held in the state
An excellent program of entertain
ment will be provided for the three
DAYS and ample arrangements will
be made for the accommodation OF
visitors whether they are coming to
use their own camping outfit. or
prefer other accommodations
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
MIXED FARMING WILL
MAKE ESTANCIA VALLEY

The Estancia Valley is we'll suitet
by climate and soil to diversified
farming according to A. c. Gilmer oi
Otto. Mr.. Gilmer has had experience
in farming with live stock as a lead
ing line. He came to the valley
about two years ago from the Pan
handle of Texas where he farmed
successfully for more than fifteen
years. He was in fact one OF the
pioneers that brought that great
plains country out of the grazing
stage to a successful farming stage.
Mr.. Gilmer had a family OF boys
and needed more room After a
careful inspection tour of promising
districts, he located in the Estancia
valley and started out to adjust him
self to the new conditions. He had
just gotten fairly under way when
to the army. He is no longer young
and the absence of the sons made it
difficult to carry out the plans alone
The boys are back from the war now
and already back into the harness.
Mr.. Gilmer has a variety of crops !,
a big field of Indian corn that looks
fine, an excellent bean field, millet,
oats, etc. The oats planted May p
is headed out nicely and will soon
be ready to harvest. The stand of
oats is good and the straw strong
The field of millet will make a fine
hay crop. Mr.. Gilmer had a small
field of sudan grass that is very
thrifty comparing very favorably
with Panhandle sudan. AT the house
was good garden with every stand
ard variety of garden truck. A field
of potatoes is being tried out and so
far looks promising. Sqtlash and
pumpkins seemed to be at home and
setting plenty of fruit
Mr.. Gilmer believes in taking
everything to market on the hoof and
will feed whatever he raises to hogs
and cattle. He has a fine lot OF
cattle including milk cows. He has
made a start in hogs and has al
ready hogs Of good size. They have
been raised on Russian thistle pas
ture and little grain every day
Mr. Gilmer believes that with care
ful handling of the land, much on
the plan followed in the Panhandle
and in the Clovis section, good feed
crops may be grown every year
Careful farming in his opinion will
soon develop the valley.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
COUNTY AROUND MILLS
HAS PROSPEROUS YEAR

Eastern Mora County never had a
more promising prospects than at
present. A splendid wheat crop has
been harvested and is now being
thrashed and is turning out much
better than was expected. Where
ten bushels per acre was ex-
pected the yield is fifteen and
where thirty was estimated it is turn
ing out forty bushels. At this time
twenty bushels per acre would be
a conservative estimate for the So
900 acres on the Mesa, and twenty
five thousand acres is tributary to
Mills.
Corn and beans never looked better
than at present. The ground is
clean and free from weeds the acre
but the crops are in much better
condition. Mills has mill of 100
barrels per day capacity and eleva-
tor storage of 5000 bushels and is
building a 5000 dollar school build
ing. Some of the farmers used a
combined machine for harvesting
their wheat that cut, thrashed and
delivered the grain in wagons and
wheat that was standing in the field
In the morning in the evening had
been delivered to the elevator. More
land has changed ownership this
year thus far than for many years
and is being bought by parties that
will occupy and farm the land, and
parties that sold out in the spring
now wished they had not, and by
the way. the oil men are securing
leases along the Red river west of
Mills and they Mink the Red river
here may duplicate the Red river
lands between Texas and Oklahoma
Such thing is possible and very
orobabIe
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
NEW OIL COMPANIES
HAVE EEEN INCORPORATED

The folio Sirg oil companies have
filed their articles of incorporation
with the state corporation commits
sion.
The Sierra Detroit Oil and Gas
Corporation os Las Cruces. Capital
stock $500 00OO0C and shares one dol
lar each. Incorporators R. w. Jack
son, John Bingham, and Charles Hill
of Las Cruces.
Tex-Wyo-New Oil Company of
Santa Fe. Capital stock $500,000OO
and shares one dollar. Incorpora-
tors: Bonifacio Montoya, A. B..
Renehan. Thomas T. Haney, w. H.
Gregory of Santa Fe and H. c. Keen
of Albuquerque. Carl H. Gilbert OF
Santa Fe is statutory agent.
The Southwestern Tularosa Basin
Oil and Refining Company of Ala
mogordo has amended its articles
of incorporation, increasing the num-
Der of directors from six to nine
Three directors are elected for one
year, three for two years, and three
for three years. w. H. Loret: is
president and John H. Grant, secre-
tary.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
Hail Wipes Out Crop

A very heavy hail storm, which was
practically local, wiped out the crops
on Linwood Mesa, just north of Ra-
ton, a few days ago
There will not be enough grain on
the mesa this year to pay for thresh-
ing, it being estimated that some
thing like 95 per cent of very prom
ising wheat field was destroyed, with
a money loss of between $4,000 and
$4,000. There may be some salvage
of oats, barley and other forage
crops, but this will not go far tow
ard compensating the mesa farm
ers for their other losses.
Two successive disasters from hail
on the mesa is unusual for that To-
rality. The farmer residents there
are not discouraged, but will pluck
lily go in for another crop next year,
believing that they will be able to
recoup their previous losses.-Raton
Range
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
STATE HIGHWAY DEPART
MENT ACTIVITIES

The state highway department has
received notice that a big caterpillar
tractor has been shipped from Peo-
ria, ILL., This is powerful machine
of l20 horsepower and able to pull
cry or haul long string of wagons.
The survey of Federal aid project
No. Is from Carlsbad east to the
Lea county line has been complet-
ed, reports district engineer w. [.
Davidson. The plans, estimates, and
specifications are now being prepar-
ed in his office in Roswell As soon
as approved by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the project will be ready for
construction.
The plans, estimates, and specifi-
cations for the construction of Fed
eral aid project No. 20 will be COM
pleted this week, reports district en-
gineer w, c. Davidson. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be no delay
in the approval of the plans and
that the project may be ready for
in sixty days. This pro-
ject is a seven mile section of the
Southern National Highway in Lin
coin county, covering the Picacho
Hill and Border hill. 1t will be gravel
surfaced and cost around Ss90O0GO
The final approval of Federal aid
project No, 10 in Lea county is ex-
pected soon and preparations are be-
ing prepared to advertise for bids
This is section of the Carlsbad
-Lovington road across a stretch of
about eight miles of sand.
Bids are being asked for the CON
struction of Federal aid project No
II, to be submitted to the state high
way engineer Leslie A. Gillett on
September 18th. This is sections ?
and of state highway No l3 in
Lincoln county on the road from
Roswell to Carrizozo. a distance OF
1896 miles. II begins at the bound
ary of the Ft Stanton u s. Marine
Hospital reservation and extends to
The line Of the forts reserve. The
road will be gravel surfaced.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
NEW COMPANIES HAVE
BEEN INCORPORATED

Consumers Coal Company OF Os
euro in Lincoln County have filed
its articles of incorporation with the
state corporation commission This
company is organized TO mine coal
and metals, drill for oil, deal in oil,
mineral, and timber lands and tim
her, build transportation and trans
mission lines, coke ovens, smelters,
power plants, and a variety of other
things. The capital stock is $300OC0
and shares $1,000 each. The incor-
porators are NJ. D. Gaylord. ]. c. vii
north, Reamer Billiard, A. Poussaly
J A. Rawlings, John T. Hill. FL Paso
and f. G Raffety of Oscuro.
RodesBradley Company oi Clovis
has been incorporated to do a gen.
eral wholesale and retail mercantile
business, deal in grain, furniture. and
other lines of merchandise The
lncorporators are A. J. Rodes, {. w.
Eradley, and w. F. Bradley of Clovis.
The Ration Country Club has filed
articles of Incorporation with the
state corporation commission The
object is TO carry on a country club
in the broadest and most compre-
hensive sense of the world, hold land
and build and maintain such build
irgs as NAV be required. The capital
stock is Sl0,OOO0 and shares S2s 90.
The incorpora'ors are c. N Black
well, Jas. ]. Connolly, F. B. Hum
phreys, T. d. Leib. and J. Van Houter
OF Ration
Rocky Mountain Realty Company
OF Santa Fe, will do a general real
estate business and undertake a
great variety of other things includ-
ing building and contracting; COM
mission and agency business; have
reservoirs, bitches, pipelines, fumes,
tank lines; buy and sell securities,
etc. Capital stock Sl0DOO00 and
dollar shares. Incorporato-s J. !
Kenney, Guthrie Smith, and II. ].
Mendenhall of Santa Fe.
County Farm and Live Stock b..
reau of Union County has filed ar
ticles of incorporation with the slate
corporation commission. The coun-
ty agent is statutory agent. The
object OF the bureau is to promote
agriculture and the live stock in
dustry and TO cooperate with the
state college, the extension service,
the department of agriculture. |:
has no capital stock. The incor-
porators are Chas. Adams, Thomas
A. B. Chilcote. A. l.. England, and
Orren Beatty of Clayton.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
RED CROSS 1920 MEN,
BERSHIP DRIVE NOV. Sill

Plans for nationwide Red Cross
campaign opening Monday. Novem-
Der ), closing Armistice Day. Novem-
Der IL. have been announced by DIR.
Livingston Farrand, chairman of the
executive committee of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. The primary object
of the campaign, which will be known
as the Third Red Cross Call, will
be to enroll members for 1920 but
there will be in addition a general
appeal for $ls,0OOOO to enable the
organization to complete its war
obligations at home and abroad
There will also be local appeals
where necessary, conducted by the
Chapters, to secure funds needed
for local programs.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22

and in a few minutes three bullets
whizzed over his head. He opened
fired and Immediately came to town
for help. Parties returning with him
found that Ogle was the man who
received the shots. He was brought
to the County Hospital and given aid
and the next night he was taken to
the Santa Fe Hospital at La Junta
The parties tell conflicting stories
in regard to the affair and it is
thought the end is not yet.-Raton
Reporter.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
HONDALE IS PROMISED
STATION FACILITIES

Through the efforts of the cor
poration commission Federal man
ager A. E. Sweet of the E, p. 4
S. w. recommends to the u. s. Rail-
road Administration that a freight
house 12xl6 feet and a waiting rocni
!.,I2 feet be built at Hondale south
of Deming. There are no facilities
OF any kind at present for shippers
of tomatoes to the Deming canery
ard fruit and vegetables to FL Paso.
The rrain conductor has been auta-
ori=ed to receive and bill express
out of Hondale.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
cOLFAx
Shoots Wrong Man

Shoots Wrong Man
Last Tuesday evening the people
of this city heari several shots ring
out in the vicinity of Goat Hill.
The shooting took place shortly after
nine o'clock and there is COZ sider-
able mystery as 10 what led up TO the
shooting. II seems that Mrs. Alice
Cochran, who conducts the Lyric
rooms. has been receiving letters
asking her to place S1.00O in a desig-
mated spot. This time it was, to be
near Goat Hill She notified Chief
of Police Jesse James, who secured
a deputy IN the person Of ]. T Ogle.
a Santa Fe car inspector. Both Off
GERS secreted themselves near the
money to await the coming of the
letter writer.
The Chief was armed with an au-
tomato revolver and a sawed-off
shot gun. In short time he saw
a man crawling along toward the
place where the money was placed,
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
FRENCH SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR AMERICAN GIRLS

Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion Jonathan H. Wagner has been
advised R.. L. Kelly secretary of the
Association of American Colleges
that the French government now
offers twenty scholarships in lead
ing French Lycees for the year be-
ginning October 1st. These scholar
ships are offered to young women
between Is and 20, able to read
French and follow French lectures.
and of high standing in school work
The scholarships include tuition,
room. and board. Applications may
be sent direct to Mr.. Kelly in Chica-
go or through Mr.. Wagner.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
SHOEMAKER STATION
IMPROVEMENTS ASKED

Citizens of Shoemaker have re-
quested the corporation 20 hello to
obtain a more satisfactory waiting
room at the Santa Fe Railway sta
tion at this point They also wa1t
that passenger trains Nos ! and 10
make reor1lar stoDs there as thev
have difficulty in tagging trains
when the operator is off duty.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
GOVERNOR INVITED TO
REVIEW OF FLEET

Secretary Daniels of the Navy has
invited Governor o. A. Larrazolo and
wife to be present at the review of
the Pacific Fleet at San Francisco
on Labor Day September lst. Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Daniels
will be on board the Oregon as the
fleet comes through the Golden Gate.
Governor Larrazolo may extend his
visit in California to attend this re-
view.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
CROP BUREAU ESTIMATES
CABBAGE AND MELONS

Local Reporter. Las Cruces Dis
trict. There are 500 cars of cabbage
in this district with a prospect of a
very largely increased acreage next
year.
Las Cruces District. Local Report
er, There are 500 cars of canta-
1oupes in this district with a prospect
for a very largely increased acre
age next wear
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-22
WOULD HAVE RAILROADS
FORFEIT UNUSED LANDS

Secretary Lane has submitted a
report to Congress recommending
the enactment of a bill to forfeit
heretofore granted to
railroad companies through Indian
reservations. lands and sllotments in
all cases where the grantees have
failed to construct the road or utilize
land granted for station grounds for
a period of five wears The Secretary
also recommends that he be empow-
cred To decide al a1sest'ons Of f-ct
arising under the prorosed law after
1ue no-ice and hearing TO partie. in
interest, his finding. to be final