Arizona state miner., 1919-11-07


from December 1 to 10, 1919.
Teachers Of Mesa, Arizona, will
receive additional wages. All teachers
who have in the past received $115 or
less per month, were granted straight
increase of five per cent
That there Is nothing in the law of
Arizona to prevent the school trustees
of any district from fixing the salaries
of teachers at any reasonable figure
and that they may decide upon, is the
stand taken by Governor Campbell.
The route from Ell Paso, through
Deming, ROdeO, Douglas, Bisbee,
Tombstone Fairbanks, Empire, Ranch,
Vail, Tucson, Florence, Phoenix and
Yuma, Ariz, has been selected by the
Bankhead National Highway Associa-
ton, according to advices just re-
ceived.
At a recent meeting the Board of
Education at Clovis, n NJ, owing to
the overflowing attendance in every
school room in that city, plans were
discussed for the erection Of q new
ward building which would be devoted
strictly to the accommodation of the
lower grades.
Governor LarraZOlo has appointed
William e. Gortner, OF Las Vegas, a
member Of the board of regents of the
University of New Mexico at Albu-
quesque to succeed John r. Merle, Jr,
who resigned because he has entered
h11c, IN h. Nv
ner is Democrat.
The Public Utilities Company Of
Carlsbad, has under consideration the
feasibility of the erection of an alfalfa
meal mill, which will be built at Otis
QuerQue to succeed John r. McFie, Jr.,
power from May until September for
such mill, and as it would not inter-
fere with the gin, in all probabilities
the mill will be built
L. B. Tannehill, an old time stock
man of the Chaves section, who now
makes his home in California, stated
this morning that it had been many
years since he has seen the ranges in
such fine condition. Mr.. Tannehill
lately has been over much of this sec
ton and is delighted with conditions
as he has found them here.
AS another absolute evidence that
Roswell is growing it has becomes
necessary to put primary grade in
the annex of First Methodist Church
and to employ an extra teacher to
take care of this overflow. Even
though new buildings have been pro-
vided, the population of the city has
increased to such an extent that there
is not available room in them for all
the school children of the city.
The Democratic party council will
meet here at 10 o'clock the morning Of
November 9th and it is expected nearly
all the federal, state and county Demo
cratic office holders and other lead
ing members of the party will be in
attendance. Business of Importance
to the party will be considered and
those calling the meeting said they
tendance as possible, especially from
women.
Registration at the university of
Arizona, will be closed to 1000. OF
those who are now registered, seventy
per cent are residents of Arizona, the
remaining thirty per cent coming from
35 different states and five foreign
countries. California leads in the for
eign states, with 80, the next four fol-
lowing: Texas, II; Illinois, IA; Ohio,
13; Missouri II. The registration
shows an increase of 60 per cent over
this time last year.
The asbestos industry of Gila
county, Arizona continues active, with
about 250 men employed. Important
deposits are i'll the southeast Sierra
Ancha mountains, about 40 miles
northwest Of Globe. Much of the ma
terial is of long fibre and of high
grade. Preparations now are being
made to utilize large deposits of
shorter and poorer grades. Most of
the asbestos shipped from Globe is
from the Ash Greek mines and goes to
the H. w Johns-M -Manville Company of
New York, for fire-proOfing material.
The state convention of the Ameri-
can Legion which held a three day
session in Albuquerque, gave every
evidence that it is to be powerful or
ganization for the development of the
state as we'll as the guardian of the
rights of it's members and the privi-
leges they should enjoy by virtue of
the fact that it's members answered the
nations call to arms and were ready
to make the supreme sacrifice for their
country if duty demanded it, Prob
ably the most important action of the
convention was the adoption of reso-
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