Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-09-03
Southwest News
From Al Over
NeW Mexico
and Arizona

ipIfiit itflklilNs iNlN WIS uplt ~
Insure the res dents Of that district
The city water aud light at nm early
date.
According 10 reports Of the county
agent Of Mckinley county, New Mex,
there Is n greater ncrcnge Of grain
crops this year than has ever been
known. The early spring was favor.
able for dry farming, and rs the rain.
fall In June was above the average,
the production will probably be shout
normal.
The United States Public Health
Service, now in charge Of the big hos.
pltnl at Fort Bnyard, New Mex, re.
ports that the number OF patients has
now reached 500. This is the third
largest public health service hospital
In the country, Greonyllle, S. c., being
the largest and the II ut Houston,
Texas, ranking second.
According Ia reports received from
Santa 10 officials, II modern depot
viii soon he erected on the west side
Of the tracks In Socorro, New Mex.
with the erection of the new depot
many other improvements Will be
made and both the main line aud side
tracks in tie local yards will all be
raised about four feet.
First sales OF 1920 Pima long staple
cotton, used extensively for tire fab.
ric and nirplane cloth, have been
made NJ Phoenix. A buying firm with
Boston connections the pun
chase Of 300 bales for October dellv.
cry at S5 cents n pound. This was
said to he the highest price ever paid
for Pima cotton NJ the seasons open.
Ing. The Arizona crop hns been est.
mated at 10000 bales.
Mexican lnhorers should receive n
minimum wage Of - cents IN hour for
ten hours work and time and one.half
for overtime. according to the report
of the special investigating commit.
tee consisting of Abelnrdo Is. Sabnrzo,
representing the stnte Of Sonora, Mex.
leo, and j. II. Pattee, named by Gov.
ernor Campbell TO represent the state
of Arlzonn, assisted by Eduardo q.
GONZALES, Mexican consul at Phoenix
AiINs 81 - l1fuNlltlU VI GNlllW hllll
was fatally injured ana Mrs. Warren
Kincr and Mrs. n. J.. Harris were
painfully injured when the automobile
In which they were riding rolled down
u steep cmbnnkmcnt near Hanover.
The party was IN route from Flerro
10 Santa Rita, aud when the ear was
about half way up the hill the engine
went dead, and the brakes failing To
hold, It backed Off from the rond and
turned Ovor twice.
There is likely 10 he an |inundntlon
Of Navajo blankets this winter, accord
Ing Ia the statement of Governor
Campbell Of Arizona on his return
from II tour, which included n part OF
the Navajo reservation. For several
years, or almost ever since the price
of wool went up, the Indians have nj.
most abandoned the ancient art of
blanket weaving. There was much
more profit in selling the wool than
putting 10 into blankets, ana besides
Il was much easier
Following the sensational strike nj
the Shea at Jerome, Ariz., the vein
has wldencd Ia eight feet and The ron.
tent continues the same MS that opened
recently. The tunnel Is now at n polu;
Immediately below the shaft and d
station Is being cut for the raise whicl.
VIII bee begun ni once To connect the
tunnel level with the shaft 200 feet
above. In the meantime, the tunue.
viii be advanced with an posslhi,
speed 10 cut the ore body developed
on the 325 level west Of the shaft.
Plans are now under way to lnsur,
n large delegation Of New Mexico PEG
| pie for meetings of the Southwestern
Tuberculosis Conference and m,
American Public Health Association
u san Francisco from Sept. o to 1G
Dr. G.. n. Waller, commissioners oI
health, probably Will head the delega
tiun of state health workers.
The raising of wheat In the Portnlc,
valley IN New Mexico Is no longer M
experiment, and the crop this seasoi
viii be the best ever raised In tina.
section. Much of the wheat has nj
rendy been harvested, and the ylelt
II many places has run better than
thirty bushels to the mere. II Is ex
pccted that the ncrenge viii be great
a increased during the coming year
The largest |funleatlon house In m,
world may be built soon ON the Ari
gona border. This was revealed by q
d, Deputy, chief of border inspection
Federal Horticultural Board. Mr.. Dep
uty also indicated that the border IN
spection service will station an lnspec
tor NJ Douglns II the traffic through
NM nnnl n.nnnhn nulHInInnAl.. ~ L.