The Benson signal., 1920-03-06
Southwest News
From Au OUer
NeW Mexico
and Arizona
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Through the efforts Of Rev. Hugh
A. Copper, active director Of the Pres
byterian sanitarium at Albuquerque,
N. NJ, has secured an endowment Of
100000 from eastern sources.
Governor Larrazolo's action in the
Gallup coal strike, holding the eK-
penses of the mobilization of the
mounted police to $1,477.77, was COM
mended in a resolution offered in the
New Mexico Senate.
One of the largest real estate deals
in recent history Of Arizona was con-
summated when Roy Sorrels, cattle
man, purchased 10000 acres of graz
ing land on the Baca Float for ap-
proximately $25O,OOO.
Conditions among the Indians, gen
orally speaking, are about as bad as
those among the blacks of the Congo,
in the opinion of Rev. George Logic of
the Cook Bible school of Arizona, who
addressed the Interchurch World
Movement conference at Phoenix.
Miss Mary Dee Muir, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John 7. Muir of Lords
burg, N. NJ, has been chosen to act
as sponsor for the steamer "City OF
Lordsburg,," which will be launched
at Mobile, Ala, the last of this month.
Miss Muir's father is wealthy ranch
man. =.
Judge Raymond r. Ryan announces
that it will not be necessary to call
grand jury for the March term Of the
District Court for Grant county, N.
M. This is the first time in some
years that no grand jury has been
called for regular term Of court and
speaks volumes for the improvement
of conditions.
Thanks for calling the special ses
sion of the Legislature and congratu-
lations for the action Of that body in
ratifying the national suffrage amend
ment were contained in message re-.
ceived by Governor Campbell Of Ari'
zona from Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
president Of the National Woman
Suffrage Association.
Companies are expending over $780,
600 in drilling operations in Roosevelt
county, N. NJ, and many other drilling
contracts have been made in the same
field The Mesa Oil Company, drilling
in the extreme western part Of this
country, is upon structure that looks
good. Operators are confident OF
bringing in a good we'll.
Many millions Of dollars will be
spent by Mexico for American agri-
cultural machinery and implements in
the next few years, as result of the
second annual NOgales Chamber of
Commerce trade excursion on the
west coast of Mexico, according to
William II. Haley, secretary of the
Nogalcs Chamber of Commerce.
Hugh Ramsay and A. G. Heyman of
the Luna County, N. NJ, Farm Bu-
reau are enthusiastic over the out
look for launching what is proposed
as the luna County Cooperative Ex-
change. A meeting was held at the
armOry in Deming, at which eighteen
persons were present and all but two
signified their willingness to go into
a cooperative store of some kind as
a means of lowering the cost of ne
cessities to the farmers.
Shipments Of silver, gold and lead
ore from the Tombstone district, both
by lessees and the Bunker Hill Com
pany, continue to average in the neigh
bOrhood of 100 forty-ton cars a
month, according to the car report at
that point in Arizona. This shows that
the Tombstone district is still num-
bered among the producers even
though a big force of men is not at
work With silver at $1.3O an ounce
this means a production of at least
100000 per month.
What was represented to be won
derful machine for making money out
of ordinary blank paper and guaran-
teed to stand even the test of bank
examiner, caused the arrest at PhOe-
nix of Nick Ferzin and Gus Argetakio
by city police after investigation by
federal authorities.
Following the close of the special
legislative session, governor Larrazola
of New Mexico has vetoed the bill re-
pealing the state income tax law. He
has, however, signed the bill providing
for a commission to investigate the
matter Of new law to report next
January to the governor.
Electric light and power companies
in Arizona need $5,OOOOOO for enlarg-
ing their plants, according to a state
lnent made to the Arizona Corpora
ton Commission by representatives of
public utility companies of the state
in conference with the commission.
The representatives expressed a de-
sire to work out uniform agreement
on which to base applications for in
creasing rates of services, it being
stated that present depreciation pro
visions, based on pre-war costs, are
inadequate to meet upkeep require
ments at present and probable future
prices.