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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-04-29
April 13, 1920.
Dear Mr.. Shaffer:

Complying with your request .
some time ago, l am writing t.
you what l think about the rails
ing and curing of sweet potatoe.
in Natchitoches Parish.
I! From what l have observed
while travelling over this state and
from the reports of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
the sweet potato is approaching
one of Louisiana's valuable staple
crops, and the most noticea BILE
feature is that it is those COM
munities in Louisiana who receive
the highest prices for their sweet
potatoes where storage facilities
are available and the crop does
not have to be rushed to the mar
kers. Sweet potatoes when cured,
in an up-to-date house as the one
the progressive citizens of Natchi-
toches Parish are now building
are more easily sold to the con-
suning public than those stored
in the old time bank or pit.
Natchitoches Parish has many
acres particularly adapted to grow
ing sweet potatoes. That we can
always depend upon a good pro-
duction, we only have to remem
ber the past two seasons, when
sweet potatoes, neglected by cul-
tivation, fertilization and selection
like that we give our cotton and
corn, came through these two
poor cropping years as the only |
staple crop that increased in acre
yield and per acre value.
We can reasonably be sure of |
q yield per acre from Is bushels
to 80 bushels. and according to
prices paid the farmer last year
this will be from 500 to $1O3. so
per acre value, however, we have
every reason to believe that farm
ers will receive more this year
than last year, owing to the grow
ng demand for sweet potatoes on
III the markets. This per acre
value last year was only surpassed
oy one other crop which is cane.
Ii we compare the hill land
section in Louisiana where pota to
growing is ideally adapted, with
hat of cotton, we ind that the 81
bushels yield and per acre value
# $l03.5O (19l9 CROP for sweet
'otatoes and the per acre value of
$3.50 for cotton (1919 crop), we
ssily see thst ID wouid he- far
nore profitable for hill farmers
specially to increase his acreage
i this valuable crop and make the
latchltoches Potato curing house
success while at the same time
Increase his own profits.
Signed A. A. FREDERICKs
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-04-29
Minutes Of Executive Commit.
tee Meeting
TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH, 1920

TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH, 1920
The chairman, Mr.. j. W. Payne
being absent, vice chairman, Mrs
Jessie Stephens, presided. Thos,
answering to roll call were:
Mesdames. j. S. Stephens, V
l.. r ~, G. M. Cunningham. Mis-.
q. Dryfous, Mr.. w. H. Aire,
and Miss V. Dormon, Minute:
OF last meeting read and ado pied
Committee reports follows;
Miss Dormon reported a siren.
uods month for the Home Service
Committee in Relief Work.
Miss Brand, the Public Health
Nurse. gave full report OF her
wo.k for the month.
MRS. Cunningham, Chairman of
Publicity, told of the work done
by her committee. and stated tha,
she had appointed on the Publlci-
ty Committee, Mrs. G.. V. Porter
and Miss Virginia Dormon, in the
town of Natchitoches, and the
secretaries of ali the Ward Com
mitt es.
Mrs. Roy, Chairman Production
Committee, reported that no work
had been done by that committee
except to return some material to
she Gulf Division, for which she
had receipts.
Miss Dormon, Chairman Chap
ter School Committee, reported
that letters had been sent out to
all the teachers asking that they
organize their schools into Junior
Red Cross Auxiliaries, where
POSSIBLE.
As the home Service Commit
tee did not have its full quota of
members, Mesdames Phanor Brea-
ze,le, John Cnlbertson and j. I.
S,ndIin were elected to serve on
t lis committee.
Attention of the Committee was
called to the fact that the CHAPTER
slonld have several hundred feet
OF lumber at the Normal, LETT from
a supply donated by W. f. John
son for boxes. Secretary was
Instructed to investigate and re-
port.
Mrs Stephens, acting chairman,
th N called attention to the fast
diminishing fdnds. and asked for
> discussion of ways and means
to reduce expenses. it was de-
citlsd that the Secretary should Il
try to do the work without an as
s;stant, keeping the Office open
three days q week. and spending {
the other three days doing field
work. The assistant, Mrs. Kelly,
should be retained until May, un-
less she desired to leave sooner, in
which case, she shoule be free to
do so. A committee was appoint
ed to express to Mrs. Kelly the
Chapter's appreciation Of her
earnest, faithful services, and the (
.gret that it was necessary to I
dispense with. an assistant secre-
larry. I.
There being no further business,
the meeting adjourned. I
VIRGINIA T. DoRMoN. Sec'y. {
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-04-29

Some of the rooms IN Kilkenny
Castle (IrelanN are exactly as
they we're 80t years ago.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-04-29
Report for First Quarter, 1920 (Jan. .-March)
Natchitoches Parish Chapter, A. r.. G.

NUMBER OF WARD / 2 3 4 Total
II. No. Families dealt by
Home Service Secton..... "a
IL. No. Families
vice rendered
l3. Financial Rend-
cred, Grants $12 IS $l7
Loans Refunded
CIVILIAN
l. No. Families With.
g. No. Families Receiving
Assistance Rendered s 70 sis ss 7 Is 5o 7
Total. IS
Value of clothing estimated.
Number letters out by Office during
EXPENSE ACCOUNT
Home Service Loans and Grants $l42 Jess $50 refunded
Civilian Relief
Secretarys New Orleans
expense Telephone Stationery Stamps Adv
Nursing Equipment 4OI
furchase OF Car tor 773. 3OI
Garage travelling Secretary and
Salaries OF Employees 9l4 26|
al
Financial Standing Of Chapter at beginning
Invested Liberty Bonds OOI
Cash on hand
aodlon there outstanding 1885,
Respectfully submitted,
VIRGINIA 7. DORMON,
Graham guardian., 1920-01-16
BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday School, at 1000 a. m.
Preaching at HOO a. m. and
100 p. m.
Prayer meeting and choir prac-
tice each Wednesday.
B. Y. P. u, every Sunday, at
600 p. m.
Rev. H. G. Morton, secretary
of the Arizona State Baptist Con-
Vention, will speak In the church
next Sunday morning and eve
ming. Everybody is invited. Rev.
Morton will speak on the differ
ent features of the New World
Movement" Come and hear
him.
Mrs. Vernon Graham will sing
at the morning and Miss Dodge
at the evening service.
This church desires to serve
the public in an efficient and
Christ-like manner, and desires
the presence of the public in all
it's meetings. If your children
are not in Sunday School, we
want them in ours. We teach
the simple gospel of Jesus Christ.
Our teachers and officers recently
organized a permanent Teachers
Training Glass, including all the
present teachers and others as
recruits; making our Monday
night teachers meeting a train
ing school.
The Ladies Aid met at the
parsonage in regular business
meeting Tuesday afternoon,
| After the business session, dainty
refreshments were served by
/ Mrs. Chambers. Mrs. Chamber
lain and Mrs. Carpenter.
HARDIE CoNNoR, Pastor.
Graham guardian., 1920-01-16
In "FAIR AND WARMER !"

hilarious farce with cocktail complications and kic
Graham guardian., 1920-01-16
APPRECIATED SERVICES

Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Brewer,
in appreciation of Mrs. H. F.
Courter's services in nursing their
little babe and its mother back to
to health seven years ago, have
presented her with one hundred
shares of the stock of the Mt.
Turnbull Copper Mining Co.
Graham guardian., 1920-01-16
METHODIST CHURCH
AAlNN@NNNAN = 40 go

Rev. ]. E. Harrison, presiding
elder of the Arizona District, M.
E. Church, South, will fill the
pulpit of the local Methodist
Church, from now on until Feb
ruary lst.
Mrs. w. L. Stiles, who has
charge of the choir, announces
special music for next Sunday
mornings service.
Rev. and Mrs. Harrison will
occupy the parsonage while here.
Graham guardian., 1920-01-16
To the Dyspeptic

Would you not like to feel that your
stomach troubles are over. that you can
eat any kind of food that you crave?
Consider then the fact that Chamber
lain's Tablets have cured others why
not you. There are many who have
been restored to health by taking these
tablets and can now eat any kind of
food that they crave. 47-5t
Graham guardian., 1920-01-16

Ray Killian, who has been
away the past three years on
missionary work in the Hawaiian
Islands, returned home Saturday
evening after a short visit at
Salt Lake City and Los Angeles.
Mr.. Killian has entered on his
duties as bookkeeper in the Bank
of Stafford.
Graham guardian., 1920-01-16
Adjourned Meeting

The annual meeting Of the
stock holders and directors of the
Bank of Stafford was adjourned
until Thursday, January %, 1920,
at 1000 O'Clock a. m.
A. H. FERRIN, Cashier.
Graham guardian., 1920-01-16

WANTED Flowing and haul
ing contract. See VIM. B. Moss
Prina Ranch. 49-tf
Graham guardian., 1920-01-16
REPORT
OF THE CONDITION OF
THE CITIZENS BANK
RESOURCES

At Thatcher. in the State of Arizona,
at the close of business, December 81,
1919.
Graham guardian., 1920-01-16

State of Arizona, ss.
County of Graham, %
|, VIM. McRae, cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement Is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief.
VIM. MCRAE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of January, 1920.
j. A. DUKE,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Jan. 81, 1923.
Lorrect-Attest: :,
j. w. MATTIcE,
w. w. PACE,
VIM. McRAE,
Directors.
Graham guardian., 1920-01-16

Subscribe for The GUARDIAN.
Graham guardian., 1920-01-16
LIABILITIES

Capital stock paid in -------
Undivided profits. less cur
rent expenses and taxes
and interest paid --------
Individual depos-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28
$4,000 Acres Planted h
Ell Paso VALLEY Ii Cotton

TWO and a half millions OF dollars
] Is the neat little SUN cotton grow-
ers in the Rio Grande valley viii
get from this years cotton crop
Experts estimate that the q. 500
acres planted IN cotton this year. II
the yield Is as good as Is expected.
viii produce AZ least this sum. This
acreage IS expected 10 yield 1900
bales. and 1900 bales Weighing 500
pounds each VII be 100000 pounds.
Cotton raised IN the valley IS worth
about - cents a pound. SIX million
pounds at ~ cents would yield 81
$4,000.
Last year 1850 acres IN cotton
brought valley farmers 1000 bales.
which amounted 20 S25s.S10 IN cash. Il
averaged around ~ cents a pound
OF this years acreage. about SO usr
cent Is planted In Lone Star cotton
The staple is one and ons-eiEhth
inches long.
About 30 per cent OF the acreage Is
planted IN California Mebane. this
staple f. from one inch 20 one and one
sixteenth inches
The remaining 10 per cent Of the
acreage IS planted in Durango. Pan
thsr Burn and Pima cotton These
grades are long staple. These grades
ought 20 bring a premium Of from IS
cents TO 20 cents a pound. being OF the
long staple variety. The Pima and
Egyptian cotton, 80 far look good,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28

but the season here IS considered short
FOR this cotton
CROWNS long staple cotton IN the
Rio Grande valley Is this years ex-
pertinent. uD TO about two years ago
there was scarcely any cotton IN the
valley, but consider last years figures
1850 acres-and this years 2o,5on
acres More than Il times as many
acres are planted IN cotton this year
as was planted last year. Consider
also. last years returns on 1000 bales
and this years expected return on
more than 1900 bales
Where Acreage Il.
OF the 10-5o0 acres. about SEQ acres
are planted in cotton in the valley
north OF FL Paso. In the Rincon val
ley, 8I5 acres are planted in cotton,
IN the Mesilla valley. 7735 acres. IN
the FL Paso valley proper. $500 acres.
in the Iornill0 district $500 acres IN
the Fort Hancock valley. 1000 acres
and IN the Finley valley. 1000 acres
On the Ivy-Dale ranch 10 acres o.
select acreage N cotton produced $50
bales last year This year the IVY
Dale ranch has 100 acres In cotton.
Lee Moore has 1000 acres IN cotton.
the First ranch about zoe. the Thor--
son Bros ranch about $50 I C. Han
son 40 acres, E Jones 200 acres. c.
e Kelly 100 acres. Erakauer ranch
$50 acres. mayor Charles Davis go
fcontinued on Page "A Col. -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28

ETHILE cotton is the newest and
w biggest crop in the Fl Psso val
ley. It has rivals
With the increase in cotton acreage
in the Rio Grande valley, there has
come a considerable increase IN the
number Of fruit trees.
There have teen planted 70 date by
the valley farmers, more than 167 900
fruit trees Many new trees we're put
out this year
Bearing pear trees in the valley
total 4s,52S and there are 775s peach
trees, 5S5s plum. so15 apple and 752
ounce trees here Farm experts. how
ever, say that more fruit trees are
needed on every farm in tho valley;
that money can be made from any
kind OF a fruit tree and that there Is
no danger Of flooding the market
with good fruit
The Bartlett Is the principal pear
tree and grows TO near perfection It
does not suffer here from blight
Winter Nelis. Winter Bartlett. Vicar
and Clapp Favorite. also do wen on
valley firms.
Good Apple Country.
Peaches Of almost every variety
grow well in the valley. and no one
kind IS grown exclusively. Hale's
Early Wheeler. Salway. Haines. Sur
prise and Mamie Rose are some OF
the most cultivated varieties.
FL Paso's valley farmers may well
bost OF the plums as well as their
pears and peaches Almost every va
riety grows we'll IN the valley. Among
those which bring the best crops are
the following: Ponds Seeding. (blue,)
America. Wild Goose. Sugar -Prune,
Abundance and Red June.
Apples which rival those Of the old
apple sections OF the United States
are grown n the valley. Put the val
ley grown Ben Davis. San Jacinto.
Jonathan or King David along side
Of those grown in the widely adver-
tised and well known apple districts
and no apology will be made. FL
Paso valley apples Of the Black, Gano.
Arkansas Black and Rome Beauty are
also first class
Fortune In Pear.
The FL Pas0 valley f. the prin-
cipal pear growing district In
Texas in normal times produces
about 90 per cent Of the pears
grown In Texas
The Bartlett pear crop this
year Will bring nearly 100000
into the Fl FasO valley, e. the e.
innate OF +. W. Whitney Of Naleta.
secretary Of the FL PasO Valley
Bartlett Pear association
Although the exact number OF car
loads Of pears which have been
shipped out OF the valley has not been
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28
Willing Hand Of Man Can Change
Lad East Of e. Paso INTO Oasis
Ct Vast Richness And Progress


I'll PASo sits in a territory which IN
Z time viii yield fabulous returns
70 resolurs opporruuists and
which VIII probably build MP a city
whose fame and glory viii be as
illustrious as was Rome's- This is not
an idle dream, not q verbal -exaEE
ton, not q. Word-playing. prank. not a
modern-day flsttery- All the ear
marks Of q future developing empire,
nov visible only as a wilderness. are
weiccmluEly outstanding. Il requires
only the initiative and the plastic
hand Of nan IN progressive ezploita-
ton 70 transform il into what the
Creator purposed that man should
make II 70 be IN time
Somebody somewhere said that
where God had painted spariugly the
landscape 50 as 10 make II appear q
repulsive waste. the willing hands Of
mar -5u1d BY diviuely bestowed CO.
operation achieve miracles Of astound-
ing earthly success Just now Fales-
tine, for centuries the Improbable
tenure OF nomads and Mahomedans,
Is TO Be transformed from desert,
waste and wilderness into s mighty
Jewish republic, whose agricultural
wealth, rapid progress and unthneh-
ing faith shall be shining ana emuia-
tive deeds Of the world II Palestine
with its rugged lands, subncrual pre-
cipitanou and generally apparent
E-orthlsssness is OF sufficient impor-
tzncs IN the sight Of reconstruction
lists as to warrant the founding Of an
eEtraVsgsnr empire for the Jews such
rs their high ideals have called for.
then. how much more probable Is the
success Of those who are now rearing
g monumental empire IN thar great
virgin territory east Of Fl Paso, CON-
monty known the world over as west
Texas. II lands worn by pillow and
Eapped Of vegetable sustenance by
countless yleldE since man came into
being, how much more shah the idle
lands OF west Texas which have never
been titled bring forth thar lavish
fruits IN their season with constantly
increasing proportions with each re-
curing year2
II Paso's Territory Scarcely Explored
The name Alaska bears with IL the
popular notion Of uncertain explora-
ton When Alaska is mentioned
auditors conjure Up bright visions Of
2 country little known as that at the
north pole Yet want 20 say to you
that there are many parts Of west
Ie1as as little known in detail as the
northland- Miles and miles OF terri
tory in west Texas have been trodden
by the hurrying feet Of shifting trav-
explored as We understand that term
Even in those parts OF this great west
Texas empire most populously ten
anted tinds OF minerals, yislds Of
Yields and productions Of oil are
daily being chronicled in newspapers
EhsE circulate IN lands where even
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28


those portions Of the west are stiu
thought Of as gorgeous lands Of the
tarsntula- the horned frog, the rat
ter and the prairie dog As the
march OF mankind becomes recruited
IN its path toward The setting sun
new settlements spring up, new re-
sources are discovered. and new
things are being bestowed upon all
the soas Of nan
With cattle on thousands OF mesa
pasture lands with oil letting from a
Eubterranean reservoir Of almost IN
eLhaustible productivity, with fields
producing prodigious yields OF grain.
settlers pouring IN daily ! say with
these mighty transformations beus-
fits must accrue not only 70 the world
at large By helping II 70 meet It's IN
creesingly vexing problem Of human
consumption and sustenance. but to
those cities and towns which have
been established logically. wisely and
strztegicaily e enjoy the exuberance
OF those farms, mines and subtsrr1n-
can vessels Of liquid gold
Judge From Pullman Cars
The man who consciously or uucon-
sciously hides from the world the
things which his Maker has 50 stu
not q philanthropist. but q beggzrly
missr. It were better for the world
that he had never lived II were bet
ter for himself that he had never been
born It Is. TO say the least selfish.
Il is, moreover, e human scheme 10
prevent his Maker from securing the
cooperation OF his offspring IN devei-
oping the waste places q the earth
and a hindering OF the divine purpose
in the creation and perpetuauon OF
the human family. While there have
been thousands and Thousands Of
hardy pioneers to west Texas who
have preached from the housetop the
grandeur, beauty and resources Of
their adopted heath, the great trouble
has been that the proclamation was
from q housetop where the voice
could not find responsive sars. The
newspapers have generously con-
tri buted their space 70 tell the story
OF vest Texas whenever they were so
fortunate as % receive any news
about Il. Those itinsrant scribes OF
northern papers, whose lot has not
been a whit dissimilar TO the psrlor
bolsheviki. have truly visited the
west Their observations have been
from observation cars on lines which
went through the toughest and most
uncouth parts Of that great territory.
As II Through Glasses
It was II they had seen through
yellow, dimmsd glasses No wonder
when they got back to their Chicago
Gotham and hrotherly love homes.
they Indicted lengthy stories OF a land
that they described as the antithesis
Of the Garden Of Eden No wonder
that we all wear boots and 5ingling
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-28

/ structed this year at a cost OF SIS
900. The original cost was 70 have
been $4,000.
Another series OF railroad track was
laid at the fort this year. It extends
from the zone warehouses and Is sew
en- and half miles long This track
cost $4,000.
The new zone warehouses have The
capacity 20 hose ali government
property which 7equires 70 be housed.
necessary ply the various Mill
tary u military service sta
toned Z Bliss Their occup
aney nee s<ated the vacancy OF a
number q warehouses IN the city,
which are now being used 70 help take
care OF the TarehoU e business due %
e Paso's expansion and growth
To Extend Gas Service.
Plans have been made to lay gzs
pipe mains all over the fort, but as
yet this has not been done. Such 4
project would c approximately
$4,000
The ss.o00.00o mentioned does not
take into consideration the constant
repairing Of roads. the small improve
ments done by the military and the
general upkeep. repairing and remod-
cling necessary at such large milf
tary post which Is done BY the Mill
rary proper.
The post has its own water depart
nents with a capacity OF 100000
gallons OF water q day pumped from
deep srtesian wells
The fort also has an adequate sew
age system, and the abundant water
and good sewer system make Il pos
sible for shower and other kind OF
baths 10 be enjoyed in all barracks
and quarters in the reservation.
The adequate water supply also
al IL 49,
the grounds The lawns. the trees
shrubbery and flowers which grow
profusely at Fort Bliss are Tvatsred
when need be by small irrigstion
bitches.
Has Own Fire Department.
The fire department. At the fort e
Up 10 the minute in equipment, and Is
vel housed Two Of its large pump
ers, a South Bend and a Howe. are
motorized. A combination punnper
and chemical machine and a $50 gal I
Ion minute pumper are also motor
ized- A salaried civilian chief is IN
IN 1878 approximately sz.sooooo
was spent in improvements and /
new buildings II Fort Bliss Much Of 4
this work vas not completed until /
this year.
Among the projects started in 1919 /
are; The construction Of & Seventh I
cavalry barracks. built Of brick. cost 4
$3.50, 900; brick czntonmeut for the I
s2nd field artillery. cost $4,000; /
brick czutonment At the Santa Fe
street bridge. cost $5s.o00s district Of /
ficers' clubhouse. brick. cost $4,000; /
tTo steel hangers for seven air.
planes each. cost 100000 four ware 4
houses for the ordnance department., 1
made Of steel cost 100000; four !
miles Of concrete road. cost 1000. \
sewage extensions. 100000 An adobe 4
csntonment at Tsleta was erected at 4
a cost OF $4,000. one AZ Fabens made 1
o. adobe cost $4,000; and one at Fort
Hancock made OF adobe cost $4,000. /