Taiban Valley news., 1920-07-16
Southwest News
From All Over
NeV Mexico
and Arizona
Newspaper Union News Service,

assessment WORK SnOulu make dppiiCd-
tion to the surveyor general without
delay.
At a regular meeting of the Tucum-
carl, n NJ, Chamber of Commerce, Mr..
McGee suggested that bonus be Civ
en- to the first oil company bringing in
well In Quay county or within thirty
miles of the city. No final action was
taken but it is believed the bonus will
be raised.
A civic organization at Albuquerque
has started movement to change the
name of the state of New Mexico A
resolution was passed saying that in
view of the turbulent conditions in
Mexico and association of names, the
Legislature be asked to rename the
state. No name was recommended in
the resolution. "
Federal aid for Arizona, and there
is no possibility that any money orig
inally allotted to that state will be
withdrawn because of failure to match
the funds. This is the import of wire
received by the State Highway Depart
ment from Assistant State Engineer F.
NJ Holmquist.
Indications are that mining opera
tions will be resumed at Tyrone camp
in New Mexico, about August 1. The
new Marcy mills have been received
and are being installed and there is
more machinery in transit SO it is ex-
pected that another month will put the
big concentrator in working order.
w c. Churchill of Hazelton, Pa,
was found dead in his berth on spe-
cial train of Shriners of Raiah temple
of Reading when it arrived at Albu-
querque His death was said to be due
to heart disease. The train made a
stop of two hours while hlfef services
were held and the body prepared for
| shipment to HaZelton.
The Universal garage Of Portaies,
| y. NJ, has established free camping
| ground for tourists which when com
| pleted will be one of the best in that
| section of the state. The ground is To-
| Gated in the rear of the garage and
| will be equipped with free water and
| lights and all the expenses will he paid
| by the garage people.
Nearly all the equipment f01 build
| ing the road from Lovington to Carls
| bad, n. NJ, has arrived and work will
be started soon. Several large trucks
will be used in the work. and Il power
| grader has also been shipped and viii
arrive in a few days. Part of this roat
| has already been graded by the Lea
County Construction Company.
Fulfilling every confident eXpecta
| tion of the members of the county
| highway commission, the board of sli'
pervisors. Judge Rush in Federal
| Court in Chicago has ruled against all
hose attempting to block the highway
building program in Maricopa county
Ariz, by denying the application for a
temporary injunction to prevent the de-
livery of any more of the S4,000,000 is
sue of highway bonds to the purchas-
ai's, and dismissed the case.
The big motor convoy WHICH is max
| ing Il tranScontinental run from Wash
ington to San Francisco under the
auspices of the War Department will
pass through Silver City on its way
| across New Mexico. The total person
uel besides the big trucks is twenty of
| ficers and 1860 men. The trip will be
made at The rate of forty-five miles
| Der day and barring accidents should
arrive in Silver City about the 25th OF
| August.
The Western Trading and Elevator
let the contract soon for its new ele'
tator building at Clovis, n. NJ.
Cen. Alvaro Obregon, in statement
vt N0gules, AriZ., regarding reports ot
evolts in parts Of Mexico against the
he facto government, said the revolt
ing generals are former Carranza ad
herents who fear punishment by The
| present government on graft charges
| i'lie revolts, the general said, are con
| med to two or three local sections and
| 20 ftRHNNhV ITS Dlull INt'tuiHF
flight of the revolving parties to the
Mountains as fugtives from justice.
The long-tallled-of and much-to-be
les red highway through the Black
nnge. one of New Mexico's most beau
| tiful scenic routes, is now an assured
NEE t'o' he boards of commissioners
both Of Sierra and Grant counties
save made special tax levies, in ac
| -'ordance with an act Of the State Leg
stature. to raise the necessary funds
With which to build the road This
chwa~ will open up new INK in al
| east and west transc0ntnental high
| between the Elephant Butte dan
n New Mexico and the Roosevelt dan
| n Arizona.
A resolution calling on President
N'ISon to place an embargo on further
expectations of beef, mutton and WOO
or the rest of this year, or until sucl
me as is necessary to stabilize home
"nrkcts was adopted at the joint con
ent,nn of the Arizona Cattle Growers
association and the Arizona Woo
irowers' Association at Flagstaff
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