Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-10-12

embarrassed at the presence here Of d
missionary OF better methods and ar,
willing To "eat" Mr.. Heyman as III,
priest Of the doctrines they find un
pleasant In other words they hop,
by Kidding the community of Mr.. Hey
man to free the community from IN,
stcadying influences and Inconvenience,
Of cold scientific facts They seen
to hope that in this way return may
be- had To the good old days when tn,
selling price OF land bore no relation
To its value based upon what could
he grown upon IT, More sober minded
citizens believe that truth can moi
he 80 easily disposed Of and that facts
haveA the habit Of arising from the
tomb To plague those who dispise YER
acity The farmers may he having
hard shedding now. hut those who
really have the nerve To know what
they are doing, have nm opportunity Ia
improve their methods: II will do no
good al all to tie the governor down
and allow the works to run wild. II
there Is "a he II land boom here II
should he On basis fer attracting real
farmers and not Spectators. Dcming' $
first land boom was calamity. What
ever value the land In the valley has.
Il has been attached by the successful
farmers, and the price Of the land
should he based on the profits they
are able 10 make. The fact that the
land will grow cotton. beans and corn
has nothing to do with the value Of the
land. The question Is: Can these
crops he grown AT profit; The
answer Ia this question will determine
the honest selling price Of the land
for farming purposes These crops.
nor any others. ever be- grown
at n substantial profit without the
general adoption OF improved methods
and careful attention to experimental
ns well as practical agriculture.
II Mr. Heyman persists In dabbllng
In retail commercial enterprises Ia the
neglect Of the work for which he is
hired. he should he eliminated. When
he is fully convinced that he Is out
Of harmony with his employers, the
Graphic feels sure that he will not
care to remain. But II is exceedingly
important that there should be no
break In the work which Mr.. Heyman
Is supposed 10 be- performing; another
must he found qualified to carry on
the fight for more profitable agricul-
ture In the Mimbres Valley through
scientific methods
WELCOME, "PONCHO' VILLA
"Pancho" villa was too busy TO at
tend III Pasos international EXhibi.
tion last week-too busy farming The
exposition committee had planned to
entertain the hloodthirsty william like II
regular human being. To make things
complete and nice" III Paso should
have told its friend Poncho that re-
ception committee from Columbus
would WELCOME him on this side Of the
bortler-and. believe 'muh' there
would have been no difficulty nj all in
having large attendance from Col
umbus ON hand to greet the eX-bandit
who had promised Columbus women
to his men as prizes for the capture of
the border town.
II would have been fitting for III
PasO 10 have Poncho on little eXcur
sion o,er the Il. T.. 4 s. W. to COlum.
bus. and pointed out to him how the
city has grown since he left II with
its streets full Of dead and dying. He
could have been shown the present
brick hotel that covered the site Of the
old frame one where Mr.. Richie. its
proprietor. was killed and thrown in
the flames while his young daughter
pleaded for his dead body, and the
nearby street where the dogs shifted
Of the burned flesh Of what had been
Mr.. Miller. former state engineer
n woman was shot while In her gar
den and In the main street II merchant
lay writhlng In his own blood. The
marks Of the conflict on the older
buildings are still quite plain and
POncho and his I'll Paso friends could
have enjoyed many a hearty laugh nj
the way times do change. The muir
derous bandit Of yesterday Is the hon
orel citizen Of today, and virtue gets
the same old reward IL has always re-
ceived villa has plenty of coin and
III lNSn llkt~ ~ sell nun NHIutrS hhu
farm machinery and get certain no
toriety out Of the pleasant and profit
able business association.
OF course. the fact that Poncho is
under Indictment in the district court
Of the Sixth Judicial District for
Luna county might complicale matters
that is II Poncho survived the IA
tigue Of the Columbus excursion. He
sure would get demonstration In the
border town and being very fat. ac-
cording Ia the ~ Paso papers II might
have a tendency to effect his heart.
The Graphic Is willing TO promise one
thing II Poncho will visit Columbus
he will never cnme Ia trial In the dis
trict court
But POncho l. very busy and while
he would like to visit III Paso again.
he cannot conveniently make. the jour
ney NJ this time. Isn't il shame
The mushy ri Paso citizens make
~ this section feel like mo'
ing back To the good old T. y 4.
Imagine. il youscan. the mayor ~ n
Paso grasping the hand Of Poncho
villa. rel with the blood ~ slain
ana welcoming him with
a tender Of the freedom Of the city.