Taiban Valley news., 1920-10-22
Southwest News
From All Over
NeW Mexico
and Arizona


The Arizona Merchants Association,
in convention at Nogales, selected
Phoenix sor the 1921 convention, to be
held on the Friday and Saturday pre-
ceding the opening day Of the state
fair.
Cantaloupe growers in the vicinity
of Las Cruces, N. Mex, will plant a
much larger acreage during the COM
ing year. One grower this year plant
ed thirty acres from which he shipped
$25,000 crates.
Suit for $4,000, alleging libel, has
been filed against Governor Thomas E.
Campbell in the Superior Court In
Phoenix, on behalf of J. III. Mouer, at
torney, and son of State Land Commis-
sioner w. A. MOuer.
A Chamber of Commerce has been
organized at Lovington, N. Mex, with
w. n. Snyder as president, d. J. Glove,
secretary. The new organization will
be devoted to promoting the interests
of LOvington and Lea county.
One of the attractions Of the Grant
County Fair, at Silver City, N. Mex,
will be a ball game between the all
star team Of the American Nationals,
and a picked team from Santa Rita
and other Grant county teams.
Thomas Dickinson, former American
vice consul at Nogales, Sonora, and
transferred to be vice consul at Santi-
ago de Cuba, has resigned and will go
to his home at San Antonio. Texas,
for treatment for heart ailment.
All farmers and ranchers in the
state who desire good library of ag-
ricultural publications written by men
familiar with local conditions should
write for an up-to-date list of free bull
| letins and circulars to the College Of
Agriculture, University Of Arizona,
| Tucson.
Relief for the sheep men of New
Mexico in financing their 1920 wool
clip and for other livestock men by
! the extension of loans by the Federal
Reserve Board was asked by the New
Mexico Wool Growers Association,
which just closed it's convention at
MagdaleDa, n. Mexico. I.-
The Mckinley county fair which was
held at Gallup, n. Mex, was decided
success in every way, and the best
ever held in the county. One of the
striking features was the splendid eX-
hibit made by the Navajos and Zunis.
this applying both to their handiwork
and the products of the sol.
One of the largest and finest crops
of apples ever harvested in the entire
state is now being shipped from the
orchards of G. IL. Webster in the vi
,Mlly of Cmarron, n. Mex. One car
load per day is going out of these or
chards and it is estimated that it will
take at least twenty-five days to take
care of the entire crop.
Land owners in the vicinity of Farm
ington, n. Mex, are making an effort
to get beet sugar factory in that city
during the coming year. San Juan
county has been surveyed and a tota
of 1000 acres has already been signed
up. The farmers are very enthusias
tic over the outlook and many feel thai
the factory is assured.
Prospecting on the radium bearing
ore deposits in the White Signal dis
trict in New Mexico, has been discon
tinued after several months work ant
it is not known just when the worl
will be resumed The trouble is SaiC
to be that Of perfecting system o
separating the ores from the torbenitt
metals which are found in the mines.
The Copper Belt Silver Mining
Company, which has large holdings il
the Silver Hill district north of Mag
daIena, n. Mex, will soon establish
permanent offices at that place.
The local ore shipments from thu
Lordsburg, n. Mex, mining districts
during the month of September
amounted to 80 cars or a total of 4,O7.
tons with an approximate value of SOL,
600.
Building in Phoenix continues active
Permits in September amounted t.
$500,527. These figures include per
mits issued to the city during tn
month. About ninety homes are In
cluded in the above list with valua
tion of approximately $275,000, whici
makes it greater home-buildln
month than Phoenix has had in som
time.
Under the auspices OF the AriZon
State Laboratory, a special milk an
cream contest will be conducted durin
the Northern Arizona state fair. Dl
John W. Finn will act as superptend
ent, his assistant being Miss Jan
Rider, chemist for the state. The COZ
test is open to all milk and cream pre-
iacers in the five counties Of norther
Arizona.
Phoenix must seek irrigatlng waite
elsewhere or pay n rate of $3.50 pc
acre foot after March 81, 1921, accorC
; ing the board of governors of the Sal
River Valley Water Users Associs
ton. Cancellation of their contract
" to furnish water at the present rat
can be made upon six months notice
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