Taiban Valley news., 1920-10-15
Southwest News
From An Ouer
NelU Mexico
and Arizona
western Newspaper Onion News Service.

norman, and the President of the
Arizona Farm Bureau, Mr. G. S., Brown
now have their headquarters in the
Chamber of Commerce Building al
Tucson.
The Elsinore Cattle Company. one
of the largest in Texas, has opened an
office In Las Vegas, N. Mex. The
company's main office Is in San An
tonic, but, owing to the large amount
Of business in New Mexico, 1t was con-
sidered best to maintain an office in
the state.
Bringing added assurance that the
attendance at the 1920 Arizona State
Fair, November 8 to IS, will far sur
pass that Of any previous year, rail
road officials announced that a rate
of one fare and half for the round
trip from any Arizona point to Phoenix
would be in effect at fair time.
For the first time in the history Of
the institution, the New Mexico Col
lege Of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
will send stock judging teams to the
Royal Stock Show at Kansas City and
the International Stock Show In Chi
cago. These shows are to be held the
first and second weeks in November
The Western Ice & Bottling Com
pany Of Albuquerque has let the con-
tract to Gay & Son, contractors of Los
Angeles, for 100000 addition to its
plant The addition will, more than
double the capacity Of the plant and
will greatly increase the cold storage
facilities. The work will be started
In a few days and will be completed
by the first of the year.
Work on the eleven-mile gap in the
Colorado-to-Gulf Highway has been
started under the management of Mr..
Mcclure, superintendent of the con-
struction work for the state highway
department. This part of this road
has been in bad condition for the past
two years and the improvement will
mean much to the citizens of that sec
ton of New Mexico, as it will pro-
vide good road all the way to Clay
ton from Des Moines.
Ward Shepard, forest supervisor,
has announced that the gross receipts
from grazing, timber sales and other
resources Of the Manzano National
Forest in New Mexico for the past
year will total more than $4,000, of
which $4,000 will be turned over to
the state and counties in which the
forest is located. The forest pays
twenty-five per cent of it's receipts to
the school fund Of the state and ten
per cent to the roads.
The population of Clovis, N. Mex,
within the corporate limits, not in
cluding any of the additions, as given
out by the census bureau at Wash
ington, d. c., is 1904 and that of
Curry county, 1925. Melrose popula-
tion is given as 364 and Texico 381.
Owing to the influx of people since
the census was taken, 1t is thought
that the census at the present time
will run at least 5000, and that of
the entire county over $4,000.
Probably the biggest suit ever insti-
tuted in the state of Arizona involv-
ing taxes has been started by the In
spiration Consolidated Copper Com
pany and the International Smelter
Company, petitiOning for a refund of |
more than $1,O0O,O00 paid as excess
taxes in the years 1o17-1918 and 1919.
The Inspirations suit alone calls for
a refund OF 81, ,264, ,4O6.44, and the suit |
is filed in two different complaints,
calling for a refund Of $685., ,224.44 for
the year 1918, and $570,1 for the
year 1919.
The sweet potato industry is boom
Ing In the vicinity of Portales, N.
Mex, and the crop this year will be
the largest in history. Although this
industry is only about. five. yeara old,
It is said to be one Of the best money
producers in the valley. The acreage
will be greatly increased during the
coming year.
Assessed valuation placed on private
car lines will be announced shortly by
he Arizona state tax commission. The
private car lines have paid approx
nately $4,000 annually to the state
n taxes. 1t was understood that the
assessed valuation would be increased
his year, the amount of money to be
depending on the average
ak rate Of the state.
Several persons were injured in an
automobile accident about a mile west
# Magdalena, N. Mex. A Ford tour
ng car, driven by Miss Bessie Craig,
truck a small pile Of dirt in the road
nd one of the front wheels collapsed,
ausing the car to turn completely
ver. Miss Craig suffered a broken
ollar bone and the other occupants
f the car were more or less shaken
p so that they required medical at
ention.
George Duermeyer was held to an
wef to the superior court on charge
manslaughter at the end of pre-
mfnary examination at Phoenix and
is bond was fixed at $1,000. The
barge related to the death of ]. H.
Ill, real estate agent, who died re-
emily as result of receiving a frac-