The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-08-06

a I4|u Than auI 0IHrf uUHII|N4. r4n
Iot|AIt n1. no matter n1,t laler al
rIa| inat oIner nuamet. may ne. A
f''INnlN example uI tens Is the DpIu
|I|4 ltanlDff rI Commerce. ilc.
4I|NN ~ kneun 10 nt one ~ Inc
|tNtII organizations "a ~ hud ~
|l'1 l|illrt Southwest
oIganuco mere icH years aau snd
tI|IIpftca ~ nugget Iunu. the
fHlene tnamher ~ tomnlercr, Inc
tue pn ~ present noern OF dircg
IuIH which ~ changed yearly. the
I0|I1Wing: q. a. t.oupof. president.
T. q No,dliaus. iiitt wee president;
IL \allanuikliani. SECOND wee
pIo@niqiIl and A 4. TcInhr. treas
|lrcr iioard % Dlrccloir-J 9.
tpu|rr a. A. fcnkc. Henry Meyer,
n A Nordhaus r 4. uilinOfr. >. A.
A1huncy, A. ". pollard. A. D. iid
ulDtn aud n. A. Nallandlrham.
Under the expert charge OF Mrs
tlnng, secretary. who has been With
lhls organization for the last seecn
fcnrs, u has achieved wonderful
suctess aud u n almost impossible
O. poini out a single instance IN
winch this organization failed 10 do
iis duty Mrs Aliny is = native Of
Nc~ York and has been IA the state
about eiaht years. What IL sup
posed 10 be one of the longest stop
oeers ON record is that which Mrs.
Amy made. She had started from
her home 10 California, and stopped
over IN Demlne. hcsull--unc cham.
ber of commorce that is open and
alive every hour during the day
and this clly IA indeed fortunate ln
securing the services OF such an
esiimable lady as Mrs. Almy. who L.
peculiarly fitted. both by experience
aud liking. 10 this class OF work.
u has been through the Chamber
Of Commerce that the majority Of
important enterprises have been
brought 10 Deming. The close co.
pprrution and support tended to this
organization by all the business mcn
In town u indeed wonderful. This
organization was directly rcsp0nsi.
bic for the coming here OF the 10
mai0 canning industry. one factory
being located here and one al Hon
dale, the tomatoes IN this section
being superior 10 any IN America.
An especial feature worthy OF
mention . the Armory situated here
which Ia a large brick structure and
contains the present Public Library.
The Community Service Organixa.
ton. which did such good work dur.
Ing the war. was taken over by the
head 0f the Chamber Of Commerce
and the Public Library. the Sl5.00O
swimming pool and the Armory aud
is equipment IL now for use by the
public.
The Public Library has now ON
hand ahnut four thousand volumes
and h COuniy Library. Owing Ia
the extreme economy now necessary
IN the management Of the Library,
II 10 open only twO afternoons Of
the week. Wednesdays and Saiur.
days The Library was made possi.
bic by a group Of public spirited
ladies. II II under the present man
agcment Of Mrs. n. T.. Hoffman. who
Is librarian Mrs. Hoffman dcyolcs
a great deal Of her time 10 NE
library.
The following Is a list of the many
Inducements Dcmiug offers 10 the
public;
Armory; two banks; high school. /.
three grade schools: public library.
eight hotels. a greenhouse; tan.
merry: ten l0deecs; two newspapers;
altitude. i3J0 feet; the western
spirit. four garagrs: two modern
hospitals: two lumber yards. Si0.00o
court house; modern residences; a
He'd Cross chapter; tomato canning
factory, ice aud electric plant: (:
broom factory; three transcontinen
tai railroads; Chamber Of Com
nerve; government hospital three
nsiles frpm city; H. own water sys
tenn; nine religious denominations:
test wells being drilled for oil Ia
Mlmbres valley, with splendid indi.
cations; three wholesale commission
houses; public school enrolment.
ii7i; five auto repair shope: 5o0J
acres cultivated in Mimbres valley.
1919; 200 acres cotton planted In
Mimhrcs valley this year IN excess
Of 50i3 acres already cultivated;
wideawakc city council; purcst
water IN America; Deming Club aud
hall room; a skating rink; Rn ice
cream fsclory; Union slniion; $50,
00o central telephone exchange; %
miles cement sidewalks: lheaiers;
fire department; two auto fire en-.
elnes: 15barrcl flour mill; Demine
Is The hub OF lhe mining activities
of southwestern New Mexico. three
tvpesr,ilng machines; very desira.
be hllyrar climate; up.io.dste
siorcss X swimming pool. 90 by l2n
feet: tourist camping ground; Dem
inE Is the summing corner of The
Sunshine elolr Of New Mexir0: the
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