Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-07-27
CLOVIS CLAMORS
FOR SUFFICIENT
CARS FOR GRAIN
Especial Correspondence to The Journal !

Especial Correspondence to The journal.
Santa Fe, July 26.-John March
of the state land office returned on
Saturday from Fort Sumner, where
he held the De Baca county land
sale. There were 2,060.69 acres dis
posed of, each sale bringing the
minimum price of SIS per acre.
Governor LarraZolo has gone to
Las Vegas for brief stay, expect
ing to be back in his office tomor-
row. Before leaving he made an
appointment of Fred M. Spencer to
be mounted policeman, as private.
This Is a reapointment, dating from
July /.
State Corporation Commissioners
Williams and Luna have returned
from Abeytas. where they went TO
attend a hearing regarding the
placing q of a spur to that point
to take care of the shipment of
hay which needs a way out. SUI
perintendent b, A. West was In at
tendance and the meeting was very
satisfactory in results. 1t was
agreed that the citizens of Abeytas
would do the grading for the spur,
and they would get credit In re-
fund of So per car as the products
were shipped out.
There has been trouble on the
part of the citizens of Clovis in
getting sufficient cars to make
shipment Of the grain in that part
of the state. Word was sent to the
state corporation mission COM
planning that there was a discrimi-
nation in favor of one of the COM
panies in Clovis and that the other
parties were not getting a square
deal. The matter was referred by
the commission to Attorney Gener-
al Askren, who took the case up with
word has been received that box
cars are being sent west for the
shipment of grain and that the
Clovis adjustment has been taken
care of and sufficient cars Will be
on hand.
The Wagon Mound Oil and Gas
company has filed articles OF incor-
poration with the state corporation
with capital stock for
$500, 900 with 100000 shares at
81 each. The incorporators are $.
A. Turner; Z. w. Howe; {. T.
Vicente Mares.
The Hondo company, a Texas
has filed articles with
the commission, establishing an Of
flee at Willard in this state, and
showing an amendment to the IN
papers, increasing the
capital stock from 100000 to $loo,-
900 with the stock at 81 per share.
James L. Hodges is the statutory
agent.
At the meeting of the new hotel
directors held on Friday afternoon,
matters were brought to focus
and the determination was that the
would be let within i
month. 1t is hoped by the directors
hat the hotel will be ready for the
session of the legislature
next January, and while this VIII
make the workmen and the build
ng committee hustle, it may be
hat there will be enough done TO
guests. TWO weeks
rom last Friday the sub-contracts
will be let and the bids for the con-
ractors will be out as soon as the
,thers are let. Two weeks will be
he time limit for the contract BIDS.
sixty thousand hollow tile have
,een ordered from the penitentiary
,rick plant and the order has been
accepted.
The parties injured last week by
he running of an auto off from
little La Bajada hill. are recover
ng, the only serious injury being
hat of a broken limb. Mrs. Grey
8 the victim. Mr.. Coffin who was
hought to be very badly injured. Is
veil on the way to recovery. The
,arties will go to Los Angeles by
rain and say the auto will never
atch them again.
Ancient Greeks and Romans fire.
Iuently mixed their wine with sea
water, the latter being supposed to |
'romote digestion and to keep the
vine from mounting upwards"
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