Taiban Valley news., 1921-04-01
Southwest News
From An Ocsr
NelU Mexico
and Arizona
(western Newspaper Union News serlce.)


turned into the office being $92,SI6.
Citizens of Alamogordo, N. NJ, are
planning the construction of public
swimming pool. All are enthusiastic
over the proposition and it is thought
that pool will be big asset to the
community.
AT special meeting the CONNER
cial Club of Las Vegas n. NJ, decided
that the Cowboys Reunion must be
held again this summer if possible.
Secretary Root reported that some
$500 had been raised and that an,
effort would be made to get more.
w. M. Elliott, foreman for the Dia-
mond A Cattle Company and one of the
best known stockmen in the vicinity of
Silver City, N. NJ, is dead at his home
from heart failure. He had been cat
tie man of Grant county for many
years.
The Clovis, N. NJ, Gun Club, with fif-
ty members in the initial organization,
recently held a meeting for the cleo
ton of officers, Milton Brown being
chosen as the new president. range
will be fitted up soon and practice will
be started by the team.
Surveyors are now at work on the
| highway between Colfax and Maxwell,
! n. NJ, and the work of grading the
road will be started soon. The surfac-
ing will be completed early in the sum-
mer, thus making another main high
way into Ration.
A cotton gin in Roswell, n. NJ, to
take care of the seasons crop is now
assured, according to the reports re-
ceived since a meeting of the farmers
which was recently held. Practically
all the acreage needed has been Sc
cured and the crop will be one of the
| principal ones of the valley during the
coming season.
Senate Bill No. 15s, amending the
present law relating to the sale of
bonds to secure the Indebtedness of
counties, school districts, cities, towns
and other municipal corporations by
changing the restriction upon the
amount for which such bonds could be
sold, was vetoed by Governor Thomas
Z. Campbell. The measure was passed
by the last Legislature.
The farmers of Quay county, N. NJ,
have shipped four car loads of broom
corn to the eastern markets, this being
the largest shipment of the season.
The price paid to the growers was $75
per ton, which means that the crop will
= bring neat sum to the farmers of this
vicinity and will no doubt mean that
the acreage will be greatly increased
during the coming season.
Arizona is a big factor in the mining
world. This fact is clearly brought out
in the list of officers and committees
for 1921 for the American Mining Con-
gress. James S. Douglas, prominent
mining man of the southern part of the
state, is member of the board of di-
rectors, while Norman Carmichael of
the Arizona Copper Company in Cliff
ton, is on the committee of state vice
presidents.
The Old Dominion Company, one of
the oldest producers of copper in Arl-
zona, will discontinue operations. In
making this announcement, President
Charles S. Smith stated that the com
pany is carrying large surplus of cop
per produced at high cost and fol
which there Is no market. Operations
will be reduced gradually over a per
iod of several weeks until ore and coke
on hand have been exhausted.
The much discussed Arizona indus
trial commission bill has been signed
by the governor. The bill creates al
industrial commission of three mem
bers, serving terms of two four an6
six. years, each at salary of $4,000
per year. The commission will appoint
its own secretary.
An immediate embargo on imports
Of wool was suggested by the New
Mexico Wool Growers Association il
a message sent to President Harding
by President Pragermiller of the asso
ciatiofE The decision to send the wire
was reached after many wool growers
in the state had voiced their opinion
that an embargo would be the onl,
chance of saving the wool growing in
dustry from terrific financial damage
Oral argument before the Interstat,
Commerce Commission on the applica
ftfon Of the Arizona railroads for in
creased rates was postponed from
March 26 to April 81, e. X. Raumake
of the Southern Arizona Traffic Asso
citation has been: notified by letter Tn,
delay wasscaused by similar battl,
ineWiseonsin, which has reached sucl
[proportions that it may result in beinj
used as a test case and may be basi
e on which the Arizona case Is settled
Two new automobiles sales agenc
buildings containing thirty-three cars
most of them secondhand, were de
stroyed and one fireman was severeli
Injured in =. lire at Phoenix Numer
0ils explosions made the work of tn
n 'lremen dangerous. Ed Evans, vol
Inteer fireman, was blown thirty-fiV