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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
3
The Farmington Enterprise reports better prospects for a lime sale and higher grain output in Sandandor county. Land values ease across the West as investors seek safe options. The piece notes the June date marking a government settlement milestone and describes the Carson River project acres in Nevada awaiting irrigation works.
The article notes frequent Roosevelt administration cabinet changes since he became president less than four years ago. It attributes most shifts to the officials themselves, praising honest capable men who push forward rather than freeze.
Rivers recede quickly and high water has passed with little overall damage to San Juan County. Several riverside ranches sustained losses and land or crop damage are minimal compared with totals, though some foot bridges and cables failed while wagon bridges remained intact.
The passage argues a farmer should own at least an acre to grow food, noting it helps self sufficiency and keeps hardship at bay. It suggests five to ten acres could yield greater income than wages, emphasizing land ownership as financial relief.
The piece argues that individuals are generally decent, but when in large groups such as corporations or organizations, most will leverage influence to push actions they would shun as private citizens. It warns readers to beware of collective power overriding personal ethics.
The article discusses potential national elections and a peasant assembly in Russia. It cites figures on class composition and notes mixed reactions to the proposed universal suffrage and the future political arrangement. It emphasizes democratic tendencies among educated and influential Russians.
The piece argues that Tsar Nicholas II must convene a national assembly to address Russia’s autocratic rule. It cites Sevastopol and other wartime pressures as pushing toward freeing serfs and ending bureaucracy, while warning that delay risks doom of absolutism and requires urgent reform.
Articles document The Winter Mercantile Company of Farmington San Juan County New Mexico formed May 1 1905 with 25000 stock at 100 par value for 312000 start. Founders Richard G Graf J Ale Johnson William A Hunter Michael A Mahany and four directors listed including Graf and Hunter. Term set at 40 years with officers sworn May 12 1906. Notary public Whitehead sign. Also includes Hunter Mercantile Company incorporation details and final line of a curbside ad for San Juan Stores Co. spring and summer goods at lower prices.
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