American engineers quit old Mexico exodus of 200 workers
In San Antonio on January 19, about 200 motive engineers left the National Railways of Mexico within three weeks. Many were U S citizens who resigned individually or through their organization. The quits cite fear of dangerous supervision by inexperienced dispatchers and conductors after the lines merged and government control increased. The Mexicanization drive followed the railway consolidation.
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San Antono
Mexico
United State
H. G. Blodgett
National Railroads of Mexico
Combine
What You Want If You are Wise at Maxwell NM 1909
Maxwell New Mexico booster piece highlights a two story brick general store numerous businesses a modern plant bank and land company on the AT and FT railroad twenty seven miles south of Raton with sunny climate 316 days a year. It promotes selling city lots with buildable terms and irrigated farming land offered at near dry land prices to attract settlers.
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Farmers’ Bank and Trust Company
Land Company
Maxwell
A. T
Raton
Colfax County
New Mexico
Growth Needs for Maxwell Town Delineated
A writer urges rapid development for Maxwell and surrounding farmland. Proposes full occupancy, new housing, a grocery, hardware, and drug store, plus a doctor, electric light plant, coal yard, and planing mill. Argues these facilities will attract residents and yield early returns within months.
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Maxwell
Mexican rail strikes reshaping line with Mexican conductors
The article reports a major shift replacing American railroad staff with Mexican workers, six new railroad schools training youths for conductors dispatchers and locomotive engineers. Engineers quit under strain amid fears of accidents while Mexicans defend the move as a tactic to pressure the National government. A Managua dispatch quotes President Madriz saying peace talks ended and reinforcements head to the front for a decisive strike against insurgents.
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Mexico
Managua
Nicaragua
Madriz
Book of Rules as Ex Plained by Switchmen
A humorous railroading glossary from a switchman view defines train types time cards yard work and roles. It lampoons rules officials conductors yardmasters and engineers with colorful nicknames and biting jabs while outlining how trains are imagined versus run.
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Switchmen
It is mighty mean to patronize a merchant
A Cimarron Citizen column condemns patrons who ignore trusted merchants after incurring debt, urging readers to settle accounts and continue supporting the merchants who trusted them, even if repayment seems unlikely.
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Cimarron
Traveling Auditor Totals $3,000,000 in New Mexico Revenues
Traveling Auditor Charles V. Safford reports 1909 total territory revenue from all sources at 3,079,646.8 dollars, about 10 per capita, five to six percent of assessed valuation. Breakdowns show taxes by year, licenses, school and district funds, bond sales, and county-by-county gross figures including Santa Fe and Maxwell.
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Charles V. Safford
Court House
Normal Institute
San Juan
Mora
McKinley
Rio Arriba
Sierra
Taos
Sandoval
Santa Fe County
Real Estate Transfers in Raton This Week
Real estate transfers recorded at the county clerk since the new year include Juan Torrez to Dominick Cassan for lots 19 and 20 in block 65, Juan Torrez to Dominick Cassan, A K Letton to Florencio Callegos for lots 7 and 8 in block 63, Patricio Martinez to Daniel Sandoval for lots 6 7 8 in North addition, Frederick Scoby to L J Edmunds for lot 3 in Maxwell west addition, Wm Boyd to Chas Ss Eaton for a 1% undivided interest in lots 3 4 5 in block B Covey addition, Elmer E Studley to Alberto Ortiz for lots 15 16 in block 9 Park addition.
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Raton
Juan Torrez
Dominick Cassan
A. K. Letton
Florencio Callegos
Patricio Martinez
Daniel Sandoval
North Addition
Wm. Boyd
Chas. Ss. Eaton
B. Covey
Elmer E. Studley
Alberto Ortiz
Park Addition
Unionist Gains Mark English Elections
London reports a string of Unionist gains with no losses after belated parliamentary returns. Current tallies show Government coalition liberals 12 percent laborites 23 Irish Nationalists 47 while Opposition Unionists total 154. Completed returns indicate an overall gain of fifty eight seats amid a tariff wave.
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London
Jniguises
Chief Justice Kent Named For Arizona
The president announced nominations for Arizona Supreme Court justices. Kelvad Kent of Arizona to be chief justice and Fletcher AL Dean of Arizona to be an associate justice. Maxwell is a busy town.
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Kent
Arizona
Supreme Court of
Kelvad Kent
Supreme Court
Fletcher AL Dean
Territory
French locals note movers and improvements in Nesau area
L J Tasier plans to move his family from Burlville to his ranch near French, with goods arriving Tuesday. Several residents and visitors from Maxwell, Springer, Cimarron, and El Paso report business, residence plans, and ongoing farm and building improvements around French and nearby ranches.
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L. J. Tasier
Burlville
Yuesday
H. F. Achilles
Watertown
Wis
French An
Santa Fe power project and rail line upgrades announced
The Santa Fe Employer Magazine reports Albuquerque will gain a new power house costing 13 000 to supply local shops. Officials approved the plan. Overall 697 000 will be spent on the New Mexico division to straighten tracks and modify lines to avoid grades and curves. About twenty eight miles of track will be altered on the Las Vegas Albuquerque division.
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Raton
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Las Vegas-Albuquere
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Maxwell House
Maxwell, N. M
McF. Pingree
Teneja Avenue
Second St
the Farmers Bank and Trust Company
Maxwell, New Mexico
Charles Wolfe
Cashier
C. B. Kohlhousen
H. L. Bickley
Benj. Sherrod
L. B. Goehring
Asst. Cashier
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Raton National Bank
Maxwell and Vicinity
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French Dry
Cook Ave
Raton, N. M
the Kent Meat Market and Bakery
Martin
French
Maxwell Commercial Club
Gine
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Eagle Eye
Chaves
Bernalillo
Colfax
Eddy
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Quay
Union
Dona Ana
Otero
Socorro
Curry
Valencia
Lincoln
Roosevelt
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L. J. Edmunds
Maxwell West Addition
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Wash
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E. B. Moore
Moclips
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Hhis Ranch
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Redfield
Ji Oary
New Menx
J. C. Allen
Mr. Allen
John Brennan
William Norton
Mr. Clarkson
Springer
O. S. Phillips
Meaxwell
Miler House
Messrs
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Cimarron Tueseur
T. C. Wenthe
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W. J. Walsh
J. B. Findley
B. A. Hudkins
Ah I. Phillips
A. F. Peterson
Ray Lockwood
J. L. Vertree
Arron Lumbero
Walter Greenwood
Divtors
Cimarron Coestruction Co
Mar Greenwood
G. A. HL. Reed
Denver
Colorado
Meré Jess
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