Rebuilding New Mexico Central Proceeds Slowly Forward
The New Mexico Central Railway is being quietly rebuilt from Santa Fe to Torrance with new ties, widened cuts, rebuilt bridges, and upgraded telegraph lines. The Estancia Valley line receives emphasis as 115 miles of track are restored under new ownership after receivership, with no cost figures released yet.
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New Mexico Central Railway
Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Pacific Railway Company
Sana Feentral
Alquerque Eastern
Santa Fe Central
New Mexico Central Railroad
New Mexio Central Railway Company
Santa Fe
Torrance
Galisteo Basin
Estancia
Williams
New Mexico Central
New Mexico
Commission attacks wool rates across New Mexico routes
The Western Freight Traffic Committee of the U S Railroad Administration probes prices on wool mohair dry hides and pelts and informs New Mexico Corporation Commission of a hearing today. It cites grossly discriminatory rates from New Mexico to eastern markets with large gaps on scoured and grease wool and mohair and notes potential violations across commodities.
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Western Freight Traffic Committee
U. S. Railroad Administration
New Mexico Corporation Commission
New Murico
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Boston
Atlantic
Las Vegas
Alluquerque
Roswell
Toston
New York
Baltimore
Norfolk
Reston
Pacific
Gallup
Kansas City
Chicago
Territories
Albuquerque
Veras
State land leases up for renewal this fall
About eight hundred leases of state land expire October 1 this year. They are dated October 1, 1914 and run for five years. The land office is already receiving many renewals and is unusually busy as numerous oil leases still await action.
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Land Office
Government food stocks offered for sale to public
The War Department will sell canned meats and vegetables in straight or mixed car lots to municipalities. The sale follows Congress support for disposing of government surplus food stocks.
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War Department
Congress
Postal Telegraph Cuts Rates at Once
A twenty percent reduction in rates over the Postal telegraph lines was announced to take effect at midnight yesterday. President C Mackay had contended that the rate increase under government operation of the wires was unnecessary.
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C. Mackay
Cattle Dipping Ready in New Mexico Districts
Cattlemen in infected New Mexico districts are prepared to dip cattle as directed by the Sanitary Board. Numerous new dipping vats have been constructed as part of the effort. Sheepmen are indorsing dipping actions in the area.
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New Mexico
Private or favoring railroads in reform advisory vote
The United States Chamber of Commerce polled over 1200 commercial and industrial groups, finding broad support for private ownership of railroads. Most recommendations urged comprehensive regulation, return to corporate operation after remedial legislation, and federal control during the transition. A Federal transportation board would guide national rail, water, and highway systems, with a conference in Washington to ensure diverse interests shape policy.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
Cor
Deto
Federal Transportation Board
Washinton
Federal Road Projects Advance Toward Taos Route
The State Highway Department informs that Federal aid project No 21 covers an eight mile Santa Fe Taos road stretch from Rinconada to Cieniguilla in Taos County with surveys and plans prepared awaiting Federal Public Roads approval before bids. A parallel Federal aid project No 14 covers eleven miles Tesuque to Po towaye with plans nearly ready for Washington approval and bids expected in six weeks to two months at an estimated $70,000. Once current work finishes the road to Taos should be in good traveling condition.
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State Highway Department
Rotary of Agriculture
Santa Pe-Taos
Rinconada
Cieniguilla
Tans County
Federal Bureau of F Public Roads
Nde
Santa Fe Tans Road
Ronviets
Taos
Tesuque
Potowaye
Washington
New corporate filings list farm bureau and potato grower groups
The Roosevelt County County Farm and Live Stock Bureau files articles with the Corporation Commission with George L. Reese as statutory agent. The group has no capital stock and aims to promote agriculture and county welfare. Directors include Carl Muller, Tom Davidson, R G Bryant, John V. Miller, Howard P. Edmonds, Stephen A. Crably, and Chas. N. Greathouse of Portales. Portales Valley Sweet Potato Growers Association also files, with E N Wheeler, Geo E Johnston, Carl Muller, F W Shaws, and J M Bradley, all of Portales, as incorporators. Albright & Anderson of Albuquerque file amendment increasing stock to 50000. George Vollant president. Oscar J Lewis secretary. El Paso Cattle Loan Company authorized to do business in New Mexico, with registered office in Albuquerque. capital stock 300000, paid up 278200, A Newman president, J A Borders secretary. Haywood Corporation of Las Cruces files articles. capital stock 1000, real estate and pil lands activity, directors W Hayward of Manitou OK, M Hayward and W W Hayward of Las Cruces.
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Roosevelt County
The
Corporation Commission
George L. Reese
State College Federal Department
Carl Muller
Tom Davidson
R.G. Bryant
John V. Miller
Howard P. Edmonds
Stephen A. Crably
Chas. N. Greathouse
Portales
Portales Valley
Sweet Potato Growers Association of
E. N. Wheeler
Geo. E Johnston
FW. Shaws
JM. Bradley
Portaies
Albright & Anderson
Albuquerque
George Volllant
Oscar J Lewis
el Paso Cattle Loan Company of
EL Paso
Texas Corporation
New Mexico
Kin’ Albuquer Vb. Webster Ie
A. Newman
J. A. Borders
Haywood Corporation
Last Cruces
Comision
I W. Hayward
Manitou
Oklahoma
M. Hayward
W. W. Hayward
Las Cruces
Colfax to reopen dining room and expand hotel
Colfax plans a Aug 1 reopening for the Seaberg dining room now run by Mr and Mrs J M Clark former citizens back from Colorado. A foundation contract for an addition will yield 32 new guest rooms at the northeast corner. A large grain elevator project for Floersheim Mercantile Co begins concrete work along with a warehouse and basement for grain and bean storage. Mrs E Walder of Taylor Springs was accidentally shot in the left arm by her brother while he cleaned a revolver, taken to Springer hospital in serious condition.
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Seaberg
J. M. Clark
Colorado
Floersheim Mercantile Company
Springer Times
E. Walder
Taylor Springs
Springer Hospital
Protherhood of Railway Demands Wage Increase
Deputy Sheriff Thacker from Raton notes a campaign by gypsies in autos seeking higher wages or lower living costs. The War Department’s October deadline looms as a three year old grandchild’s meat sale and canned vegetables push prices up. Bob Peden of Minturn Colorado sells meat directly to consumers as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers plans wage action. Chief Warren S. Stone informed President Wilson of the urgent wage or cost of living changes.
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Thacker
Raton
Istkv
Bob Peden
Minturn
Colorado
Post Office Department
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Trinidad
Coa
Ing
Warren S. Stone
Wilson
Threshing Delays Lift As Wheat Hauls Resumed
A fragmentary ledger of early 20th century notes mentions threshing delays due to damp grain, followed by a rush to haul wheat to elevators over the next thirty days. Other items touch on inflation, political references, prison life in France, hay fever, and local fishing prospects.
Hide Market Slump Forecast by Dealers
Hide dealers predict a sharp market decline with prices dropping 40 to 50 percent from current highs due to planned government sales and shifting export demand. Estimates show 30 hides monthly per thousand people from regional supplies, each weighing about 50 pounds, yielding roughly 15 square feet of leather per hide. Green salted hides fetch 35 to 38 cents per pound, equating to $19 to $20 per shipped hide, with normal prices at 17 to 22 cents per pound for green salted and 30 to 36 cents for dry hides.
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San Antonio
Picnic On Labor Day Boys and Girls Clubs Plan
A large Labor Day picnic is planned for Ber county youths with four to five hundred members of Boys and Girls clubs expected to attend. The event on Monday September 1 promises sport games and prizes with a TV and lunch, celebrating the young workers of Albuquerque.
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Ber County
Albuquerque
Three Combined Buyers Shipped Cream From This City
Report in the Metrose Messenger estimates cream shipments bought and paid for at $4 23958, averaging 141 32 per day, excluding some self shipped cream. Melrose shipments by other buyers reach inland towns, with Womack Co at Field and Midwest Supply Co at McAlister noted. The writer believes total daily cream shipments could reach about $2000.
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Melrose
Womack & Co
Field
Midwest Supply Co
McAlister
Metrose Messenger
Alfalfa Yields Lift De Baca Valley Farmers Praise
De Baca Valley farmers report alfalfa cuts near thirty five percent heavier than Justal with excellent raw crops and a bumper flat crop due to generous rains. Fort Sumner area celebrates a $40 000 irrigation district bond approval to build a dam and gravity canal, boosting local alfalfa and fruit land. Buffalo Exhibit tease notes a four year old bull shipped to Burkburnett for ten cent look and ten dollar hourly earnings in Roswell. Population growth and prosperity are forecast for Fort Sumner over the next two years.
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Justal
de Baca
stateKort Sumner
Buffalo
Duglap, Jr
Burkburnett
Roswell
Fort Sumner
Port
Hoods
Pecos
Vale Jey
Fire devastates Chaves home roof and belongings
Last Friday a fire damaged the Chaves and Atre home destroying much of the roof and household goods. Fire dropped from a burning worm nest onto the hall roof. the fire department drenched the house to extinguish flames, leaving the roughly soaked residence in ruins.
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Atre JO
Roswell News
Pear packing season opens in Dona Ana with delays
A large force of women and girls begins packing pears Thursday morning in Dona Ana. A sorting machine breakdown caused a one day delay. Las Cruces Republic reports the Lumber Co has contracted to build Army barracks at Machita and placed Joe Low in charge after returning from overseas service. Fire of unknown origin at the Bently farm near Las Cruces destroyed barns and sheds, a horse, sheep, and poultry perished. The paper notes the rare sight of a large fire in town and mentions dresses and bath robes worn by young ladies returning from the Armory dance.
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Las Cruces Republic
Las Cruces
Bently
Las [Cruces
Bath
Albuquerque Restaurant Prices Rise on August First
Albuquerque restaurants announce a price hike effective August 1 raising coffee and tea to ten cents per cup and milk to ten cents a glass. Prices for meals are set to rise by ten to twenty percent.
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Albuquerque
Knights of Columbus Entertaining Committee Meeting Notice
Knights of Columbus Entertain ment Committee members are set to meet Monday evening at 8 o'clock to plan a series of entertainments to raise funds for the proposed new building. Gov B F Pankey has leased the San Cristobal ranch of 125000 acres near Lamy.
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The
Knights of Columbus
B. F. Pankey
San Cristobal
Lamy
New Federal Aid Projects Scattered Across State
State highway officials review multiple Federal aid projects in several counties. Plans include continuation of a concrete road from Albuquerque through Alameda to the county line in Sandoval County and a 20 mile stretch from Chama to Tierra Amarilla in Rio Arriba. Other proposed routes reach Farmington Aztec Shiprock and areas near the Colorado line.
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State Highway Department
Ilie A. Gillett
A. O. Peabody
Bernalillo
Sandoval County
Albuquerque
Alameda
Sandoval
Rio Arriba County
Chama
Tierra Amarilla
Espanola
Colorado Line
San Juan County
Farmington
Aztec
State Tax Commission to Hold Hearings
The Tax Commission will hold hearings in northern and eastern districts of the state during August. The August schedule covers Sumner, Clay, Portales, Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Santa Rosa, Tucumcari, Clayton, Las Vegas, and Raton. Hearings aim to aid taxpayers locally and reduce need for trips to Santa Fe.
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Tax Commission
Rio Grande Valley
Santa Fe
Clay
Portales
Andl
Carlsbad
Aupest
Alamogordy Au Lith
Carnivore
Santa Rosa
Tucumcari
Clayto Ameust
Rater Nuitsae
Las Vegas
Modern Pep Ment for Local Officers in Paso
J D Hugh representing Field Parker visited Paso this week and took orders for labor saving filing equipment and furniture for local offices. Plans include new vault with roller shelf units for county records, Art Metal filing equipment for the county clerk, and solid mahogany chippendale book cases and tables for the Scottish Rite Library.
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J.D. Hugh
Field Parker
Paso
Commissioner of Public Lands
Scottish Rite
Scottish Rite Library
State Treasurer Offers Road Debentures
State Treasurer Charles A. Strong seeks highway debentures for a Albuquerque Farmington road project stretching about 15 miles. Debentures issued against local tax levy in Bernalillo Sandoval Rio Arriba San Juan counties. The issue aims to anticipate this year’s tax collection based on last year’s collection rate. A theft at a farmer’s home reduced his laying flock leaving a lone red rooster.
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Charles A. Strong
TH. Minner
Bernalillo
Sandoval
Carlsbad Argus
Rio Arriba
San Juan
Albuquerque-Farmington Road
Estancia Valley a Land of Promise in New Mexico
The Estancia Valley in New Mexico, spurred by the New Mexico Central Railway, holds long term potential for agriculture and settlement. The valley features broad plains, irrigation prospects, coal interests nearby, and growing tree plantings as settlers move in, with ongoing railroad and highway improvements linking Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Tijeras canyon toward regional development.
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Estancia
New Mexico
New Mexico Central Railway
Galisteo
Villa
Incia
Willard
Stanley
EL Paso
Hagen
Clark
Melotosh
Texas
Med
Depot gleams after painters brighten Santa Fe station
Carlsbad Argus notes the Santa Fe depot now shines with fresh paint and decor, presenting a bright, cheerful sight for travelers and others with business there. Cyclone devastates Joe Welch ranch home. Mrs Welch and two daughters escape unharmed though bruised. Carlsbad Light & Power Co expands ice plant output, aiming for eighteen tons daily as demand rises. D. E. Brownlie reports first season honey crop yielding twenty five gallons with profit near two hundred dollars per gallon.
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Santa Fe
Carlsbad Argus
D. E Rownlie
Brownlie
Hope Press
Carlsbad Light & Power Company
Trailroad
Stream Measurement Instruments Replaced War Savings Stamps
Mora and Colfax counties replace worn gauges on Ocate Vermejo and Pecos rivers with automatic stream gauges. State engineer’s office measures major streams while John H Awiry, director for New Texas and Texas, explains treasury plans to raise 2000 dollars via thrift stamps. Awtry says post office handling corrected after overzealous officials caused stamp cashing issues. thrift stamps to be managed securely.
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Ocate
Mora County
Vermejo
Dawson
Colfax
Fleven
Pecos
Anton Chiro
Guadtalupe
Bany
John H Awiry
New Texics
Texas
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
Awiry
Labor Shortage Highlights U S Employment Report
The annual report from the division of operations of the federal employment service notes a shortage of agricultural and common labor in the western and southern states. It calls out a general dearth of men with professional and technical training and of clerks as outstanding features of the current employment situation.
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United States
Division of Operations
Federal Employment Service
Prewar Telephone Rates Planned in Arizona August 1
The Corporation Commission may allow prewar telephone and telegraph rate increases in Arizona starting August 1 after hearings. Western Union has filed for a 20 percent rate increase with a hearing set for August 11.
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Arizona
The
Corporation Commission
Western Union
Menual School to Enlarge North of Albuquerque
The Menual School just north of Albuquerque will be enlarged to accommodate 250 students. The Woman's Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church provides funding for the expansion.
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Menual
Albuquerque
Woman's Board of Foreign Missions of
The
Presbyterian Church
Sam
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Mary L. Shud
William Sewall
Thele
Reuben
John Wainstow
Keemarer
Winst
Winstons
Dona Ana
State Tax Commission
Tijeras Canyon
Moriarty
Joe Welch
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Awtry
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