Governor Larrazolo May Call Special NM Legislature Session
This morning the New Mexico governor O A Larrazolo is expected to call an extraordinary session soon, possibly within two weeks. A conference with the Republican executive committee approved the need for a special session, with high living costs and the coal situation likely guiding the agenda, aside from a planned presentation of the national suffrage amendment.
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O. A. Larrazolo
New Mexico
Republican Executive Committee
Central Committee
Highway Commission Holds Special Session
The state highway commission met in an all day session on Wednesday to review routine business, current road construction in cooperation with the Federal government, and next year’s Federal aid program. Data on needs were presented as preliminary steps to the regular January meeting. Present were Charles Springer Cimarron chairman, Eugene Kemnenich Peralta secretary, and Tessie A. Gillett state highway engineer.
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State Highway Commission
Charles Springer
Cimarron
Eugene Kemnenich
Peralta
Tessie A. Gillett
Three Alleged Strike Agitators in Pen
Three men accused of agitation in the Gallup coal district were detained at the state penitentiary under the governor’s authority. William O. Clark, Pete Casna, and Cipriano Lucero were brought to Santa Fe by Captain Apolonio A Sena and later released on good behavior as the governor anticipated federal action.
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Gallup
Gallup District
William O. Clark
Unio
Pete Casna
Cipriano Lucero
Santa Fe
Apolonio A Sena
Mounted Police
Tarrazola
Road projects ready in New Mexico state plan
The state highway department has begun building the Farming ton Albuquerque road with J C Harvey in charge. A Ber nalillo crew works from Candoval County. Two Federal aid projects 40 and 43 have been sent to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval. Project 40 in Otero covers 65 miles from Mescalero to Tularosa, costing 15031.50, linking the county and aiding the Indian agency. Project 43 in Torrance runs from Texico to Clovis to Relen, costing 5236000, improving the Estancia valley.
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State Highway Department
Farmington-Albuquerque
J. C. Harvey
Meer
Bernalillo
Candoval
Secretary of Agriculture
Otero
Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation
Tularosa
Sapere
Indian Agency
Torrance
Texico
Clovis
Relen
Estancia
Passenger Equipment Short Says Bristol
The Santa Fe cannot substitute an electric lighted smoking car on its branch now. C. H. Bristol, general superintendent of the northern tract of western lines, writes the railway commission. He hopes to make the change soon. The Santa Fe has not yet received government loaned passenger equipment, hindering handling of heavy travel.
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Santa Fe
C. H. Bristol
Owever
Santa Fe Railway
New Mexico Arizona Commissioners Confer In Lamy Morning
Corporation Commissioner J. M Luna and EF Coard rate clerk met F A Jones of the Arizona commission at Lamy this morning. Jones will accompany him to Albuquerque to discuss matters of importance to regulate transportation and telephone and telegraph lines. The Arizona commission is preparing its case along similar lines to New Mexico.
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J. M Luna
EF. Coard
F. A. Jones
Arizona Commission
Lamy
State Land Office November Transfers and Receipts
The state land office transferred funds to the state treasurer for November, totaling 33,321.80 dollars for common school bank receipts. Receipts were not as large as in November last year.
Insurance fee receipts rise in New Mexico 1919
For the year ending November 3 1919 the New Mexico Insurance Department collected 552 2133 as against 516 43 33 for the fiscal year ending November 1914. The increase over last year in average monthly receipts was about 4608.46.
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New Mexico Insurance Department
State Highway Officials in Convention in Louisville
The American Association of State Highway Officials opens a four day convention in Louisville Kentucky on Monday the 8th Leslie A Gillett state highway engineer leaves to attend The meeting will cover highway construction with emphasis on Federal aid The Townsend bill and its substitute will be discussed Also proposed is adjusting Federal aid shares for public lands states like New Mexico where 42 percent of the area is public lands The goal is to reduce the state share proportionally to public land ownership and it is expected the west will back the change
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American Association of State Highway Officials
Louisville
Leslie A. Gillett
Townsend
Mr. Gillett
West
New Mexico
Las Vegas irrigation project granted time extension
The Las Vegas town board gains extra time to finish the Gallinas river irrigation project already 90 percent complete. State engineer Leslie Gillett approves extending completion to December 1 1920 for irrigation works and December 1 1921 for water rights. The Sangujuela reservoir capacity exceeds 27 000 acre feet with over 30 000 acres planned for irrigation. Delays from labor shortages and heavy rains slowed progress over the past two years. crops harvested on 375 acres this year and future expansion planned for 1920.
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Board of Trustees
Las Vegas
Leslie A. Gillett
Gallinas
Pecos
Sanguijuela
Public Waters Filed For Irrigation Permits In New Mexico
Nellie Gray of Chicago seeks to appropriate 85000 acre feet of water from the Rio Hondo Rio Lucero and Arroyo Seco in Taos County for irrigation of 1000 acres in the Antonio Marti grant west of the mountains. Diversion points are in sections 23 36 township 27 11 east and sections 30 3 in township 27 12 east. Joseph D Wilkins and James F McGrath of Franklin Greenlee County Arizona seek 15864 acre feet and 80 cfs from the Gila river for irrigation of 15000 acres in Grant and Greenlee counties Arizona. They also seek 50 cfs for power.
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Nellie Gray
Chicago
Ill
Rio Hondo
Rio Lucero
Arroyo Seco
Rio Grande
Taos County
Antonio Marti Grant
North Range
Joseph D. Wilkins
James F McGrath
Franklin
Greenle County
Arizona
Gila River
South Range
Grant County
Normal at El Rito Is Making Good Progress
President Filadelfo Baca of the Spanish-American Normal School at El Rito, Rio Arriba county, reports a 50 day school year with nearly 30 students from Rio Arriba towns and 20 from outside the county, plus attendees from Taos Mora San Miguel and Union. Five instructors assist as students advance well, though funds for equipment and improvements are insufficient.
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Filadelfo Baca
el Rito
Rio Arriba
Teachers Association
Ares
Rio Arriba County
Taos
Mora
San Miguel
Union
State Highway Department Notes on Vehicle Receipt and Projects
The State Highway Department reports receipt of the storage plant vehicles including 44 Nash quad trucks and 12 Ford cars shipped from Buffalo by the War Department. Final plans for Federal aid projects Nos. 19 in Luna County and 25 in Bernalillo County have been sent for checking and approval, with anticipated approval in about two weeks before advertising for construction. A. O. Peabody departed for an extended inspection of Federal projects in the White Sands area, including projects 15 in Doña Ana County, 8 and 12 in Chaves County, and 5 in Quay, with construction underway on these projects.
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State Highway Department
Athhe
Lunas
Buffalo
War Department
Luna County
Bernalillo County
A. O. Peabody
Dona Ana
Chaves County
Quay
Santa Fe Red Cross leads Christmas relief drive
Hon Benjamin M Read chairs a Santa Fe Red Cross morale effort raising funds for tuberculosis prevention and cure. Most locals, including women and children, participate by selling rips and bonds with proceeds staying in New Mexico. The drive has broad public support and rejects graft accusations.
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Benjamin M. Read
Red Cross
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Read
Las Cruces Boy Wins National Live Stock Championship
Las Cruces student Harry Berriet won the National Championship in the Live Stock Judging Contest held last week. The achievement reflects credit on vocational education teachers and directors in New Mexico as the program is new and only a fraction of schools are organized or financed to support it.
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Harry Berriet
Las Cruces
New Mexico
High Cost of Living Conference Held by D Aos
An all day session of Federal and state district attorneys convened at Governor Larrazolo's call. The Justice Department seeks state cooperation in cutting living costs. A Federal speaker warned retailers profit over people and plans were made to appoint fair price committees in each county with state chairs reporting to the governor and then to the department of justice.
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O. A. Larrazolo
Department of Justice
Tthe
Addition to Espanola Hotel Nearly Finishes
Frank N. Thompson, local contractor, reports the eight of ten room addition to the Hotel at Espanola is near completion. The RP Reuth property of Espanola and San Juan owns and improves the Grenada Hotel. Lake City hosted a conference on irrigation and reclamation. Mr. Cit expects a united western congressional push for a comprehensive reclamation program.
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Frank N. Thompson
Espanola
RP. Reuth
San Juan
Grenada
New Mexico
Lake City
Cit
Saint and Joerns Study Arizona Taxes
Chief Tax Commissioner J. E. Saint and Secretary of the Commission John Joerns left Monday for Phoenix Arizona to meet tax officials and learn how to raise money to keep state county and city governments operating. They will be absent about a week.
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J. E. Saint
John Joerns
Phoenix
Arizona
Santa Fe Elks to Hold Memorial Services
Santa Fe Lodge No 40 BP OE will hold memorial services Sunday afternoon December 7 at the lodge room in honor of the departed brothers of the order.
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Santa FE Elks
Santa Fe Lodge No. 40
Bp.oe
New Mexico cement plant to be rebuilt as two story modern facility
Acme Cement Co reports coal shortages caused a factory closure. Price & Co bought the former building and plan a two story modern reconstruction in Roswell with a second floor dedicated to ladies ready to wear. Dr Crile elected head of National Agricultural College Association in Chicago.
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M. Agricultural College
National Agricultural College Association
Chicago
Freight car shortage cripples Pecos valley hay trade
The Pecos valley faces a severe freight car shortage hindering shipments of baled alfalfa. Talmadge Jr. says he has over 4000 tons stored but cannot secure 300 cars or promises, affecting hay buyers and orders to Texas and the southeast. Government cars are being sought. Chas Redd returned from Phoenix with 15 Guernsey cows for lower valley farms. Harry Berrier wins national non collegiate livestock judging title at Chicago.
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Pecos Valley
Talmadge, Jr
Who
Texas
Southeast
Bonvernment
Vally
X Bay
Chas, Redd
Phoenix
Guernsey
Lower Valley
Las Cruces
Prices Hit Half Century High In Cotton Trade
Wertheim & Bynum paid sixty two cents for a bought bale as price records surged. The market saw large shipments of cotton and sheep from Carlsbad areas to San Angelo and Fort Worth while growers like Platts, Holman, and McKenzie expanded holdings. A courthouse bond set at 3000 dollars and other district movements reflect a busy regional market reporting through the Rex Appecorane Program and oil geologists’ conference in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wertheim & Bynum
Gener
Tarth
Platts Farms
Holman
Platt
West
Iman
Missouri
Pecos
Magerman
RE. Taylor
Fort Worth
Riverton
Buckeye Sheep Company
San Angelo
Texas
Hagerman
H. McKenzie
San Paelo
Acrey Brothers
Bonce — de Case Polatescape Texas
Inadine
Avalon Secale
Justice of Pens
Carl
David Graham Whits
Sam Kameess
Indians protest outsiders on Isleta lands and vehicle speeds
The Isleta Indian council and governor lodge protests with the Albuquerque Indian superintendent over non Indians speeding through Isleta village lands and hunting by outsiders on Pueblo lands. B V Lilly reports success in predatory animal control in Colfax county with a large mountain lion trophy and other game. Chauvin's paint store burns hindering a nearby hotel project, leaving stock valued at $5000 largely uninsured and a total loss.
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Indian Council of
B. V. Lilly
United States Biological Survey
Sangre de Cristo
Albuquerque
Springer, Webster
Colfax County
Chauvin
A. Chauvin
Paisit
Albuquerque Herald
Colfax Death After Train Incident Near Raton
Alfred A. Jackson of Raton died when run over by a train in railroad yards. His wife and several children survive. Ensuing family quarantine due to eria and scarlet fever adds sorrow. Also reports on Miners Hospital renovations and Colfax High School gym heating project with $24,000 cost. Staab, banker from Colfax County State Bank, recovering from accidental pistol wound and to miss work another week.
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Alfred A. Jackson
Raton
Hobbs Hardware Co
Couny Hich School
C. . Staab
Colfax County State Bank
Hopital
Springer Stockman
Santa Fe Restores Cut Off Trains Schedule
The Santa Fe Railway restores prewar service with Nos 21 and 22 via Amarillo Clovis and Belen and the Roswell Albuquerque Pullman. Eastbound No 21 departs Albuquerque 10 10 PM reaching Vaughn 3 35 AM while No 22 arrives Clovis 7 20 AM. Pecos Valley trains run from Clovis and Carlsbad with connections at Roswell Davis and other points.
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Santa Fe Railway
Amarillo
Clovis
Belen
Roswell
Albuquerque
Vaughn
Beten
No. 22
Helen
Pecos Valley
Carlsbad
Davis
Pacific Coast
Moes
Kansas
Chicago
Galveston
Lubbock
Sweetwater
City approves 25 year Mountain States telephone franchise
At a city council meeting the ordinance granting Mountain States Telephone a twenty five year franchise was passed. The company must install an up to date common battery system within one year. Roswell official T A Hoshner and County Agent Peterson toured the county seeking rural lines to Grady Hollene Ranch vale Pleasant Hill Metrose and other main points north and east of Clovis.
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Mountain States Telephone Company
Clovis News
T. A. Hoshner
Roswell
Peterson
Clovis
Grady
Hollene
Ranchvale
Pleasant Hill
Metrose
Clovi Journal
Elopement Reported in Yeso with Las Vegas Hint
In Yeso a well known garage owner eloped with the wife of a sheepman leaving a year old child in the care of its father. The last sighting places them in Las Vegas per the Fort Sumner Leader.
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Yeso
Las Vegas
Fort Sumner
State issues new insurance writing rules for NM
The state insurance department announces instructions to insurers. It warns agents resident outside New Mexico cannot write policies for the state and must use a regularly appointed local agent. Countersignature by out of state agents is not compliance. Violations may incur penalties.
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State Insurance Department
New Mexico
Remijio Mirabat
Sunday Trains Discontinued On Ute Park Line
The state corporation commission allowed Santa Fe to discontinue Sunday service on the Rocky Mountain branch between Raton and Ute Park as a coal conservation measure for a set period. Cimarron residents protested but the commission granted temporary permission, despite a request for a hearing on permanency.
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State Corporation Commission
Santa Fe Railway
Rocky Mountain
Raton
Ute Park
Cimarron
Santa Fe
CH. Bris. 0
The
Corporation Commission
Protest Against Water Application Near Moreno Creek
Frank H. Jones trustee in bankruptcy of Oro Dredging Company filed a protest with the state engineer against a water diversion from Moreno Creek Colfax. The protest cites the diversion point on dredging company land and its potential interference with placer mining, noting the lands’ value from gold production and that irrigation resumption could harm the dredging business.
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Moreno Creek
Colfax
John McTiride
Frank H. Jones
The
Oro Dredging Company
Drechine Company
Hidalgo County Installs New Clerk Robert Reynolds
Robert M. Reynolds was appointed Hidalgo County Clerk by Governor Larraroto. The appointment takes effect January 1, 192, the date Hidalgo separates from the parent county. Reynolds begins duties as Hidalgo County Clerk.
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Robert M. Reynols
Hidalgo County
Larraroto
Sew
Several New Mexico Corporations Chartered by Commission
The corporation commission admits new firms in New Mexico including Seven Lakes Petroleum of Arizona with Gallup office and 1,000,000 capital. Tri-Sten of Valmont with varied ventures. Lordsburg Printing Company with 10,000 capital. Protective Union No 1 of Santa Fe a benevolent association. Bankers Petroleum Company of Reserve with 2,000,000 capital. County Farm and Livestock Bureau of San Juan County Aztec with no capital. Incumbent incorporators listed for each.
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New Mexico
Corporation Commission
The
Seven Lakes Petroleum Company
Arizona Corporation
Gallup
Herbert C. Denny
Tri-Sten
Valmont
Otero County
Chas A. Custer
Alamogordo
J.O. McFadin
el Paso
John C Robbins
Das Cruces
Lordsburg Printing Company
Lordsburg
James Edgar
B Foster
James P. Porteus
J. W Gould
Protective Union No. 1
Santa Fe
Henry C. Alanf
Joaquin Martines
Lorenzo Trujillo
Jacobo Montoya
Marcelino Apodaca
Henry C Mari
Joaquin Martinez
Jand Guadalupe Saiz
Bankers Petroleum Company of Reserve
Socorro County
J. R. Gaunt
C .W. Harper
Reserve
I Rhodes
BF. Williams
Welch West
Radical unionism and capital conflict
A Chicago Tribune analysis contrasts radical unionism with capital, describing tensions between employers and organized labor, where conservatives seek amicable relations yet fear conspiracies, while unionists wrestle with power, methods, and the push toward collective bargaining amid economic strain.
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Les
Chicago Tribune
New County Ready for Business In Excited Local Tone
Morningst expresses enthusiasm over improvements in his locality Hidalgo. The site home is laid out, its cod fathers chosen, and the long project pants birth is set for the first day of next month.
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Hidalga
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Highway Commission
Bristol
New Mexico and
Arizon
Land Office
Espanola Hotel
Gillett
Reclamation
Saint and
Joerns
Acme
W. C. Carter
Acme Cement Company
State College
Harry Berrier
Tim Frehevrrry
el Paso Gan
Sheen
Rontesta Iberia
McKittrick
Mike Iraharne
Wes
Sam R. Preston
Midland
NEW Mexico News Review
Springer Fire Department
Crovis
Amatillatween
la France
UTE Park Line
NEW Oil and Other Companies
Chartered
New County
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