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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1921
Page
14
The piece discusses taxation debates affecting labor and business, electric laundry innovation, and the impact on New Mexico industries. It notes Roswell and Roswell News findings, contrasts tax burdens with unemployment, and mentions community efforts including school lunches and Christmas gifts for soldiers’ children.
A formal dedicatory program at the new Hagerman school drew the largest crowd yet in the city. Superintendent White led the session with the audience singing America and an invocation by Rey Mr. Rice. Several addresses and a musical program followed as debates touched on taxation and investment in public services amid farmer and labor bloc sentiment.
In Colfax County ranches trim work forces to cut costs as cattle prices stay depressed and freight rates stay high. The C S Cattle Company, the largest cattle grower in the county, halves its workforce and shifts to two shipments this winter, signaling broader employment impact.
Dona Ana reports remodeling at the Las Cruces armory with plastering painting and interior tinting. Projected cost around 2800 dollars. Las Cruces Lumber Co. holds the contract Prank Islas oversees work. Two reinforced concrete bridges will cross irrigation canals linking Griggs and Convent streets and 13 blocks of paving by J Hayner Construction Co.
A large force works on new buildings at Fort Bayard while placer gold shipments arrive. Tearing down is rapid as Ute Placer Co Baldy prepares for Elizabeth town expansion. Numerous contractors erect structures near the Aztec property with daily drives of supplies and significant progress.
Eddy J. C. Andrix, a post office inspector, announced a new Carlsbad post office site in the Smith building. The space will be remodeled with steel boxes and fine furniture, aiming for occupancy by late January 1922. Artesia high school prepares for basketball after indoor-space delays. outdoor scrimmages set with Dexter Roswell Carlsbad Hagerman Lake Arthur and Hopj teams.
Washington reports show a $157000 deficit in the Post Office Department for the last fiscal year while railroads receive $7600000 in increased compensation and postal workers gain $4200000 more under Congress. Secretaries Weeks Mellon and Fall highlight military, veterans, and land wealth potential, with calls for West Point expansion and large public land royalties.
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