New Mexico State News Highlights Postwar Rail and Drainage Efforts
In the June 20 1919 Santa Fe newspaper excerpt the editor discusses postwar railroad policy urging flexibility in freight rates to spur development in New Mexico and Texas. It covers drainage projects in Chavez County, the Rio Grande Valley drain plans, and the Albuquerque drainage convention promoting state led districts. It notes sentiment toward government versus private action and references canal projects and irrigation growth in the region.
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Pecos Valley
Barstow
Texas
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Izer
J. Brinker
Santa Railway
Amarillo
Memphis
New Orleans
Dot
Chavez County
Hood
Roswell
Santa Fe Rail
Lakewood
Sante Fe
End J. Brinker
Commu
Santa Fe
Railroad Admin Wne
New Mexico Corporation Commins
New Mexicn
Rio Grande Valley
Indian Reclamation Bureau
Clark M. Carr
Albuquerque
San Marcial
Velle Verde
Sorarro
Limitar
San Francisco
San Juan
Belen
Peralta
Atrisca
Barr
Corrales
Bernalis
Mexico
Brook
el Paso
Elephant Butte
New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts Opens Fall Term
The college reports its best year with about one thousand soldiers and students in attendance. It offers standard courses in Agriculture, Engineering, Home Economics, and General Science. It boasts the Southwest's best Auto Mechanics trade school with full equipment and a strong staff, plus Smith Hughes teacher training in Vocational Education. An ROTC program exists, with uniforms for all male students and $12 monthly for advanced students, plus summer camps. The campus is attractive with good climate, and board, room, heat, and light are $20 monthly while tuition is $18 for the year. fall term begins September 30.
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New Mexico College of Agriculture & Mechanic Arts
New Contract for Kindling Wood in New Mexico
Dennis F. McDonald has secured exclusive handling rights for mill kindling wood with West Virginia Timber Co through Noah Moore. Wood from dismantled tramways will yield about 2,000 wagon loads, sawed into stove lengths and sold at 50 dollars per cubic cord delivered.
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Dennis F. McDonald
West Virginia Timber Company
Noah Moore
Mr McDonald
Albuquerque Journal
Community House serves Roswell shoppers and families
The Community House in Roswell draws growing daily attendance with BY1 visitors last month. Working women sheltered there during rain, leaving children safely while they shop, aiding local merchants as more residents use this community resource.
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Roswell
Roswell | New
Colfax OBrien Buys Building and Plans New Feed Store
OBrien purchases the old stone building formerly Roark and Edawnds pint shop and seeks to replace it with a modern stone structure of Suabu feet. He will install up-to-date machinery and a new elevator to serve a feed store with horse watering facilities. A farmer in the city can feed and water his horses there. The plan includes hoist machinery for unloading items and a finished, equipped facility. The project aims to create a top up-to-date feed store in northern New Mexico.
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Obrien
O'Brien
Roark & Edawnds
O'Brek
Northert
Mexico
Katun
Wool buying dominates Clovis news and new post fixtures
Reports from Clovis include Frank Neel purchasing 40000 pounds of wool from local sheepmen and his own clip totaling about 1000000 pounds. Other buyers are Lee Hammond Don Teague Clay Garrison Claude Byers. Also Purdue installed steel post office fixtures worth about 1300 dollars. Flood delays completed concrete spillway foundation on the Fort Sumner Santa Rosa road, promising first class status.
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Goyer Droge & Supply Company
J. F. Wood
Abbit Country
Frank Neel
Clovis
Lee Hammond
Don Teague
Clay Garrison
Claude Byers
Purdue
Fort Sumner
D. W. Jones
Alamogordo
Kendall Dry Goods Co Extends Two-Story Rear Building
The Kendall Dry Goods Co of Clovis is building a sixty foot rear extension to their two buildings, rising two stories. The lower floor adds storage and a down-floor area of about 140 feet, while the upper floor will house a ladies rest room and conveniences. The Misses Kendall are to be praised for progress, promising one of the nicest store buildings in the area.
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Kendall Dry Goods Co
Clowis
Mixed storm damage and mining notes in New Mexico
The Hope River bridge near Hope sustained damage from a flood and hail with the abutment weakened requiring stitches. Reports also note cattle shipments from Gallup to Denver, a rich silver strike near Mogotlos, and the Black Hawk Consolidated Mining Company forming to develop Hanover fault mines in Grant county alongside county weather and local civic notes.
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New Mexico
Albuquerque
Montana
G. O.S. Cattle Company
Fierro
Grant County
Black Hawk Consolidated Mining Company
Hanover
D. Lidstone
Guadalupe Mountains
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Lincoln priest to oversee new cement church in Carrizoro
Father Girma of Lincoln and Carrizoro parish will oversee rapid construction of a large cement church in Carrizoro. He rented a residence near the site to occupy during erection and plans to move headquarters from Linealy to Carrizoro once completed, visiting Linealy regularly.
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Father Girma
Lincoln
Carrizoro
Carrizore
Lineals
Linealy
Large Shipment of Steers Leaves Hidalgo for Colorado
More than 1200 steers were shipped Saturday by Cook & Johnson of Wilcox Arizona to Colorado in the spring’s second cattle shipment. Receipts totaled about fifty thousand dollars with Bee Whorter Curt Dee Rainboldt Jim Harper Dr DeMoss Sam Olney of Steins Charles Fuller and others as principal shippers.
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Cook & Johnson
Wilcox
Arizona
Colorado
Bee Whorter
Curt & Dee Rainboldt
Jim Harper
Dr. DeMoss
Sam Olney
Steins
Charles Fuller
Pearson
Wor
Wreht
Lordiburg
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Frank Staplin
The
State Publishing Company
Santa Fe New Mexico
Walker Daines
Mesiro
Wilson
Wilton
Congress
Garrison
Baker
Woodrow Wilson
Burleson
Burlely
Ae Wilson
Rio Grande Drainage
White Rock
A. G. George F Robinson
J.D Tinsley
Chicago
Brotherhoods—Cent
Tribune
Ted
Wat Beeried
Ite
Radicala
Thi Coustry
Smith-Hughes
Austin D. Crile
State College
N. M
Mickie
NEW Mexico News Review
Bernalillo
Colfax
Patrick Boyle
Raton Hay
L. Mascarenas
Juan Lobato
Seattle
Raton
Maxwell Irrigated Land Company
W. B. Ganemet
Denver
Colo
Par Lee
Maxwell
Muswell Iriited Land Company
Eaton
Springer
Farmers Development Co
Sprit ‘Rotary Club
Magic City Furniture Co
Clovis News
J. Frank Neel
Lee Carpenter
Mra Jefferson
S. Gray
Jeffers
City
Flor. Gibson
Seatong Aorouse Mistier
Hope
Hope Telephone Co
Hope Press
Grant
Ilugh McKeen
Holliman Brothers
Fleming Cattle Company
Silver City
Davinaia
Jose Martinez
Carlisto Lala
Pello Etcheverry
Brice
Monda
Baptist Church
Sewall
Oliver Place
Warren
Levington
Ems
el Paso Gap
San Simon Ranch
Guadalupe
Luna
Malura
Enthusem
Penasco
First National Bank At
Columbus
A.B. Kerr
CW. Powers
W. Franklin
TA Halsey
Otto Reese
A. F. Kerr
W.G. Franklin
Mediately
Prewitt & Pender
Cittlery
Arivony
Prewitt
Catherine EF. Johnson
FI Paso
Demingman
Columbus Courier
GH. Gowan
Lovington
Love & Dwyer
Hidalgo
Lea
Prince Albert
J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem
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