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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1919
Page
1
The legislature signed sixty bills as bills advanced and the governor will sign by six days after adjournment. Road funding dominated debate with aim to match federal aid, while reclamation and drainage bills drew attention. Several measures became law including worker compensation and road work related statutes.
James A. French reports that the Rio Grande drainage idea has been definitely approved by the federal government and will be included in the first program to reclaim arid western lands. The service will study San Juan and other areas. funds and political pledges are debated as lawmakers face adjournment and future elections.
Sheriff Hixenbaugh intensifies pursuit of prohibition offenders in Raton with firm court support. The report lists defendants under bond and fines, including Sam Vichlarell, Henry Reat'n, Angelo Trinet, Toe Colombo, John Bidakovic, Witt Cleland, AH Trow, Terie Cole, Bethie Jackson, Ton Curete, and Frank Jardine, with various second offense charges and penalties.
A muddled report notes rising infections in New Mexico linked to a COVID like outbreak. Authorities report 60 million admitted cases and a plant pollen scare. government operations are intensifying to curb the spread as citizens seek safety and health guidance.
A southwestern forestry official says 75,900,000 sheep graze on national forests. Water power within forests could aid 247,000,000 crops on 13,090 acres. He notes 31 percent of U S water resources lie in crest areas and 72 percent of potential national water power lies in western mountains.
Governor Larrazolo denounces the use of Mexican alien railway workers by the Santa Fe lines and urges legislators to pass a resolution condemning the policy. He cites letters from San Miguel County citizens detailing the issue and calls for state action to protect local labor.
The Hagerman alfalfa growers held their annual meeting on Tuesday at noon around the banquet table. One of the state’s pioneer farmers groups, organized twelve years ago, has promoted alfalfa sales and reduced middlemen costs, acting as a market clearing house for Devos Valley hay and cutting selling expenses.
Liberty Bonds allow reinvestment of interest coupons into War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps. Post offices nationwide and Treasury officials coordinate to convert interest due on Liberty Bonds into cash for Stamps, with banks and trust companies accepting coupons as payment.
An attorney general opinion concludes chapter 56 of the 1915 laws should tax native sheep and goats, with imported stock under one year exempt from taxation. It states that native stock must be taxed in every case and only imported young stock is exempt as interpreted for an inquiry from A G McGroder Mf Hayden.
Governor Ravolo accompanied by an official party spent Saturday and Sunday in Albuquerque. He delivered an address at the second annual automobile show held at the armory. A chamber of commerce committee greeted him after a dinner at the Alvarada Hotel and a reception was held in the commerce building.
Beginning April 10 the railroad administration declares a reduction in freight rates for salt. Shipping from Wile lrd, N. M. to Kansas markets drops from 19 to 9 cents per hundredweight. To Arizona markets the cut is 13 to 2 cents and to Colorado 28 cents per hundred.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered railroads to charge the lowest published rates when multiple lines operate between points, affecting livestock shipments in the Southwest. A business survey shows education dramatically boosts individual distinction and lifelong opportunity, with higher schooling correlating to greater success across sectors.
Attorney General Askren interprets the state dry law to bar dispensing whiskey brandy wine and all liquors via prescriptions. He states a prescriptionist may not issue grain alcohol to patients unless a doctor’s orders are genuine. The letter to Albuquerque druggist B Rippe clarifies the policy.
C. C. Finley of Carrizozo and C. W. Walker of Roswell were named to the executive board of the Panhandle and Southwestern Stockmen's association this week. Luke C. Brite, president of the social.
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