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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1919
Page
5
Santa Fe weekly paper published by the State Publishing Company under Frank Staplin as Receiver. It enters second class mail at Santa Fe post office. Subscription listed at $1.50 per year.
A. C. Ridgway spent months surveying San Juan region for a possible Albuquerque to Farmington rail line. While he offered data and a cautious stance, speculation swirled about who he represented and whether capital would back a New Mexico Central extension. Observers cite urgent needs for routes but say private financing, not government, must drive new lines amid high costs. The article also notes calls to print historic U.S. documents.
Leading figures discuss forming an oil company association to test promising districts with outside capital. Past attempts failed due to lack of funding, though abandoned wells show potential. The State Record advocates immediate action and broader discussion to boost state growth through oil resources and related publishing efforts.
A corrupt wartime leaflets campaign by the Third Federal Reserve Bank and the Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Woman's Liberty Organization urges Victory Loan subscriptions. It highlights demobilization costs and the national effort, praising tireless work by local women in Illinois and neighboring counties.
The Extension Department at New Mexico State College plans a directory of pure bred livestock breeders in the state. It urges breeders to send their name, address, and breeds to the Extension Department for inclusion, with about 5000 copies planned for distribution to stockraisers. Breeders are urged to respond promptly.
The Parnoayton Hustler reports Colonel DK B Sellers spent weeks in the county pushing a sensational tale of Indian uprising. He claimed armed men with six shooters were everywhere and a kitchen scene showed a woman baking with two revolvers on the table. The paper doubts the tale, noting the colonel may be inebriated and unreliable.
Armour and Company states it has long invited inquiry into its methods and operations. It explains past ad campaigns and headlines, insisting their purpose is to inform producers merchants and consumers. The firm argues that clear communication reflects its obligations and that competitive staple businesses prove economic soundness through size.
A radical sand road method cut into underlying clay and widened by wind has been used on about eighty miles of New Mexico highways. D W Jones, district highway superintendent, developed the process described in Highway Magazine. The Delphos road in Roosevelt county first used the technique, widening from 12 to 33 feet over nine miles. Costs ran under 500 per mile with maintenance around 20 percent of other roads. The method spread to a dozen counties and many routes including Clovis Melrose Kenna-Chaves Fort Sumner Ricardo Evanela-Yeso Thompson-Neer Elida-Jenkins Portales Lovington Alamogordo-Newman.
April 16 reports Major Dick B. Foster at Camp Kinson court martial of 135 objectors seeks public remedy. He accuses Secretary of War Baker of aiding pacifists who hinder army operations by blocking acts of Congress and offering immunity to conscientious objectors.
State chairwoman Mrs George Poifenbarger urged delegates at the last Liberty Loan Convention to back the Victory Liberty Loan drive. Resolutions pledged workers to prosecute the loan to a successful conclusion and promised Woman's Liberty Loan support to state leaders in the campaign.
A Wagon Mound Sentinel editorial questions whether Baker should stay in his role, praising leaders who defend subordinates yet urging dismissal of ineffective aides. The piece decries a few star failures in Washington’s administration and argues for accountability.
A reader notes a striking parallel between the Bible and World War I timing in Kings XI. The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the war’s end, echoed by a verse in Ist Kings which mentions a downfall with sounds like the Kaiser. Comedian Harry Lander adds a quip about watch value.
New Mexico soldiers and sailors met in Albuquerque on Thursday to form the New Mexico branch of the American Legion of Veterans of the Great War. Delegates from many counties were chosen to attend the national convention in St Louis May 8 to 10. Lt Governor B F Pankey spoke. Gov Larravolo was unable to attend due to duties in El Paso with returning troops.
The State Bank of Cloudcroft is incorporated with capital of 25 and director names Hy M Vickery Chas Kennel G A Hick son and CA Redrick. The article notes local participation and the bank’s formal establishment in Cloudcroft.
Harry Lauder urges American workers to imitate British thrift and invest wage savings in War Savings Stamps. He advises a worker earning ten dollars weekly to save one dollar or twenty four dollars weekly, emphasizing thrift as the engine of wartime finance and praising British restraint as pivotal to entering and sustaining the war effort.
The fragmentary text mocks fashion reformers and vest storage needs while flitting through local humor and quips. It references racial stereotypes, workers at Du Pont, and a joke about a darky and an employment bureau, ending with a quip from Harry Lauder about baby bonds.
You may inspect the proposition and return your stock for a full refund within 15 days after drilling begins. Frank Staplin is the resident agent for Munger Ranch Oil Company in Santa Fe New Mexico.
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