New life in New Mexico oil spurs wider company activity
New life returns to New Mexico oil fields as Victory loan closes strong. Geologists surge into field work while incipient companies organize and file incorporation papers. El Paso and Denver investors show renewed interest, with rigs ordered across Quay, San Juan, and Pecos Valley areas. Road of leases expands, while state land filings and new company names populate the map amid cautious, costly drilling plans.
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New Mexico
Montezuma Oil Company of
Albuquerque
State Corporation Commission
el Paso
Texas
Oklahoma City
Ft. Worth
Amarillo
Quy County
Pecos Valley
Denver
San Juan
Union
Union County
Quay County
Iowa
Minnesota
Mississippi
Arizona
California
Oklahoma
San Juan County
Flora Werds
Ich Itaeilon
Glenrio
Rana
Endee
Sanct Isag
McGee
Lesbia
Artesia
Pecos
Socorro
Kansas Company
Socorro Petroleum Company
Hot Springs
Sierra County
McKinley County
Santa Fe
San Miguel
Eddy County
Laura
Patrose
Troxel
Rustler Springs
Hillsboro
N. M
George C Taylor
Alburque
E. W. Prewett
Nogales
Izona
Homer C. Hirsh
J. D. Gaudlin
E. L. Sears, Jr
Snorty-Gobble Oil and Gas Company
Grenville
New
Dan Vinson
S. E. Lane
E. L. Keller
Clayton
C. S. Walden
L. L. Travis
Joplin
API Paain Bevahy, Company
Rose
Clay
J. E
F. L. Short
E C. Slates
Will'am Sundby
Albert Buck
Tularosa
Hi. M
Citizens Oil and Gas Company
Deming
N. F P
F. S. Donnell
Contracts Set For Construction Of Santa Felamy Road
State highway planning advances federal aid road projects across Chaves Colfax and Santa Fe counties. Bids open for grading surfacing and bridges. Mishon Millard of Pueblo awarded ten miles Santa Fe to Pankey gate. Grants and convicts funding in Taos and Lordsburg routes. Bluewater bridge under way. flood repairs planned. road work spread over 1919 1922 with two year certificates of indebtedness to fund operations.
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Highway Commission
Chaves
Colfax
Santa F S
Santa Fe
Pankey's Gate
Mishon & Millard
Pueblo
Colorado
Midland Bridge Co
Chaves County
Roswell
Comanche Springs
Hondo
Taos-Santa Fe
J. C. Harvey
Taos County
Silver City
Lordsburg
Commissioners
Grant County
State Aghway
Leslie A. Gillett
Bluewater
Gallup
Albuquerque
Valencia County
Bluewater Creek
Blueong
McKinley County
Santa Cruz
Espanola
Santa Fe Canyon
Monument Rock
Thorpe
Rio Grande
Mescalero
Mescalero Sands
New Mexico
Raton
Colorado State Line
Ead Pro
United States
State Highway Commission
State Draft Office Officially Closed in New Mexico
The State Headquarters of the selective draft service in New Mexico closed permanently yesterday by order of the Department of War. County draft boards finished earlier, their files sent to Washington, and Capt. RC Reid, who led New Mexico’s draft since 1917, returned home near Roswell.
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Selective Draft Service
New Mexico
Department of War
Washington
State Office
Capt
RC. Reid
Roswell
Reid
Teachers Institutes Announced by Department of Education
The Department of Education sets dates for Teachers Institutes across multiple counties and dates. Union County runs June 2 to 14, Taos June 2 to 28, Eddy late August, Roosevelt De Baca and Curry first week in September on the Chautauqua plan, Clowcroft hosts Otero Lincoln Dona Ana August 25 to 29, Colfax June 16, Guadalupe June 2 to July 12, Valencia June 2 to 28, Rio Arriba June 16 to July 28, Sandoval June 26 to July 1, Santa Fe June 9 to July.
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Department of Education
Union County
Eddy
Roosevelt
de Baca
Curry
Taos
Otero
Lincoln
Dona Ana
Clowcroft
Colfax
Guadalupe
Valencia
Rio Arriba
Sandoval
Santa Fe
New Trading Company At Stanley New Mexico
The Producers Equity Exchange is incorporated by Stanley citizens. The first board includes W. Pruett H. A. Keyes A. N. Childers Harry Winans and T. B. Wakefield. The firm plans penemali mer chandizing business creameries a canning factory and related industries. Joseph W. Beck, formerly of El Rito now in Roy, reports a wartime letter from his brother Roy serving in France with the 13th Engineers and 4th Army Verdun and Argonne campaigns.
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NEW Trading Company
Stanley
New Mexico
Producers Equity Exchange
Stanley Citizens
W. Pruett
H. A. Keyes
A. N. Childers
Harry Winans
T. B. Wakefield
Joseph W. Beck
el Rito
Roy
Joe
France
Mineola
New York
Forest Service to plant more trees on Baldy
Forest examiner Herman Krauch is due from Gallinas Planting station to set out spruce and Douglas fir on Old Baldy. Trees arrived in Santa Fe and are heeled in until conditions are favorable. Last year's plantings on the mountain are thriving and the project aims to improve the village scenery.
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Herman Krauch
Gallinas
Santa Fe
New Mexico Central reports 1918 annual figures and yard upgrades
The New Mexico Central Railway Company filed its 1918 annual report with the Corporation Commission. It operated 115.70 miles of main line from Santa Fe to Torrance with 4.44 miles of sidings, employed 129, and owned locomotives, freight and bank cars and passenger cars. Freight totaled 29857 tons with agriculture, animal, and mine products comprising major shares. revenue split across freight and passenger service. The year saw ties and steel replaced, equipment improved, some freight cars rebuilt as bank cars, with R. Ten Eyck as vice president and general manager and B. F. Segerson traffic manager.
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New Mexico Central Railway Company
New Mexico’ Central Railroad Company
Corporation Commission
Santa Fe
Torrance
Moisats
Freigh
Passengte
R. Ten Eyck
B. F. Seg- Rerson
Crop Conditions In New Mexico May 13th
Weather Bureau report by Charles E. Linney notes a favorable week with rapid planting of corn milo sorghums kaf beans and tomatoes. Ranges supply food for stock lambing proceeds well. winter wheat rye heading in southern valleys while spring wheat oats rise in the north. Second spraying of alfalfa in lower Pecos valley completed and fruits show promise.
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Pecos
Charles E. Linney
The
Weather Bureau
Episcopal Convocation Held in El Paso and New Mexico
The Feuderal Church convocation met in El Paso and nearby areas last week with Bishop Frederick B. Howden presiding. Attendance was lower than usual though the Women’s Auxiliary drew more participants. Rev. J. S. Moore was elected Secretary. Delegates to the General Convention were chosen, including Rev. Fuller Swift as clerical deputy and L. Bradford Prince as lay deputy. Governor Prince attended in spirit, marking his fifteenth consecutive convention.
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Feuderal
New Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Pecos
Wesassian
St. Clement's Church
Nsual
Woman's Auxiliary
Frederick B. Howden
J. S. Moore
Las Vegas
Charles L. Pardee
F. S. White
Mission House
New York
Kev Fuller Swift
L. Bradford Prince
France
D. A. Sanford
Prince
A. S. Dean
Roswell
Hunter Lewis
Villa Park
W. H. Ziegler
Albuquerque
10Th US Infantry
Europe
W. S. Trowbridge
Santa Fe
L. B. Prince
A. A. Keen
Il Palen
Ashbridge
Tos Alamos
James T. Newhall
Detroit
Fuller Swift
Lay Denuty
L. Brandford Prince
T. S. Moore
David McKnight
Long Island
House of Deputies
Organization forms union county historical society
Last week a historical society was organized at the courthouse in Union County. Led by A. W. Thompson and others, the group aims to preserve historic landmarks and their stories as homesteaders and settlers reshape the landscape. Col. Ralph F. Twitchell, vice-president of the New Mexico Historical Society, attended to organize an auxiliary to the New Mexico Society in Clayton.
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Court House
A. W. Thompson
Union County
New Mexico
Southwest
Ralph F. Twitchell
The
New Mexico Historical Society
Clayton
New Mexico Society
Road to Galisteo Will Be a Dandy Road
County Road Supervisor N. Hy Thorp advances the project from the city toward Galisteo in the Estancia valley. In thirty days two miles of grading are done, including three long fills and three bridges, a rapid pace. The route runs south along a section line for most of the distance, promising increased trade and travel from the county’s southern area and Torrance to Santa Fe.
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Abo Road
Red Hill
Abo Canyon
Torrance County
Albuquerque
Bernalillo
Rio Grande
Pecos Valley
Plains
Chhiees
Davidson
N. Hy Thorp
Galisteo
Estancia
Torrance
Santa Fe
Reduced freight rates on road building material
The Railroad Administration announces reduced rates effective May 1 through December 31 for stone sand and gravel used in road construction when consigned to and freight paid by Federal state county or municipal authorities. The reduction is ten cents a net ton in carload shipments with a minimum forty cents a net ton. Cement steel and other road materials are excluded.
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Railroad Administration
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L. Stewart
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E. L. Stewart
Zinn
Tops
W. Howard L. Moore
Pic Au
AJ. Evans
George T. Litlefield
Elida
Kenna
Twos
Charles G. Wilfong
James A. French
Ja Neronch
Tease
Ra Rosell Oil Development Co
Abo S
Pampson Las Cruces
Rea No
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Makemson
la Lande
R_A. Prentice
Tucumcari
W. Compas
S. Rasee
E. B. M. Read
Santa Felamy Road
Fs County
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Poe County
Max Graverling
Owen Meredith Tam
Earl Gililland
Rcene
Annie L. Taylor
Tiskelwa
Illinois
Arthur Laggett
Taylor
Chicago
John Ray
Ray
Pomney Odgers
Argonne
Salvation Army
Mr. Odgers
Kamerad
Odgers
Boyer
Corporal Cooley
Reaugh
Arthur Tates
Forest Service
Baldy
NNEW
Mexico Central
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