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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1919
Page
6
The river story continues as Ednah Aiken portrays a tense nightscape with characters Rickard, Gerty, Innes Hardin, and a tense confrontation. A Mexican memory lingers while a difficult, oppressive date with danger unfolds. A dangerous pursuit and a secret threaten a quiet night as fear grips the scene and a draught is prepared for sleep.
In a tense desert camp, Rickard battles rising dissent as the Palmyra’s by pass gate fails after a flood. Indians boycott Mondays over wages, but Coronel and a united tribe shift tactics, leading to a dramatic showdown that restores order and signals a hard-won victory for Rickard’s camp.
Excerpts discuss how cities show distinct colors from Street and Morgan’s American Adventures, noting Paris white and green Naples pink blue and white Baltimore red brick, plus old red brick steps and a scraper. Briefly mentions ancient timekeeping devices like the sun dial and water clock and a poke at dreamlike Brotherhood ideals.
The United States Department of Agriculture stresses timing in road dragging. Rules vary by surface type and weather, with gravel and clay roads needing drag when surfaces are moist but not muddy, and some soils requiring several dry days before effective dragging.
The piece argues that widespread automobile ownership shifts public sentiment toward road construction. It notes savings of 8 to 9 cents per ton mile on permanent highways and highlights roads as critical to supporting interstate commerce from agriculture, mining, and forestry. It recalls Napoleon as an early road builder and asserts this war will spur a new road-building era.
A brief note explains that road building must upgrade to a higher type to accommodate increased traffic compared with previous years. It emphasizes evolving transportation needs and the push for improved infrastructure to handle busier flows and heavier loads.
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