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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1920
Page
4
The New Mexico State Record edited by Frank Staplin and published weekly in Santa Fe by the State Publishing Company carriesReceiver as second class mail matter in Santa Fe under the 1879 act. Subscription details appear with the notice.
The Santa Fe and Albuquerque papers clash over Governor elect Mechem and party alignments as the 1920 campaign looms. Editorials discuss Mechem’s prospects, party unity, and public policy, touching on rail developments, taxation, and national issues shaping New Mexico’s political climate.
State Bank Examiner urges cautious action this season, urging bankers to secure partial liquidation of maturing paper. Emphasizes conserving deposits and avoiding overextension while planning for the year ahead.
Crop report of Nov 1 indicates good yields across commodities. It cites New Mexico corn at about 28 bushels per acre with total production around 6.46 million bushels, apples and potatoes noted, and road work plans for three miles weekly expansion. The report also covers oats, sorghum, peanuts, and cotton in brief, with state and national production context.
Fourteen cars of cattle were shipped out of here Friday bound for Kansas, according to an agricultural statistician.
A bank examiner states the duty to build reserves and enforce statutes impartially. He vows no favoritism toward bankers or stockholders and emphasizes protecting the public interest. He invites banks to consult openly on policy while pledging to aid the state banker within the law.
New Mexico News Review reports Albuquerque building activity over the last ten months exceeds the prior full year, despite high prices. Building inspector Earl Bowdich notes total costs at 526545 for ten months in 1919, with 370000 spent on residences across 79 issued permits, plus business repairs and additions.
Fort Sumner Leader reports Colfax markets including Gus Lyles Hirooke Lewis Drybread and Kenley are shipping. W F Burns of Sweetwater Texas ships a Frank Bettngfield steer in three carloads on Saturday. Paul Mersfelder state inspector praises them as the finest batch in a long time. Reed ships carloads to Hereford as Tat han News notes.
Fragmentary report covers a Las Cruces burglary with home entries and losses, mentions a family disruption, local authorities, and a broader agricultural and weather summary including cotton shipments, fence fires, and heavy snows near the White Mountains affecting travel and farming in Colfax and surrounding areas.
An Albuquerque contractor is overseeing a new brick grocery building replacing the burned McKinley frame structure. Local bricklayers are erecting walls, with completion expected soon. Two wells at the old impounding site were closed due to excess water issues. The town’s pumper James Quade has been temporarily laid off after years on duty. The cold windy weather hurts the wheat crop near Mosquero, with some seed failing to emerge and winds drying the fields, though hopeful recovery remains possible if moisture returns within thirty days.
State land sale notice for oil and gas leases across Lincoln, Chaves, Eddy, and Socorro counties. Legal call for bids with deposit terms, acreage price per acre, royalty, and required equipment, plus dates and bidding procedures. Weather, local bank notes, and community business notes appear in context of regional news and notices.
Fragmented description notes completion of a one room school near Roy and mentions local affairs. It references land purchases near Dawson and Moonuere, with figures suggesting a price around twenty one. The text implies improvements and rolling terrain as an indicator of forthcoming development.
In Alamo district several employees for a new mill company have arrived and preparations for a sawmill are underway with operation expected by late May 1921. The Commercial Club reports raising nearly $8,000 in the past year for town improvements and a property purchase for Bephil College.
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