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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1922
Page
4
The proposal would conserve water to irrigate 90 000 acres in the Pecos Valley Texas centered on Pecos. About 2 250 farmers and families would rely on Red Bluff reservoir, making Pecos a potential great city if the project proceeds.
The Enterprise editor urges optimism for Pecosa City noting it will become a key West Texas city, though not on par with New York or Los Angeles. He argues that waiting will cost buyers as poverty in town could yield large returns and invites people to move to Pecos now for low prices before it is too late.
The editor recalls months of poor street lighting during the Methodist revival with outages that left streets unusable at night. Since the new engine, improvements are expected though the cost to taxpayers at $100 per month remains a serious question. The editor suggests lowering taxes until business improves or borrowing eases.
Magistrate Bruce W. Cobb sends Frank M. Gould to prison for speeding, illustrating that wealth does not shield from law. The article traces the Gould family’s long history of public notoriety from Jay Gould to recent generations and argues their duty to set an example by obeying the law.
A call for a national direct primary urges the American people to choose the President directly rather than a few politicians. Senator Norris has proposed abolishing the electoral college, and Nebraska's voters are urged to back this reform with strong public support.
The piece urges every citizen to write to Senators and Congressmen to back the Norris bill restoring voting rights and abolishing the electoral college. It argues the college defies democracy and cites Breckinridge’s 12 to 72 vote defeat as evidence the system lets bosses choose presidents, prompting a call for direct election and national political renewal.
The Saturday Evening Post notes Canada aims for selective immigration focused on Scandinavians Germans Dutch Swiss Britons and Americans likely to become farmers. A land settlement scheme offers land at 3200 per quarter section with 320 down and 234.34 yearly payments for 29 years plus aid in land selection seed and implements to protect settlers from crop failure risks.
The fragment discusses land promoters and their view on free competition, hinting at a divide between promoters favoring certain interests and those who advocate open market principles. It reflects ongoing tension over how land deals should be governed and who benefits.
In a rebuke echoed by El Paso Times, Protestant voices condemn masked K K K activity. The Herald of Gospel Liberty cites the Federal Council of Churches opposing secret, oathbound groups that agitate race or sectarian conflict and undermine law and order.
A Granger merchant recalls seeing a farmer receive a mail order box matching store stock. The merchant offered lower prices with freight savings, but the farmer explains he has relied on the local paper for years and would publish bargains if the store advertised them locally.
A banker finds a ten dollar bill on a curb and uses it to pay a dinner bill. The chain of payments travels from the butcher to a farmer to a merchant to a washer woman who owes the banker a note. The bill returns to the bank after circulating and has paid fifty dollars.
A careful examination reveals a counterfeit debt note involved in a transaction, detailing what was lost and who bore the loss. The report traces the counterfeit item and identifies the liable party in the exchange.
The St Louis Knights of the Ku Klux Klan offered a 15000 gift to the ward campaign fund aiding Boy Scouts but the executive committee in charge rejected the donation. The joint committee includes American Legion Society of Forty and Boy Scout councils and praised the Boy Scouts while condemning the Klan influence and advertising tied to the gift.
Money to loan on ranches and large farms anywhere in West Texas or New Mexico. Also loan for Pecos Paso business property. Get life insurance from lenders in West Texas and New Mexico. Best company best policy with double indemnity and disability clause. B. T. Biggs, agent Pecos, Texas.
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