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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1923
Page
4
The Enterprise urges readers to finance the Wheat Well with a fifty fifty arrangement offering stock in the well in exchange for cash. Drillers are ready to begin, having significant property on site and crews already digging. Wheat emphasizes affordable acreage and immediate drilling pending funds.
The Alpine figure Dr Benjamin F Berkeley is favored by the Enterprise for the Texas senate seat to replace Dudley if Dudley vacates the post to become El Paso mayor. The Alpine Avalanche notes potential candidates Grover C Morris Quaid and Berkeley as a declared hopeful for the district senate. The El Paso city nominating primary is set for next Saturday as Dudley campaigns to become mayor.
The article notes a fervent mayoral contest that could trigger a senator's bid to replace Dudley. It argues El Paso candidates hold an edge, warns against outside contenders, and urges Berkeley supporters to stay vigilant as the campaign edges toward possible Dudley resignation.
The town celebrates connections by long distance service linking Pecos to east west north and south. Officials say broader contact with distant communities fosters prosperity and makes every citizen feel proud of the reach beyond their hamlet.
The speaker says the Red Bluff project will transform Pecos and Reeves county, doubling the town's population soon. The project is seen as highly likely, benefiting landowners and the wider community, with rapid maturation anticipated.
After fifteen hard years the drouth breaks in Reeves County and rain saves stockmen from ruin. Settlers note the season’s timely showing in ground and feed, calling it a true blessing and suggesting a Thanksgiving mood for the region.
Senator Dick Dudley won a hotly contested El Paso mayoral race by over two thousand votes, defeating the Klan candidate. The result ends Klan influence in the city, and Dudley is hailed as a strong, trusted leader likely to deliver an outstanding administration with citizen support.
Corona Maverick denounces gun toters in the community and argues for heavy fines and aggressive county action to enforce the New Mexico six shooter ban. He urges roundup of offenders regardless of status to curb dangerous behavior at dances and public settings.
El Paso supporters led by State Senator R M Dudley praise the Rountree reclamation bill as a means to survey all Texas streams. The plan aims at irrigation hydro power flood protection and safe cultivation of millions of acres. Surveys funded by 600000 should guide per acre costs potentially under $10.
M. Jones, Chief of the Division of Animal Industry, Texas Experiment Station, announces the completion of the Spur substation feeding tests. Steer tests close March 1 and lamb tests a day or two earlier. Visitors are invited for Thursday March 1, hosted by R. E. Dickson, Spur substation superintendent, with Spur Chamber of Commerce aiding in hospitality. The annual stockmen gathering, held for five years except last year, will review results and compare with prior years.
Edison says he will work long hours until he is 100 though his birthday falls on Sunday. He notes his ancestors lived to 104, 102, and 94 and observes his age as middle aged. Employees wear 76 badges and pioneers will visit him at home for luncheon.
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