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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
4
Geologists from the U S Geological Survey review withdrawn public land in New Mexico near Raton to classify coal versus non coal land. They map coal beds, create a topographic base map, and outline the coal bearing formation between Raton and the Rocky Mountains for future exploitation.
Geologists Willis T. Lee Charles S. Blair and Albert L. Beekly report on the Raton region geology. The Pierre shale underlies Trinidad sandstone and coal bearing rocks, with erosion patterns explaining coal absence in some areas and conglomerate deposits or pudding stone shaping coal beds and potential coke and graphite formation from volcanic intrusion.
The article notes a push to appoint two vice admirals amid foreign counterships, calls to extend Pearl Harbor dry dock from 850 to 1140 feet, and mentions reform discussions on fleet command structure in the Far East. It also references engineering tasks like head work in plumbing and emergency repairs with a preventive focus.
A Roswell trade directory listing multiple businesses and services including real estate, abstracts, civil engineering, surveyors, hardware, groceries, a meat market, wool and hide company, coal and grain suppliers, lumber and building supplies, a daily record newspaper, and a ready to wear store. Includes contact details and brief service notes for each entry.
Roswell's merchant list features JAFFA PRAGER & CO with dry goods groceries and ranch supplies Joyce Pruit Co as a large southwest supply house in wholesale and retail Drug Stores Roswell Drug Jewelry Co claims oldest storefront and up-to-date stock K C Dye Works offers alterations cleaning and pressing J H Angell provides phone 617 at 123 W 2d Dilley Furniture Co promotes a top line of furniture with high quality and low prices
The discussion favors acquiring a dock in San Francisco Harbor and improving Bremerton and Mare Island yards to reduce the need for another Pacific coast yard. It notes rearranging bureau duties is Congress's role, argues most budget goes to pay, provisioning, ammunition and fuel, with economical purchases cited for ships' contracts.
An advertising expert urges business leaders to showcase what they sell to attract customers. The message stresses clear presentation, persuasive messaging, and reaching the right audience for better market impact.
Harry Morrison offers watches diamonds jewelry rich cut glass and painted china. Sterling and plated silverware also available. Li Borllner of Roswell is advertised as Roswell's best jeweler with a full line cut glass hand painted china diamonds and more.
Pecos Valley Lumber Co offers lumber shingles doors cement paints varnish and glass Roswell Lumber Co promotes being the oldest yard in Roswell for all building materials and paint Kemp Lumber Co highlights Standard Apple boxes for sale.
F. A. Mueller merchant tailor offers guaranteed work and cleaning and pressing in the rear of The Wigwam Cigar Store. Dilley & Son provide private ambulance and prompt undertaker service. Jellery Furniture Co also offers undertaker services with phone numbers 75 and 111.
Readers of the Daily Record subscribe and pay for the publication and have funds to purchase goods advertised within the paper.
The discussion centers on improving industrial organization within the Navy Department to achieve better coordination among the heads of the major bureaus and offices.
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