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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1917
Page
2
The Carlsbad Printing Company publishes the Carlsbad Evening Current edited by W H Mullane. Entered as second class matter April 16, 1917 at Carlsbad post office under the act of March 3 1879. The paper is published daily Sundays excepted and is a member of the Associated Press.
The state corporation commission held a capitol hearing on suspending a proposed coal and coke rate increase for intra state shipments. Railroads argued the panel lacks power to suspend rates not yet in effect and favored a merits hearing, with the matter possibly going to the state supreme court. Ralph Bly representing Hoover and others attended, while El Paso and Southwestern counsel commented on preserving Interstate Commerce Commission powers.
Assistant Attorney General George Taylor asked Koontz to explain how interstate rate changes recently allowed by the ICC would affect coal rates in New Mexico. The commission debated whether a hearing would proceed and if Koontz would testify, with carriers urging record capture of questions and answers.
Avanel Wright hosted a class party yesterday with her Sunday school group. Guests included teacher Mildred Pate and students Edith Roberts Lerma Hyler Josephine Williams Willie Ruth Hines Florence Leavy Louise Moore Lillian Bell Eleanor Dorothy Flowers Virginia Piles and others.
A mystery bundle labeled PeARUSBAD area PAUNORy and titled The Sanitary Way is described as being sent out. The note lacks clear context or origin, but indicates a sanitary or health related distribution. No explicit date or organization is verifiable from the fragment.
A hundred barrel flouring mill at Clovis New Mexico will operate in September. Suny county wheat totals near 500000 bushels. Pecos valley expects 300 cars of apples. Hope Artesia Roswell districts report 150 50 100 cars. Northwest Texas New Mexico winter wheat acreage to reach record highs. Cattle and sheep herds rise with land development. Eddy Chaves Lincoln counties show 782M head of cattle.
A 1916 state wide summary shows cattle and sheep increases from 1912 to 1916, New Mexico mine output nearly doubling, and Santa Fe Railway revenue freight gains from Mexico. The Plainview Texas district reports shift to home grown wheat, with four hundred carloads shipped in 1916, plus extensive western expansion in the Panhandle and North Texas. Infrastructure improves with paving in Amarillo Plainview and Hereford and new steel laid on the North Texas and Santa Fe Railway opening a fertile district in Lipscomb Dehittree and Hansford counties.
A.W. White fell from the Claude Nelson cottage building this morning and sustained multiple bruises a broken rib torn ligaments and a dislocated arm. He was removed to his residence for treatment. Spenter, who is (text cut)
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