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mm 00 - ---- v :B. Published Every Thursday iq the Most Beautiful Towq iq New Mexico. VOL. XV. No. 12. ALAM000RD0, NEW MEXICO, THURSDAY , APRIL 13, 1911. PRICE 5 CENTS II Ml . NOW HAS A NEW KING mm in i u. i MINIMIS AliC o by i mm Cotton Gives Way to Corn as a MuUHy-Maker NORTH CAROLINA MAKES BIG RECORD A most remarkable revolution iu corn gruw i ng has occurred in North Carolina, and in point of interest this crop has gone far ahead of cotton. Corn growing contests on a large scale began la. j ,t. aud - or!d rec- ord was made ly a young farmer near Raleigh named hut is, who raised 2'2ti bushels on an acre. For the com grown on the one acre, sold a-seed, ill very small quantities, lie received more than 2,ooo. He planted 40 acma from the same seed this year, and it jjrew ears that were small but very heavy. Governor Kitehin visited the farm and weighed the shelled com from one stalk bear - ina six ear, and it weighed two and three quarter poinds The average iHtuiber of ears toa stalk i- tour, The state and the United Stile- uve encouraged corn growing aud offered prises, with, th result Ui it cores of contests I were conducted this year. Be-1 ports from all parts of the state I show that in two years the cor u crup baa -ttionéasod mofe than 90 per cent Bys have vied with the men in the corn growing contest, ami under tlie auspices of United Sute- experts, 98 Imvs. from all parts of the state, made exhibits ported in th lat decade aggre iii competition at the recent 1 gates in round terms 100 million state fair at ttileigh. Toe in- i dollar. In die calendar year crease 1 interest iu coru grow- ing and tne great increase iu imported was 4 miliiou dol pn luctmn to the acre have had lar-; in 1905, '. I 4 million : iu a decided elfecl in advancing the ! I'.l7, 11 .'I 4 million: aud in HMO, prices of farm lauds. j I 'h null ion. These ligure-of the li the gr wiug of cotton, seed I values of (ananas imported are -election and the study of ferti-1 the valuation at wholesale prices lizatiou arc being carried on to in the countries from which ex--ueh an extent that the yield has' portel to the United States, and been increased immensely. A ! the average price per bunch was grower named Simpkius of Kaleigh raised last year and agiiu this season seven bales on two measured acres. As cotton and its leed ara worth some $00 to the bale, the value of such a movement as this can readily hi i seen. Grand Herald. IJ.pids Í Mil h. Excellent Entertainment The two chorus classes of the Aiamogordo Htgh School, under theable direction of Miss A very Oliver gave another most pleas-1 ing musical aud literary program in the Auditorium Friday even- The building was well tilled and the performers were st their best. Every member on tin long program was liberally applauded and from all indications the evening's entertainment was hcsrtily enjoyed. Many of the costumes were made specially for that occasion snd added much to the color nf the pieces which they represented. Much credit is due Miss Oliver for her efficient work as a mu sician and director. She worked uotiringly with the children early and late and the result of her efforts must have been most ati factory to her. The children have explicit confidence in her and her kindly ways make it a pleasure to do her bidding h nc the fine result. Imported One Hundred Million Dollars Worth in Last Decade CENTRAL AMERICA AND WEST INDIES SUPPLY US Four thousand million bananas were imported into the U. S. in the calendar year 1910. The banana habit is a growing one in the Uniied States. In the early eighties the valueof bananas im ported, according to the figures 'of the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor, ranged between one and 'two million dollars per an:ium ; by 1890 i he value had increased to 44 million dollars, in the fiscal ryear of 1900 to nearly-fl miliiou dollar : and in the calendar year 1910. to practically 12'i million j dollars. The tupid growth in this class of importations led the 1 Birfeau of Statistics a few yean ago to call upon coll ctors of 1 customs of the quantity as well I as the value imported, and the figures ..f quantities, beginning with the year liXiS showed for 1 1 hat year ," -i 4 mi'lion bunches; in 1909,89 million ;aud in 1910, a little over 40 million bunches I were imported. Attaining that these average 100 hasta net to the, ' bunch, a figure which the import-jail, era stale hi be a eoaservati vo estimate, the total nuiiilicr im ported in 1910 would aggregate approximately 4,000 million bananas. The value of the bananas im IMOl the total aim- of banana- 'il cents, as will be readily seen by dividing the 40.102,908 bunches imported in 11)10 into the stated value of $lS,49b8M. How much money is paid by consumers in the l'nited State for bananas cannot be estimated with acci.racy, though the cost of freight, aud the profit of impor ter-, wholesalers and retailers must add very materially to the 12V million dollars paid for them a matrie of prods. 0etra Amerioa ,d the WeM lndM e fhe chef of t. ,, ,... ;llin,,Pt,i into the United States. Of the 40 miliiou bunches imported iu the calendar year 1010, 21 mil lion were fr on Central America; 13V million from British West Indies; 2v million from South America, principally Colombia and Dutch Guiana; 2 million from Cuba; and about 1 million from other countries. Costa Kica is the largest source of sup ply in Central America, Hon duras second, and Panama third, and Jamaica is the largest source of supply in the West Indies Islands. The United States is the world's largest importer of bananas. The United Kingdom is the next largest importer, her imports of this article in the calendar year 1909 being 64 mil lion bunches, as against 9U million bunches imported into the United States in the same year. Practically the entire banana AMAMOGORDO AND OTERO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 2.500. 000 ACRES OPEN TO HOMESTEAD ENTRY Otero, one a4 the newer counties of New Mexico, is divided into two distinct portions, as to general topography, the eastern ha t being composed of the Sacramento mountains and the western half of th Sacramento valley. The valley is also bounded on the west by the San Andreas range of mountains which afford protection from extremes of temperature. The valley consist? of a broad expanse with a uniform trend to the southwest. The Sacramento mountains are characterized by numerous cañóos on both the eastern and western slopes, all the larger ones carrying down streams of water which are used for irrigating purposes and which will, when utilized, furnish an abundance of power CLIMATE: Naturally a diversified climate is found here. Winters in the valley are mild and pleasant while the summers, are by no means disagreeable. The summers in the mountains are pleas ant and cool and the winters are comparatively temperate. No sudden changes of temperature. The low relative humidity renders the sensible temperature from 10 to 15 degrees less than the actual. The rainy season sets in from the first to the fifteenth of July and continues for seversl months in the mountains, nstiaUjf in the form of heavy chorvers during the summer ar.d early full months and slow steady rains later in the season. The total annual rainfall is about eleven inches for the valley and perhaps twenty indies for the mountains. No cyclones or blizzards. SOILS: The virgin soil of Otero County may be classed as clay, samly clay, sandy, and black loam in the mountains. All are rich and respond eadily to cultivation. POPULATION: The growing population of Otero County is composed in the main of progres sive people who have migrated from other states of the union within the last decade. Perhaps ten percent of the population is of native Mexican ldh. INDUSTRIES: The present industries of 0;-ro county in general are: Stock-raising, farm ing, rru it-grow lug, trucking, mining aud luinhenu I the open range. Angora goats rami crops in the mountains comprise everything rawed in the temperate zone. Oats, harley, wheal rye,' etc., ere excellent winter crops for the mountains. However, the entire is essentially a fruit growing region. All varieties of the apple are of cotunieretaf importance in the mountains, while in the valley the peach, pear. plum, prune anil European or California grapes grow large, fine flavor ed and deeply colored. Poultry raising is being taken up by many with small capital and is proving profitable. Dairying is indicated as i profitable industry for many portions of the county. Butter and eggs are largely imported into i he territorial towns from Kansas. Many thousands of acres of spruce pine yet remain untouched on the mountain sloDes al- though saw mills are turning the np into commercial forms. The mining industry is yet in an un developed state. The Jarilla and San Audnas mining districts are the most promising and there sre many good prospects as well a number of producing mines. SCHOOLS: The county is divided into 22 school districts and good schools are accessible to ' mul, yinni TFllnTH TO artTSSlOU til Alaniogordo ha a high school in addition to other grades, about fifteen teachers being emploj A Baptist I Hi ge u.- N V.. Institute for Blind are boated at Aiamogordo. 1 "d . WATER FACILITIES: Irrigation is unnecessary in the mountains for general crops, but pro fitable in the valley. Water is derived from perennial streams, flood or wasle waters and from pumping. Several hydro electric plants are already being promoted and the future promises much iu the way of cheap power for pumping. Water is obtained at from 40 to SO feet where pumping is necessary. Some capital is necessary. ON MAIN LINE OF ROCK ISLAND RAILWAY. GOOD MARKETS. supply of the United States to asUt Messrs. Cox and Mus-j 8. It's reported to have been ex comes from abroad. Efforts have! tain on the sewerage system. j tra good, been made from time to time to u .. . .... develop the banana industry in the extreme south and in Cali fornia, but the domestic produc tion is inconsiderable w hen com pared with the importation. The banana, while probably a native of India, is now grown in practi cally all tropical countries, anil' among a considerable part of the i human race ranks as hish as do, cereal grains among the people of the temperate zones, aud it is said to produce more food upon a given area than wheat. The consumption of bananas in tem perate zone countries hasincreas ed enormously in recent years They are used chiellv in the na- tural sute but in smaller quam titles in the form of banana flour made from ripe fruit. Small : quantities of this flour are im ported uto the United State but in such inconsiderable amounts that the Bureau of mM a if it i a a aaiaiisiics nas not up to this time found it advisable to sepa-! rately enumerate it among arti cles imported. Cloudcroft Notes Miss Minntt, teacher of U l.us 1 was a visitor in town last week. She will teach at Logwood this summer. Albert Mathias of El Paso, who is interested in the C. 0. Co. here, was up last week on business. Mrs. Frank Knight and little son Charlie visited at Elk, N. M. last week. Messrs Haiby. Kelch, York, and Sellara made a business trip to Aiamogordo Wednesday. Robert Stark cams op Monday g Lattle ami have proven profitable in the í aiustain ano, ciniuren or hi Taso came up improvement on his lot by a new Monday to join Mr. Mustain, picket fence. who is at work here. , t u , . . Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Shinfield il A .D 1.1...: i- i I r a , . . vj. n. utriMieimer is maaing some improvements on the Sun- town since Mr. Shinfield is em nySide, and Vair cottages. ; ployed la Clerk for the H. 0. Foresters Hall and Simmons, have lately purchased lots on tilorietta Avenue Little Alice MeOlesky has i . i . , oerii try in ine pat weeR ; we are sorry to school. lose her out of Chas. Bonn. , has latelv our l"l "Id Detiney house on ! Mrs. Ü. A. Redic hsa interest ner fourth grade pupils, by having them make salt maps of N M. this week Mr. Culberson of Cox 'arum is 'putting in a lumber yard here, Dick Hansen will handle it for hnn. He has several kaolín this wnk wagons V. C. Yelton of El Paso was a visitor iu town last week. Mrs. Chss. McClure of James Canon made a business trip to Aiamogordo last week Co. Supt. Lacy 8imms made us a nice educational talk Monday morning at school. Herbert E. Thorne of El Paso was a visitor iu town Monday. Messrs. Bevin, Thorne, Oliver and Goehel of El Paso came up Monday to make repairs and changas at the new hotel. The school closed at Mt. Park a couple of weeks ago, baton ac count of illness, the entertain ment and commencement ir. Jeises were postponed until April horses fatten by the thousands on mountains during recent years J -t. Bailey is making quite an oi Aiamogordo, have moved to K. Co. Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Redic had to send congratulations to their son Mr. K. H. Redic, who wat married April 8, 1911 to Miss i Elisabeth Bushnell at her home in Monti, ello. Ind. The Cloudcroft Cornet Band w,th a ,,,,8t of "tbtrs, will be at l!e "J11"" April 15, welcome the Ho,ue to city. le school here will close April 21, with an entertainment the following evening, if nothing hinders. Come and visit us. Cloudcroft' s Golf Course Sur veyed Jack Adams, the Douglas golf expert, has returned from Cloud croft, where he laid off the new nine hole golf course which is to be one of the attractions of the mountain resort this summer. The course as laid off by Mr. Adams starts within 50 yards of the new lodge and wii.dsover 2660 yards of the most beautiful mountain country at the Oroft. The course, according to Adams, is a sporty one, and will be all grass with grass greens and nat ural water haaards. Mr. and Mrs. Adams returned from Cloudcroft to Aiamogordo on the upper deck of a hand ear. El Paso Herald. E. E, Akers of Orange was a visitor here last Saturday. 7 Members of Various Eoards of Eegents Named SOME NEW MEMBERS; 80ME RE APPOINTED Santa Fe. N. M.. April 6. Governor William J. Mills .yes terday announced a large number of appointments of members of the various territorial boards. The appointments follow : Squire Hart, Jí -, ok. miter of the Spanish American Normal school at El Rito, N. M., reap pointed. Bureau of Immigration : John Haley of Lincoln county j M. M. Padgett of 8m Miguel county; L. K. MeGaffey of Chaves coun ty ; George L. Brook s of Berna lillo county, and W. G. Black of San Juan county. Board of Dental Examiners: F. E. OlneySan .Miguel county; M.J. Moran of Luna ei-unt y ; L. K. Ervien nflddy county : Frank N. Brow n of Chai es county ; and E. J. Alger of Bernalillo county. Board of Osteopathy: C. H. Coi ner of Bernalillo county; C. A. bee Ion of Bausa Ee county, and C. L. Parsons of Chaves county. Board of Optometry: S. T. Van of Bernalillo county ; C. U. Carnes of Bernalillo county, aud Clifford 8. Losey .f San Miguel couoiy. S. E. Pollock was reappointed on board of euibalmers of New Mexico. E. A. Cahoon re appointed as Member board of regents of New Mexico Military Institute. Capitol Improvement Board: L. A. Hughes of Santa Ee county ; W. S. Hopewell of Bernalillo county, and R. J. Palen of Santa Ee county. G. S. Mahre re-appointed on beard of pharmacy of New Mexi co. Board of WaterCommissiooers : Charles Springer of Colfax coun ty; Oscar C. Snow of bona Ana cnunly, and Venceslao Jaraiuillo of Rio Arriba county. Board of Capital Custodian Committee: H. S. Kaune and A. B. Ke.iehan. Members of the Board of Com missioners of the New Mexico Penitentiary : J. H. Vaughn, Charles F. Easley, Jnse Ortiz y Pine Of Santa Ee county; D. T. Hoskins of San Miguel county ; J. Smith Lea of Chaves county. Members of the Sheep Sanitary Board of New Mexico: .Solomon Luna of Valencia county ; A. D. Gtrrett of Chaves county ; H. W. Kelly of San Miguel county, Charles Schleterof Union countv. and J. W. Akers of Santa Fa county. Redh Bushnell Rupert B. Redic. son of Mr. snd Mrs. C. A. Redic of Cloud croft, was united in marriage to Miss ndixabeth Bushnell of Mon. ticello. Ind., at her home 8a tor day April 8. The groom is a law student in the Indiana University, from which he will araduat aUa month, and will then enter the of fices of Judge Hunter at El Pa we understand. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. K1. -k.. reside at Cloudcroft, are well and favorably known in Aiamo gordo. Subscribe for The News 41.60 t