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TOLUME XVII.
AZTEC, NEW MEXICO, DEC. 21, 1906.
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NUMBER 47.
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Carnage, House Painting and Decorating
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Hotel in
First Door North of the Depot 1 Newly
Throughout This liest Popular Price
Southwestern Colorado H Baggage Hauled Free to
and from Depot Special Untes to San Juan County
Guests Í Menu Everything the Market Alfords
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$22 C. O. D.
Run $160 Per Acre.
Thirty-tMo and four-fifteenths
of beets per acrel
What do you think of that?
Impossible, you say?
Not for the North Fork.
John M. Smith did it this fall on a
piece of laud within less than half a
mile of the Hotchkiss postottleo.
The land was measured and the
beets were carefully weighed and the
returns given to Mr. Smith as above.
Tlie amount earned by each acre in
this tract was a little over $160. This
is pretty good for a common crop
like sugar beets.
Mr.t Smith has another small field,
which he is certain will give returns
of at least 35 tons to the acre. It
looks better than tho other field and
he is sure the yield will be at least
three tons better.
The beets on this field are remarka
ble for their even size. They are all
very large and show that the rich
hot torn lands are the very place where
tho plant can attain its best size and
greatest per cent, of sugar. The big
beeU come out clean and make a load
which is good to see. Mr. Smith did
not give the fields any more than or
dinary care which every prudent
farmer givos to every crop which he
expects to reward him for the season's
work. Ho tended it carefully and
kept it freo from weeds and put the
water on right. The rewards have
been far beyond his expectations.
During the summer ho often said that
lie expected to have a little bettor
crop than tho ordinary, but he never
dreamed that such a phenomenal
world result.
lftiie people of tho East should
have a yield per acre like that for
any of thoir crops and should bo aide
to t ilre in no much money, they would
rush into print with it and have a
dilirium of joy over the prospects of
being rich within a few years.
We think that this year has proven
to the people of the North Fork that
rightly conducted, tho beet industry
U the groat one for lands not particu
larly adapted to fruit culture. The
bottom lands, thousands of acres of
them, aro best for beets, and there is
not tho least doubt but but that next
year the acreage will be greatly in
creased. The past years have been
in the nature of an experiment for
many, but now the yield is assured
when the rancher works his crop
-.fee, i, miu uw nui i , nt)eaai-
ly increased every year.
The coming season will show prob
ably 100 per cent increase in the num
ber of acres of land dovoted to this
industrv. North Fork Times.
The Secrets of Sugar Making.
You take no chance when buying a har
ness from us; every set warranted to be as
represented. This double team harness
complete with collars and breechings. Con
cord style, 2-inch traces, for $22.00. Sold
everywhere for $27.00. Send for our free
catalogue of siiddles and harness. Lowest
prices in the U. S. H U H
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1413-19 Larimer St., Denver, Colo.
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Attoruey
The Spath Land Company
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AZTEC, NEW MEXICO
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Knives, Forks and Spoons. All
styles of China and
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will be closod out at greatly
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Saturday.
Will MeCartor was a Durango vict
or, Monday.
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The cupola on the Methodist ohur
is being completed and the new boll,
donated by Mrs. W. F, Oillam, bas
buon swung into plage,
Sugar Beets from San Juan.
A few days ago Secretary Max
Frost of the Bureau of Immigration
received a consignment of thirty-five
pounds of sugar beets grown on the
farm of J. E. McCarty, near Farming
ton, San Juan County, from sugar beet
seed sent to the Bureau of Immigra
tion by the Department of Agricul
ture, for experimental purposes. Sev
eral pounds of this sugar beet seed
were distributed to San Juan County
farmers. The yield was very great
and the beets unusually large. The
thirty-five pounds were sent to the
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts for analysis and report. The re
sults show that the lands in San Juan
County can be made heavy producers
of the richest of sugar beets, and that
the valleys in that county watered by
the San Juan, the Animas and La
Plata rivers are ideal locations for
beet sugar factories.
Professor R. F. Hare of the College
of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of
Mew Mexico, at Menilla Park, makes
the following interesting and useful
report in the case;
"December 6, 1906.
Max. Frost, Secretary Now Mexico
Bureau of Immigration, Santa Fe,
New Mexico:
"Dear Sir A further study of the
sami)les of sugar beets which we re
ceived from you on the 4th Instant,
has brought to our notice some facts
that we thouget would perhaps inter
est, you.
When the beets were received they
wcro so large that we decided to se
lect beets about two pounds in
weight. This is the size the factories
prefer, because, as a rule very large
beets are low in sugar. As was re
norted to vou the beets we selected
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weighed i ounces, ami uie juiuu uu
a purity of 84.6 per cent and contain
ed 22 per ceni sugar.
"These beets were so high in sugar
that we afterwards decided to analyze
Lhe largest ones, hence selected beets
average 3 pounds which were found j
to contain 21.7 per cent sugar, and
tho same purity as the smaller beets.
"These are not the first beets ana
lyzed hero from Azteo. In 1807 an
average of 14 sample grown in
different parts of the county had a
purity of H2.1 pur cent, and 18.4(1 per
cent sugar in the Juice. Again in
1M)8 an average of 12 samples contain
ed 17.63 per cnt sugar and a purity of
S8.5 per cent.
"I have carefully examined the rec
ords of tho analyses of sugar beets
mado by the U. S. Department of
Agriculture in every state in the
Union for several yoars past, and 1
hive failed to find the analysis or a
single sample of beets which weighed
as much as tnree pounas una contain
ed 21.7 per cent, sugar and a purity
of 81.0 per cent, as did tho sample
vou recently mailed us.
"Very respectfully,
"ft. F. Hake."
At the sugar fact ories in Colorado
the beets are taken into the storage
sheds and dumped Into cement floor
ed bins holding a great many thous
and bushels each and having the
floor sloping toward the middle like
the letter V. At the bottom of each
bin is a ditch or si lice two or three
feet wide. This kkept filled with
water and as the heets are needed
thoy are floated ou ; and into a larger
flume whence they are conveyed to a
great screw which hoists them into
the factory itself. , All the smaller
ditches converge h to the big channel.
Just before reachi; g the sluicing ma
chinery the beets foat Into a flume
liko structure in n Uch the huge end
less screw revolver This screw is
set at an incline an 1 as it turns the
beets climb slowly upward and are
dumped Into the cl aning tanks. Their
journey through tlo sluices has al
ready loosened rau -h of the dirt and
the work of the caners is quickly
done.
Elevators runnin r on endless belts
carry the cleaned l eets up and into
slicing or grinding- machines where
they are sliced In iuch manner that
the juice Is still "retained. These
slices then go on ai other endless belt
to prossos where tl a juice is extract
ed. At this point 1 process becomes
more or less a secret. Tho juico must
bo bleached. It must also be filtered
several times to eliminate every shred
of pulp. When thjuice finally goes
to the great vacuu.; pans in which it
is boiled to a thicl- lyrup it is abso
lutely clear and colorless. Tho heat
in tho pans is torreo. Afc the sides
of each pana are r.jveral pecpj holes
covered with mk, through which
tho operator may f.iteh the tossing,
foamy mass on tlunsido.
There are also afiances for test
ing. As soon as tl 6 proper thickness
is attained tho syr ,p U drawn off and
tho actual transfo) Ration into sugar
begins. The juiifc passes through
several stages of Jreatment, largely
chemical, for the vurpose of eliminat
ing various deletevious constituents,
among them carbcViate of lead, pot
ash and soda. Quklimo is used to
precipitate the supr and during the
stage of cryBtallizii ion the sirup or
massocuite, as it ironically called
is violently agitate., The massecuite
is very hot, of co' Xti, wh-n this pro
cess is begun. thf-Á-o of which is
the constant'movoieiit oí the form- ul'ld.ilVvr.,T?"01
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faces into contact with fresh particles
of the sugar solution, tnus promoting
a rapid growth in size. The masse
cuite is rapidly cooled during this
process and as the crystals reach the
proper size they are thrown out of
the solution. The machines in which
this work is done have a capacity of
several tons.
After crystallization comes the dry
ing. The crystals aro run through
centrifugals kept at a uniform tem
perature which is Just below the
scorching point and when the sugar
comes out with bluish cast it is ready
for packing into one hundred pound
sacks. Nothing but granulated sugar
is made in a beet sugar factory. The
pulp is flushed out of the factory into
a long trough supported on a trestle
fifteen or twenty feet high and car
ried to a distance of a 'quarter of a
mile or so where it is dumped to be
hauled away for feeding purposes
The purity of sugar is often question
ed but granulated sugar is certain to
be pure. Field and Farm.
W0 Ho William
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DEALER IN
DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES
BOOTS AND SHOES
HATS AND CAPS
CLOTHING
ETC.
AZTEC
:NEW MEXICO
CEDAR HILL.
BY MRS. JAS. TAYLOR
(Too late for last issue )
G A Tinker has finished threshing for
the year and is now at home.
J C Jackson, J N Taylor and wife vis
ited Azteo last Friday.
John Graves and wife spent last Tucs-
day in Aztec.
.Mr atid Mrs Hichard Hendricks are
visiting at Cedar Hill for awhile. Mr
Hendricks is helping on the ranch, get
ting it in order for spring crops.
lJus Taylor has sold a piece of land to
G Gardner of Colorado Springs, Colo
Mr. Liaraner win duiiu on the lana in
January,
There will be a Christmas tree at A U
Graves' new house on Christmas eve, as
neither the new chureh nor school house
arc yet built.
On Monday evening after Mr und Mrs
Henry Southard had moved to the Hen
drieks ranch, which Henry has rented
for next season, about 35 people rushed
in and gave them a tin party. Every
body had a pleasant uvening, with sing-
ing and music. The couple received
good many useful presents such as tin
cups, stew pons, uikIi pans, tubs, gem
puns, strainer aud a lot of other pres
ents. Their many friends wish them a
long and happy life.
Ooneral Agent Patterson was down
from Durango the tore part of the
week. In company with Manager
Vorhees he will look over the advisa
bility of building telephone lines to
Blanco and Bloomfield. It is hoped
such will be done and the outlook is
good if 30 phones can be seourod over
there.
'Vane Williams it Lrolding down the
drug store during tLe absence of Dr.
Taylor, assisting Dr. McKee.
Great Holiday
Auction Sale
Saturday, Dec. 29, 1906
The undersigned will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder the fol
lowing described property :
One hundred pairs of shoes, con
sisting of ladies', misses', children's
to.' -1.1. - . . -.1-,..,. .VA
jst ..níañshlp,
such as the beBt trade handles.
Three dozen men's hats of the new
est and latest styles, quality guaranteed.
A large quantity of staple grocer
ies, guaranteed to be fresh and tn
good condition,
A full line of patent medicine, sucn
as a country store would be allowed
to carry.
A large quantity of notions and cut
lery. This cutlery is the celebrated
I. Case brand, consisting of Knives,
forks, pocket knives, shears, razors,
etc.
Also a blacksmith outfit, consisting
of 1 bellows, 1 anvil, 1 jackscrew, 1
bench screw, and a kit of blacksmith
tools, such as pincers, tongues, rasps,
etc., 1 log chain.
This is going to be the banner sale
and Darties in need of
anything advertised in this Bale will
make money to attend, as there will
be a chance to get bargains. We are
not advertisincr to draw a big crowd
nor to fool the public but will guar
antee the goods advertised in this sale
will be produced on the above day
and sold to the highest bidder. In
order that the public may know we
husiness we will publish the
names of parties owning goods.
Tho Hon. Jack Hiupler of Bloom-
field will bring the merchandise and
William Gillam of Aztec will bring
the blacksmith tools.
This sale will be held on Main
street in Aztec, in front of the Hotel
Animas and will positively commence
at 11 o'clock a. m.
Everybody is invited a square deal
is guaranteed. Usual terms.
Aztec Auction Company.
William Noland, Auctioneer.
M. 13. Scott, Clerk.
Obituary.
.Tara Felloe Chavez, who died at
Blanco Tuesday, Dec. 11, 1906, was
visitor to his brother, Grabiel Chavez
of this county.
Mr. Chavez was born In Taos coun
ty. N. M., in 1813. His parents moved
to Costilla county, Colo., while
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was quite young. Mr. Chavez was
not a man of an extensive education
hut was what is known as a "self
mado man." Through his intelll
gence he acquired respeot and con
fidence of his fellowmen. They en
trusted him the position of Bherlff of
Costilla oounty. He represented his
county In the state legislature for two
terms, during which time ho worked
for the irood of his county and was
always equal to every emergency
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, Pricket t Gets Land
It Is rumored that the Hart-Spohn
land case will terminate in an unex
Dccted manner. W. J. Prickett will
be permitted by the general land of
fice, it is said, to file on the land,
this action throwing the contest be
tween Alex Hart and Miss Spohn (os
tensibly) out of court. Mr. Prickett
makes affidavit that he never receiv
ed notice from the land office that his
first filing had not been accepted, al
though department records bIiow the
letter was mailed to him here. On
the strength of this and the fact that
Special Agent Dozendorf had person
al knowledge of the case, Mr. Prick
ett was given preference over all fil
ings. His many friends here will be
glad to know that he may receive
something for his goats, as Judge
McFie said in court that Mr. Prickett
had titlo to certain water rights cov
ering the land. Now if he gets the
land he may realize something in
stead of being robbed entirely. Ellis
& Bruington h3ve been handling Mr.
Prickett's case
Contractors at Work.
The Eden Canal, Land and Power
Co. has contractors now going over
the line of the big canal to furnish
estimates on construction. Engineer
Burwell of the ditch company, Loftus
& Co. and Wood & Morgan of Duran
go are now following the survey lines
of the canal and as soon as their esti
mates are made tho company will
know what amount of bonds to placo
Then will come the signing up of
water to the extent of 20,000 acres
No land owner need hesitate to
Bign up his full acreage, as the land
under this ditoh will stand fully $50
Der acre for water rights and the
company is charging only ?25. When
water Is turned into the canal there
will be a big demand for every inch
of it and with tho ditch capacity for
20,000 acres only and approximately
10,000 acres to com under, no one
can go wrong in contracting for every
bit of water he can get,
In tho death of Mr. Chavez Costilla
Iokph one of it ablest men. He leaves T. B. Townsenu lias receivea me
tr mnnrn pnlfc he bouirht last summer from Bll-
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hi fipuhh. Mr. Chavez' many reía-1 lv Noland, who broke the youngster
r.ivnn and friends at Blanco extend A better behaved Colt would be hard
M.Bir heartfelt svmoathv to his be-1 to find and he will make a rattling
reaved family. Rood roadster.
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Meals just like mother used
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Goods at the Jewelry Store of E. C.
Waring. A fine selection of sterling
silverware, leather novel' ' is, Hi ü
chlnaware, glassware, and a toy free
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