This is not alarmist talk. It is a
matter of cold figures.
Torrance county is peculiarly
adapted to the production of beans.
The acreage in the bean districts of
the county is not more than one
sixth under the plow.
Thus there is in this county an
industry with a present productivity
of $1,000,000 annually, and a poten
tial productivity of six times that
amount, or $6,000,000, which is
threatened with extinction by an in
sect pest.
It is time to get busy.
FAVORS AMENDMENT 8
Moriarty, New Méx.,
August 22, 1921.
Editor Estancia News-Herald:
Being a reader of your paper I
see where our state superintendent
of schools is out advising the voters
to vote against section 8 proposed
amendment to our constitution, also
where you state that our Governor
Mechem has reversed himself. Now
I suppose you will class me as the
grouchy critic. You seem to stand
by him for his change of front on
account of reduced valuation would
cripple our schools.
While I am a life long Repubican
and was on the battle field before I
was seventeen years old and cast my,
first vote for U. S. Grant and am
in favor of education, will suggest a
remedy. Give the reduction in
school teachers' wages. Pay them
for the months actually engaged.
