The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-19
pECOs CITY.

The Building Bosm-- ! he CIinnate-.Irri-
Cation - grape Culture - Watorea
Lands, Eto.
Meeting 0eorgo A, knight yesterday
morning Of the Grand Windsor, on his
arrival from tho train, o HERALD re.
porte e.ked:
"Aro yCu from Pscos, and what Ii
new out tsore?"
"Theroaro many now things st Pecos
City aRd In that vicinity-.ror instance:
There are II now houses built there
since Tho town was movad. TAese.
wish 20 buildings ihst wore moved
rom tho Old town, makes over 90
houses In the town-s very MIC, be-
ginning--2nd we have already near d
from great many lot buyers q. tho
recont sale, who will move snd build
there durlng the wiuter. You know
or IL you don't, viii, toll you-tua. in
that climate out ,hero building
and other outdoor work can b.
carried on % we'll In winter as In suni 3.
loor--the elm eta ~, no mild, and even
IN that respooc tho Pocos valley differs
from auy other portion of the s,tate.n
Among Other thipqs now Wo WITH
have a brand new weekly no wepaper OF
our pages aud elght columns 20 the
pago tseaed there tomorrow. H. Will
Do calloi the Pecos Valley, aud VIII be
q credit TO West Texas, from what |
could learn OF II; out you will $40 i. and
be your own judge"
"Weil, what about irrigation? Is
ant thing being done az ysi1n
"lu tho valley above Pecos City aud
tributary 10 1t, the recos Dltehins nm
Feny are preparlng 10 take Out o.
miles OF ditohes this winter. They
nave advertised for bids, aud tho bids
nre 10 ho osenrd and tho contrgct
awarded a. Peoos City ON tho % h Inst
tnSt ID tho cay AFTER to-morfow.-so you
sne That the irrigation nchoms ls TAX
ing tangible Hhape."
"Do The Btockmen az that country
favor ihts irrigation business and TAX.
lug the land Tor culilvation?" queried
tho reporter.
"Thoy do. There never Will DO an,
90, fllet Of interest In tbs Peooa valley
as betweoo the stocgmon and actual
settlers. some OF the prominent stuck
mon have already taken stock Ia tho
pecos pltching company, where
their stock ranges win bor-
der on tho ditch. In order TO
got water for thair cattle nearer 70 the
grfgibg lands, and othora at ard near
Pecos CITY have signified their willing
meas 10 do 80. IA the sottler will only
cultivate tho lands bstweun tho
uitchss aud the Pec0s river, You will
readily understand TINT he will not be-
IN the way OF the stockmon, but, on
the othor hand, will DO nm ADVANTAGE
IN raising vegetables, grain aud Tor
age. rnes0 arc now IN great demand
In all stock raising countries"
"CAp you say aut thiug about the
Crane culture oat thsref It has been
stated that the pecos country IL
thou sht to be fine for fruit aud grspes.u
As to that, every one that I have
mos who 10 familiar with CALIFORNIA
snd tho Rio Gsaude valley, ard kuo "a
what IL done there In rAi.ing fruit and
grspes, believes that these ihlngs, es
pecially grapes, will grow to perfection
~ Peco-s aud . good many vines, or
rather good many acres Of vinos, will
bs plaute1 there this winter"
GLOW long will u be, Il the viues do
we'll. before We shalt 9et our supply Of
erspss aud wine from tho PseOs val.
leyw asked the reporter, whose
mouth was Watering for grapes.
"Lt takes three years 70 raise grapes
After the vines are planted. Some
time to walt, but 10 California an nore
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