Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-08-24
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
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Ration holds meeting tonight to ol
gahize building and loan association.
Rains visited the central and lowe
Rio Grande yesterday and the day before
The A., T. & S. F. company gives 10
tice that the Ration shops will not be re
anoved to Trinidad.
A Chicago laud agent in company will
a party of northwestern farmers is look
ing at lands on the Maxw ell grant.
Notwithstanding the lack Of rain earl,
in the season, cattle and horses on the
range are in splendid condition. Recent
rains will make plenty Of good grass fol
| winter feed.
Burglars entered place in Albuquer-
que last Saturday and stole pan of milk
and an auger. We presume the auger
was used to bore hole into the water to
get at the milk.-Ex.
Chunk Of wisdom in the Optic: "The
best way to keep out OF debt is not to yet
in debt. Little accoumts run along and
you forget about the various items, and
When the time to pay them comes you
make great big roar md feel sure that
you have been overcharged. You are gem
orally wrong In this conclusion, and con.
sequently you had better keep out OF debt
by not getting in debt.
II the man who causes two blades of
grass to grow where only one grew be-
fore may be called benefactor, how
much more may be said of company
like the Pecos Irrigation & Investment
company, who is reclaiming thousands
of acres of arid lands, and is making
fine crops of alfalfa grass grow where
none grew before; where orchards aud
vineyards will take the place OF sage
brush and mesquite, and peace and plen-
ty reign instead OF silence and waste.
Albuquerque note: at is suggested
that now while so many are putting
down driven wells they should remember
that though water can be had near the
surface, it is of necessity contaminated bv
the filth OF the city. Every well should
20 to the third stratum OF water. This in
the flats is between fifty and sixty feet
If the well is put down to that depth the
water will be found as cold as ice water,
perfectly clear and delightfully."- destitute
Of flavor"
Grant county Jail birds: Ada Humes,
for the killing of Jack Brown; Frank
Lewis, for the killing of Fitzgerald, 1T
Carlisle; James Reynolds, for the killing
Of Irwin Moore, on the Mimbres; Thor
ton Williams (coIUred), for the shooting
of colored soldier at Fort Bayard
Frank Hett1in, for shooting at different
persons, Silver City; Macloyio Aguirre,
for placing distractions on the the =. p |
K. r., for the purpose OF wrecking trains
Peter Riggs, for cutting man at Dem
Ing; Maud Williams, charged with steal
ing.
The United States senate committee on
irrigation will he in New Mexico about
the 10th Of September, and an effort |
should he made at once to give these dis |
tinguished gentlemen the proper recep-
tlon and furnish them the necessary in
formation. We must not permit this
to leave New Mexico impressed
With the idea that our people are lacking
in enterprise. Irrigation is the great
problem and now is the time to get the
matter properly before congress. a meet
ing should be held to select representa-
lives to meet the committee. e.-Raton
Range.
Capt. Grierson, who knows probably as
much about the vital question of water
storage rs any man in this section, went
)ut this morning with Surveyor Gen.
Hobart to the ranch OF the latter gentle
nan on the Mora road, to consider the
question OF constructing a large reser-
'oir there for the storage of water, and
litter thorough inspection and discussion
Slr. Hobart concluded to build such res
'rvoir, OF capacity sufficient to furnish all
he farms and families in the neighbor-
lood. The water will be brought from
he Galinas through an acequia that will
ap the river near the hot springs.