Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-01
PROGRESSIVE POINTERS.
What n Santa Fean Noted in Trip
through Northeast New Mexico.

VIM. VI. Berger returned yesterday
morning from a business trip through
Colfax, Mora and San Miguel counties,
and he speaks very encouragingly of the
agricultural and business prospects
of the several business towns and
farming precincts through which
he travelled and visited and he
noticed especially in Ration, Springer and
Las Vegas the activity and public spirit
manifested by the authorities and citizens
in the material improvements OF the pub
lie streets, roads and private residences.
At Ration business men are carrying large
stocks of their several kinds and descrip-
ton and they report business as being at
least 25 per cent better this spring than at
this time last year. The town has an air
of prosperity-clean streets and in good
order and hopeful and encouraging look
upon all the residents. In the cattle in
terests the cattle men feel that their in
terests are being better protected by CO.
operations for their mutual protection.
The per centage OF loss has been low in
comparison with former winters, the
prospects for plenty of grass were never
better, and the copous rains and showers
that have fallen during this past month in
that section have been gladly welcomed.
Mr.. Berger has the pleasure OF visiting
the Marcy institute and was present dur
ing its commencement exercises, which
were largely attended by the residents and
friends of education. If there is one
thing which the people OF Ration pride
themselves upon it is the excellent public
school system which she has, though it is
lamentable fact, to be greatly deplored,
that the school will be compelled to
shorten its terms from lack OF school
MONEYS to carry it to the end Of the school
year. The citizens have recently con-
tributed from their private means to
sustain the expenses the past few
months.
In very pleasant conversation with
Harry Whigham, esq, OF the Maxwell
Land Grant company, he learned that
vigorous measures are being put forth to
place the valuable agricultural and fruit
lands belonging to this company into the
hands of farmers and fruit growers.
Thousands OF pamphlets are being dis
tributed far and wide over the country
descriptive OF the many advantages of the
grant The gate city has her portals wide
open and extends cordial greeting to the
settler and new conner.
The Springer Land company, COM
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posed of Chicago capitalists and under the
able management OF Mr.. J. Leahy, at
Springer, is making vast and extensive
improvements in the way OF building
large bitches and water ways. Abundance
of water is in sight, and the company will
celebrate the centennial, April 3D., by
turning loose the liquid stream into their
completed bitches and allow the same to
rustic through the town and farms ada
cent. Springer means business this
spring and she is after the great overflow
from the Oklahoma booming district.
At Las Vegas already the enterprise
and energy OF Mayor Henry is being seen
in every direction. Streets and avenues
are being cut down, leveled and graded.
Main street for its entire length between
east and west Las Vegas is being laid with
a broad wooden sidewalk. These public
improvements are being seconded by the
citizens of the city, and in every direction
evidence may be seen in the many private
enterrrises now in progress, lawns being
seeded, shade and fruit trees planted,
paint spread avishly, and new buildings
going up. Las Vegas has many enter,
prising merchants and business men, and
they are putting forth their best energies
toward bringing their city and the terri
tory to state OF prosperity the coming
year. ..-..,
In all sections which Mr.. Berger visited
he found an unusual feelingof satisfaction
in the selection OF Gov. Prince to the head
of affairs in this territory, and without
any exceptions parties of every shade OF
political opinion, express a willingness to
extend to our governor cordial support.
Though Col. Dwyer was their choice IN
Colfax county, they are row ready to ex'
claim "The king is dead. Long live the
king" -
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