Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-01-29
A GENERAL BOOM IN WATER.


At the present time millions OF dollar,
are going into the building of irrigation
canals and water storage reservoirs ii
New Mexico. The spirit of push is in
the air; our people have caught it and
money is plentiful for all legitimate un
dertakings. Active work in this line i
now in progress all over the territory.
and the rich valley lands are being sup
piled with plenty of water and made ready
for the Industrious husbandman. 1t is a
good work, first in importance to any
thing New Mexicans could undertake
and the necessary forerunner of what is
to follow-a continuous strem of immi
grafton with its capital, industries, push
and enterprise, which will result event
ually in making New Mexico the most
populons and prosperous country on the
continent.
There's no obstacle in the way of the
steady growth OF New Mexico. The home
seekers will come here in droves if only
We will let them, and the only way to let
them is to supply the lands first with the
abundance of water nature has blessed
us with. They'll even send their money
to help us In doing this, following on later
themselves. This isa proven fact Truly
water is king" Look at the Pecos val
lev with its hundred thousand acres OF
valley lands just coming under the canals,
and it soon cOnvinces one that here water
is the basis Of all values tits everything
no town or city or locality can prosper
without it,
The PecOs valley is undoubtedly the
most attractive place for settlers at the
present time in the territory. Every one
who goes there, whether from the largest
eastern or western cities, is captivated
with the town of Eddy and the adjacent
we'll watered country. Many come to see
the country and in little while buy
heavily in lands and lots and send for
their families. Houses of brick, the cost
" hotel, stores and school houses are all
being built as rapidly as possible. Lots
sell at rapidly rising prices. Parks and
streets are laid out and trees planted
The people are full of enthusiasm and the
new farmers are hard at work on their
fields. A private letter received by Il
| New MEXICAN attache this morning saws
the town is on verltable boom, and city
and suburban property is advancing in
price from day to day. A special stage
runs on Thursdays from Toyah, stopping
over night at Delaware farm. Daily
mail and stages run from Pecos City, and
the immigration now pouring in there
hoe ~ nf itnl, |,
Water does it all.
THE SELDEN-MESILLA AFFAIR.
A happy issue is now certain to come
in the Selden-Mesilla valley canal cor
troversy. Special agents of the land of
flee, Messrs. Stidger and Bowman, and
Maj Arson Mills, 10th cavalry, desig-
mated on behalf OF the war department.
examined the matter on Monday and
took testimony on the ground. The evil
dence was so overwhelming in favor of
the new canal through the Fort Selden
military reservation, and the friends of
this enterprise made out on the whole
such an excellent case. that there is
no doubt but that the secretary OF
war will raise the ban and permit the
resumption of work on the reservation
where the military land touches the Rio
Grande. A brief outline of the report by
the special agents and Major Mills went
to Washington by wire yesterday, and the
full report follows by mail to-day. Since
a calm investigation of this affair bugun the
sentiment Of the Mesila valley residents
has completely changed. They under
stand now that in no event can the prior
water rights of the town bitches Of Las
Cruces, bona Ana and Meslla be inter
ferred with, the law fully protecting them,
and the opposition OF all has been with
drawn except that of Thos. j Bull, usually
a stumbling block in the valleys progress,
and small coterie of followers. A large
majority of the residents of the valley
have reached the conclusion that the
building OF this Stlden canal will raise the
values of land fully 1919 per cent, and
they want to see it 20 ahead. As planned
the canal will be about thirty-tive miles
long; will cost fully a quarter of a million
dollars, already secured for the invest.
nent, and will bring under cultivation
10000 acres of land. Messrs. w. L. Ry-
nerson and W. H. H. Liewellyn are now
in Washington to lay the matter before
the war department in its proper light.