Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-04-17
ADVERTISING new MEXICO.
What the Press and People In Va ious
Sections Have to Say Of the &c. un-
shine State"


Writing to inquire the price of suburban
fruit lands at Santa Fe, the water supply,
etc., Mr.. Lot G. Aston, Of Staten Island,
N. Y, says: "My attention has been
called to New Mexico by it's excellent
climate, and the fact that it has grown
steadily, but has never had "a boom, is in
it's favor. In addition to this there is
every indication that the tide of emmigra-
ton will soon set in that direction"
J. C. Darling, of Elizabeth, Colo, writes
the New MEXICAN:
81 have never had the pleasure of read
ing copy of your paper, but being firm
believer in the future greatness of your
territory, should like to inform myself
in regard to stock growing there, by sub
scribng for the best paper l can fad for
that purpose believing that your paperi
what want, enclose stamps, for which
please send me sample copy"
The Fort Worth, Texas, Gazette, prints
this:
General Manager S. F. Judy, of the
Pecos Valley road, arrived in Dallas yes
terday, says the News of the 5th, with a
bundle of good reports of the country
along his line. He says that immigra-
ton is pouring in, the wheat and oats
acreage is enormous and the yields be
such as no country on the earth except
the Pecos valley can show"
In an interview with the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat, H. U. Mathews, of Be-
len, Valencia county, says: "The coun-
Try around Belen, and as far down the
river as Socorro, is we'll adapted to grape
culture, and we make the best wine in
the world, the Vino del Pals, as it has
long been known in our country. When
first pressed out it has claret flavor, but
with age it becomes heavy and has port
and strong SAVIOR about it; the aroma OF
grapes is we'll preserved and spicy odor
as well appears. New Mexico is noted
for it's mines and grazing country, but
it will soon become famous for fruit grow
ing"
A wide-awake commercial drummer
tells far east paper this as to New Mex
ico's growth:
"The taste for candy in the newly devel.
oped countries of New Mexico, Texas and
Arizona is something wonderful. When
L first went through these territories and
state | received but few orders, and now
they just pour in on me. Imagine my
selling on one tripin New Mewico eight
tons of candy. Nor did 20 far off the
line of rail. This is highly interesting
fact, as it shows that New Mexico is fast
building up, and that there are a great
foy
general rule do not eat candy"
A Silver City correspondent tells the
Denver News that:
Glands which have been irrigated in
this territory produce more abunc antly
than lands do in the east on account of
the climate being more favorable to vegs-
table growth of all kinds. The season
is much longer and the average tempera-
ture is considerably higher, both of which
conditions are favorable to the produc
ton of crops. Four crops of alfalfa are
grown in a single season, and from two
to three tons are produced at each crop
per acre. The average yield of alfalfa in
the territory last year, where land was ir-
rigated, was not less than ten tons per
acre, and baled alfalfa finds q ready
market at from $40 to $lS per ton. Al
falfa is grown in many places in New
Mexico without irrigation, but the yield
is not so large as it is where it is irrigated"
A Kansas man, recently located in Col.
fax county, tells the Hutchinson, Kas.
News this:
"The country is fast settling up, and ir-
rigation is easy along Vermejo, Rayado and
Ocate, east of Wagon Mound, and good
crops are raised Of blue flint corn and fri
ioles, while alfalfa grows almost wild, and
on the mesas gramma grass affords gooc
grazing for hundreds of head of cattle anC
sheep. The Moreno and Ration noun
tains on the grant are full OF rich depos
it's of silver, and there is not creek il
these ranges where good placer mining il
not proftably pursued. New Mexico viii
be the next state, and it is now bettel
equipped for statehood than any of the
recently admitted northwest territories
A Colorado visitor in the Mesilla Val
lev also writes this to Denver paper:
"The principal product of the valley il
fruit, and the land is quite as productive
according to verified statistics, as any Of
the continent. There are many fine OF
chards and vineyards to be seen, and JUS
such as would make DR.. Shaw turn greer
with envy. The Muscst, Tokay and Mis-
sion grapes grow to perfection, and tn
yield is enormous. The fruit growers fin
the greatest profit in peaches and apples
An orchard near the old town of Mesill
, has netted over 5000 per acre, and 1t is
big orchard, too. The growers receive l
a cents for every pound Of peaches, and
s cents for apples. 1t can readily be seel
c how snug fortunes could be secured if th
people possessed real American-like pre-
! gressive spirit. Cereals are grown only
q limited extent, alfalfa being more prt
. fitable. The growth Is luxuriant and quicl
y whereby from four to five crops are POI
sible. An acre yields from six to eigt
= = tons during the season, selling readily fc
: from $40 to SIS per ton; yet there are M
u u over 1900 acres in the valley. No or
here seems to appreciate the grand oppo
tunitles which such splendid countl
Y affords. The land, which in Colorad
= would sell for 500 per acre, can be ha
= for $50 to $50, together with perpetui
d water rights. There is enough water
q the Rio Grande to irrigate two or three sue
valleys"
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