Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-10
PROSPERITY REIGNS.
The Maxwell Grants Resources and
How They are Being Made to
Develop Wealth.
Water Enterprises, Lumber, Charcoal
and Mines-Farmer Home seek
ers-A Talk with Man
ageP PelS.

Mr.. NJ. p. Pels is widely known all
over the west as the talented executive
head Of the Maxwell Land Grant com
pany. As a business man he has few
equals in all the broad west. His tact,
versatility and executive ability have AL
been put to the test in his management
of this vast empire up in northeastern
New Mexico, and the gratifying state of
affairs now existing there is attributable
only to the consummated skill and sa-
gacity of this most companionable gentle
man.
PROSPERITY REIGNs.
In an interview with Manager Pels
last evening a New MEXICAN reporter
gathered many readable facts.
Under the Maxwell grants Springer
and Vermejo systems of water storage
reservoirs and cana,s Is 900 acres of land
were sold last year to settlers coming
mostly from Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and
Michigan, and most OF this area has been
cultivated this year with the most encour-
aging results. The cereal crop is excep-
tionally fine; oats have yielded fifty
bushels to the acre, and the second crop
OF alfalfa has been harvested. The new
corners are wonderfully well pleased, and
are now not afraid, since they have made
the experiment for themselves, to write
and urge their friends TO come and join
them in the land Of the irrigated farms,
pure air and sunshine.
HOME-sEEKERS COMING.
Arrangements have been perfected"
said Mr.. Pels, flor bringing in several
new colonies OF home. seekers this fall. A
large number will come over direct from
my native country, Holland, and Tennes-
see and eastern Kansas will each send
colonies. The Hollanders have selected
lands under the Springer irrigation sys.
tenn and the other two parties will locate
in the Vermejo region. Under the two
systems we have yet for sale 1000 acres
Our first $4,000 acres were sold at $12 81
an acre, which includes perpetual water
right, but for the other lands We are now
receiving $25 an acre. Our irrigation
systems continue to do their work ad
mraby, providing an abundance Of
water"
INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES.
eve have six saw mills in operation
on the grant," continued Mr.. Pels, "ant
Mr.. McAlpine is now erecting another
large mill at Catskill. These mills pro
duce 80 900 900 feet OF superior lumber
annually and it goes out by the train loac
to Denver, Pueblo, Trinidad, Ration anc
other points.
Mr.. A, G. Dake, of Denver, is erecting
twenty-five charcoal ovens, each twenty
five feet in height, at Catskill, and the
branches OF trees fel!ed for lumber are
being utilized to their very tips for manu-
featuring charcoal, train load of which
goes out Of Catekill station every day tc
supply the Denver smeiters. We also
have box factory and several other in.
dustrlal enterprises in operation at Cats
kill"
TIE MINING INTERESTS.
"In the gold belt, near Elizabethtown
Ute creek and Badly mountain much &C
tivity is apparent. A large number of Col
| UIduU pTO5ptClOI5 lhNG tOuiC lulO bildb ~
caity this summer, and many very prom
Using properties are being success
fully operated. Mr.. N. 9. Creede, tht
famous southern Colorado prospector, ha
force of mon at work on the Maxwell
grant at this time, aud this month h'
comes to give the matter his personal at
tention.
"We undertake to deal literally with tn,
prospector. We give him a claim 1,50|
by 900 feet for 500, or SIS an acre, and th'
extensions are reserved 10 the use of tn,
company. We require that the lega
amount of work be done, that is, $l0(
worth each year for five years, and theI
We give him clear title to his claim"
HOW IT is MANAGED.
"These several enterprises are man.
miles distant from each other; how d.
you manage them ALP" Mr.. Pels wa
asked.
"By telephone" was the reply. "The,
are controlled from our general office a
Ration. There are 120 miles OF telephone
lines on the grant, radiating in all direc
tons, and fourteen stations keep me post
ed on all that is going on every hour 0
the day. Besides We have good road