Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-03-10
THE GREAT PECOS.
A Representative Chicago Man Talks
to Oalifornians of New MEX
ico's Prosperity.
n New Farming Region and L ts SpIem-
did PrOmise-What Water Can
Accomplish in the South
west

Mr.. r. W. Tansill, of Chicago, presi
dent OF the r. W. Tansil company, 8
gentleman who has achieved national
reputation as the proprietor and manufact-
nro OF the celebrated Tansills Punch brand
cigars, is telling the San Francisco papers
about the Pecos country in New Mexico.
hr. Tansi.I came to the Pecosj valley in
search OF health some two years ago, and
. his Investments there since have gone
long way toward making him million
aire. Says Mr.. Tsnslll in the San Fran
cisco Chronicle of the 9th inst:
THE Pecos Irrigation & Improvement
company has within the past two years,
constructed in this valley one of the finest
systems OF reservoirs and irrigating canals
! in this country. Over 100 miles OF main
canals, besides as many more of latersls
have already been constructed and fully
as many more are being built. The main
canals are from twenty to forty.fve feet in
width on the bottom, and carry five TO
seven feet depth Of water. About six
miles above Eddy, at cost of over $lOO,.
QUO, one OF the largest and finest dams in
the country has been constructed. 1t is
built Of limestone, is 300 feet wide at the
base (Which rests on solid bed rock J. rises
to the height of fifty feet and is nearly
quarter OF mile in length, forming lake
about seven miles in length, more than a
mile and a half wide at its widest point
ard capable OF storing over 5000, 900 900
gallons oi water, or nearly months SUD-
ply Tor the main canal, were the river to
20 dry, which 1t has never been known to
do. The system Of canals extending from
Roswell, n. NJ, on the north, and below
the Texas & Pacific railway IN Texas,
south distance Of over 200 miles, either
constructed or in course of construction.
Will irrgate about 400 900 acres of the
choicest lands under the sun. More than
$1,000 900 have already heen expended |
and it is expected that 81 900 900 more |
will be expended during the coming wear
IN extensions and new canals and reser-
voirs."
1t is not the object OF this COMPANY to
own or control lands. Less than four
years ago they were all government lands,
but since which time they have almost all
been entered under the homestead and
desert land laws, while desirable decided
lands, including perpetual water right,
subject to an annual rent of but 81 .25 per
acre, can still be purchased at from $l5 to
$50 per acre, making them the lowest
priced irrigated lands on the continent.
The extremely low prices now prevailing
are caused by the fact that the time for
proving up on thousands of acres filed on
by spectators, who are unable to
develop the land, has expired, or is about
to expire; 80 that this is the opportunity
for the farmer to secure land in this
valley, suited to his means, at prices far
below its actual value. 1t is most won
deriul grape country, while all other
fruits and vegetables do splendidly, all
root crops produce enormously, such as
beets, potatoes, etc., and cotton, hemp
and tobacco can also be profitably grown.
In fact, forty acres of property titled in
this valley will, | believe, produce better
resu It's than will 16O acres in the
northwest Since the soil and climate
and conditions are very similar to
those of southern California, and being
] 800 miles nearer the eastern markets,
this valley will rival this section in the
production OF semitrorical fruits. Eddy,
The county seat of Eddy county, is situat.
ed on the Pecos river, and is the present
terminus of the Pecos valley road, stand
ard gauge steel track railroad, completed
last year. 1t is the headquarters for both
the irrigation and railroad companies, also
Of large cattle interests, and although
barely two years old, it already contains
population of over thousand people, is
growing steadily, and is certain to become
a city OF Importance in the near future. It
already has $65,000 hotel, one of the
finest il not the finest in the southwest a
national bank and many substantial busi-
ness houses. Work is actively progressing
on a $4,000 court house, while in con.
necton with others $4,000 business
block is being constructed. Its residences
are both neat and tasty, and are rapidly
increasing in numbers. The town ia
situated, has handsome park
and is laid out with shade trees on either
side OF the streets, under which flow
streams OF clear water, producing beau
tiul effect. Eddy is to-day one of the
most active towns in the United States
labor of all kinds is in demand at good
prices and this is true of the whole valley"
"Who is the president OF the irrigation
"Mr. J. J. Hagerman, of Colorado
Springs, Colo, is the president and finan-
cial head OF the Irrigation & Improvement
and also of the Pecos Valley
Railway company. To his faith in the
bright future in store for the Peccs valley,
to his almost unlimited command of
money and to his splendid executive
ability, coupled with bis untiring energy,
which would exhaust several ordinary
men, the great Pecos valley owes its Won
derful and rapid development"
'1s this the Hagerman who built the
Colorado Midland railway"
eyes, he took hold of that road after
others had failed, and readily raised the
money in Europe and America for it's
and carried it to successful
although it was one of the
most expensive as we'll as difficult railroads,