Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-28
THE CITY OF EDDY.
TERMINUS OF THE PECos VAL
LEY RAILROAD.
Is at the Center o, Garden Spot and Is
FlourishiRgA Pencil Sketch Of The
Place From Lie
Tddy. y. NJ. Jan %. iSN3.

IuUN, \, M, Jan, ~ l0Hh,
Eddy. New Mexico is o thriving little
city. cighty-niuc miles north OF pccos
City Tex, ON the pocos river, aud b.
the terminus Of the Pccos Valley rail
road
For beauty Il Is equalled by few cities
and cxcclled by None, As Tar as the
eye can see south extends the level, fer.
tile pecOs valley: In the west az a cloud
ON the western horizon rises the Gan
dnlupe mountains. Flowing east Of the
town is The beautiful Pcuos river, the
life Of the country.
Eddy II yea
IN HER BABYHOOD.
hut has population OF 1900 souls, sew
ornl churches, good schools aud about
hfty thriving business houses. The
streets are loo feet WIDE with water
flowing ON either aide Of each; trees are
planted on either side OF cnch, 80 that
each lot has q row of shade trees n
front " H. The principal streets, north
and south are about two miles long aud
being lined ON both sides with bushy
cnltuuWoods, now just two years old
aud on AN average of 10 feet high,
make IL one Of the most desirable OF
towns TO live ia.
On the south aud west Of the main
town, lies what is known az the Green
farm -Four hundred acres of this land,
level Bs q iio0r Is being sub.diyided into
city lots, and planted Ia shade trees
There rs quite an extensive drive her
aud ut the present rate of Improvement
| ID will soon equal iu beauty mud mtrAC'
! uycness the famous Riverside in Cali
| ioruH.
Several acres OF this farm nre planted
! in young trees to be u,lnspluutrd else
| whore. Ia every direction can Ice seen
! men working ana We gre informed the
! daily expenses are Sl5i for Improve
/ monts alone.
Six miles north of town Is
THE RIG DAM
! which holds body of water 10 feet deep
! with hacywNtcr seyOR miles This u the
lift of the country az an the farming *
| done by irrigation This irngatiye sys'
ten, controlled boy the Pecos lrriguung
| aud Improvement company extends
| from north to south about seventy three
| miles, and waters the entire PccOH val
The Pecos Irrigsung aud Improvement
| company have display OF PecOs valley
| prducts' Ina quality, not c1celled by any
| exhibit Ht the Dallas fair INST year
| Some Az fine fruits rs California caH
boast Of, and as fine grain ns the fertile
soil of the Lone Star state cun produce'
! IA on display here. All visitors TO Eddy
| ARE requested TO call aud cNuminc same
Two miles south Of town lies the noted
Green fruit farm. A visitor 10 the farIu
conyincps the fruit growing man that
tbis A soon 10 Ice the leading country IN
tlis line. Alfalfa Vi also grown IN large
quantities here. The yield rs abunt hN,
tons per acre, which rotails at 80 pen
ton, making n clear profit of $40 pen
acre. Other grain can pc grown ~
equal abundance ana quality here.
Among tho leading real estate men herr
ia United States Commissioners A. a
NermOd. Mfr Momnd Is one of the first
comcrs 10 Eddy. and win take plcasur,
IN showing visitors the advantages OF
their fertile country.
F0r hotel Accommodations. Eddy Il
o0ualed by few aud cXcelled by none
| The Hagerman house, now Ia ~ thirt
| wear, offers az good Accommodations unt
N M finely furnished as any motel ~ th'
South.
one Of the largest business houses o
| Eddy ia tlut Of the Mclean a GilmOu
| Hardware company, This house Clrrlr
n 500 900 stock aud does q thriving huHi
ness.
Another Of the principal real estate
characters hero Is Nh a Lucky. Mr
| Lucky informed ms that he is daily let
nd the preseRt rate Of immigration ih
county will soon be settled and iarmini
done on "a large scale
The society of Eddy Is Of the best
Tie Eddy club room Is one OF the niees
furnished appointments we have ever ha'
the pleasure of visiting, Here the liter
nry mind can be- satisfied and the desir
for games and amusements can b
filled.
The superior farmiuE country hero
The schools and churches the good henlt
and Inc high moral society Of Eddy, con
yincos the visitor that this is truly "ih
land OF health and wealth--the g0rde
spot of the world.
Large. fine choice mackercl at Turno
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