Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-08-05
MALAGA.

AZ Malaga, twenty miles south of Eddy,
are some beautiful farms. Many of them
are whole sections, as for instance those
of the DiLentulus Bros, and Mr.. Queene
Grey. The latter arrived in the valley in
April last and in thirty days after pur-
chasing his section farm he had it cleared,
broken, seeded and had his crops growing.
The record of the DiLentulus Bros. is
almost equally good. They brought thirty
men with them from their native town,
Bologna, and have fine place.
The bitches around all these places are
admirably laid out Mr.. Edward Clarke,
of Greeley, Colo, superintendent the work.
| Every street and many roads are planted
with shade trees and the farmers them
selves have done much to adorn the coun-
try.
There is a proverb in the Sahara, that
put stick in the ground and water it
and you can have tree" That ia Just
the case in the Pecos valley. Take cot
tonwood stakes twelve feet long, stick
them in the warm soil and water them
and they grow into large trees. The
planted shade trees of Eddy and sur
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single line would shade road from Chi
cago to st. Louis and thence almost to
| Cincinnati.
| - CHARLES W. GREENE.
| A sketch of the Pecos valley would not
be complete without some mention of
the efforts of Chas. w. Greene one of the
founders of the colonies and works.
The first company of capitalists came
into the valley under the guidance of Mr..
Greene. On arriving at about the site
of Eddy all drew lots for the order in
which they would make locations. On
account of the great work done by Mr..
Greene he was given the first right to Sc
lect his land. He took section under
the old desert land law. In an enthusiast
tic way he began to predict the future ap-
pearance of the place, and sometimes peo-
pie smiled. Two years ago he planted that
section as a vineyard. He set out on it
100000 vines. Ground was broken for
this vineyard in November, 1890, and in
February, 1891, the vines were set out
The fact that IS per cent of them
are alive to-day, is the best praise that
could be given. These vines bore some
llulV Idbu fodI' l. Al5 year tHoTo Will NC
a large quantity but the great crop will not
come until next year. Mr.. Greene has
lavished money ON this vineyard, but ii
will repay him. The greatest care has
been taken to arrive at good methods
Only two irrigations are allowed each
season; but the ground is kept loose and
light by the cultivators.
Mr.. Greene once summed up the whole
theory of irrigation in a short telegram
His son, wired him to California that a
storm had done some damage to theil
vines. He answered: "Irrigate, cultivate
and shut up His theory is that water
properly applied with lots of we'll directed
labor will accomplish anything reason
ably desired in tie Pecos valley.
WHAT G. W. GREENE rs DOING.
} Last year Mr.. Greene imported from
, France 100000 ornamental and shade
: trees to adorn his beautiful Villa Park
which is being laid out in the western
: suburbs of Eddy. As the name implies
this park is for the purpose Of villa sites
4 The lots in it will average about one ant
one-half acres, the largest containing
4 three acres. There will be no straigh
streets in this park, and when completed
+; it will be possible to take drive or
galop through its beautiful avenues TO