Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-06-10
D,sriNsUi-nEo VISITORS.
They Tsis % n.sjeet. OF in,-r~-, "a
this H%ettao

this ree,iea.
Prof q. Il. Bailey, Of the Chicago In.
ter Ocean, accompanied by his brother,
Charlie A. Bailey, Is. ID. Thornsr aud
Charles Southmsyd, oil VI Chicago.
stopped over IN the city 10 day They
are on their way to k,ngmsn. Arizona
To- examine into the practicaUllity u ir.
rlgating large area VI land IN tha, ".
clnIty. The professor has too many
friends IN Albuquerque to W by without
u visit. la al interview he sald.
"Ilmea are hard, financially, east, and
will be Tor some time yet la spite ot the
t,ghtness ~ the money market find the
capitalists Wiling 20 listen TO talks on ".
rsation, IN fact, more willing than usual,
as they are seeking Investments that
have n land basis ss security. IL sa
good tune ~ organize syndiCates aud get
them educated ON irrigation aud ready
10 W TO work actively as soon M money
becomes easter. \ party OF Englishmeu
camc out to l.as Vegas 10 examine for
themselves into the proposed enlarge.
ment VI the water works there. These
gentlemen Rre associated with Mr. -. II.
Sheldon, who has charge u the li!eras
water works plans OF tits city MIR. Shel
don has made good progress ON his Al.
buquerque plans. Yes, | gave Albuquer-
que u good send oil IN my reports, and
that you have n city believe IN aud aul
glad 10 do all the missionary wG.k Tor |
can"
The professor IL Nm old.iimer IN the
west and expects to spend most Of the
summer IN New MeIcu aud Arizona.
Chas \, Bully IL au experienced fruit
grower and irrigator IN California.
Charles SouthmAyd IL ecu " Col.
Southmsyd, a dealer IN western ssouri.
ties IN Chicago"
Bernard ID. Thorncr, the father VI
tanning with canslsro, ID u member Of
Prof BAlley's party. Mr. Thorner IL
the pstentee OF many Processes Tor tan.
nlng with the plant, and has planted
about a thousand acres u u near Eddy.
Tie has largely operated in the tanning
plant called cansiRrs, or Vumex hymenO-
spHles, and In the interest % this plant
has travelled oil over New Msxico, Ar.
IONA. Texas and California. lie is nov
prepared 10 cultivate the plant on AN eI
tensive scale, "a well 40 10 erect large ex.
trEct works for the purpose Ct reducing
tha nApNatpaI Ia a,,N -.
solid extract by ways OF electricity ~ a
felter u q chemical process.
There II large and established mar.
ket Tor canaigre in Europe" remarked
Mr.. Thorner, "aud on trials made by
tanners it has proved 10 be far superior
to any tanning material yet known, as 1t
tans much faster. and gives u better con.
s,stency TO the leather. as we'll as keep.
nag the leather very pl,abs FOR many
years.
"Canaigre will yield very good pay.
INK crop and after cultIvatlng the land
n few years It will yield M much as $3.50
clear profit per acre. Canasre grows
Wild near this CITY, IN the TiJerss canon,
IN ani'ir,ant quantity Ia plant about
900 acres. The market value per ton,
green, IL e., or dried aud slioed t6J, T..
q. g., in Liverpool II takss three tnns
green TO make one ton dry, IN which
state II contains about 10 per cent real
fannie acid. Rad sandy soils are best
adapted Tor I'd growth and under lrrigA
ton will mature IN one year, without III
tun yaara "