Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-02-14

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enabled to turn ont the very best
quality Of both FIRE and common
brick promptly, aud at reasonable
prices. With a capacity Of about
10000 brick per day, they are now
several weeks behind their orders
but are making improvements that
will enable them to increase the
output Socorro has reason for
pride in the industries that are
building up around her, but Of
none more than this which utilities
her native resources.
Six families-from Texas origi-
nally, and who have been living on
the ella in Grant County for some
time-arrived in Kingston last
week. They are looking for homes
and work and the outlook is not
very favorable for them. The
head Of one family is a brother of
Mrs. William Coleman, and both
he and his wife are sick in bed.
The sentiment in favor Of Albu-
querque for the capitol of New
Mexico is growing apace.
From Las Cruces to Mesilla
Park 257 cars Of alfalfa, carrying
$4,000 tons, were shipped during
the year 1892. Although in excess
of the previous year, prices were
on the average fully maintained.
Mr.. j. H. Riley will very short
ly emove his family to Denver
where he has already rented q
house. He intends TO devote his
time principally to the stock bust
ness, and will spend a good deal of
his time at Las Cruces.
1t is officially announced chat
no feeders to the Santa Fe road
will be built until monetary con-
ditions in the east are more salts
factory.
The Rio Grande smelling works
of Socorro are running with a
smaller force than for years, about
125 men being employed. Their
full force is about $50 men. They
have in operation an Edison dyna-
mo driven by a Westinghouse
engine and have their whole ex-
tensive plant lighted with incan-
descent lamps. The present dull
times are attributed by the man.
agement, to a dot of back-woods
statesmen who are trying to leg
islate value to a commodity, and
are trying to do something, they
don't know what" When that
something" is done, better times
r expected.
The territorial building, Worlds
Columbian Exposition, Chicago,
was designed by Seymour Davis,
architect, Topeka, Kansas. 1t is
located on the avenue Immediately
north of the New York state build
ing, and has a frontage to the west
of 100 feet, and within this build.
ing, although separate from each
other, is comprised the territorial
headquarters of Arizona, Oklaho.
ma and New Mexico. The build.
ing is two stories in height and
has also a third story enclosed in
a very handsome balustrade, which
will be used as a roof garden, this
garden being also covered by {
roof of attractive and ornamental
design. Fronting the avenue ii
a handsome colorado. The build.
ing is a credit to the Territory
and no citizen Of New Mexico vii
be ashamed of the territorial head
quarters. Major W. II. H. Llew
ellyn in December last, under tn,
authority of the board, signed the
contract for the erection of the
building at the cost of 81, 500
Work" is progressing rapidly on i
and it will be finished by Marcel
LIST.
j. I. Pyle, late bridge foreman
south Of Rincon, has gone to Pueb
10 to accept the general superin
tendency of bridges and building
on the western division under II
u Nudge.
This division of the Santa F,
was not implicated in the recent,
discovered crookedness. Not al
employee is even suspected, as ia
as can be learned, which speak.
we'll for the class of men EN-
ployed.
Socorro is justly proud of he.
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