Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-04-21
Big Division Over the Arizona
Line on the Colorado.
Its Present Prominence and Fu-
ture Progress.
ainers, Miniss, the smeiter, Ice eIass
and O,h.r Isdustr,es
A UNITED COMMUNITY.

NxrpLHs. Cal, April ~.
Many people have formed an im
precision that the Needlee lee In Ari
sons. II 10 just over the line and h
part of San Bernariino county, Califor
mia. To reach this point from the cas-
The railroad takes a turn south on, III,
Arizona side running down the Colorado
" the great cantilsvcr bridge, where the
crossing 10 made, and then Tor twelve
miles the course In north 10 the Nee,iies,
which derives liz name. % ofen told
from the sharp pointed rocks seen Ter.
hsps hf'een miles south. and having
every appearance of monstrous needles
The town lies half mile or more frpm
the river and from the rsilrosd tracks
rises gradually 10 the mesa westward,
the characteristics ~ III. land being much
like our Highlands, exc.pt tina, II IL no,
su h an extent Of building sites. A hx.
urious growth II cottonwoois In Appar-
ent on the Oats eastwari In the town Il
10 the same. the treee being at variou.
stages II growth Pepper and umbrella
trees are occasionally seen. and flowers
peep out II the grassy lawns In places.
In front II the business portion.-sll there
are II business houses face the depot--in
the open sir-,ch from dspo, Ia town
there are rows oi the cottonwood, which
attrac, the eye Of the passer.by or Thea.
who stop Of and gladden. their hearts a.
they gase GU ~ much v-riur.. which ex.
lists all the year round. with an occasion.
al exception
Back Of the business street ar. III. resi-
dences. stretching perhsps = half mile
north and south. The dwellings rarely
excecd in coet $i500. hut nevertheless all
arr attractive, made - hy their surround
ingr aud Wild. vcrandahs. Having plenty
Of water. the question IT irrigation L. ret-
tled with line 81 hose, or by miniature
di,ches
some fifteen dwellings were put up
year ago by the Cooperative as~ocia-
ton. composed Of leading spirits in the
Atlantic & Pacific co,nI~ny'H employ,
more especially at Albuquerque These
are all brick and lease at $i5 per month.
water 81. 30 for the same period, a. is the
case in all dwellings The railroad com.
pAny own . number Of houses In III,
south end. also the hospital and bunk
house On north Front street. A hre some
years ago swept considerable away, and
though few Of the houscs are even two
stories high the buildings have an At
tractive front, and all are we'll stocked
Most are constructed Of adobe and brick
wArKR, LIGHT AND YiRs.
The Water company has furnished the
town supply, but of late the pump =, the
leo plant, under the same management.
does the service. but the quality Of the
water 10 not satisfactory, having . sAl,y
taste 0llas, costing usually one dollar,
are hung up and alled with aqua, which
improves with age, Il has been said, but
not too aged. Tho prevailing water rate
10 q 30 per month. restaurants and lolg-
ings higher. From the faucets exposed
10 front and rear Of buildings q supply
Gr nre protsctiou can lie had by the
bucket brigade, A further supply In az
ioried by aeo feet Of hose from the switch
engine. the latter being handled by Che
men of the round house. A stream could
be played on the front row Of houses a
tribe westward. and back OF this. with
the AID OF the "B H."
An electric light plant 10 . possibility,
Az In all towns along the line, this meth
oil Of lighting seems most feasible, life
and limb beiug In danger now on the
streets after darkness sets In. Herr. the
service could be rendered by the parties
operating the ice plant and water works.
Very little coal ID used outside the COM
pany, wood brought In by Indians, much
like that supplied all over Arizona and
New Mexico, being about all that 10 nee
essary for domestic consumption
LOCAL ispusTRiEs.
The reduction works have bscn closest
down from lack Of ore. bu, the suspension
will not last long.
he Rock Syringe Cattle and Land
company have incorporated with q CAPT
tai Of 100000. Ineorporators; George
Briggs. d Murphy. T. L Blackburn.
Geo, Nay, Frank honahAn The oom-
pany will do . general range cattle Lusi-
uess on one Of the finest ranges In CAlifor-
MIA All tho stock has been fully paid
up. Headquarters In the Needles
A steam laundry u ons Of the latest In
Productions, yet the Cinnamon manage to
keep half dozen lAundriss going.
Not grea, while ago Bigelow 4 Cave
started . bottling works and their trade
extends IN the end 81 the limo westward.
Tns CIvnHs has referred N the smsltsr
proposition. . subject that occupies the
attention Of this eommuni'y mcss than
any other, the irrigation os nsighboring
Arizona lands alone excepted. Judge
IC. N s.srry Il nov preparing the articles
os incorporation. Aftsr which Develop
m.u,s no, nov In shape 70 give out, will
Do made public. The gsatlsmen inter.
es,sd In the matter include eAs.srn PEG.
pie. Monaghan d Murphy and other
Nyedlss capitalists. MessFs. 0sbel and