Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-29
A VALLEY OF MANY DELIGHTS
so SENATOR w. ]. BAILEY HAS
FOUND THE PEcoS COUNTRY.
HIS RETURN FROM A RECENT
TRIP-TELLs OF THE FINE
FRUITS THAT ABoUND-BENE-
FITS BESTOWED BY IRRIGA-
TIoN.

| A reporter OF the Gazette called on
Senator william J. Bailey on yesterday
TO ind out what the program OF the
free silver leaders would be for the
big convention that is to be held here
in August. He found the senator very
much engrossed with his private cor
respondence. which had been neglected
during his absence from the city,
what 1 know about the free silver
entertainment is that what you want
to ind out? Well, sir. l have Just re-
turned from a trip to New Mexico and
i saw there what was n revelation to
me. Sometime during the winter Of so
l met the engineer who passed on the
feasibility OF building the Pecos Valley
railroad from Pecos on .he II. and =.
to Roswell. N. NJ. He told me some
thing Of the plans OF the promoters
OF the scheme-how they expected to
build this line OF railway. irr'g1te the
Pecas valley and turn, as II were. n
barren waste OF cacti thorns and mes
quite bushes into profitable and pros
porous country. My trip convinced me
that the engineer knew what he was
talking about. / found the railway
built, well managed. equipped with all
modern appliances, and the country
through which II passed, which In It's
the land we induced the capital syndl-
cate to take for building our state
house. much OF II under irrigation, and
where ever water touched the soil It
blossomed like the rose. Alfalfa knee
nigh and three or four crops "A year
netting 10 the owner from SIS to $50
per acre per year. Vineyards recently
planted are thriving IN such way az
to insure to their owners rich hnrvests
In the future; fruits OF all kinds seem
TO do well. / saw magnificent specl-
mems OF their apple crop. and was told
that the worm which 80 often ruins
and destroys this fruit never bothered
the farmers OF the Pecos valley country
Land with irrigation privileges sells for
from $50 TO $40 per acre. Eddy and
Roswell are the two principal towns
in that country, ana Eddy particularly
is a beautiful village, with its boule-
Yards OF trees and elegant residences
built largely by people who have
come in and located there from the
North, presents quite II cosmopolitan
appearance, The people are generous
to fault. md extend n hearty well
come TO all strangers. / used to think
that II / ever left Fort Worth md
Texas (Which ia not possible) / would
30 to California to live, It being the
only country | have ever seen which /
| though had superior climatic ndvnnt-
ages to Texas. Now think should 80
TO the Pecos valley country. The air
there IL truly invRoratlng and lnsplr-
Ing. 1t Is II splendid tonic for people
with weak lungs. and / do not be-
lieye has It's superior on the globe.
BY the way. the Pecos valley people
are raising lots OF hogs. and they hope
TO secure u market IN Fort Worth for
their product. They have heard of our
! packing house, and are expecting much
| from II, Come up some other time
and l viii tell you all l know about
| silver and how In the near future we
win be able to make the monometallists
run to cover"