Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-03-28
Lrrw POINTERS TO ALBUQUERQUE

TIw POINTERS TO ALBUQUERQUE
rHE CITIES. ever alive tu the material
development IT New MrNicu AMI Attn.
uuerdur IN particular, puhli-hr, the ful
lowing interview With rha- II. Spark,
~ Roswell, Cha,r- ruuuty, who - u irIr.
gate from that section Ia the territorial
convention now III --r-Inn III this city.
The representative Of Inn tuHt\
found Mr.. sparks AT sturgrs European
a,,i made himself kunan ~ the usual
uaun,r aud at one" began the pumping
vrr",-.
Information was rlIrt,si which cuutalu-
pdn,"r- which II ptuptlS acted uI-'n hN
lhI- community, might br utlll1,vl togT,Lt
alNauiagr The lrr,r valley could ra-l
" b. made Tributary Ia this city aud II
Urhr,"~ lis a. keep u watchiul eye upon
that -'rtion. with view a. encouraging
tire lmlliing II n railroad from Alhu.
Iu-r iur into that section Via White
uik,
Nj sparks IL loyal 10 H. section aud
i, enthusiastic over IL prospects When
asked II all the eXtra,agant praises
printed abrut that section. were genuine
~ merely the inventions IL urirrnarN
liant hanncf-, with ~plnt "t ratnr-t.
ne,- hrtra!ing impHtirnr" that thrr"
. should h. All, question dh"ut H." uialt"r.
4 h. replied
Land bOomrrs. thr agents II milWdN
4 companies and irrigation cumpdl.lr~ may
have used very strong AiJrctiNr- ~ thrlG
i descriptions ut the l'rc,- VALLEY, tut
n nothing that hnN" seen ~ prlut dos
full Justice Ia it, admirable climate. IT,
productive soil. it, abundance III wdtrI
and lis incompatible" prSIuc;-, ! ha,"
Travelled n great deal Throughout the
aria section II thr uit"h states. aud |
do not know al another valley contained
within lis ARA. unless II hc the great
salt Lake valley II tab. that pn--,'--,'S
A the undrNelop~'i natural r,-."urc"- "i the
y lrro~ valley Of New Mexico. II l. the
&gatdrn spot ~ New Mexico aud N n hort
Iiine will become NJ e'Y'rntipl Ia the sup
yIt II the mining sections ui the noun
tain halt ~ was the valley uf the Nile Ia
Anci,llt Rome. Consider. please. that the
p"cu> valley IL more than one hundred
BnIrs long varying from few miles Ia
pm, miles In width. II great part Of II
- A
married by cacti 0r Spanish dagger hut
,"auitiei with luxuriant growth II
Il gtamma grass. Consider, further. tia,
ffrnm The bosom of this arid valley bursts
4 forth a spring. four times the area II AL
tddinary city block aud iiows down
" goh sized river. With these few facts
~ view. you p0-aesS uieager conception
't the valley. II IL this vast ndy ~ tine
land, an abundance " water. an unsur'
paS'd climate. that assure our future
gfeataers and prosperity, In addition Il
eAnd III" Spring rivers. artesian wells 81
. pur" water are securad ut depth " from
l." feet Ia M feet, flowing one hundred
mai lilty gallons minute. sufficient Il
rrlgatr ~, acres ~ land. Now. viii
'nr million acrr, II such land. an album
bianrr ~ water and n New Mexico sun
kll the essentials ARE nj hand Ia insur,
hr Development and future pr'-lrrit! /"
This m~t favored section"
Mr., Sparks, what II the population
eid present Development II Roswell"
boswell has u population NJ 2,W
W. have n ronipactly built town of gS1
i"nr and brick buildings that would 10
credit even a. t0yn containing II
nan! tine buildings ~ yours, We haN
lhr-r church buildings, and fourth uu
iT construction; two gUh public Th~
buildings. and n contract will soon b
made Tor hne territorial military instl
ule, Excellent plans have been adopt
The bOari II regents having III
on'trution " this building N charg'
BE capt. Poe, r.. 4. Cahoon. Hon. tiOrg
W urr.. Nathan Jafla and Capt. Lea. I'll
hAtArter ~ the men comprising Til
bard insures n faithful performance ,
put! AMI public trust honorahiv, ahl
, md economically discharged, Ny cont
'-nes Is NJ great In the beard that | "
Asltatingly predict the hest publ
hildlng Tor the money ever built In Il
suitory."
What Is the character II your popul'
hon Mr.. sparks, and from what -"ctio
p" You obtain settlers"
"Most II the early settlers of tha''
ruuhl! came from western Texas, III
rooun,s Tor the phenomenally lafl
irm"cratic majorit, our county has be'
io'ri tor Ia pas, years, but during u
'A'l two years. through the li,eTalu
circulated by the Pec0s Irrigation cnI
pau, and the activity Of it, immigra,i'
AGENTS nine out Of ten come from mort
. fh states, and consequently about nil
Dui Of ten Of the new settlers are repub