Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-08-29
PECOS VALLEY PROMOTERS
Messrs. Hagerman, Faulkner and
GOetz Are Visiting the Historic
Capital To-day.
SPEAK HOPEFULLY OF The FUTURE
Beet Sugar Culture Discussed-Prom-
ises to Become Leading Industry
in New Mexico-Soil Especial
ly Adapted to 1t.

Mr.. j. j. Hagerman, of Colorado
Springs, the successful promoter of thu
lower Pecos enterprises, accompanied BY
Mr.. E. O. Faulkner, general manager o
the Pecos Valley railroad and Mr.. A. s
Goetz, secretary of the Pecos Valley com
panies, arrived in the city from Colorado
this morning, and have spent the day
here most pleasantly. They called or
the governor and other officials this fore
noon and were shown the various points
of historic note. This is Mr.. Hager.
mans first visit to Santa Fe and he and
his companions displayed genuine zest
in seeking out the various attractions OF
the ancient capital city. He also gave q
silent testimonial to the delightfulnsss oi
Santa Fe's summer climate by wearing
an over-coat.
The visitors travel in Mr.. Hagerman's
special car and leave tonight for Eddy
to spend ten days in looking over the
splendid Improvements which have beer
established there through his energy
As Is we'll known, Mr.. Hagerman has
spent much of his time in the midst OF
the money centers of the east during the
past year, and report has it that one OBJ
| ject he had in view was to arrange for
the extension of the Pecos road from
Roswell northeast to railway connections
in ths Texas panhandle. He was asked
about this extension to-day and neatly
parted the question by an observation
that business and politics were two diff
ferent things. "All these things will have
to rest until after the election" said he.
However, Mr.. Hagerman takes a very
hopeful view of the general outlook for
the country, and prophesies good times
for the coming year, particularly for the
southwest, which has never had boom
and where the natural resources are such
as to enlist the attention of men of means
and intelligence even in these campaign
times. Mr.. Hagerman is one of the sim
cerest bimetallists in the country. That
he is fnancier of extraordinary ability
is proved by the remarkable success that
has followed his vast undertakings in
Colorado and New Mexico, and in the
half hours chat which the New MEXICAN
representative had with him to-day he
could not but feel that it was good to
be in the presence of such clear. headed
and logical man of affairs, and one, too,
who evinces, not only in words, but in
his deeds, his faith and confidence in the
ultimate result of the great problems of
finance and taxation now confronting the
voters of the nation.
Mr.. Faulkner was asked concerning the
progress of the Pecos region and it's peo-
pie and he displayed extreme pleasure in
verifying the excellent reports which the
New MEXICAN has from time to time
given it's readers on the subject. "We
are getting on all right down our way"
said he. "Just now we take a Especial pride
in our sugar beet enterprises, which
promise to be immensely successful.
Through Mr.. Hagerman's efforts ample
capital has been introduced to construct
beet sugar factory and it will be in
operation by November I. It has a
capacity OF 1926 tons daily and it's open
ing will give the industry an impetus in
the valley that will mean great deal for
its future. Recognizing its Importance
the people are everywhere enthusiastic
for the success of the subject. The
farmers have responded nobly to the sit
uation and to-day as fine crop of sugar
beets as was ever grown in Nebraska,
Utah or California may be seen along the
bitches of the Pecos Irrigation company.
As an illustration of our success l may
cite the fact that when Utah's first beet
sugar factory was established the farmers
responded the first year with 5000 tons of
beets and the second year it was not
much beyond that, while We shall have
the first year between $4,000 and 10000
tons of the raw material.
"Sugar beet culture, we feel, must be-
come very popular throughout all New
Mexico. The soil and climate are won.
derfully adapted to it, and the net return
is from $50 to 800 per acre.
"Now as to other districts in the terri
tory that desire to take up this branch of
the farming industry" continued Mr..
Faulkner, "permit me to say that any
thing we Pecos valley people can dove
feel that we are the pioneers, you know
will be most heartily attended to. We
wish to encourage the growth and devel.
opment of all New Mexico, every part of
it. Our interests are the interests of the
whole people of the territory; as they
prosper and progress, SO shall we. There
can be ne doubt but that beet sugar is
eventually to be one of the principle
agricultural products of this section, and
wish to say that any information as
to beet seed, method of cultivation, value
of product, ETC., will cheerfully be given
residents of New Mexico who apply to us
at Eddy; and We will, also, free Of charge,
make tests of sugar beets sent us from
any quarter of the territory. 1t took the
Pecos Valley company two years to in
vestigate these matters, but we will glad
ly lend our success to all other localities
desiring to ascertain for themselves the
value of the saccharine matter carried in
given quantity of sugar beets there
produced"
This is surely very generous on the
part of the Pecos valley people and no
doubt many citizens will take advantage
of IL.