Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-24
MGSILLA VALLEY BEAUTIES
The New Mexican's Special Corre-
spOndent Writes of LiyingstOh's
Alameda, One of the Celebrat-
ed Invalid Resorts of the
Territory.
EXTENSIONS NOW In CONTEMPLATIOI
Something Concerning the Largest
Wholesale and Retail Mercantile
Establishment in New Mexico
Conducted by Mr.. Martin
Lohman at Las Cruces.


Las Cruces, N. NJ, April 21.-Througl
the kindnAss of Mr.. W. E. Baker, th
greater part G. his 3ay has been spen
in looking at farms aud orchards ant
vineyards, and 80 much was seen that
hardly know where to begin in telling
about it.
LIvINGsToN's ALAMEDA.
| Dinner was taken at Mr.. J.. K. Livings
toms Alameda resort, one mile north Of
town. This well known place is justly
celebrated as an invalid's home, and il
furnished with everything to make guests
comfortable. Two large buildings are
used for the accommodation of visitors
anl the past winter the resort has been
taxed to furnish quarters for those who
applied for rooms. With the coming oil
warm weather many of them have de-
| parted for summer resorts, but number
still remain and many will spend the
summer. 1t is ar inviting place. Shade
trees are numerous, 1000 acres of al
falfa fields surround it keeping away the
dust, and an air of repose and quiet per
vades the entire day. From the east
veranda a magnificent view is obtained
of the town and surrounding country,
while in the distance to the east r.se the
Organ mountains, their fantastic shapes
in silhouette against the deep blue sky,
now white, again purple, and oftentimes
all the colors of the rainbow. The guests
now at the Alameda are from Wisconsin
and Michigan, and they delight in con-
trasting the climate of southern New
Mexico with that of their home at this
season of the year, much to the disparag
ment of the latter. Before my visit to
this delightful place came to close
found myself almost wishing I could
play sick for month, and that month
was to be spent at the Alameda resort.
THE spATcIER FRUIT FARM.
From Mr.. Livingston's I was taken to
see number of the ranches in the Mesilla
valley, the first visited being that of Mr..
Nathan Spatcier, a few miles west of Las
Cruces. This place is called La Flor del
Vale, and the name is an appropriate one;
it contains 100 acres of the best of land,
100 of which are sown in alfalfa, while on
the remainder are 5000 grape vines, 1000
fruit trees and fields for grain. Four
varieties from La Flor del Vale took the
FIRST prize for the territory at the Worlds
fair in Chicago, and every year the fruits
displayed at the territorial fair capture
many prizes. The grapes in the valley
are very backward in growth this year,
and the growers are much pleased over it,
for when the growth does start it will be
rapid and the yield will be abundant. The
system of irrigation bitches on Mr.. Spat-
cier's ranch is said to be about the best
of any along the river, and is 80 arranged
that water can be turned on from the four
sides almost at one time, and by this
means it does not require much time to
cover all the land with water.
FRANK KRoPP's FINE RANCH.
County Treasurer Frank Kropp's 100
acre ranch next engaged my attention.
Mr.. Kropp is farmer, his place
is neatly kept, thrift is seen on every
hand, aud back in the states the people,
in speaking of his method of farming,
would say, Hes good farmer, you don't
find any weeds in his fence corners" Mr..
Kropp's place is devoted to alfalfa and
fruit, and the raising of fine draft horses,
in which he takes great pride.
Some miles southwest of Mesilla lies
Mr.. Oscar O. Shows hay farm. This gen.
tleman has $50 acres of we'll irrigated
lop1 in alfalfa hos pnoda n IaoilnJ
success in growing, baling and shipping
this product.
THE FAMOUS CAsAD ORCHARDS.
On the out skirts of Mesilla is the
famous Casad orchard. This property con-
tains 70 acres of bearing apple and peach
trees, and so acres will be set to apple
trees the coming season. Here the trees
are in fine condition, and the same may
be said of the orchards all over the valley,
and favorable summer will result in
more apples than would care to pick in
hurry. This orchard is owned by Mrs.
Sarah V. Casad, who has lovely home in
QUAINT, OLD MEs1LLA.
And what a quaint old town Mesilla is.
The gardens and trees and flowers almost
hiding the comfortable white houses from
the streets, make most inviting picture.
II is not place Of rushing, hustling
business, but the homes are all that could
be desired, it is near the agricultural
college, has railroad station and fine
system of irrigating bitches, and offers
many attractions to people looking for
homes where life is pleasant and ednca.
tional advantages good.
The GREAT WOODLAND PEACH ORCHARD.
Northeast OF Mesilla, Just out of town
lies the Woodland peach orchard Of 80
acres, go acres containing bearing trees
While the greater part of the trees are
peach, there are other varieties, and the
property is q splendid one. Two large
brick dwellings,, packing houses, stables,
many hives Of bees and large fruit pre-
serving plant are on the farm, which is
under the management of Mr.. Ed Burt.