The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-11
GREAT FRUIT REGION.
Railroad in Texas That Is Being Built
Largely by Scranton Capital
Passes Through II.

The enterprise of Scranton capital
lists has become almost a household
word. One Of the latest strokes of i'm
portancc is the developing of a valu-
able deposit of bituminous coal in CEN
tral New Mexico. Those who have in
vested their money in it are: Messrs.
c. d. Simpson. II. p. Simpson. Il. II.
watkins, Hon. i. A. Watres, Col. II. NJ.
Boies, {. p. Davidson, John A. Mears,
f. J.. Peck, Henry Belin, jr., and Will
liam T. Smith, of this city: Thomas
Ford, Theodore Strong, w. l.. Watson,
and r. u. Lacoe. of Pittston; j. Wells
IlollenbaCk, George S. Bennett. Levi
Shoemaker, John A. Turner and c.
SteGmaicr & Son, of Wilkes-Barre.
There are about 5000 acres of soft
coal in the Salado region in central
New Mexico. This is 1G5 miles north
of El PasO, Texas. a railroad is now
in process of construction from El Paso
to Salado. and will be completed and
ready for operation in eight months
And by that time the company will be
in readiness to mine the coal.
1t is not alone the coal deposits that
make the territory valuable. Mr.. II. p.
Simpson received a consignment of
fruit a few days ago from the agent
of the company, and it was of finer
quality than is usually seen in the
Scranton market. The apples, partic-
ularly, are worthy of notice. They are
of large size and it is a matter of sur
prise to find any of them affected with
worm pits or the semblanCe of decay.
This is due to the soil, which though
fertile and highly productive, does not
beget worms or insectivera. The bark
of the trees and the leaves do not af-
ford place for insect germs either.
The region where vegetation so
abounds is between FL Paso and the
coal fields. 1t is k own as the region
of the Sacramento and White noun
tains. 1t embraces an acreage almost
100 miles square, and extensive crops Of
potatoes, barley, wheat, oats and rye
can be raised. The kind of potatoes
most Indigenous to the soil is what is
called the white potato. 1t is planted
in the spring and needs no hoeing or
attention until time for harvesting in
the early fall. In its full grown size
the white potato is large and mealy.
The hills and mountains are rich in
timber lands, the resources being fir
pine, hCmock and spruce. Grazing is
ample enough to make cattle raising a
staple industry. The possibilities of
the region are great. Contiguous to
the Salado coal fields are the Jaril-
las mountains, which contain almost
bOundlesS resources of mineral wealth
of copper and ore
The company formed for the develop
ment of this region is called the New
Mexico Railway and Coal company,
Incorporated under the laws of the
state of New Jersey. The objects of
the company as mentioned in the ar
ticles of incorporation are to construct,
equip ana operate railroad telegraph
and telephone lines; TO purchase, lease,
develop, Oneratc and mortgage and
convey coal and other mineral, timber
ara lands, and to mine, prepare. sell
and otherwise deal in and dispose of
the products of such lands and engage
i'm other such business as may be con-
sidercd necessary to carry out the OBJ
jects of incorporation.
The total amount of the capital stock
is $4,000, OOO divided into 10000 shares OF
the par value of 800 each.