Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-07
CONCERNING The RAILROAD QUESTION
Roswell the Natural Commercial Cen
ter of a Wide Area of the Finest
Agricultural and Horticultural
Land in New Mexico--Bright
Outlook for the Stock
Business.

Outlook for the Stock
Business
G. W. Haynes, sheriff of Cnaves county
who brought in man named JOSEPH
/ Wood, aentenca.y tn the penitentiary fol
I d term of two Fears from Roswell, fol
assault with deadly weapon, left fol
home last Monday evening. He was &C.
comp panied on his trip to the capital by
Mr.. s. L. Joiner, businessman of Ros.
we'll.
Sheriff Haynes speaks encouragingly of
the outlook at Roswell, and says that the
town is advancing steadily, despite the
lack of transportation facilities which
acts as decided drawback to one of the
most promising sections of the territory.
This disadvantage however, it is hoped
will soon find a remedy in railway con-
struction that will give Roswell more
direct communication with the outside
world, and thus expand her growing in
dustries. Several high railroad officials
have visited Chaves county of late, and
the people believe that definite action in
this matter will be taken in the near fu-
ture. 1t can easily be demonstrated that
aside from the advantage that would ac-
crue to the property holders of this sec.
tion as result of building road here,
the line which carries a construction
project to q successful consummation
will be richly rewarded for it's trouble.
In the matter Of agriculture, Sheriff
Haynes says that his section shows de-
cided Improvement right along.
Last year there were about 5000 acres
devoted to sugar beets, and this season
Will show an increase of at least so per
cent in the matter of acreage. The beets
are shipped to the factory at Eddy, and
even at this distance after paying freight
charges, the farmers are finding this the
most profitable crop that they can raise.
Roswell, however, wants beet factory of
lts own, and the enterprise and energy of
its progressive citizens will probably
erystahze In venture of this character
within year or so. Now that the Eddy
factory has been demonstrated COM
plete success, the farmers of Roswell are
anxious to duplicate che enterprise in
their own section of the valley, and the
chances are strongly in favor of having
their ideas in this respect carried out.
In building matters number of
private residences have been put up dur
ing the past year, 5hu. the most noticeable
thing in this line, has been the erection
of three handsome churches, buildings
that would do credit to any metropolis
in the country. The material used was
native sandstone, and from an architec-
tural standpoint these ediices have no
superior in New Mexico.
Roswell as is we'll known is located in
the artesian water belt of the Pecos val
ley, which extends to Fort Sumner 80
miles above. In this fact alone the val
ley enjoys an advantage, of which no
other section in the territory can boast,
that is to say no other part of New Mex
ico has been favored with 80 great flow
of pure water, which can be had at any
point in the valley, by boring to a slight
depth, as this fertile region teemlng
with everything that the agriculturist,
horticulturist or stock raiser could de-
sire. Sheriff Haynes says that great
deal of new machinery for boring wells
has been recently shipped to the vicinity
of Roswell. The process is comparative.
ly mex pensive and for fsw dolla RS. any
one can command an inexhaustable sup
ply of pure cold water all the year round.
Thus it ls that the water question, al
ways of serious import in New Mexico,
has been forever solved in this fortunate
section, which has been richly endowed
with natures best gifts. This of course
is most fortunate circumstance in the
location of any city, town or hamlet. But
it must not be supposed that this blessing
of an ample water supply is confined to
the limits of Roswell town. On the con-
trary it extends for many miles up and
down the valley, thus watering a wide
extent of fine agricultural territory. all
tributary to Roswell, and upon which this
growing center must depend for her
future expansion and prosperity. Con-
cerning the stock industry, Sheriff Haynes
says that the outlook was never brighter
For many years this section of the terri
tory has supported immense herds, good
feed and mild winters combining to form
an ideal stock region, to which cattlemen
have flocked from all parts of the west.
Here the industry has never been known
to meet with those terrible losses from
severe weather incident to the business in
Wyoming and other locations of the north
west.
Mr.. Haynes says that good many peo-
pie of his section are now giving their at
tentlon to raising blooded stock with ex-
cellent results. Some of the very finest
thoroughbred herds to be found in the
west may now be seen in the vicinity of
Roswell. Personally he is concerned only
in raising beef cattle, an industry which
largely predominates in this region.
"On the WHOLE" said Mr.. Haynes in con-
cluding the interview, I'VE think that We
have section that can be favorably COM
pared with any part of New Mexico or Of
the west. Our people are enterprising,
progressive and hopeful. They feel that
they have made no mistake in locating in
Chaves county, and they have the utter.
most faith in its ultimate development
and prosperity"