Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-28
ITS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Is a Valuable Factor in Imparting Educa-
tlon-Excellent Flour Mills and Good
Merchandising, Mining and Stock
Prospects.
Special correspondence New Mexican

iil'S SHlll'cHce IS surprise to all visit
ors. The college is located, practically,
on the verge Of the desert but below
stretches a fertile patch of ground
known as the Mesilla valley, a verita-
bic valley of the Nile, where the college
experiments are demonstrating the su-
perb value of the soil and climate of the
region, under practical and careful
husbandry The citizens of the terrific
ry are prone to pay but little heed to
the growth of educational institutions
yet there is no greater factor in the fut-
ure settlement and Improvement of the
region. Las Cruces will some day thank
the Agricultural College for causing
that locality to blossom as the rose"
for the experiments being actually car
ried on will have far reaching effects,
and will be responsible for the founding
of manufacturing enterprises, necessi-
tated by the product of the soil. An
other matter worth considering is that
the college curriculum is far ahead of
similar institutions in Texas, Colorado,
hdliSdS, IOWA anu lielSnDOTlnS states,
despite the fact that the faculty has
labored under the difficulty of having
no assistance in the matter of terrific
rial preparatory schools, and that the
territory has not seen fit to render ade-
quate substantial aid SO far no con-
tributions for library purposes or en-
doWments for other uses have been re-
ceived by the college. Along this line
it may be we'll to observe that the most
effectual manner of perpetuating
name and doing really beneficial serv
ice, is for the public spirited capitalist
to remember some of the New Mexico
institutions of learning in a will.
Las Cruces has many manufacturing
schemes aiid the GOWNS prosperous
condition is best shown by the follow
ing expressions from the leading bus
mess men:
Henry d. Bowman, banker and men,
Der board of regents Agricultural Col
lege: Business is decidedly in the best
condition that it has been for years.
The mines in the Organ mountains and
Jarilas are working steadily and most
of that business comes here. The cat
tie industry has been booming during
the past year and that is largely re-
sponsible for the condition of prosper
ity. There has been a large increase in
the banks volume of business, and the
individual deposits now aggregate
$4,000. l think that fidelity companies
should be permitted to do business in
the territory and the matter will be
brought up before the legislature"
p. j. Curran, jeweler and member
board of regents Agricultural College:
Business. as compared to last year, is
very much improved, and from the
trouble 1 am experiencing in getting
goods from the factory, / judge that it
is improved all over the country. The
jewelry trade is a good criterion of the
nations business, for jewelry is lux
ury and when people can afford to in
dulge in that luxury money is plenti
full"
j. p. Mitchell, district clerk: GAS to
politics? Well, the rooster was showed
under so deep that it has not been
heard of since election. Our office has
so much work ahead that it is impossi-
BILE to think of politics now"
Martin Lohman, general merchan-
disc: Business is very good"
Mr.. Lohman has the largest stock of
His store occupies q rooms and spreads
over half block. The stock includes
groceries, dry goods, clothing, carpets,
hats, shoes, coffins, powder, oil, heavy
hardware grain, -four etc. In fact, Mr..
Lohman carries everything in stock
from a needle to a fully equipped roller
MILL Regarding the latter, the mill is
now producing so barrels of flour per
day, embracing three grades, known as
the Seal of New Mexico" "Palmilla'
and "Mesilla Valley" The flour man
ufactured is superior in quality to the
Colorado and Kansas product, and no
not patronizing home industry flour.
Mr.. Lohman thinks a ranger company
is indispensable to the preservation of
law and order and believes that the
stock interests warrant such protec-
ton.
e. T.. Day, with f. Fl. Bascom, hard
ware dealer: Business holds up as
good as usual and we have nothing to
complain Of. The county now has three
roller mills, with capacities of so, so and
25 barrels, respectively. This speaks
we'll for growing market and increas-
ing agricultural area. People are de-
voting much more attention to wheat
raising and the county will have solid
backing in that line
Henry Stoes, general merchandise:
During the past two weeks the bad
weather has been something of a
damper on business, but on the whole.
it has been very good / carry $1,000
stock and have all of the Organs and
Jarila trade. / think that the law i'm
posing a coal oil inspector on us is an
injustice. 1t is impossible to get oil in
here in competition to the Continental
Oil Company under the present condi-
tions. 1t Is shown that the consumers
are forced to pay an extra heavy price