El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-06

tneV could cOnOlne at Will water, sun
shine and fertile soil, the essential ele-
crops. Here at Roswell they found the
happy conbiu alton, and time has we'll
proved the wisdom of their choice.
From Roswell to the south extends
valley as fertile as the Nile. These
intrepid pioneers lsbored diligently
and succeeded in diverting the streams
from their natural courses by means
of dams and through systems Of canals
conveyed the waters to the fertile
lands. Thus occurred the first ex-
pertinent in irrigation in the Pecos
valley, in the year 1879.
A journey through the farming dis
tr1ct will show avenues OF shade trees,
milesin extent, Overarching the road
ways. On either sideof these avenues
are verdaut fields of grain, sugar beets,
vegetables, and thousands of acres of
waving alfalfa. on which browse mag
nifcent herds of as fine Hereford and
Durham cattle as can be found in the
United States, splendid f1ocks of Mer-
inc and Shropshire sheep, and hogs
without limit of number. All these
live and thrive on alfalfa, the one per-
feet forage plant of the universe. and
contentment, peace and plentitude.
Among the varied industries of this
valley, the most profitable and extern.
sive is stock farming on alfalfa. Un-
der proper service of irri cation, it will
produce five to eight tons of hay per
acre, or twice that amount of feed IN
der pasture. One acre of alfalfa will
support for year four head of cattle,
or twenty head of sheep or hogs.
There are about twenty-five hundred
acres of sugar beets planted in the
valley this year, which will yield an
average Of twelve tons, perhaps, and
the farmers are paid "a per ton at the
railway station by the factory now in
sugar factory is now being capitalized
by the firm of Willett & Gray, sugar
promoters of New York City, which
will be established in Roswell in the
near future.
Every variety of grain is produced
here at least expense, and with absO-
lutte certainty of yield, under irrigs-
ton. Vegetables of all kinds are
grown here to perfection, and celery
superior prices in the eastern markets
over that raised by any other method
in any other country.
1t has been said and vertically pro-
ven that the Pecos Valley is the ideal
location for the apple orchard. Our
apples are perfect in size, color and
flavor, and the standing reward of ST.
600 for wormy apple has remained
unclaimed for fifteen years, and during
that time not single failure OF crop.
abseres do p eonsv W years. but f f1s
quently are killed by blooming too ear
ly. The Pecos Valley Orchard Co.
have five hundred acres standard
winter apples now bearing, the trees
for which were furnished by Stark
Bros, of Missouri, who own an interest
in the orchard. There are, perhaps,
$500 acres in apples in this valley, and
the cities OF Chicago, St. Louis and
Kansas City will ere long feel the i'm
pulse of this product in the channels
of trade
Roswell and the Pecos Valley are at
present unknown to the east, by reason
Of the fact that our only connection by
rail is by way of Pecos City and Fort
Worth, Texas, which places this city
twelve hundred miles from
Kansas City or St. Louis.
and practically prohibits any inter
change of commodities between these
points. Heretofore we have had the
choice of shipping twelve hundred
miles via Fort Worth, or driving two
hundred miles to Amarillo, Texas,
then shipping over the Santa Fee from
that point. We all know that the bust
ness methods of the present era will
not admit of such delays and difficult
ties.
AT the present time men and teams
are at work building a railroad from
Ros we'll to Amarillo, and the road will
be completed and the first train run
from Kansas City to Roswell on or be-
fore Dec. oath, this year, which con-
summation will eliminate six hundred
miles of distance and instill new life.
blood into the veins of trade between
the two sections! On conserva-
tive estimate at least fifteen
thousand carloads of cattle alone will
annually pass over this new line to
Missouri and Illinois markets, to say
nothing of sheep, hogs, wool, celery,
and various other products, and 1t is
well that st. Louis and Kansas City