Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-31
NEW LOON utY MAvOaoaDo.
A N,w.y Letter From H. W. Lotms-
SCms Paragraphs OF Interest.

A N,w,y Letter From n VI Locmls-
Scms Paragraphs Of interest.
Editors Citizen.
A return TO Alam,gordo. after a
months aJ'ence 10 other parts Of the ter
fltofy, hnds the writer quite surprised at
lhe progress made during that time.
New houses everywhere aud good. sub.
alantial brick blocks In course OF con-
struction.
Mr.. flank stuart. Of La Luz. f. about
u complete n Of TIE largest and 0nest
Lhfns In the southwest, which. in addi.
lion % the FIRST class stable now kept hy
la hetmofe, will certainly provide an
manner Of uutits aud conveyance,
which may be needed by the home seeker
or the tourist.
The ner hotel is very nearly ready
and will be opened by a Dr.. Harvey. n
tstclgss hotel man The building hiss
three storieJ and "a finely finished aud
o. spleudidly arranged. The trayeliugpub.
ic need not fer 90 hnding good accom-
moialion9 here as THERE ore several other
neat restaurants and lodging houses.
The saw mil T. we'll worth "a visit. The
logs are louded upon the trucks bY ma
chinefy % the terminus OF the aacra-
mento y AlamogOfd0 railroad. la the
heart OF the Sacramento range. some
W. MY miles @ the northeast. Thence
they ave run down TO u,a switch beside
The saw mil lake. wlprH they are rolled
into the water and Il attd 10 the claws
D. the long elevator, which conveys them
u the second story ct the miil Here the
hrmming baud Saws rip them 90 ribbons
II 20 desired. and the automatic tables
cross cut saws, moving platforms. end
less chains, edges, trimmers, etc 4. DO the
rest. 80 that "A stream OF assorted lumber
emrrges from TIE south end Of the mill.
where it Is loaded into the cars for ship
mont or piled and stored 60 season.
The coming year Is going b. zee a live
country here with construction OF Che
main iine TO the Salada coal fields aud
thence eas' ward, with an immense ln
lux Of home seekers going 10 the agri
cultural lands in the Saefama ntOs, viii
The busy lumber aud mining camps
with the tourists and health seekers am
camping parties in the beautiful pine
iOiusts. by TIE clear waters OF the Sarrn
meDto, the Alamo, La Luz, the Penasc1
he Aqua Chiquita and the many Other
ripping waters OF these mountains.
lt is certainly 20 bs hoped that the
coming legislature will establ m a county,
composed Of eastern Dona Ana and west
ern Lincoln counties. a. there D. every
good reason Why this section. 30 cut Oh nj
presentfr0m reach of county seats. aud
40 rich IN permanent resources, should
DO organized into a new county 10 save
long and excessive fees aud mileageg and
10 insure better government.
AlamogOrdO Is will be- the com
merciel center OF this county notWlth-
standing the dismal voices OF some
cr0akers Who We're disposed 90 poke fun
al the idea OF a city IN a mesquite
thicket They doubtless would have se.
lecled a site where paved STREETS and
electric light towers we're awaiting the
arrival OF man. This mesquite thickets
are disappearing and we'll graded and
improved streets are beginning TO DO In
.cyidelce. The coyote sings his mathis a
iittle farther away; the ok rabbit has
moved on the tOwnsite; the bike, the
tennis socks and the plug hat have
moved I'm. The electric light, Ice factory.
pop works aud print ng press an have
come and the croaker gathers his four
teen yellow dogs and his wealth Of young.
'Uns and goes on another voyage Ia his
schooner TO seek places where the
whlrl OF the wheels OF progress will not
him.
Come and see this country next spring
II. W. LOOMS.