El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-09
Ell PASO
MUST FIGHT
To Hold Her Supremacy As
the Supply Point Of
The Southwest
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

A Bio Deal Believed To Be On Which
Means Much To the Future d
the Pass City
r. w. Tansill, mar ager Of the Pecos
Valley Irrigation and improvement
COMPANY, of Carlsbad, N. M, and OF
the Pecos Valley & Northeastern rail-
road, is in Ell Paso. 1t is surmised that
the purpose of Mr.. Tausill's visit is to
confer with several railroad men who
are now in this city, and big deal may
be on. Mr.. Tausill did not think it
politic, however, to disclose his bust
ness and it is left to conjecture.
The fact that General Greenville M.
Dodge, chairman of the board Of direc-
tors of the Fort Worth & Denver road !;
Morgan Jones, former president of the
road; Sidell Tilghmsn, director of the
road and the Jusrez company; and Mr..
Barney and Mr.. Lawrence, ba okers and
brokers of New York, arrived in Ell
Paso night before last in charge of
General Manager Britton Davis, of the
Corralitos and Juarez companies, makes
the wind.
T bese railroad magns ties arrived in
two privs te cars, the "Ahumada," of
General Manager Ramsay, of the Sier-
"a Madre. and the "Texas," of Gen.
Dodge. The party left yesterday for
ten ds vs. trip over the Sierra Madre.
Il has been rumored, though the
rumor has NO substantial foundation,
that the Fit. Worth & Denver is seeking
to secure control of the Pecos Valley &
Northeastern and the Rio Grande, Sier-
ra n adre & Pacific. extending the lat
ter to the Pacific coast if the deal goes
through. This would give the Rock
Island az air line from Chicago to the
Pacific and line running through the
rich est mineral, live stock, fruit and
timber country in the southwest.
The Pecos Valley and Northe astern
read, which has recently been extend
ed from Roswell to Amarillo, Texas,
finishes the connecting link for the
Rock Island to Ell Paso. Such link
connecting the American roads with
the Mexican in necessary.
Mr.. Tansill was the originator and
organizer of the Pecos Valley Irriga-
since 1888 has spent $40, OO0, 900 in the
Pecns valley. OF this vast sum &c.
SOC, 900 has been expended upon the
ralirC ad, e2, 500, 600 on the irrig alton
plapt and $1,000, 600 in other enter
prises. These figures are approx
mate.
The company now owns $40 miles of
STANDARD guage railroad from Pecos to
Amarillo, through the entire Pecos
valley. The road connects with the
Texas & Pacific at Pecos. 1t Ia now
only day 3 ride from Ell Paso to Csrls- |
bad, Ell Paso papers reaching Cslsbad |
on the day of publica ton.
"The valley is the garden spot of the |
said Mr.. Tansill today to
q HERALD reporter. 1--WE have now
25 900 acres in cultivation, VIXEN in
have 1900 miles of main and lateral
canals. There are 100000 acres of
and 10 the valley susceptible of irriPa-
ton. The water supply is inexheust-
lble. Our main supply comes now from
5he Pecos river. We have also Hood IS
river. the South Spring, Berauda and
other streams to draw from. These
streams and rivers are fed from never
failing springs.
we have one dam eighteen miles
above Carlsbad holding 1000, 600, 900
gallons of water. The lake covers an
trea of 8, 100 acres and is held by a
ia m 1856 feet long, 306 feet wide at (
he b iss aud % feet high, built upon
olid rock. The water from this lake {
lone will irrigate 80, 600 acres of land. (
t can be filed to its fullest capacity
vice year. .
"The valley is an oasis in the desert :,
or fruits. It's sugar best Industry Is
destined to bring millions of dollars to
he section. But the stock breeding
will probably be the source of
!reatest revenue in future years. 1t is
be purpose to make the valley 2 head
uefters for fine stock. Our geograpb- {
I al position and transportation 6
ABILITIES will enable us to overcom e ]
ON petition from any other section of ]
he couu try if We can raise the stock, g
cd there is no doubt about that. q
awe have shipped within three &
'ecos Valley ana for the eastern road, G
# which over $4,000 head were ship I
ed from Carlsbad alone. C
1.-THE growth and develo pment of n
his wonderful ley is bound to bene- h
It Ell Psso, if FL Paso takes advantage +
I her opportunities. Your railroad 6
OF ections now place you in command
4 the situation. All you have to do to
ct the trade of this entire valley is to
o after it. Ell Paso should be the =
uppiy point for the valley. Our trade "
i'll naturally come this way, but the
aerch ants and business men here e
,ust be alive to the situation and go !,
fter the business. Otherwise Dallas =
nd Fort Worth will get it.
s'Your recently organized cham Der
I commerce Is step in the right
ERECTION. One of the functions OF G
UGH cham Der will be to look after :