Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-01

do, and no necessity for visitors to wear
| bullet proof coats. In fact, there is not
a more peaceable, clean and moral COM
munity in the territory. Such things as
| dance halls, houses of ill-fame, and the
| many Objectionable features to boom
towns are entirely absent There is but
one saloon in the town, and that is OPP
Grated under the espionage of the town
company and managed by a quiet, inof-
fensive and gentlemanly citizen. The
practical mayor of the town is the Rev.
A. A. Hyde, who is well known in Sill
yer City and Santa Fe. Rev. Hyde
guards the morals of the community as
jealously as a hen guards her brood,
and the righteous and godly gentleman
is largely responsible for the unexam-
pied condition of affairs. The town does
not even boast of Jail or peace officer,
and at present there is no necessity for
either. When the sheriff of Otero coun-
ty qualities he will have a larger
snap" than the high officer of any 9TH
er county in the territory. Otero county
should be given full measure of credit
for it's enterprise, and the statements
about laWlessness given over to the rid
icule which they deserve. To find
better class of citifans one will be COM
PEELED to visit TIE Sunday schools.
OTERO COUNTY POLITICS.
Politically speaking, in less than two
years a strong Republican community
will be shown. Alamogordo will domi-
nate the politics of the county, and AL
amogordo is for Governor Otero, first,
last and all the time The people are
yet talking about the governors visit
here, and they speak of him in terms
of the highest praise and respect He
is regarded as godfather of the town,
and the citizens will never forget the
aid that he rendered in creating the
county. Otero county will prove a cred
it to the llustrious name Otero.
INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS
Since the foundation of the town of
Alamogordo in June, 1898, 301 town lots
have been sold. Building is being push
ed at rapid rate, the pounding Of ham,
is heard on every side.
The town company has put out 1000
trees, and a park has been created
which is BIG feet wide and one mile
long, the entire length of which runs
4O-foot driveway Many eastern capital
lists have purchased Zeal estate in the
city, and they are erecting fine resi-
dences. A 50-acre tract of land has
been set out in fruit trees for C. D.
Simpson.
Work on the new water system is pro-
crossing rapidly and 500 tons of pipe
have been ordered for the line, which
will be laid from the springs in the
mountains, located a distance of eight
miles, at an elevation of 1000 feet above
the city. The pipe is 10 inches and the
water will be taken direct from the
spring. Electric lights. street sprink-
lers, etc, are already in use in the town.
and metropolitan airs are beirg assum-
ed so rapidly that it makes one wonder
if there is no end to the enterprise of
the citizens.
The big saw mill is a model institu-
tion in its line. Every portion Of the
timber is utilized in some manner, and
no slabs are wasted or burned in pits.
Lumber, lath, boxing, ETC., are manu-
factured from the raw material, and
even the sawdust is utilized for fuel.
The mill is superior to anything of
like nature in the territory.
1t would be difficult for any one to
visit Alamogordo without becoming in
fected with the general confidence in
the future of the place. An ideal spot
for home and extremely advantageous
as business locality, Alamogordo will
be the nav which will receive the
wealth of a rich tributary country; the
distributing point for mining camps,
timber regions and miles of stock, agri-
cultural and fruit lands, and the seat
of government for a contented, happy
and prosperous people.
MANNING.