Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-16

areas distant from the railways COM
)letely at the mercy OF outlaws. Many
,attlemen are leaving the region and
moving to other localities because of no
protection and eastern owners of stock
have sold out and are afraid to stock up
again until IA change is made. | believe
that the creation of new counties Will
make it an easy matter to police the ter
ritory. As a rule, the localities desiring
new counties are willing to pay their
share of the bonded Indebtedness of the
old counties and | see no reason why
they should not be permitted to do
housekeeping on their W hook. This
county is o as large as Ireland"
Mr.. Cooney had previously held the
position of county collector for q period
of four years and he certainly is in
shape to know what his home locality
needs.
Joe e. Smith, insurance agent, is one
of the most enterprising insurance men
in the territory and he occupies a swell
set of offices. He represents IL COM
panies. At present he is working on
maps of the various towns and sections
in the county, which will tend to assist
him in his abstract business and facili-
tate the work of county tax assessors
and collectors. He said:
'The business men of town are in
good shape financially and are making
big sales from small stocks. The stocks
have been reduced to suit actual bust
ness conditions. 1t is too bad that you
haven't time to visit the new fire brick
concern and GreenwaId flour mills. They
deserve a place at the top of the column
in a Socorro write up, This is a supply
point for the surrounding mining camps
and for a large cattle and ranch country.
There are three flour mills here, and So
zorro wheat took the first prizes at the
Worlds fair and Omaha exposition"
Abran Abeyta, county collector and
treasurer: "The half payment of taxes
is a nuisance, and it hurts the school
and court funds. Taxes should be made
payable at the end of each current year.
The present law is of no benefit to the
poor man, for he can rustic the Whole.ot
the amount as well as half"
S. Alexander, eX-Secretary of the ter
ritory and present district attorney:
''Colonel Frost is one of the shrewdest
politicians in the territory and the only
man whom | know who has the exact
vote of every territorial precinct on his
finger tips. Give him my regards"
One of the principal institutions in
Socorro is the distillery owned by A. D..
Coon. The business is constantly grow
ing and the ultimate result, If he re-
ceives the patronage that he deserves,
will be a large plant which will be known
the world over. 1t is the only distillery
in the territory which has a steam still
and the product is triple-copper distilled
and absolutely pure and devoid OF drugs.
The number of gallons manufactured
during the season, will amount to 1000
and the manufactured goods find a ready
sale in the surrounding towns Ind cities.
The medicinal effects of the peach,
prune, grape and apple brandies manu-
featured by Mr.. Coon are equal to the
best high priced beverages placed on the
market as tonic beverages, and there is
absolutely no possibility of the liquid in
Turing the system. The fruit from which
the LIQUOR is manufactured is grown in
the 5O-acre orchard operated by Mr..
Coon. The best product of other fruit
raisers is also purchased and used. The
proprietor spent ST, 500 in completing
his small still and experimenting on the
proper manner to obtain an absolutely
pure brandy. While the price is some
what higher than drugged stuff, anyone
who values life and desires to drink
something which will not prove INJURIOUS
to the system, should call for Coon's
best. The distillery is a New Mexico
institution which nses the product of
New Mexico soil and should be literally
p~atronized by New Mexico people. So
zorro liquors dealers, especially, should
combine and handle no other, for upon
their efforts depend the encouragement
of fruit raising in that region by finding
a market for the fruit, and the building
up of a manufacturing enterprise which
will be a credit to the town and furnish
work for a number of laborers.
R. w. Monroe, proprietor OF the
Windsor hotel, said relative to business
conditions: Il believe that business
will be so per cent, better this year than
last. The town has prospects for forg-
ing ahead which are superior to any
during the past years. To show
my faith in the locality, l have been
lately buying real estate and notice
oIomn 'nV nrhn 100 +ovn will nn~nuasfionahle
axnn a hoom and + have avery
confidence. Now is the time to buy
PPa ~ lcw aS thou aro at nresant"
10 Tato u wbole tba business men
of Socorro ,ro mn To snnff and thew are
d]etorminod 10 nnsb tho town to the
fromt Tharo IL not 90 mrch comnlaint
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