El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-21

section sthan AlamogOrdo, and none
that has brighter future.
Climate, water, timber, coal, and a
rich soil. What more is wanted to
make country prosperous?
Mr.. Greig and Mr.. Alexander will
both have elegant modern cottages
erected at Alamogordo at an early |
date.
The Peunsylvania colony was an &C
tive participant in all that took place. |
The Messrs Peck and Messrs Davidson +!
are live and worthy citizens.
Every member of the Commercial
club was q committee of one to make
every guest have q pleasant time. The
club is great help to the city.
The Inauguration of the new cast
iron water works system will be
great advance for Alamogordo. Ten
inch mains will be used. Ten inch
water M aims and one horse towns hard
ly ever run together,
The country touched by the White
Oaks system has most glorious future
before it. Its natural advantages are
as great as they are almost unknown.
Those citizens who are there now and
those who will join them at an early
day will reap y rich harvest in the
near future.
The float representing Otero county
| used on Saturday night was work OF
art and elected much favorable CON-
ment. The expense of building it was
| born by the employees in the general
offices of the White Oaks route, all of
whom will at an early date make their
the work of Supt. Greig, who always
plans we'll.
i Tho building of the new court house,
Jail, depot, round house. shop and gem
eral Office buildings, new hotel and ad-
ditions, means the expenditure of over
$50, 900 within the next few months.
Then the doubling of the plant Of the
Lumber Co, will cost at least S25, 600
A low estimate of the money to be
spent here in building in six months,
would be 100000.
To J. A. Eddy, of Eddy Bros, and
through him to the officials of sthe Ell
Paso and Northeastern railroad are
extended the hearty thanks and well
wishes of every visitor. Courteous,
obi ging, and tireless, they seemed to
divine and anticipate the wishes OF
each guess. Chief to be mentioned are
Messrs. Eddy, Greig, Hawkins, Har-
vey, and Alexander. Under them
served corps of faithful aids.
The only fault that can be found
. with hotel Alamogordo is its size, and
visitors are promised that this defect
, will be speedily remedied. Col. Har'
vey. the manager, is thespresident Of
, the Commercial club and to his un
, RENTING labors is largely due the
, success of the visit. Mrs. Harvey wa;
, pleasure of her guests. Mine host an6
hostess will be pleasantly remembered
= Alamogordo, in June 1898, was com
posed principally of mesquite, sage
J brush, coyotes, Jackrsbbits and empty
, tin cans. AlamOgordo today is place
} of 1000 people. 1t has water works
fine hotel, electric lights, graded
streets, ice plant, the largest saw mil
t in the territory, and live CONNER
I cial organization. 1t is the seat of {
new county. 1t is on the out skirts o.
the richest agricultural and timber
belt within q thousand miles. 1t is in
the centre of stock raising district
: 1t is only eighty miles from one of the
largest coal fields in the west. 1t il
, now the terminus of the White Oaks
: railroad. The elevation above set
level is 1900 feet and the climate i
? simply unsurpassed. If that elevation
is too low. take the Cloud Climbing
. Route and go up $500 feet higher ant
? live among the eternal SHOWS.
- The visit of Governor Otero to tn,
county, as he modestly puts it, "namet
in honor of my family" was pregnau
with matters of interest. The governor
!: was anxious to see the thriving com
: munities which have sprung up as un
. der q magician's wand. He wished tC
consult with The people as to whom h
;; should select to serve them as count
= officials. and he also wished to d.
= honor to the men VIII
!. have by patience and gri
y opened to the world q rich empir
). hitherto but little known. On tn
: other hand the people, strong in faitl
: in the coming greatness OF their ney
{ homes, were anxious to spread thei
riches before the world and to do homo
;, to the man who made their success pos
y sible and whom they personally esteem
= There was not single inciden- t
mar the enjoyment of the visit and l
= is safe to say that there is no prophe
as much honored in his own country a
4 is the governor in county Otero.
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