Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-04

firm owns a 1,000-acre tract of land
which is irrigated entirely by artesian
wells.
1.-The best product of the region aside
from fruit, is alfalfa. 1t now sells for
SO in the stack and sheep men are grad
ually seeing the benefits of lambing on
alfalfa. 1t has been demonstrated that
they can save 100 per cent by doing so.
Four crops per annum is the amount of
alfalfa raised and all of the crops are
exceptionally heavy. The Littlefield
Cattle Company and the Bush-Milne
concern, each have 500-acre tracts in
alfalfa and there are a great many
tracts of over 100 acres. Every farmer
has some ground in alfalfa.
"The beet sugar industry is constantly
increasing and the beets are considered
the best feed for all kinds of stock.
Railway rates to Kansas City are
very reasonable. They now range from
so cents to $1.93 and it is thought that a
further reduction will be made.
"M. Hinkle, who is a member of our
party, is a great pusher for Roswell. He
has represented our people twice in the
legislature and is manager of the Pc
nasco Cattle Company, which is one of
the largest and best managed companies
in the territory. Mr.. Nathan Jaffa, was
a member of the old firm which estab-
lished the first mercantile store in the
valley. Jaffa, Prayer & Co., now own
Is, 900 sheep down there and have large
real estate interests.
"Roswell certainly has a grand future.
1t is the best natural location for a town
in the territory. As an evidence of its
natural resources, it may be well to OBJ
serve that 1t was built up to 1000 popu-
%lation without having a railway within
200 miles.
Mr.. Cahoon is cashier of the bank at
Roswell and the other gentlemen are in
terested in the concern with him. He
was formerly a member of the board OF
regents of the Roswell military institute,
declining denomination after it was de-
monstrated that the institution was in
thorough condition for future operations.
Mr.. Jaffa, who is president of the
board of regents of the Roswell Military
Institute, said concerning the institution;
81 consider it one o. the very best
schools in the territory. The levy
granted us in the past has only brought
in from "a, 500 to S., 1000 per annum. 1t
is taking care of II territorial students,
free of expense. and we consider that
we are giving the territory value re-
ceived for all that we get from it. There
are now los cadets enrolled and if the
territory needs any soldiers within the
next veal or two the institute will turn
out an exceptionally fine company. The
institute has received from the territory
a total Of $4,000 and the territory has
to show for the expenditure, buildings
worth $40, 800, furniture worth "a, 900
and forty acres of real estate worth
81, 900, a total of 1913, 900. For salaries,
5000 is expended annually, commissary
ST., 1000, lights fuel and irrigation, 81, 600,
Improvements and repairs 81 200, cata-
logues and general expenses, 81, 900. Dur
ing the session of 1S9S-99 the school will
expend fully $15, 900 and during 1s99-1900,
SIC, 200. During the session of 1s9s-99 the
school earned 8 5000, but it can never
again equal that amount unless addi-
Itional accommodations are provided.
The barracks enclosure comprise ten
acres and the school has two full mill
tary companies Differed by cadets and
a third company of small boys. The
present needs of the institution are q
dormitory with 80 new bedrooms, library,
gymnasium, society halls, scientific APP
paratus, stables, store houses, 100 cadet
rifles, SO sabres and cavalry equipments,
a field battery and a stand Of colors.
Major Wilson, of the Virginia military
institute, has the boys under control,
and there is not a better drill master in
the country.