The Eddy current., 1899-03-11
SPEECH or. .TAASILL
Tells the farmers Congress Of the
Pecos Valley.
IA pINlRNs WEnI VIII RItImD.

Robert Weems Tanslll, head Of The
Eddy delegation 10 the Farmers Ma
tional congress in Fort woi N. hed an
opportunity to address tho cons sross,
and his remarks we're as follows,
MI President, ladies' and gentlemen
u the Farmers National cong q. A
few years ago the Pecos valley was an
unknown quantity as a factor In the
production Of faiiis. cereals. yegets-
bles, sugar beets or any proasct Of
the soil other than native grasses.
Since the FIRST settlement OF Eu-
ropekns on the eastern coast people
have been going west ~ time adj
vances aud people progress further
westward the conditions OF farming
change The time of clearing the
forests by Telling the trees in wind
rows and bu llng the fine timber has
passed and the man who seeks n free
home In the arid west to-day must face
now problems. All The expcr' ance OF
his ancestors will not assist, I'D even
the lessons learned on the eastern
farm will not auf1ce TO make one a
successful western farmer. West Of the
Tooth meridian the question Of grow.
ing crops by rain alone Ia practically
abandoned, and the valleys OF the va
rlous str ans have been and are still
being n rOved by cumesnl-s and as
eociatl0ns for utillzlns the waters OF
the same for irrigation In portions
Of Texns and KAnsns he farmers have
commenced 10 but reaovoira, into
which Is pumped water by wind. steam
and horse power, though n slow and at
best an expensive process. The settler
who contempiatrs Nc west must
therefore, consider the irrigation ques-
tion In connection with farming In all
the various forms What the settler
should a~-nnge for first is steady
income from some source. for every
young family requires n steady outlay
70 sustain. In the great vhil6ys oi TIE
arid regions settlers have been steadl-
ly drifting TO diverslnea farming un-
der irrigation. together with stock
growing and dalrylng. In view OF theAe
thea0 conNitions thev can b no aues-
tion but ,at these sections are dee
tined soon 10 become densely popnla.
ted and rendered garden srOts upon
earth.
rs typical OF how rapidly the west
and southwest are growing may he
cited the valleys Of Colorado and New
Mexico, and especially the Pseos valley
OF New Mexico. 20 which attention "
being drawn Rt present on account OF
tho completion OF the Pecos ValleS and
NorthcAstern railway. which connects
~ Amarillo. Texas, with the Santa re
and Fort Worth and Denver City rail-
ways. making n direct line from this
valley and Htooa country. thus nnordi
a new ard direct outlet 10 the north
and east, In addition to the connections
already existing ~ Peeos City with the
Texas and Pacific that great souihern
thoroughfAre between the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans, which places he settlers
OF this valley In close touch with Fort
Worth, DallRs and El Paso. and elves
them direct line 10 Galveston. sa-
blne Pass and New Orleans. all deep
water ports.
Settlers have been going to the Pc
COS valley in New Mexico and Texas for
some 500 years, for Puorta De Lurs, a
Spanish settlement some i25 D. llea
southwest OF Las Vegas. was settled on
the PeeoH river away back In the six
tefntu tFUNNIN nfIofF ANN pilNflHNA
landed. But the present. development
began In 1870. when the great irrlga-
tlon enterprise, the largest on the con-
tinent. was finished ~ EDDY, New
Mexico.
EDDY Il IN q county which, on its free
grass alone sus'Alns vast herds of cat
I tie and sheep With the alfalfa and
other forage crops also the beet pulp
from the sugar factory. the fattening
~ stock "a IN industry which IA rap
idly develon'ng The Pecos valley Or
| fers desirable homes for thousands Of
families No section ~ onr country
| offers better onnortunities for the
proatahle investment of capital. Our
| lands will nrOAnce four IRONS of alfalfa,
and from e'ght 10 hrsen tons NJ SUGAR
beeta 70 tho aere for which there is a
sure essh rnsrbet ~ the nrlv factory
IN the entire south vest Ia located AZ
/ FdAv nov cor'nletirg ~ third and
| most s"eesss'''i esrrnai~u. This faetbrv
| n haeteA nv 'a'ri'Trl'ed csn'tal nnd is
eager N Increase ihe eapaeity 10 handle