Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-10-11
NORTHERN new MEXICO
The Industrial Commissioner of the Santa
Fe Railroad Speaks of Its Wonderful
Resources and Possibilities
MANY NATURAL RESERVOIR SITES

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sioner of the Santa Fe road, while max
ing flying visit to Denver the other
day, said: Northern New Mexico is
the finest territory of any of the conti-
nent All the land needs Is water. l
know of one natural reservoir that is
ample to supply water to 10000 acres,
and another which is contiguous to d
tract of $4,000 acres. Recently 1 tray
eled over Colfax county, N. NJ, in COM
pany with Weinrich, the soil expert of
the government. He made scientific
tests and declared that 1t is the finest
soil on the globe.
People ask me whether it is possible
to secure water for this vast arid tract
across the line in New Mexico. That is
a subject 1 have looked into, and I am
prepared to show that an ample supply
is available if reservoirs are built. One
big flood down there will fill a reservoir
to supply 100000 acres. The water is al
lowed to escape to the sea. We have
gathered figures, and can show that
conditions are even much more favor
able than l have stated.
A WHEAT COUNTRY.
"The region is destined to be one of
the greatest wheat raising districts in
the world. There will be raised the
wheat for the white bread that is to
feed the future population of the Philip
pines and southeastern Asia. The out
look is limitless. While farmers are
gradually preparing for the movement
of breadstuffs to the Pacific seaboard,
we are encouraging the development of
the mines in New Mexico, and in that
direction the progress is surprising.
LAS to the irrigation of the plains of
northern New Mexico it is an undertake
ing too vast for private companies. 1t
must receive the attention and support
Of the national government. Every cit
izen of the Rocky mountains ought to
insist upon consideration of this SUBJ
ject by both houses of congress-"
BEET SUGAR PLANTS.
Mr.. Davis came to Colorado to be
present when the big beet sugar plant
at Rocky Ford started up. The plant
was started on it's first run this week.
and the projectors are more than salts
fed with the result. Over 5000 acres of
land were planted in beets, and the crop
is now being moved toward Rocky
Ford. The yield is fifteen tons of beets
to the acre, and it Is estimated that over
5000 tons of refined sugar will be pro-
duced for the season. The plant will be
made to pay the first year The Amer
lean Beet Sugar Company proposes to
build another large plant in the valley
Of the Arkansas, so well convinced are
the investors that the industry will
yield rich returns.
NEW MEXICO MINES.
The visitor says his department has
been increased by the addition of a ge
ologist to report upon the mineral re-
sources of New Mexico.
GRAPE GROWING.
In one district of New Mexico an eX
pertinent in grape growing has devel
oped into paying wine industry. Two
car loads of wine a month are being
shipped to Milwaukee, where it is bot
tied and distributed to churches for eX-
elusive use at communion services. The
wine has a peculiar flavor, which has
gained for it a demand among church
people beyond the possibility of supply.
Mr.. Davis says he has investigated
the underflow problem in Kansas, and
hundreds of thousands of acres of land
in Kansas will be reclaimed through its
aid. During the year now closing
twelve large creameries have been
erected along the line of the Santa Fe
road in Kansas, and a pressed brick
plant was erected at Coffeyville, which
is manufacturing brick at the rate Of
2O,0O0,OOO a year.