Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-11-21

cality have already made themselve
famous, both for size and flavor a.
have also the cantaloupe and musl
melon. All Of the grain staples of tn
United States are luxuriantly grow
and diversified farming displays to tn,
full the pre-eminence it always attain!
in irrigated districts. Four crops of al
falfa are harvested; from eight to fif
teen tons of sugar beets per acre are
gathered; celery superior to the famed
Kalamazoo product is sold at gilt-edget
i prices; while the cauliflower growth
proudly sports the gold medal of the
| Omaha exposition.
| Dotting the ornamental residence
grounds of the city are seen the chrys-
anthemum and the catalpa; the Chi
nese umbrella tree, the Spanish dagger
and the giant cactus, while within
doors the rich and resinous mesquite
roots burn brightly and merrily in
parlor CRATE or kitchen stove.
CARLSBAD, THE TOWN.
Carlsbad is one of the chief business
points ON the Pecos and Northeastern
railroad, and stands directly on the
bank of the Pecos river. The city has
a population of 1000; the only beet
sugar factory in the southwest; a wool
securing plant, handling more than
900, 900 pounds of wool per annum; has
thirty miles of ideal shade trees; has
three strong banks; fifty-room hotel
which in its building and equipment is
the pride of the region; a commercial
and social club, which is noted for it's
hospitality and business enterprise;
a superb courthouse and fine brick bus
mess blocks; many churches, city and
water system, unlimited water power
which is to develop the city into a great
manufacturing center; city electric
light plant; growing public school
system, and a social encourage unsur-
passed in the great and new south
west
Situated in the center of magnifi-
cent range industry, the towns stock
interests are large and ever increasing.
Local fattening Of stock for eastern
markets is an industry at once new
and profitable.
Irrigable lands, with perpetual water
rights, are on sale on reasonable terms. |
Land can also be rented on favorable |
RAILWAY CONNECTION.
The building and operation of the
Pecos valley railroad system, connect !
ing with the Fort Worth and Denver
and the Colorado and Southern has al
most realized the at one time dream of I
a great north and south railroad along
the eastern base of the Rocky mount
aims. This brilliant commercial vision
is now practically an active fact and
Denve arnd Colorado and the great
southwest now strongly clasp the hands
of business and of friendship--of an at
once fraternal and commercial recip- !
rocity.
GOOD HUNTING.
No locality in the southwest exceeds
Carlsbad for duck and quail shooting.
The blue quail and the Rocky mount !
ain variety both abound and are as
excellent eating as sportsmanlike shoot
ing. The ducks falling to the hunters
shotgun include the mallard, the can
the spoonbill, the butterball,
the prairie and the bluewing, green
wing and Chinese teal.
The Pecos river is alive with bass,
reach eight pounds in weight and are
fighters of the gamiest character. The
catfish turn the scales at twenty
pounds. -
The lark is the mornings musical
herald and the tuneful mocking bird
sings from a thousand trees.