Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-20
FLOUR MILLS NEEDED
A Good Opening In Nearly All New
Mexico Counties for Capital and
Enterprise.
WHEAT PRODUCTION Is FAIR

But There Is q Home Market For Much
More Wheat Than Is Raised
ing Mills In Taos and Mora
Counties.
Several weeks ago the New Mexican
printed an exclusive account of the op-
erations of the six -four mills of Dona
Ana county, with a total grinding ca
pacity of 29O barrels Of flour per day;
pointed out that these mills were not
only large and constant sources of prof
its to their enterprising operators, but,
by consuming nearly all of the 100, 900
bushels of wheat annually raised by the
farmers living near them, and avoiding,
to a large extent, the necessity of send
Ing money away from home for bread
stuffs, were materially contributing to-
ward the prosperity Of the entire coun-
ty; and urged that the example Of the
six flour manufacturers Of Dona Ana
county should be emulated in all the
other counties of the territory.
FLOUR MILLS IN TAOS COUNTY.
Since then the New Mexican, ever
alert in its efforts to promote the pros
perity of every section of the territory.
has been investigating the -four manu-
featuring facilities of the other wheat
growing counties of New Mexico. Nat
urally Taos county, with its thousands
Of fertile acres and climatic conditions
especially well adapted to the produc-
tion of wheat, at once attracted the at
tention of its Investigators. The results
are surprising. According to conserva-
tive estimates the county of Taos an
nually yields 250.000 bushels of as good
wheat as is grown in the world. Yet
the -four milling facilities Of the county
consist of one small water-power burr
mill in the Penasco district, three or
four mills Of the same sort in the CEN
trail part of the valley, and numerous
still smaller native mills scattered about
in different sections. There is not
modern roller mill. operated by either
steam or water power, in the entire
county. Consequently the great bulk Of
the wheat raised in the county Is hauled
on wagons to the modern roller mill at
Conejos, Colo. and there reduced to
flour and the product hauled back for
home consumption. So 1t Is manifest
that no county offers superior advan-
tages and inducements for the estab-
lishment of one or more large roller
Touring mills to be run by steam or 9TH
erwise than Taos. There Is ample home
grown wheat to keep such mills in op-
Grafton all the year round. and not
pound Of the product need be shipHsd
away. The ranchmen, stockmen. and
the rapidly growing mining camps of
the county would consume 1t all and
much more. The establishment of such
a mill or mills would involve q compar-
atively small investment of capital. and
would unquestionably prove largely re-
from the very start. The
field is most inviting. Surely it will not
much longer be neglected.
WHEAT IN MORA COUNTY.
While the soil and climate of Mora
county, which forms part Of the SOUTH
ern and eastern border of Taos county.
are generally hospitable to wheat cul-
ture, the annual product Of the county
is not so large as that of Taos. Yet Its
milling facilities are better than those
of the latter county, consisting Of one
modern roller mill and seven burr mills,
all operated by water power and having
an aggregate grinding capacity of 200
barrels of -four per day. The roller
plant is located at the town Of Mora, is
owned by J. J. Fussis, operated by wa
ter power afforded by the Mora river,
and has a capacity of seventy-1ve bar
rels per day. The other mills OF the
county are burr plants, and are emu
merated as follows: One at Iona Par
da, owned by Louis Deutschman, water
power, two burrs, twenty barrels capac-
ity, runs about two months in the year
on local wheat; another at La Cueva,
owned by La Cueva Ranch Company,
water power, obtained from the Mora
river, one burr. twenty five barrels ca
pacity, runs nine months in the year on
wheat grown in the county; another at
Lucero, owned by DR.. Bowmer.. water
power, obtained from Coyote Creek. ca
pacity fifteen barrels, one burr. stand
ing still at present, but usually runs
three months in the year on home
grown wheat; another at Ocate, owned
by Ortiz brothers, water power, OBJ
tained from Ocate creek, one burr, ca
pacity fifteen barrels per day; runs
about four months in the year on wheat
raised in the county; three burr mills at
Mora, all operated by water power OBJ
tained from the Mora river. One Of
these mills is owned by M. G. Gordon,
has a capacity Of twenty barrels day,
and runs about six months in the year
on wheat raised in the county; another
is operated by Macario Gallegos, has a
capacity of fifteen barrels, and runs
about six months in the year on home
grown wheat; and the third Is known
as Delaney's mill, has a capacity Of If
teen barrels per day, and is at present
standing still for want Of tenant.
4 BIG DEMAND.
At present, in spite Of the presence OF
the foregoing mills, a good deal Of
wheat Is annually shipped out Of the
county, and much -four is shipped in fol
home consumption. The anticipated
rapid development Of the varied re.
sources Of the county. particularly In
the promising mining sections, is GER
tain largely to increase the number Of
consumers in the county and thus afford