Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-29
LAS CRUCES LETTER,
Lots Selling Freely-Need of An Artesian
Well-0ther Matters.

SeAS2 &AhepOA1
Las Cruces, January 27.-The New
Mexico Town Company continues to sell
building lots, and within the past two
weeks twenty-one have been sold, and
paid for. 1t is expected the most of the
purchasers during this year will erect
dwellings or stores on the lots they have
bought.
The boring of an artesian we'll in Las
Cruces would sell at increased prices,
with but little delay, all the lots and
other property on the market for sale
in this valley, and why this matter of
sinking artesian wells should hang fire
as it does is a most astonishing thing.
Why the railroad company at this place
should continue year in and year out
to pay $50 a month for water brought
up by steam Is also astonishing. 1t
ought to stop. The people here claim
they are too poor to sink a we'll. The
railroad company is not too poor, and
ought to sink it at once. The attention
of the whole country is becoming more
and more turned to New Mexico, and
more particularly to the Mesilla valley
on account of it's great advantages in
climate, soil and NAcpsnse mineral re-
sources. If only artesian water were
added, such a rush of people would at
once follow as has not been seen in this
or any other country since the rush to
California for gold in 1S49. Add to this
statehood for the territory, which will
surely come this year, and our blessings
and happiness will be complete.
An enterprising man from Weather
ford, Tex, has been attracted in this
direction, and has bought the Rio
Grande hotel i'm Las Cruces, and will
make it first-class. His name is ]. S.
Young. He has had many years expe-
rience in hotel keeping, and is a great
acquisition to our town. He will take
possession February /, and will be
heartily welcomed.
The ladies of the church gave a sup
per at the Rio Grande hotel last even
ing TO rthe benefit of the pastor Of the
Methodist church south, and We're quite
successful. The amount of money
raised was considerable, but was not
so large as 1t would have been had not
a negro minstrel show also given an
interesting entertainment at the rink at
the same time.
The ladies of the Woman's Improve
ment Association are very actively at
work setting out trees, breaking ur
grounds and in every possible way
identifying the parks, improving side
walks and streets, and arranging fol
other needed improvements. "A meeting
was held yesterday, at which the mair
question of Importance discussed was
the immediate establishment of a pub
lie library for Las Cruces. At the meet
| ing there were ten of the leading ladies
| present, all taking a part, and a deeI
| interest i'm the matters that brought
them together. A public library herr
is a public necessity, and it is to be
| hoped that good citizens everywhere il
| the United States may lend a helping
hand when found convenient to- do so
| All books, magazines, periodicals, lead
ing newspapers donated may be SEN
addressed to Mrs. Katie Raymond, ank
| will be properly received. receipted for
taken good care OF, and applied to thu
| purposes for which they are intended
Amy communications relating to thes'
matters addressed to Mrs. Reymont
Will be promptly replied to.
The Ladies' Wednesday Club assem-
bled at the residence of Mrs. l.. Hos
letter with good attendance, and papers
were read by Mrs. Steel and Mrs. Bran
nigan
NJ. c. Logan, an old citizen, has solt
his business here, and will open up e
week out at Organ.
Mrs. Mary r. Carroll returned las
night from Mexico, bringing her siste
home with her. whom she had been Wis
iting.
"A. J. Bale, our flour mill man, Will
Martin Lohman, has been east for tw'
weeks, and has returned.
DIR. Blakesley and wife, parents O
Mrs. H. B. Holt, have returned to thei
home, Topeka, Kan.
Speaking of an artesian we'll for La!
Cruces, 1t looks now If anybody gets thu
job as If it will be Mr.. w. N. Mandell
who is here on the ground with a com.
plete outfit, proposing to take the con,
tract at $4,500. H. A. Ball wants mucl
more than hat amount, and is not like
ly to get the contract. My opinion |.
the people of Las Cruces will not cor
tribute the money to bore an artesiar
well, and If 1t should moi be raised from
another source the we'll will go unbored
E. c. WADE, SR.