Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-07
asistsl AdYsnss All AIsas Tho Line.

lhere wal = tiytA when all thA eouy1
ties Of the territory were standing still
apparently, or going backward IL
wealth, and few persons desired to ex,
pend money in improvements, but nov
all this is reversed. There are no coun.
ties We investments are not beins
made in mining, stock raising and farm.
Ing. Nearly all the county towns ani
many which nave not the advantage
OF being q county seat are growing. Thu
people are building homes with a 1na
determination to remain in the territory
and new settlers are constantly arriy.
ing.
ration has grown greatly in the last
two years. Gallup has suddenly become
something more than a coal camp, AL
buquerque has caught the pace, and is
adding to her population. Las Vegas
leads the larger towns in the matter of
new buildings. Roswell has not less
than fifty buildings under construction.
Silver City has not since the boom days
had half so much building as within the
past year. Several new camps in the
county Of Grant have recently grown,
but the population Of Silver City has
not been decreased thereby. Deming
has at least held it's own of late.
Santa Fee, while not growing as to the
number, Of houses. is in better condition
from a commercial standpoint than it
was several years ago. The rapid
growth of the mining interests in the
southern portion of the county bids fair
to add largely to the business of the
city IN the next year. The improve
ment In the school system Of the capital
Will help to retain residents, while al
ready people engaged in mining in the
county and elsewhere are coming to the
CITY to reside. The growth of Bland
and the Cochiti mining district is an
aid to this city now, and will be more
80 in the future.
Socorro has not had any marked
growth, but an enterprise has been
planned for that town which will give
1t a substantial start. Las Cruces has
witnessed more of a boom than the peo- |
pie expected, and many lots have re-
Gently been purchased by parties who 7
expect to build homes this year. The F
mining industry in the mountains near f
h a town has been revived, and now |
the number of men going there to seek |
Investment Is larger than ever before. |
Carlsbad has drawn to fill its formerly |
vacant houses the leading cattlemen |
from the Texas plains who formerly |
'esided at towns along the Texas Pa
,lfc, and has recently added to her in
a wool-scouring plant that will
'mploy quite a number of people.
white Oaks Is doing we'll, notwithstand-
ng that rival towns are growing I'D
long the new railway, which has left
hat town at a disadvantage, and when
lne reaches the place from any direc-
ion will grow because it has the sur
ounu1rgs to make a good town. Ala
nogordo has no vacant houses, not
the rush with which build
1g operations have been carried on by
Improvement company. The lumber
ldustry and growth of the business of
lie railway, making the town headquar- {
insures continuance OF prosperity l
lere. This will be augmented by other
In Lincoln county the Cap
an coal fields already employ 300 men, |
nd will soon have many more, and the {
own of Captain just planned ,-ill grow s
tito a populous place. Y
The smaller towns along the eastern /
ne of the territory, where stock and {
lmber interests are the most impor- II
mt, all report satisfactory conditions V
REVEALING, and with the accession of a t
iore energetic management and policy i
pom the part Of the Colorado & South e
railway, which has already been in \
1glrated, they will soon be better {
Town and make greater progress. il
Of most places remote from railways, \
re Los Lunas, Taos, Moro and Puerto $
Luna, little progress can be reported, 8
1t the stock and agricultural interests a
them are prosperous, and there are d
aspects Of railways going to the most \
them which will put the towns in fl
lie with growing places. San Juan
unity, however, which has been held fl
through lack Of railway facilities, ii
growing now. Many eastern farmers D
e locating along the streams to en- h
ge in fruit growing, farming and 81
'ck raising. The towns of Aztec and
.rmington are rapidly building up.
is recovering from the disas-
JUS effects of a fire that burned many
uses, and shows more activity than N
a long time past. Hillsboro and sew
II camps in Socorro are now the
mes OF more enterprise in mining
IN for many years past, and this Is
le Of the mining communities gener- !"
Y in Grant, in Colfax, Taos and Rio =.
riba counties. In fact, one cannot look :"
any direction and % note an i'm
wed condition within the territory. y
though not 80 great in most COM :,
mites as the people wish, is yet graft
ing, indicating the tide has turned
l for the next decade at least there e
1 be general advancemenJt in New u.
xico. !
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Opinions OF Bryan's Running Mate, ,