El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-19
New Water
Projects
IN THE ALAMOGORDO DISTRICT
WILL WORK WONDERS WITH
IN A FEW YEARS.
Great Activity in all Lines in Otero
County. and the Outlook for a Pros
porous Future is Most Hopeful.

Edward n. Buck editor ana manager
of the AlamogOrdo News. has been in
town for day or two. and tells some
! interesting facts about the city of
mountain and plain. Says Mr.. Buck:
;'Alamogordo is very decidedly on the
up grade. The evidence of this is found
in several facts-not the least import
ant of which is the activity in build
ing. Two new brick blocks are pro-
jected, and work has begun on several
new residences.
There will be a wonderful transfer
nation of that section in the next few
years. Several irrigation projects are
under discussion, and a fund of several
thousand dollars has been subscribed
in Alamogordo to determine whether
| or not there is an artesian flow under
that region; the boring of this artesian
well will begin within the next few
weeks. Another proposition afoot is
to pump water for irrigation purposes
from Lost river. electricity being uti-
lized. and the power to be supplied by
500 horse power central station and
transmitted over wires to the points
where needed; this scheme more parti-
culariy is intended to meet the irriga-
ton necessities of the people who en-
gage in fruit raising and farming. A
Colorado syndicate has under consid-
Grafton a proposition to impound the
waters from the mountains that now
run waste by constructing storage res
ervoirs at the mouth of several of the
canyons.
with adequate irrigation facilities
provided. there is no question that the
valley in which Aiamogordo is situated
and which embraces hundreds of
thousands of acreS-will become the
great fruit-growing section of the
southwest The climate and soil land
1 speak as an old Californian) are iden-
teal with those of southern California.
/ and all except the citrus fruits. such
as oranges. lemons. lines. etc, will. I
believe. grow in this valley as success
fully as they do on the shores of the
Pacific This opinion is shared by sew
eral Californians. formerly engaged in
fruit growing there. who have taken
up land near Alamogordo. One of them
j. G.. Dunn. is to put out this spring a
tract in English walnuts. a nut crop
which in California nets $500 or $500
an acre with matured trees. What
may be done with the deciduous fruits
inthis section is to be seen at Tula-
rosa. where the finest peaches and
pears are grown that l have ever seen.
The Delaware peach is not in with the
Tularosa product. AS an inducement
viding Il convenient market for its
products. A. J. King. of the Improve
meDt Co. and the Southwestern Mer-
camille Co. proposes to build cannery
at either Alamogordo or Tularosa in
the very near future
The mills of the Aiamogordo Lum-
Der company are running night and
day. Their output is enormous. They
turned out the first thirteen days of
this month 1.2l2.0OO feet. and will have
to maintain this output the rest of the
year to fill their contracts. The An
CORA goat industry is another Dromis-
ing one in that section. r. S. Council
came down on the train with me yes
terday en- route to Durango. Mexico.
where he goes to purchase 5000 addi-
rional head. c. II. Brooks of the Bel
deane Goat company ,who was on the
same train. which has it's range in
the Sacramento mountains has just
sheared 1925 head of his herd. from
which he clipped 1000 pounds of wool.
and which he has sold in Boston at
40 cents. They will stand two clippings
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