Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-11-07
ALONG THE Ell PAS0 & NORTHEASTERN
One of the Most Prosperous and Promising
Parts of New Mexico,

Une OF the MosG prosperous anu PROMISING
Parts of New Mexico,
A representative of the New Mexican
who has just returned from trip to
Otero and Lincoln counties is greatly
impressed with the improvements that
the Ell Paso & Northeastern railway Is
constantly making in it's service and
it's efforts to build up the country trib-
utary to it. At Alamogordo the COM
pany continues to make extensive i'm
provements in it's yards and about the
pretty depot. 1t speaks of building
$50, 900 hospital and through the lum-
ber company will erect a $4,000 tie pre-
serving works. The town authorities
are doing all in their power to make
Alamogordo beauty spot, town
good to live in and town progressive
in every directiol The school and
church facilities are the equal of those
of any city in the territory. A 1000
court house is being built and the new
school building is the pride of every
Alamogordon. The merchants carry
large stocks and compete with Ell Paso
in quality and price. Business houses
like the Peoples Brothers grocery
store Laurie and Frazier hardware
dealers, The Jackson Galbraith COM
pany, builders and lumber dealers,
and all the other stores, the Alamogor-
do Lumber company with it's saw and
planning mills, the First National bank
as well as the offices of professional
men show that Alamogordo has laid it's
foundation well for it's permanency
and future growth.
A few miles north of Alamogordo,
the beautiful and well shaded town of
Tularosa attracts many visitors. 1t is
a town of homes, of orchards AID CT
farms Sweet contentment has naGt
its home there am. DIST as picturesque
surroundings, under as blue sky ana
in as perfect a climate as Is to be
found in New Mexico. The new town
company has laid out townsite In a
commanding location and Tularosa Is
certain to become town of import
ance The old town is a short distance
from the new townsite, but it too, Will
always be prosperous community on
account of it's good water supply and
its grand scenic surroundings, fine ell
mate and fertile soil.
| It is but short distance from Tula-
| rosa to Carrizozo where the FL Paso
& Rock Island railroad forms juno
ton with the Ell Paso & Northeastern
Tel +voi inc
cago will awaken the echoes in the
hills and mountains which have sc
long stood sentinels over that part OF
Lincoln county. The company is drill
| ling for artesian water in that section
and although water in abundance mas
been struck in several places, the
wells are being sunk deeper in order te
reach still better supply. The wei
at Walnut is down 1900 feet and al
the wells will be from 1900 to 1000 fee
in depth.
Captain is the present terminus o
1.-THE Ell Paso & Northeastern railroad
The coal mines at this point are turn
ling out over 300 hand cars of coal
day and between 150 and 200 men ar
given employment. The fuel com
pany has laid out pretty townsite
which was formerly known as era!
Ipostoffice. 1t is situated In romantl'
little valley surrounded by lofty clif1'
and mountains, making 1t really ON
of the most picturesquely located
Towns in southern New Mexico. Th'
people of the town are thoroughly pro
lgressiye, Several good business house
accommodate a large trading territory
1.-The Alamogordo Mercantile campan.
has a large store where everything II
the line of groceries and dry goods ca
lie bought. e. B. Welch Of Ell Pase
lalso maintains a large business hous
which carries furniture, hardware an
lgroc cries. C. M. Bryan, who formerl
travelled for we'll known wholesal
coffee house of the east, is the manag
er. Mr.. Bryan through his public spir
|itedness, his accommodating ways an
thorough attention to business, ha
built UP a very large trade for tn
store.
Rev. S. L. Thomason, the new paste
; OF the Methodist mission. who arrive
, at Captain two months ago frof
Weed, is working hard for the promo
ten Of good morals and general pros
perity in Captain. When ne arrive
j 1.-THE congregation had only SIX mem
bcrs. today it has over thirty member
, and has raised several hundred dollar
] toward building q church. Mr.. Tnon
, ason is now rustling among Iexa
friends to secure the amount SUI
reeded to put up creditable churc
building. The services at present al
held in an old school room.
Captain is building $1,000 scno'
house Of which even Santa Fe migi
Ibe proud. 1t is built of brick ana WI
. have all modern improvements.
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