Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-06-29
THIRTY.TWO POINTERS
ABOUT DEMING
A Correspondent of the New Mexican Sums
Up Briefly the Advantages Of Which
the Capital Of Luna County Gan
Justly Boast.
/ BRIGHT FUTURE is PROMISED

not believe in hiding its light under q
bushel and it believes in letting the
world know its advantages OF climate,
mineral wealth, commercial facilities
and promises for the future. There are
thirty-two reason why Deming is the
coming metropolis Of southwestern New
Mexico These are as follows:
| I. Deming has population of 1,bO0.
2. Progressive but conservative.
3. Is the county seat of Luna County.
4. Has two newspapers.
S. Two railroads.
6. Four mails day.
T. Twenty-Five business houses.
g. Four churches, with Sunday
schools and religious societies.
9. All the bodies of the Masonic
fraternity, the knights of Pythias, Odd
Fellows, and other orders.
10. One of the, finest pnblic-school
corps of six teachers is employed.
Ii. Coarse of study, for these schools
very thorough and complete.
-. The Adelphi Club has ninety
members. Its well furnished rooms have
| every mOucFu CUIlNoulcuCc'
10. The Bank of Deming is prepared
to do any amount of business.
IA. Here are the plant of the Deming
Mining and Milling company, and a
Sampling Works.
Is. The Santa Fc round house and
the Union Depot for the Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific railroads.
16. Deming is supply town for a
large extent of country.
| IT, Its climate can not be surpassed.
The summers are pleasant, and the
winters mild.
is. The water, which is almost
absolutely pure is famous for Its
excellence.
10. To the health-seeker it offers
what he has failed to find elsewhere
a renewed lease OF life.
| 20. Persons seeking relief from pull
monary troubles Off any sort are especially
benefited.
| 81. The sky is always blue overhead.
| 20. The horizon line Is away ont
yonder-a big country in big way,
20. 1t is good country for bicycling.
"a. Excellent roads for driving stretch
in all directions.
| 25. The Black range, the Floridas,
the Tres Hermanas and the Big Hatchet
mountains ring In the mighty basin In
which Deming nestles.
| 26 These mountains are rich in min
eral resources.
| ~. A number of prehistoric Indian
villages lie within radius of few miles.
From them many highly interesting art
ices have been exhumed. DR.. Swope
has cabinet of these curiOS.
20. The country is therefore of inter-
est to the scientist.
| 20. If a building burns down better
one is Immediately erected upon the site.
Have come to stay.
| 30. The very latest books can be
bought at three different establishments
In town. This shows that the people are
up.to.date and the right sort.
| 81. Deming has shade, fruit, pretty
lawns, comfortable homes.
| 33. Last, but not least, 1t has $50
days of sunshine
Simon Holstein will make large
shipment of cattle about the 1st of July.
Deming will celebrate tho 4th In q
proper manner. Quite sum of money
has been raised for necessary expenses,
and considerable program prepared.
The very greatest satisfaction Is mani
tested hero over the reappointment of
Governor Otero. The people of Luna
are unit for the gentleman from the
southwest
Hodgdon & Martin have just received
o consignment OF ore from their Han
cock mine In the Tres Hermanas which
assayed AZ 2-5 ounces in silver and SO $40
ounces in lead.
A refreshing shower fell Wednesday
afternoon. As this is the season for
rain in southern New Mexico, the cattle
men are all smiling over their harbinger
of good grass and sleek herds.
Postmaster ]. B. Hodgdon, who has
been i'll for two months, is again on the
streets. 1t is pleasant to note j. B. s
cheerful smile at his place of business
in the Mahoney block.
Great activity exists among the car
penters and builders of Deming. Many
new buildings are in process of construc.
tion, and still further improvements in
this line are in contemplation.
| Assessor Edward Pennington, who for
| the past four weeks has been very sick
man, is again able to be In his office for
short time each day. He says that the
assessed valuation OF the county Will
exceed expectation. i'a+<
There is no doubt but that Luna coun-
ty will develop into one OF the best
counties in the territory. Her popula-
tion is conservative, and is likely to con-
tinue so. The ''pnsh' is an unknown
quantity and would be fr0wned upon by
80 per cent of the people. The cattle-
men and farmers of the county are we'll.
to-do, large proportion with money In