Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-08-04
PROSPEROUS SAN JUAN
fine FRUIT CROP
County Seat and Rural sectia instantly
Improving-Suficient Water.
Advancement and Progress
Everywhere.
SAN JUAN APPLES, go MILES FROM
RAILROAD BRINGING MARKET PRICE

/ Aztec, San Juan County, Aug. 1.
The present season is proving very
prosperous for San Juan county, and
While a great many other localities in
New Mexico. Southern Colorado, Utah
and Arizona, are suffering from drouth
and shortage of water on account of
the shortage of snoW in the mountains
last winter, San Juan county, with the
exception of the La Plata valley, is
having the most prosperous season in
| it's history. There is an abundance of
| water in the Animas and San Juan
rivers for irrigation purposes and while
| the two rivers are lower at this time
than was ever before known in the his
tory of the country, at this season, yet
they are furnishing sufficient water for
all necessary purposes, and crops of all
kinds and fruit here We're never bet
ter The pears, plums, peaches, apples,
nectarines small fruits and every other
kind are of the finest quality and in
large quantities. and the crop of winter
apples has not been better for years;
ing to be good and Chicago and st.
Louis men are already sending agents
to figure and look over the fruit prop
osition
The newcomers of last fall and win
ter are as a rule not dissatisfied, seem
to be pleased with their new locations
and even in the La Plata valley, where
there has been a shortage of water this
year and where there have been many
disadvantages and drawbacks, they
still have faith In the country, and not
withstanding the fact that the late
frosts of May 90 killed nearly half or
more of the fruit in that valley, it be-
ing a little higher in altitude than
either the Animas or San Juan sec
tions, still they have confidence and
faith in the countrys future New i'm
provements are being made, property is
constantly changing hands and prices
are advancing rapidly.
The town of Aztec, the county seat |
is assuming quite an air of prosperity,
the building of the new court house,
which is under construction, the first
work being diligently pushed on the
second, will be completed for the Octo
Der term of court. The Odd Fellows
and MasonS are each contemplating
building new lodge halls with business
rooms underneath. Several two-story
brick buildings of modern style will be
constructed in this town between now
and winter. Two brick kilns are run
ming in full blast and the building of I
several new residences is in contempla-
tion.
1t is the intention of the people to |
push the town along not in advance OF
the sourrounding country, but to simply
meet the wants and demands of the |
people: encourage building, new mead
ows, new farm houses, wells wind
mills, orchards and other improve |
ments in the agricultural and fruit dis |
tricts which will advance this portion
of the country so that prosperous towns
may be supported
Taking it all in all the future out
look for San Juan county was never |
better, and while the people are anx-
ious for railroad, yet. whether rail-
road is built or not San Juan county
will continue to develop, build up and
push enterprises until it becomes one
of the finest counties in New Mexico.
Notwithstanding the fact that the |
principal orchards and fruit districts
are from 40 to 60 miles from railroad,
yet they are receiving in cash better /
price for their winter apples on the l
tree in the orchard, than is paid in any |
other localities at the railway stations, |
so that railroad or no railroad, San
Juan county is the rising fruit and
agricultural country of the great |
southwest and nothing can prevent it's |
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