Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-03-14
SAN JUAN COUNTY
IS ALL RIGHT
There Is a Constant Stream Of Desirable In
migrants Coming and Settling in the
County Owing to the Work Of the
Bureau Of immigration.
SETTLERS FROM NEBRASKA AND OTHER
STATES BUYING UP FARM LANDS

| l.. c. Groves, editor of the Aztec In
dex and county clerk of San Juai
county who is in the city for few
days, sees very bright and prosper
Gus future for the fertile section com
prised in the Animas, San Juan ant
La Plata river valleys which form tn,
agricultural and fruit growing distric
OF New Mexico's northwestern county
Railroad and irrigation projects con
tinue TO occupy the attention of the
people and there is every reason to ex.
pect an early realization of their hope,
long cherished along these lines.
Recently, Mr. Groves states, immi-
grafton has been in better volume than
ever but as some of the people who
come in merely purchase the farms
and ranches of older settlers, who then
remove elsewhere, the population hard
ly shows the-increase from year to
year. which could naturally be expect
ed from the circumstance that there is
such a constant tide of immigrat ton.
"The fact that not only fruit, but
kinds are of excellent yield and high
quality in San Juan county" he added,
"endears it to the farmers of Nebras-
ka, Iowa and Dakota, from which
states a good many of the later corners
hail. The idea of apples, peaches,
pears, pumpkins, alfalfa and oats all
growing on the same farm and each
variety producing phenomenally in
kind and amount catches the hardy
tillers of the blizzard-stricken and cy-
soil Of the northern states
who are getting down into New Mex
leo and once here buy themselves
homes. Thousands and thousands of
dollars are being invested in general
ranch and fruit-growing propositions
in our communities. The towns of Az
tee and Pennington are having
speedy growth, but there will be no re-
lapse, for the growth is justified by
the progress of the farming region
which supports them.'
Mr.. Grove awards considerable
praise for the good results in this con-
nection to the territorial bureau of
whose literature he says,
appears to pervade and invade every
portion of the middle west. The pam
phlets relating to San Juan county is
sued by the bureau have been, ac-
cording to him, particularly helpful.
I'VE receive letters of inquiry daily"
ne says, written by parties whose at
tention was first directed to our re-
sources by the excellent and judicious
Advertising put forth by the territorial
bureau and distributed through local
sources"
One of the important enterprises en-
,aging the attention of the people of
San Juan county at this time is the
of q court house. A con-
ract has been awarded for the work
md it is anticipated that the building
will be ready for use by fall at which
ime a term of the district court will
doubtless be held. The building is to |
,e of brick 44x55 feet in size, and %
eet high.
Practically there has been no snow |
n San Juan county this winter but |
he snowfall has been something unus-
lal in the San Juan mountains at the
lead Of the rivers which irrigate the
ounty At Silverton and Telluride
nd other mountain towns in south-
western Colorado there Is more snow
han at any time for fifteen years past.
In ample water supply for the coming
eason is of course assured.