Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-08-23
TOWNS or LAS VEGAS
HpccIal Correspondence.

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Las Vegas. N. NJ. Aug. is.--Enssds
Fiske. the santa Re attorney. IL boost.
ing up the proposed electric peWNr
proposition on the Pecos rtvee- M.
Frske. thinks there Ia little doubt hut
that II will be built. ms the people In
charge Of the proposition 10 install In
mcuse water turbines q what 10
known ar the Dalton ranch ON the
Pecos, for the purpose nf furnishing
Santa re and Las Vegas with cheap
electric power. are monied men, The
company. mostly. are Ohio rcApttaiists.
and q couple of brothers by the name
Of Miller are pushing the scheme and
raising the money hack east II 10
thought a couple Of plants ON the
Pecos will easily generate 5000 horse
power, and the electric fuii will he
sent to Santa Fc. about fourteen miles
away, and Las Vegas, about sixteen
milcs. by heavy wire. The feasibility
N the project has been thoroughly In
vcstigated, and the company says
there will be plenty Of water In the
Pecos At all times Of the year to give
the desired amount Of power. There
IL q stretch Of two miles. along which
the turbines can he placed. There IL
roc,, for four. though It IL contem.
plated 10 only put In two at the pres
eut time. A. r. Gibson, Of Santa Fs.
. promoter. 10 the genius who origin
sted the idea, and II seems there 10 lit.
tie doubt but what the power houses
viii be put In. osfs
Cheap electric power. the hest power
ObtainabIe, will do wonders for the de.
velopment Of New Mexico. Manufac.
turing on large scale 10 thereby made
easily possible. and decidedly pro6ta-
BILE. With such power. one may take
en- much or ~ little ~ he likes. A
sewing machine may be run at the
home. or heavy milling work may be
done Just - easily. One may then buy
power a. he would buy any commodity.
~ much or % little 40 In wepted. Here
10 hoping that the plant may material
iEe. and that Las Vegas vii. get her
share Of cheap power. Then look, out
for the rapid growth Of our elfy.aol,y
Mrs. A. H. whitmore hAP, nyitations
out for . party Thursday afternoon, II
will be given In honor Of Miss Knick.
erhocker and Mrs. Ray. who ere, visit
Ing In the Meadow City,,,or,oa ali
In the case Of the sfirst National
hank Of Las Vegas against Parker and
Lulu Wells. an attachment Sslf for
several thousand dollars, the cosirt has
ordered the large herd Of csttle cold
which has been brought to q pDiAt near
this city stes rhaa(G Romesy.s A. b.
Smith has tssn appointed to sell the
cattle. l.S1 20 ct's 4, !.
Tony Leak hAs recS1ad6'Aat's 0sSsl
sler mining claim in the sMjsersA Hill
mining dlafsiGk --.,---..
Died. this mofning, eB~mnunrsnsd
stAer troubles. tSrnaHlad ~ zAg
Anton Chico. The deceased - 6rodSht
here about ten days ego " his soH.in.
law, Rafael Sanchss. to secure medical
attention. but recelved little bsnsflt.
He was 60 yeatiuf age and viii be
.IH a. & f.t..r =
Hon. J. S.'Du4kan .leftx, today fsS
Las Cruces aud she southern part ,of
the territory. wkef1A he ,vIli meet NJ.
q. Hayden. NJ. sdtAp jost rsturned
Sunday from t(ap ex1Ad pift of ~
tusitory and no - SSAe coun{Sp
frun the TEXAS shne - N.Y. apd
The panhandle Of 16a1E 1toSDG i ~
and that The crop prospects, are splen,
"a. He also repOtts .tho.cxns11yysjn
ed around Postuaes ass dilounT0p 1ap
Wy with settlefB. and NE &kyitply Il
that neiehborhood on the lhoan. s
Arthur Judet II On weeks vacattoa
from his work and ID spenltag shls idle
days At TYout Springs. % s. 20 y !.
Miss Bertha Wiser departed this att
srnoon for Albuquerque. where she
viii visit with her mother, J; who ID
staying there At present. ..s.ls /,
A settlement IN the Juan lGnntjite.
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