Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-08-20
BOOSTING ELECTRIC
POWER PROPOSITION
Mr.. Fisko Thinks There Is Little Doubt
But That the Plant Will Be Built
Power Would Be Taken to Las We
gas and Santa Fe.
MARRIAGE OF MISS WEBER TO MR..
HELLERN.-MISS GILCHRIST SURPRISED
joys Special Daily Service.

doubt but that 1t will be built, as til
people who are taking hold of tn
proposition to install immense wate
turbines at what is known as the Da
ton ranch on tha T rsss. for the purpos
of furnishing Santa. Fe and Las Vega
with cheap electric power, are monte
men. The company, mostly, are Obi
capitalists, and a couple of brothers b
the name Of Miller, are pushing tn
scheme and raising the money bac
on the Pecos will easily generate 500
horse power, and the electric fIuit
| will be sent to Santa Fe, about l.
miles away, and Las Vegas, about Il
miles, by heavy wire. The feasibility
of the project has been thoroughly in
vestigated, and the company says
| there will be plenty of water in the Pc
cos at all times of the year to give the
desired amount OF power. There is a
stretch of two miles, along which the
turbines can be placed. There is room
for four, though it is contemplated to
| only put in two at the present time. A.
r. Gibson of Santa Fe, an enterprising
capitalist Is the genius who originated
| the idea, and it seems there is little
doubt but what the power houses will
| be put in.
Cheap electric power, the best power
| obtainable, will do wonders for the de-
velopment of New Mexico. Manufac-
| turing on large scale is thereby made
easily possible, and decidedly profita-
BILE. With such power, one may take
as much or as little as he likes. A.
sewing machine may be run at the
home, or heavy milling work may be
done just as easily One may then
buy power as he would buy any com
modify as much or as little as is wan
ted. Here is hoping that the plant
may materialize, and that Las Vegas
will get her share Of cheap power. Then
look out for the rapid growth of our
city.
Miss Artless Browne will entertain a
number of her young friends Friday
night with a menagerie party.
Mrs. c. z. Wray, wife Of an eX-chiet
dispatcher who resided here, arrived
here this afternoon from Los Angeles,
accompanied by her daughter, and will
make a short visit with Mrs. C. d.
Boucher.
Mrs. William Hickson arrived this
afternoon from Los Angeles and will
visit with Mrs. Thomas Hayward and
family.
some time for his health, left this af-
ternoon for Dodge City, Ia.
A large number of Knights of Py-
thias went through east today. en-
route home from the biennial meeting
of the supreme lodge in San Francisco.
Tonight at o'clock, at the residence
Of J. E. Mcmahon on the corner of 4th
and National, will occur the marriage
of Miss Lou Weber to Daniel Hellern.
Miss Weber is a niece of Mrs. McMa-
hons and was formerly the school
teacher at Cassidy. Mr. Hellern is of
the Santa Fe engineering corps and is
most estimable young man. Father
Pouget will tie the nuptial knot and
start the young couple down the con-
nubial road to happiness.
Mrs, Charles Schock wife of former
Engineer Shock here, will leave tomor-
row for Kansas City for visit.
The infantry company will have an
other hop Saturday night. 1t will be
given in the vacant store room next to
Hedgecocks shoe store on the west
side.
Hon, j. S. Duncan left today for Las
Cruces and the southern part Of the
territory, where he will meet w. e..
Hayden. Mr.. Duncan just returned
Sunday from a trip around part of the
territory and he says that the country
from the Texas line to Roswell, and
and that the crop prospects are splen-
did. He also reports the country in
and around Portales as filing up rap
idly with settlers, and the territory in
that neighborhood on the boom.
Arthur Judel is on a weeks vacation
from his work and is spending his idle
days at Trout Springs.
Miss Sophie Gilchrist was the happy
victim of a surprise party last night.
The instigators of the plot were the
members Of the Christian Endeavor
Society of the Presbyterian church. The
crowd, about 30 Of them, met at the
home of Mrs. c. D. Boucher, and pro-
ceeded in a body with load Of good
things to eat to the Gilchrist home,
where they made merry with games
until late hour. Miss Sophie Is the
teacher of the primary class IN the
Presbyterian church and is very popu-
lar with her friends, as was evidenced
by the presentation of fine pin, as
token Of friendship. Miss Gilchrist will
leave Thursday for Santa Fe and later
to Rincon, where she has good posi-
tion as teacher in the schools there.
Miss Gilchrist will be greatly missed
in her circle Of friends here, but they
are at the same time glad of her good
fortune in securing such good posi-
tion at Rincon, and their best wishes
follow her in her work.
At the meeting Of the directors of
the Montefiore congregation last night,