Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-04-15
Inc Work Of the Bureau Of immigration |,
Attracting Scores Of wsII-to.Do fami-
lies to That Section.
EXCELLENT FRUIT PROSPECT
""'sf apples of Commercial Quality Prove to Be- ,
We'll payIng observation-disclosures Arc GRADING
Up Their cattIs-The Growth Of Aztec
and farmIngton

"an county home this forenoo,
uah county is the one subject
Hio" nc Is ever ready to talk and
mon >oetter booked upon the re.
means, county and every detail
upward, harar to year. Toa
ty. In the Latative he said
Aztec, have settle. past few
worth S., 900 each, and : with
from the state line southwa. !
tied from twenty to thirty o.
families. They are all energetic
enterprising people and while San Juan
county offers opportunities to the poor
farmer, it is the farmer with a little
capital to back him, who can make the
most of the opportunities that county
offers. These people have come mostly
from eastern Kansas, Nebraska, the
Dakotas, Iowa, Illinois and the other
northern central states. as well as u few
from Oklahoma, who had gone there
from other states but failed to find or
get what they were looking for
The growth of San Juan countyis re-
flected in the gfowth of the county seat
of Aztec and the town of Pennington.
While the latter has grown little faster
than Aztec lately, the country round
about Aztec shows greater growth and
Improvement tkal, the country around
ia hos hna
bought and improved lately in the La
Plata valley and especially around Aztec
than in any other portion of the county
although every part has made phenome-
nal progress. Out OF the San Juan, one
of the largest bitches thus far construct
ed is now taking water for the reclama-
tion of large area around Largo. Many
new settlers have also made their home
at Bloomfield, on the lower San Juan.
Much benefit to the country would ac-
crue by throwing open to settlement the
Navajo Indian reservation which occu-
pies almost one-half of the area oil the
county. 1t is not only rich in mineral
but on the lower reaches of the San Juan
river are some fine agricultural lands.
"The prospects for good fruit crop
in San Juan county this year haye never
been better A much larger area has
also been sown in wheat, oats, barley
and the alfalfa area has also been great
" increased More fruit trees and of
better quality, are being put out than
| in any previous year. The fruit grow
ers are realizing the Importance OF set
ting out commercial winter apples such
as Jonathans, Winesaps, Missouri Pip
pins, ETC., as these sell at a good price.
The fruit raisers are aware that they
are offered better prices for their apples
on their trees, than tho Missouri or llll-
nois horticrltursts receive for their
apples, picked, sorted, boxed and de-
Ilivercd at the railway station. A fruit
nursery is being established at Aztec by
a man from Altamonnt, Illinois, who
has had ample experience in that line.
"There is also decided Improvement
lin the grade of cattle, horses, sheep and
hogs in the county. Cattle are being
graded up by the importation of white
faced Shorthorned Herefords, Red Poles
land other good grades. One herd OF 2
lvear old thoroughbred Herefords is one
of the objects Of pride of the La Plata
VALLEY.
"On the La Plata chain of reser
yoirs is to be built this summer to re
claim large tracts of land that did not
have water before. Naturally that will
mean further growth and the coming o.
tImore farmers with capital.
'sThe improvements going on at Ate
are many. The foundation for the new
lS7. 500 court house is about complete'
land the operation OF burning brick TO
l. the building will commence shortly. o.
Saturday evening Of this week, a Mason
: lie lodge will be instituted at Aztec
The Masons together with the Od
Fellows intend to erect fine moder
brick building with store rooms on tn
first floor and lodge room facilities O.
1.-THE second floor. Two or more brick
e yards will this year burn several hun
!. Idred thousand bricks for new busines
J, blocks and residences to be erected.
Judge Pendleton concluded by saying
l"The work OF the Bureau of lmmigra
ltion has done wonders for San Jual
X county. The literature OF the Bureat
e is compiled in such good style and IS dls
: ltributed with such good judement an
- effect that it brings new families INT
= tSan Juan county right along. Togethe
?. with local agency or two It has durinl
the past year brought at least 5000, 90
Y in valuation to the county. The peopl
le Of San Juan county highly appreciat
" this work and acknowledge gladly th
d ldebt of gratitude they owe to tn
r. Bureau.