Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-19
.ESTANC|A
is THRIVING
Marked Progress Made at Seat
Of New County Of Torrance
on Santa Fe Central.
SCHOOL CENSUS TAKEN
Nearly Two Hundred Persons Of School
Age Have Already Been
Enrolled.
BY HUNTER JAMES.

written Exclusively for the New
Mexican.)
The growth of the Santa Fe Central
town of Estancia which is to be the
seat of the new county of Torrance,
has been, to say the least very salts
factory. Ten houses, nine of adobe,
and one frame, are already tenanted,
the walls of ten more adobe buildings,
including a store room and dwelling
for the Dunlavy Mercantile company
are already up, and during the week
ground was broken for four more
adobe houses. In addition to this, the
week has marked great progress in
the building of the Office and sheds OF
the Jackson-G -Galbraith Lumber COM
pany, the Office being already under
roof, while the frame work is up for
the sheds, and part of the roofing on.
With the Loeb Lumber company and
tho Spencer Lumber company turning
out thousands of feet of lumber daily,
and the supply of Texas and Tennes-
see dressed material for inside finish
ing shipped to Estancia by the Jack
son -Galbraith Lumber company, all
the material necessary for town build
inc. is on the ground, for adobe making
his another industry of this thrifty an.
erterprising town. About 5000 adobes
are turned out daily, and the visible
supply available for building purposes
at the present time, is between $4,000
and 100000
During the past six weeks, w. P.
Clarke, the land and industrial agent
Of the Santa Fe Central has disposed
OF 76 lots of the town site, in what
will be the business section of the
county seat of Torrance. The demand
for the lots is increasing daily, and
another six weeks of the sale will rln-
|doubtedly result in the disposal OF
tree times this number
- .ie school board of Estancia which
consists of H. B. Hawkins, J. w. Rec.
ords and Trinidad Romero, Sr.,. has
been organized, Mr.. Hawkins having
been elected president of the board
and Mr. Records, secretary. The
school house, which will be under roof
by October 15 is a desired adjunct
to the thriving town. During the past
week, Trinidad Romero, Jr., took the
school census, east, west and south of
the town of Estancia, and has 1872 per-
sons of school age enrolled. with tie
north side of the town still to be heard
from.
Fifteen teams are engaged daily in
hauling rough lumber from the plants
of Loeb Lumber company and the
Spencer Lumber company, from 20 to
30 car loads being shipped to points
north and south every week. This in
addition to the rough material used in
the building going on in Estancia it.
self
Mr.. Clarke is in receipt of letter
from DR.. William M. Augrey, of Phila-
delphia, requesting data in regard 20
Estancia, with the view of establish
ing at the seat of the new county of
Torrance, a sanitarium for those suf-
fering with lung trouble and for con-
valescents. Mr.. Clarke has written
to him at length on the climatic con-
ditions, the water supply and the gen.
eral health producing qualities of the
section.
Ernest Meyer of Albuquerque, who
is erecting temporary frame canteen,
fn fwn ctnrv o60ho
structure for his headquarters, VITA
club rooms on the second floor, to
cost not less than $4,000, including the
furnishings, fixtures and stock
The machine shop of the Santa Fe
Central will be under roof this week,
which marks the completion of all OF
the railroad shops, with the exception
of the roundhouse. Even today, with
its car sheds and shops, Estancia looks
like the division point on any railroad.
The improvements and town build
ing are progressing rapidly and a
number of those who have purchased
lots are vieing with other, to get
adobes under construction before
snow flies. J. W. Records, the master
mechanic of the Santa Fe Central,
who has two lots in the central por-
ton of the town site, will erect on his
five room adobe residence,
with bath and other Improvements.
Estancia Notes.
w. H. Carruthers of Moriarty, has
force of men at work making adobes
for a four room residence which he
will erect for his family at Moriarty.
Upon the completion of the new
store room and residence of the Dun
lazy Mercantile company it is proposed
to hold big dance, with refresh
ments.
The Santa Fe Central Guitar ana
Mandolin club, Of Eve pieces, practices