Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-05

AND HAPPY
Hon. Antonio Joseph Says That
Northern Portion Of the
Territory is Prosperous.
LIKES THE TENT CITY
Thinks Some of the Projected Railroads
Will Reach Taos and the
Hot Springs.

ous season in my section and there Is
q general air OF prosperity in all parts
Of the county" said Hon. Antonio
Joseph of Ojo Caliente, who represent
ed New Mexico in Congress for ten
years, who is one of the best
known men in the Territory and who
spent the greater part of the week in
Santa Fe and returned to his home
yesterday. Il think that this has been
an unusually prosperous season with
ALL There has been one trouble, now
ever, and that is the short crop OF
gramma grass, but this will prove no
set back for the winter if the Septem-
ber rains do not fail us. The other
yields have been very good and espe..
cially the alfalfa crop No, | do not
think that Taos has any real cause for
but on the other hand, 1t
appears that everybody is pleased and
happy.
There are gool many people all
through the northern part of the Ter
New Mexico & Pacific rail
road from Ration to ElizabethtoWn
and Taos will soon become reality,
but what is in the various reports
that have gained quite general circu-
lation | cannot say. It is said that
there are quantities Oh material now
in Ration and it is probable that ac-
tual construction work will be begun
at no distant date. Of course there is
no official statement to this effect, and
all that one can learn is hearsay,
these reports are widely circulated
and are given more or less credence.
1t is said that the people behind the
new road are st. Louis capitalists and
hat the ST. Louis & San Francisco
railroad may be the real hacker of the
scheme. The recent developments in
the railroad world, by which the alb
sorption of the Frisco has become a
fact and the reported traffic agree
ment between the Rock Island and the
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe, 1t is
hard to tell just what to expect in this
matter.
"But, speaking of railroads, it is
rumored in Taos, that there is new
survey for the Denver & Rio Grande
that will bring that road nearer the
towns Of the region through which 1t
passes. 1t was a mistake for the build
ers of the Denver & Rio Grande rail.
road in 1880. to put their track so far
from the towns of the section that
they penetrated. 1t was mistaken
idea that the people would pick up
and move over to where the railroad
was. Instead, the railroad should
have come to some OF the larger
towns. and then others would have
sprung up on all sides. AS it is now
there is a portion OF the territory
traversed in which no water is found
It was an error for the builders of the
road to follow the line that they did
What about Ojo Caliente,' you
ask? Well, if there was railroad al
the springs there would have to be
built very large hotel. AS it is
there are elegant accommodations and
the very bests OF everything that can
be had, but the great difficulty is that
the nearest station is some distance
from the railroad and that portion
of the journey must be made by q
stage ride of twelve miles, a feature
to which some persons object. But
wait until the tourist and the health
seeker can come to the very door OF
the hotel by rail and then you will find
that Oio Caliente will be one OF the
greatest of the famous springs of the
country. The location of the springs
is one of the finest that could be imag
ined and they are but fifty miles from
Santa Fe and half as far from Taos
They are located in the midst OF the
RUNS of the cliff dwellers and the eli
mate is dry and delightful all the year
The waters are of wonderful efficacy
and miraculous cures have resulted In
many instances. There is now com
modious hotel and were there a rail
road to the springs new hotel o1
much greater capacity would at once
become a necessity. These springs
are as you may know, the richest ho'
alkaline springs in the world. The
temperature is from 80 to 122 degrees
and the gasses are all carbonic.
Santa Fe has most attractive re
sort in Sunmount and there is very
bright outlook ahead for this delight
full place. There is a beautiful view
afforded and the conveniences ant
the water facilities are very marked
visited the new addition and wa
much pleased with the Tent City, Th'
location is fine; then one Is quite nea
to the city and the benefits of an out
door life are to be derived in full
measure and at the same time the ad
vantages and conveniences of a cit
are enjoyed. There is bright futur