Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-05-12
FIRST BUILDING
AT TENT CITY
Construction Was Commenced Yes
terday and the Structure Will
Be Completed About June
l.-Tents Received.
APPLICANTS WILL Be PLACED
IN ABOUT TEN DAYS

The Tent City will be ready for occu-
pancy in about ten days and the pro,
jectors and owners, A. r. Gibson OF
this city, and f. H. Mitchell of Albu-
querque, expect to place applicants and
have it in complete running order with
in short time. They have thus far
since the project was started refused
over 100 applicants, because the
grounds and tents were not ready. They
have done no special advertising and
all these applications came through the
| publication of the articles descriptive of
the Tent City and Sunmount in the
New Mexican, which We're extensively
copied in the eastern newspapers. Now
that preparations for accommodating
people are about complete, the owners
will send out 100000 copies of a pros
pectus which will contain about 1900
words of description of Sunmount, the
Tent City, Santa Fe and it's surround
ngs and will be illustrated with the
finest of half tones. 1t is believed this
will bring great number of people
here within the next few months to
take advantage of the opportunities Of
fered.
1t is already seen that the amount of
land plated for Sunmount and the
Tent City was not large enough to meet
the demand and yesterday Messrs. Glib
son and Mitchell completed the pur-
chase of six additional acres of land.
This land adjoins Sunmount on the
south and extends to the Arroyo Cha
misc. The deed of transfer was placed
on record today
On yesterday work was also COM
menced on the first building to be con-
structed in the Tent City. 1t will be of
frame, one story high and will have a
frontage of 10 feet. The building is be-
ing erected on the bank of the Arroyo
Chamiso and will be for the accommo-
dation of those who do not desire to
occupy tents. 1t will be finished by
June 1 and in one end will be supply
rooms, store rooms, kitchen and dining
room. The owners of Sunmount will
not at present open the dining room
and may not do so at ALL Those who
desire to board now will be referred to
ranch.
The remainder of the building will be
given up to rooms for those who may
prefer them to tents. These rooms will |
be furnished and water will be piped |
through the house. Within short |
time an annex will be built which will |
contain bath rooms and other accom-
In order to insure GOODNESS
in summer and warmer in winter. be-
tween the ceiling and roof will be plac-
ed six inches of dirt.
Another Improvement to Sunmount |
lecided upon, which will render it more
attractive, is the fencing in of each
block. Trees will be set out on each
ot and by fencing in the blocks, these
will be protected. Each street will be
plainly marked by sign on a substan-
.ial pole.
Today a consignment of tents was re-
,eived from the Mound City Tent and
Awning Company. This is plain, sub
,tantial tent with matched floor and
imber sides and ends. Other tents
which have been adopted are the DR.. A.
W. Holmes sanitary tent, manufactured
w the Brooks Tent and Awning Com
,any of Denver; and a special tent
expressly for the Tent
rity by the Zittlosen Manufacturing
Company of st. Louis.