Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-06-16
GREAT GOOD
RESULTS
Mesilla Valley is Blooming
From the Recent Rains
and Showers.
SOME DAMAGE WAS DONE
The Proposed Railroad Will Be
Of Great Advantage to That
Section and a New Town
is Possible.
SOME DAMAGE WAS DONE
Special to the New Mexican.

special TO the New Mexican.
Las Cruces, N. NJ, June 15.-The Me-
silla Valley and all southern New
Mexico are today reveling in the lux
ury Of the greatest rain storm for this
time of the year in the memory of the
oldest inhabitant. 1t began raining on
Thursday evening last and rained con-
stantly for SO hours, and it has been
showering every day since. These
rains have, of course, done an immense
alfalfa, and grain; they have particu-
larly been of immense service to the
cattle men; but they have not been an
unmixed good. The Rio Grande is
booming and these rains have greatly
increased the volume of flowing water.
The flood situation in this valley is
this: q few tracts Of alfalfa land near
Mesilla have been overflowed and the
alfalfa drowned out; between Earlham
and Anthony the river has left its
banks and is several miles wide. This
swells a total loss of this years crops
to hundreds of small farmers in that
very worthy people who
can least afford the loss.
NEW TOWN POSSIBLE.
These destructive floods are the only
clouds upon the horizon of the pros
perity Of this valley. Times are good,
money fairly plentiful, and the public
tone one of confidence for future. Quite
a few sales of land have been made
within the past few months, and lands
have gone up in value 30 to 40 per
cent. The proposed railroad from AL
to Deming, commonly known
as the California cutoff Is taking
very definite form and shape; the final
survey between the two places named
has been completed and the line detin-
Itely staked on the ground. The road
az thus staked will cross the Meslila
Valley about seven miles below Las
Cruces. The company has lately pur-
chased a tract of land Of 544 acres
,long its line in the Brazito grant. The
purchase of this tract has caused
many persons to surmise that the
company has in contemplation the lay
ng out and establishment of a new
own in the valley. The land selected
$ admirably suited for such pur-
,ose; it is in fact the old Fort Fillmore
ract. where the government main
aimed a post for many years prior to
he Civil War. This tract is In the
leart Of the valley, Is Of virgin soil
nd has a superabundance of the best
thinking water within about eight
eet of the surface. If the company has
lot purchased this tract for townsite
purposes, It is difficult to imagine for
What purpose the same has been pur-
hased.
NO STOCK SELLING SCHEME.
8. d. Crenshaw Of Crenshaw Broth
rs, capitalists Of Richmond, Va, and
Vail Street, New York, who are
.mong the largest manufactures OF
ertilizers and importers of coffee IN
he United States, and who are hnan-
ing the enterprise, was here this
week and was interviewed by a num-
,er of our businessmen. He stated TO
hem that the enterprise was in no
way a stock-selling scheme. that 1t
vas for the purpose of finding pro-
table investment for capital, that'
low that very careful estimates and
had been made as to the
ost Of construction and operation OF
he road and of the probable amount
I business It would command, the
acts and figures would be laid before
he best railroad experts In the east
nd that II the proposition met their
pproval the road would be built.
While here, Mr.. Crenshaw gave direc-
lon for the survey Of a branch line
0 run from a point on the main line
here the latter crosses the valley to
as Cruces and thence east to the Or
an Mountains. While the construc-
ion of the line and it's branch in this
manner is not as satisfactory to the
eople Of Las Cruces as 1t would have
cen had the road crossed the Organ
fountains through the San Augustine
Ass and thence made It's way through
AS Cruces to its terminus at Deming.
ct the people of Las Cruces are well
atisfled with the outcome, realizing
hat the growth and development OF
he valley cannot but increase the
Of its chief town, and that
he supremacy Of the town will be In
10 way endangered by the establish
nent of a rival town further south,
,rovided the people of the town will
xert themselves to make It pro-
,ressiye, up-to-date American town,
ttractive to those seeking good
lace Of residence, and this they can
md assuredly will do.
LAS CRUCES HUSTLING.
The people Of Las Cruces are already
N the hustle: grading machine has
,een placed on the principal streets
md good work done In grading them.
rhe long discussed boulevard between
his town and the College Ii taking |
lefnite shape; this grand highway.
,etween rows Of waving trees, has