Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-31
0en1i1g, of Luna County, a
Fine Southern Town.
Many OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ensfitu-
ti0ns--8ig Sanitarfum Assured.

aired. sunshiny rooms, will be used
for lodging purposes. The upstairs
has been leased to John Cain, who re-
Gently took up his residence in DEM
ing after long residence at Hills
boro. Mr.. Cain has proved a good
citizen of Deming. and is putting his
surplus cash into the building of sew
eral new residences for renting pur-
poses.
One of tiae signs chat Deming is
moving along in the procession of
lively, business towns is it's constantly
increasing postofffce receipts. Post
master X. @. Clarke, one of the best
known citizens 0f Deming. gives out
the pleasing information that the post
Office receipts of Deming have ma
terialH increased the past few years,
and a constant increase is expected
continually for future years.
as a cattle shipping point Deming
has no equal in either New Mexico or
arizona. and this spring, so say the
big cattle raisers. between 10000 and
$4,000 head of cattle will be shipped
| from Deming to eastern and western
markets. Col. Richard Hudson says
| the cattle raisers of southern New
Mexico will all have money on and
after the May deliveries. The ranges
are fine and the cattle In good shape,
and buyers are paying SIS, SIS and
$21 a head for one. two and three-year-
efds Already 10a00 cattle have been
| purchased and shipped at these
figures. w. III. Greer, the popular local
manager of the Victorio Land & Cattle
company, was also seen by The Citi-
! zen representative and he talked just
| like Colonel Hudson over the bright
prospects for the cattlemen of south
ern New Mexico. His company is the
largest and most extensive raisers OF
\ range stock In southern New Mexico
and Arizona, and northern Mexico, and
he states that he never saw the stock
in as fine condition, after going
through a winter, as now. His COM
pany, of which II. A. Jastro, of Bakers
field, Cal, is the general manager,
ships on an average of about 1000
cars of range cattle to California pas
lures yearly, and will, in a very short
time, begin the shipment of 5000 cat
tie for May delivery. Mr. Greer says
prices are good, and of course the cat
tie raisers of southern New Mexico
, are oorrespondingly happy. The gen.
tleman is one of the new members OF
the Territorial Cattle Sanitary board,
/. and went up to Las Vegas Sunday.
night to attend the reorganisallen OF
the board, His wife, who is one OF
the popular ladies of Deming, has gone
to bakersheid. Cal, to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. III. A. Jastro, and
will be absent from the social circles
of the city for several weeks,
/ The Bank OF Demlng Is an institu-
ton which the people of Deming point
with pride, and it is banking institu-
tion of a solid foundation The board
of directors are Hon. j. Sloat Fassett,
Elmira, N. Y; Lou II. Brown, cashier
and vice president American BankeSs,.e
association for New Mexico; IehB Cor.
Bett, OF Corbett & Wynear. ore 5ilyefss-
and samplers Seaman Field, real es.
J tate and insurance, and W. II. Quincy,
: who is the efficient assistant cashier.
Deming has two weekly newspapers,
and they supply the town with all the
job printing needed by the local mer:
chants and all the local news. The
Graphic is the new addition, taking
the place made vacant by the retire
ment of the Herald. n. s. Rose, who
formerly conducted a weekly at Ger
rillos, is the editor and r-c.~'etor of
the Graphic, and be Is getting out 4
very newsy, upto-date weekly. George
Shakespeare still wields the pen ON
the Headlight.
| The Citizen representative in the
afternoon of Saturday was driven
| over the city of Deming by r. p
! smith, Jr., member of the energetic
real estate and insurance firm of
Smith stone & Rogers, and was sur.
prised al the many substantial i'm
provements made in the town since a
visit OF year ago. One of the newest
enterprises OF the town visited was
the Deming Ice & Electric company
owned by c. Reihs, ii. NJ. Stecker and
j. W. Pennewell. The ice factory has
capacity of twenty tons of tba cor