Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-03-23
ASYLUM FOR
THE BLIND
Ground Broken for Its Buildings
at AIamogordo-- $4,000 so
F ar Available.
INCREASING BUSINESS
Under {. P. and N. {. R. R-.DriIIing
for Artesian Water...0tero County
Settling Up Rapidly,

! A. j. King, president of the Alamo.
gordo improvement Company. who
spent Thursday and Friday of last
week in this city. inconversation with
a New Mexican reporter, said that the
Ell Paso & Northeastern Railway is do
ing an unprecedented business, especi-
ally in hauling fruit from California to
| the east.
The postoffice receipts of Alamogor-
do have increased to such an extent
| that it will be advanced to second
class on July l. This of course. is an
indication that business in the town
itself is steadily and rapidly increas-
ing.
The ground has been broken for the
Territorial Blind Asylum and the city
water mains extended to the plot
which covers 20 acres. Mr.. King, who
is president of the board of trustees,
has visited a number of eastern asy-
lums for the purpose of ascertaining
the best methods of teaching the blind
and the board is in communication
with number of leading educators.
Plans for the buildings are being pre-
pared by various architects and the
structure is to be completed by fall.
About $1,000 are available for the
purpose
There is considerable being done in
the building line. Among the new
structures is fine stone building
costing about $25 900. An effort is be-
ing made to develop artesian water
and drill is down 700 feet. Two flows
of good water have been struck. but
not artesian. West of Alamogordo
wells are being developed, water being
struck at a depth of 60 feet. furnish
ing sufficient water for orchards and
truck gardens. Quite number of
people are coming in from the north
and middle west. especially from Min
nesota and Iowa, from which sections
come thrifty German farmers 1t is
astonishing to note the many inquiries
that are being received especially from
well-tO-do-farmers, whose lands in the
east have increased in value to such
an extent that they find it more profit
able to sell out then farm. These peo-
pie are looking for cheaper lands and
coming to New Mexico, they make the
very best kind of progressive citizens
having sufficient means to stock and
equip their farms and still have a bank
account
Speaking on the statehood question,
Mr.. King says that the people of Otero
County are strongly in favor of single
statehood and most business men
would rather not have statehood at
all than be coupled up with Arizona
The resolutions passed by the county
convention which sent Mr.. King as del
egate to Las Vegas, do not express
the sentiment of the great majority of
the people. The highest regard is en-
pressed for Delegate Rodey, and the
people would do about anything in the
world for him. but do not agree with
him on the proposition of joint state
hood.
The lumber mills are working full
time and turn out about 100000 feet
Of manufactured lumber per day. The
mining camp of Jarilla promises to be
in very active operation this year.
Colorado Springs capital has acquired
property in the camp and
will develop it. They have entered
nto contract to erect a smelling
olant of 100 tons daily capacity.