The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-07
THE c VALLEY.
Judge Pope of Roswell Talks of the
Prosperity and Prospects of the
Best Section of Territory.

Judge w. H. Pope, of the Fifth Judi
cial District, comprising the counties
of Roosevelt, Chaves and Eddy. with
ty to remain until after the supreme
court session. Judge Pope is very en-
thusiastic over the prospects of the
Pecos Valley section which consti-
tutes the district I'VE which he pre-
/ sides. In speaking today of the condi-
tons in the Valley, Judge Pope said
Opportunities for Home Seekers.
There is no section of the south
west that offers the opportunity for
| the home ecker that is today found
in the Pecos Valley. Its splendid eli
mate, hospitable people, excellent
schools and fertile lands, only a SINAI
portion of which has been brought
under irrigation, make it an ideal spot
for the seeker after health or a bust
ness location. l have just finished
my series of fall courts in hes coun-
ties, and everywhere 1 found the
same feeling of confidence in the flu
ture of the Valley and the same air
of present prosperity.
Small Counties the Best.
I'm Roosevelt county is to be found
one of the best object lessons in the
Territory in favor of small counties.
Before it's segregation from ChaveS
county by action of the last legisla-
ture, there was a great deal of crime
committed, but since the formation
IS rLo .ow COUNTY, with pnrta1oc &c
the county seat, the people of the
community, with a pride in preserv-
ing law and order, have seen that
crime was discountenanced and as the
term of court is just held in Portales
the first in the county, found that
very few offenses of any seriousness
demanded the attention of the grand
jury.
1.-The Roosevelt county people have
done more. They have gone ahead
against odds that would have discour-
aged a less brave people and built up
a fine little town at Portales with ex-
cellent schools and hotels, a full quo
most conveniently appointed court
house which was occupied for the
first time during the past month.
The county has had it's discourage
ments, one being the failure lhus far
to secure artesian water, but its peo-
pie have not been disheartened by
obstacles. By public subscription, a
well for artesian water is now being
sunk on the public square in front OF
the court house and if such flow is
discovered. it will an new era
of things in that section. But whether
artesian water is found or not. the
prospect of new railroad building in
that section. the eastern terminus
of the proposed Belen cutoff being
placed at Texico at the east end of
Roosevelt county. causes a distinct
feeling of encouragement; and what
is even more important the withdraw
al from entry by the government of a
large area of land in the western
part of the county is taken as indica-
tive of an intention to make a huge
irrigation enterprise at Triton Lake,
which if accomplished will mean h
reclamation of many thousand acres
of highly fertile land and the conse-
quent bringing of Roosevelt county
to the front as one of the leading
counties of the whole Territory.
Conditions Good in Chaves County.
In Chaves county and the country
south to the Texas line the prospects
have never been as good. In Roswell
work is being actively pushed by the
government on the construction of
the Hondo reservoir. This means the
expenditure of 5000, 900 or more and
thus the maintenance of the present
excellent financial conditions. 1t also
means that 10, 600 acres will be added
to the irrigable area of the Valley at
that point. The people of Roswell
thoroughly realize their opportunities
and are reaching out to improve
them. The Roswell Club. which has
heretofore been principally a social
organization, has recently been re-
named the Roswell Commercial Club,
indicative of a wider scope of useful
ness. Within the last two eek it
has added nearly a hundred names
to its list of members. 1t has sent a
committee to St. Louis to secure the
sa~nitarium of the associated frater-
nal organizations and it is energetic
ally c~ultivating every opportunity to
interest railroad building into the
valley. A secretary who will devote
his entire time to pushing the claims
of the valley is employed at an ade-
quate salary. and it is certain that
the next year will see an unpreceden-
ted progress made in Roswell. l may
say that no enterprise is regarded by