Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-09-28
BUILDING A
NEW TOWN
Willard Station on Santa Fe
Central and Eastern Rail.
way Of New Mexico
IS GROWING RAPIDLY
Located in Fine Stock Raising and
Agricultural Section Csnstruc-
tion Of Road Progressing.

Carl A. Dalies, manager of the John
Becker Company at Willard, of which
he is also a large stockholder, spent
last night and this forenoon in the
city. Mr.. Dalies is as well known here
as he Is at his old home in Belen
or at his new home at Willard. He
was member of the 34th, 35th and
Seth legislative assemblies and served
as speaker of the latter body. The
people we'll know how efficiently and
satisfactorily ne performed these i'm
pOrtant duties. TO representative
OF the New Mexican, Mr.. Dalies said
that the new town of Willard is pro
crossing at a very satisfactory rate
On July 1st, of this year, there was
not a jacal on the town site. In fact
it was nice bit of prairie, especially
good for sheep grazing. Today there
are number of good buildings on the
town site, more are being erected and
more will be erected this fall and win
ter. He estimates the permanent pop
ulation of the place at over hundred
now and that the transcients number
over three hundred, some OF the lat
ter expect to become permanent resi-
dents. A town site has been surveyed
and laid out in modern style, con-
tanning a location for a public park,
wide streets and the necessary alleys.
"A new school house, to accommodate
about one hundred pupils, is now in
course of erection and will be ready
for occupancy, at the latest, by the
1irst of November The money for the
building was raised by public sub
scription. There are several neat resi-
dences with modern improvements.
The business done at the place is
great
There are about three hundred men
employed on the construction OF the
Eastern Railway of New Mexico from
Willard west to the Abo pass, from
Willard east, to Epris. There are near
''ly 1000 men strung out in different
camps, grading and doing other con-
struction work. At and about Willard
the railroad has also one hundred men
busy. The trade of these different grad
ing camps and that of the many stock
men and farmers in the vicinity of
Willard goes to the town and makes
it lively and busy trading center.
The trade is growing almost daily, as
more people are coming to settle and
as more men are being put on the
grading and bridge building forces.
Mr.. Dalies thinks he is not too san
guine in predicting that, within twelve
months, the town will have a popula-
tion of between seven and eight hun
dred people, and probably many more.
Water, of the finest quality, can be
had at a depth of thirty feet and
deeper, and in abundant quantities.
The water has been analyzed and has
been found as good as the water in
the Santa Fe Valley, which, accord
ing to the chemical analysis, made by
the College of Agriculture, is as pure
as can be had anywhere. The climate
is delightful, and in addition to the
place becoming a busy trade center,
it has decided advantage as a health
resort Mr.. Dalies believes, from his
knowledge of affairs, that, by the first
of April, trains will be running on the
Eastern Railway of New Mexico from
Belen over the Abo Pass, via Willard
to Epris to a connection with the El
Paso & Southwestern lines at that
point, which is IS miles east Of Will
lard.
Many homestead settlers are taking
up public lands in claims Of 16C
acres each, within large radius OF
Willard. These people appear to be
of very good class, hard working and
saving. The best of cereals and veg
etables, in great quantities, can be
raised in that section, as water can be
easily had. This year the rainfall was
SO abundant that very good crops
were raised with no irrigation. The
country around and about will also
prove superior for fruit raising. Upon
the whole, Mr.. Dalies, who has been
resident Of Valencia County for thir
teen years and who is we'll acquainted
with conditions, business and agricul
ture, is firm believer that Willard
will be within few years, among
the large and busy towns of New
Mexico, as 1t will be the center of 6
great agricultural and stock raising
country, which will be tributary tt
the town for many miles, east, north
west and south. There must be {
large trading point in that section
and Willard, from it's location, II
bound to be this point. It is tn,
natural gateway for business for thu
country from Belen, west, to Sants
Fe, north, for hundreds Of miles east
and hundreds of miles south. The
stock raising industry, in that section
this year has been Of the most pros
porous, and the outlook for the com
ing year is also very good. Water /,
more than plentiful and the range vii