Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-12-28
Iowa Farmers Have
Come to Estan-
cia Valley.
ARE MAKING LAND ENTRIES
Arrivals Have Money and
Mean Business-..Big Tray
el By Railroad.

There was something of rush at
me local U. S. land Office In the Fed.
eral building yesterday, when seven.
teen sLalwart Iowa farmers stood In
line waiting their turn to file home.
stead claims in the Estancia Valley.
All Of these men expect to make their
homes in this Territory as soon, as 1t
IS possible to ship their belongings
here from Iowa.
This incident is only feature In
the rapid settling up of this fertile val.
ley, where water can be had at
depth of from 8 to 80 feet In almost
any spot.
Iowa farmers under the leadership
OIL George w. Harbin, are preparing
to form a colony in the valley.
Number Come.
About twenty-five men arrived In
this city last week and after looking
at the resources Of the valley, nearly
all decided to locate there at once.
Others were forced to wait until they
could return to Iowa and consult with
their families and friends. 1t Is ex.
pected that several hundred of the
best farmers in the United States will
come to central New Mexico as Der.
manent residents early this spring.
The proposed colony is to be locat.
ed in and around Mcintosh and many
homestead entries have been made.
The promoters of the colony, all of
whom expect to become members of
it, as farm owners, held a meeting
Christmas night, at the Claire Hotel to
discuss ways and means. Mr.. Harbin
said that the meeting was Of prl.
vate nature and concerned only those
who were present. He, however, ad
mitted that plans were being made
tC incorporate town site company,
|aijl arrangements completed for other
improvements in the Estancia Valley.
Among those who were In Santa Fe
this week filing homesteads and
looking over the prospects are:
George w. Harbin, Waterloo, Iowa:
II. B. Winkel, John Pruss, M. Frelin-
ger and son, l.. Turner, J. G. Peterson.
Charles Peterson, all Of Algona, Ia.:
Is. Hartsell, of Estancia; w. R. Brun.
er, Excelsior, Iowa; Joseph Grof.
Parnell, Iowa; G. Brehener, Waterloo.
Iowa; DR.. Ell Browning and wife.
West Branch, Iowa; Thomas Moore
and Viola Gray, West Branch, Iowa,
Good Men.
The people VINO have been settling
in the Estancia Valley, are among
the best and most progressive In the
United States. Almost without ex.
ception they have money and are not
afraid to spend 1t for the general vel
fare as well as their own personal
benefit. Those who are familiar with
farming done in Iowa by these people
know that there are no better farmers
in the country and If they undertake
to develop the Estancia Valley In the
vicinity in which they locate, nothing
but success can result from their Of.
forts. There are several other parties
of Iowa and Nebraska farmers who re-
Gently visited the valley and returned
to their homes for the purpose OF dis
posing of their lands and taking up
homesteads In this Territory
An important factor in the settle
ment of this valley is the Santa Fe
Central Railway which makes 1t easy
to secure supplies In this portion OF
the Territory. In speaking Of the val
lev. s. B. Grimshaw assistant general
manager of the railway said:
within the past week, we have
sold tickets to large number OF set
tiers for points in this valley. Many OF
them have already taken up home
steads and are preparing to snip
household goods and farm implements
here.
Many Supplies.
"The amount of supplies we have
been transporting to Estancia passes
all belief. We have been forced TO
place an assistant freight agent on
duty at that point because the man
there was unable to handle the work
| by himself. have been receiving an
average of five letters week from IN
tending settlers asking about this val
llev. Two hundred settlers are now
negotiating with this company for the
removal of their belongings there from
Utah early in the spring. The Santa
! Fe Central officials are making prep
arations to handle large passenger
traffic during the coming year. IN
nv estimation nothing can stop the
tide of settlers to New Mexico from