Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-01
PROHIBITS SALOONS
And GAMBLING
And Kindred Evils Out at
IMountainair. Prospects
For Lively Town.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

Special Correspondence.
M~ountainair, n. M, Nov. 29.-Moun-
tainair will prohibit saloons, gambllng
and kindred evils. This was DECIDED
al a stockholders meeting OF the ADO
Land company Monday OF this week
The prohibitive clauses VIII be In
c%orporated in the deeds ana Noun
tainair will be advertised as a health
and pleasure resort and as "a good
place to live n" Roswell leads the
territory in the matter OF prohibiting
gambling, but Mountainair leads in
the matter of saloons and the things
that usually 20 with them. At this
meeting, very encouraging letters
from President Ripley and the adver-
Using department of the Santa Fe
we're read. The plan had been SUBJ
mitted TO Mr.. Ripley beforehand andft
had his unqualified endorsement. This
mean that the Santa Fe will help ad-
vertise and push the town, IL nothing
else, but the fact that the company
has recently bought 120 acres OF
ground adjoining the town site and
are now putting down a deep well
makes the good people here hopeful
of something pretty good from the
railroad company, At this meeting
James p. Dunlavy, who recently
bought the interest OF Col. e. G. Nan
ming, in the Abo Land company, was
elected president and general manager
to succeed Gov. L. S. Slower, resign
ed, and VIM. NJ. Mccoy was elected
secretary. Geo. V. Hanlon was elect
ed vice president, which makes the
new board as follows: m p. Dun
lazy, president n general manager;
o. " II.D1n, ,sa R-AaidAnfs IOhn
w. Corbett. treasurer; VIM. M. Nc
Coy, secretary; and the officers, with
Roderick Slower, of Albuquerque. con-
stitute the board of directors. All the
officers are young, energetic and sue
cessful business men and with the
cooperation of the railroad company,
they expect to make Mountainair
hum.
1t was decided at the meeting to
replat the town site, making the two
main streets 100 feet wide and each
lot purchaser will be given a warranty
deed and an abstract of title. This
is something no other town in the
county does. There will be m
thing doing here pretty soon.
Inc new well on the right of way
is down about 400 feet and when En-
g.neer Dun was here the other day
be spoke very favorably about going
down 1900 or until oil or flowing waite.
was found. The townsite well is only
800 feet deep and furnished about
sixty thousand gallons of water daily
for about two months from a skinner
casing. It is pronounced the best
water on the entire system.
The two steam shovels at this place
are throwing dirt about as fast as two
steam shovels can and they expect Il
have the big cut here finished II
about two months or possibly less
't'he construction train which was Ia
ken from here to Epris some time age
> will be brought back here in a few
DAYS and and the track will be com
pleted to Abo canyon. This will leave
a gap of about two miles on the line
from here to Belen.
Vim. M. Mccoy will soon be livins
at home in his new house on hi
homestead adjoining the town site
w. f. Bartell has the contract ant
when completed this will be about tn
ueatest and best built house in Tor
rance county. Mccoy & Co. have ais,
located the site of their new stor'
building and will begin work on ina
as soon as they can get the materla
IN the ground. The new building vii
cost about SO. 500 and will be a mod
ern, up-to-date store building in ev
cry respect. Several other building
are contemplated, but like 1t is in oth
err places in Torrance county, 1t is i'm
possible to secure building materla
The family of j. J.. Goforth arrive
fmro Newkirk, Oklahoma, last wee
and until they can build a home c
their own, they are living in the co
Manning house.
Capt. and Mrs. j. A. Corbett arrive
from Medford, Oklahoma, this wee
and are living temporarily in John "
Corbett's property until they can 20
a house built on their homestead.
II. Matlick has filed a homestea
and will return in a few days to New
Kirk. Oklahoma, for his family. ii
father n-law, Mr.. Allen, who spent
short time here last summer, WI
probably return TO New Mexico wit
him.
With plenty of rain, the water hole
all full. splendid grass, stock nevt
in better condition, a dry" town VIII
which TO appeal to the better class
citizens and the assurance of raj
road sympathy and help, Mountain
air people are feeling pretty good ov'
The outlook for the future.