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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-10

Pecos Valley begins ten miles north
OF Roswell and extends to Carlsbad
on the south, and even to the SOUTH
ern border of New Mexico.
The irrigated section of New Mexi-
co. which is the finest portion of the
Pecos Valley. lies tributary 10 Ros-
well. the natural and commercial
gateway to the newest section being
developed in the great Southwest.
According toIhe best information
cbtainable. about $1,000 900 has been
invested in the Valley during the
last year and thousands of acres OF
lands turned into splendid fruit.
truck and alfalfa farms. During the
last nine months parties of from fifty
to seventy-f1ve investors from eastern
and northern states nave arrived
semi-monthly in the Valley. Most of
them have bought lands and many re
NAMED to AXE up their homes in this
modern paradise. This would be suf-
ficient reason to prove to some that
the Valley is a prosperous and com
ing country. But during my stay in
the Valley l have ridden through the
richly irrigated farming area; talked
with it's Oldest residents; investiga-
ted every condition necessary to it's
present prospRity and future limita-
tions, and hs4e found these condi-
lions offer sttl stronger proof that
the tide Of inff grafton is justified.
The prosenf area under irrigation
covers a strilsNfteen miles wide and
sixty miles ion % These lands are ira
versed by t~he5hpanta Fe railroad and
tributary to food business towns.
Around the -vn of Roswell. which
is known as NE Pearl of the Pecos,
fer instance. nusere are 40. 900 acres
of irrigated Rnds, while at .Artesia
he area is qfte as large.
There are khree systems of irriga-
ton in the Pecos Valley. Two OF
these are used in the Roswell dis
trict. The first and most extensive
is by the wafer which gushes from
the great North and South Springs
and the Berrendo rivers, yielding an
inexhaustible supply sufficient alone
TO irrigate 10000 acres. In CONVEX
sation with Parker Earle, the veteran
horticultural expert of h Valley.
he says that by means of gasoline en-
gines and windmill power not less
than 100000 additional acres in ev-
cry direction around Roswell can be
irrigated from the lakes of water
in the great artesian belt around Ros
well. This land is especially adapted
to fruit culture.
The second source of irrigation is
by arteSian wells. The first we'll was
dug at Roswell fourteen years ago.
Now there are over 200 wells in the
Valley. These wells are from seventy
to one thousand feet deep and cost
$500 to $4,000 each. They produce
large quantities of water. The Miller
well six miles southwest Of Roswell
discharges 1920 gallons per minute,
which spouts sixty-four inches above
the top OF a seven-inch casing. The
Cecil we'll near Artesia flows $500
per minute and the water
spouts a stream six inches across and
feet high continually. On the |
stock farm two miles north
of Roswell, a well 200 feet deep
throws 1000 gallons per minute thro'
eight-inch pipe. These wells furn-
ish water for all purposes and are
used by their owners to irrigate
truck, alfalfa and fruit lands.
The government has just made
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-10

Dispatches from Indiana indicate
that the case OF Ex-Governor TAYLOR
Of Kentucky. who is wanted in Ken
lucky on the charge of being imrli-
Gated in the death of Gov. Goebel,
may be re-opened. 1t is said that
Indiana's new governor is not dispO-
sed to unduly favor Taylor, hence
this noted case may again excite pub
lie attention.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-10

A number of the prominent scien-
lists of the world are much excited
yer the figures given out by enc of
them showing that the fuel supply
of the world will be exhausted in
about four thousand years. 1t doesn't
worry us a particle.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-10

OOrn6r 4bD q MALI SUT0cUS.
available under the Reclamation Act,
$3.50, 900 TO build the Hondo reservoir,
twelve miles west of Roswell. This
reservoir will be completed in Sep
TENDER, 1905, and will Immediately
bring into use for farming and fruit
raising 10000 acres of land Immediate
ly adjoining Roswell.
The reservoir covers 1000 acres
and when filed will contain a depth
of twenty feet of water. This water
comes from the White mountains by
the Hondo river and it's tributaries,
which are $50 miles long. Land own
ers in the Hondo district are assessed
s25 an acre to build this reservoir
and are given ten years in which to
pay. without interest. This land is
now valued at from $40 to $50 an
acre, but it will be worth $50 in six
months.
Farms in the Valley are not large.
forty to $50 acres being the average.
There are very few farms over 600
acres. Land values are at even great
er range. Unimproved lane in the ar
tesian belt can be bought at $40 an
acre. but it often costs $25 or even
$35 an acre before an artesian well,
bitches and drainage canals are com
pleted. Land with water rights can
be had at $25 an acre upward. I'M
proved land near Roswell is selling
at $50 TO $500 an acre.
George w. Medley refused $4,000
for forty acres, including twenty ac-
res in orchard and twenty acres in
alfalfa. Three years ago he paid $3.50
IN acre for this tract This property
les five miles east of Roswell.
The principal crops of the Valley
Liz alfalfa anu liult, Will al IACI SdS-
ing yield of all vegetables, including
c~anualoupes and celery. Alfalfa is
cut four to five times annually and
sells at IS to $12 per ton. R. F. Barn
EFT of Roswell owns forty acres of
land. Last year the first two
cuttings yielded 100 tons. the third
cutting sixty TONS, the fourth forty
tons, and the fifth thirty tons. while
rented the pasture land during the
at $3.50 an acre. On Deem
Der 1st he sold most Of his crop at
cuttings of alfalfa are usually |
shipped to eastern and foreign mar
kets.
There are at present 5000 acres
Of apple orchards in the Valley. ].
owns a 500-acre orchard
rom which in 1904 he shipped 100
cars. About $50 cars we're shipped
rom the Valley. Ben Davis. Gano,
Winesap, Missouri Pippin, and Nam
moth Black Twig are the principal
Bartlett pears, California
1lums. and luscious peaches are
Apple trees bear the fourth
rear. About one hundred trees are
planted TO the acre. On the farm of
Z. F.. Barnett near Roswell, twenty
tx acres of ni~ne-year-old trees no
luced apples that sold for So, 200 in
9O4. This price was obtained for the
on trees. and soc trees of this
produced fruit that sold for
s. 900 on the tree. The yield for the
was 10000 bushels. Watermel
ms from eleven acres near Roswell
old last last year by the L. F. d. :
arm for $1,7S0 for the first crop Gel
ry yields $500 per acre net profit.
,elery raised in the Valley excels the ,
kalamazoo article. The express COM
any AT Roswell collected $4,000 ex t
ressage in 1904. There is considera- t
lie land in the Valley open to home G
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-10

passing the senate are not of the best
1t now seems to be the intention Of
it's opponents to talk the bill to death.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-10

Alva Adams s governor of Colorado
and the will of the people has pre-
vailed.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-10
A CLEAR CASE OF ROBBERY.

The proceedings against the Gen
eral Paper company cannot be COM
plete, and probably will not be eff
f~ective. unless the matter IF tariff
on print paper and WOOD pulp is talk
en- into account and adjusted.
The Dingley law put an additional
tariff of 50 per ton on paper n forty
seven cents per ton on pulp. Ostensi-
bly, this was added protection" The
TACT is that no protection was needed.
previous tax had been prohibitive
and pulp business had not
~ foreign competition.
ceased merely to
-cturers to
ices
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-10
A GREAT
COUNTRY
THE PECos VALLEY IN EASTERN
NEW MEXICO AS SEEN
BY VIM. r DRAPER.
A GOOD ARTICLE
A GOOD ARTICLE

The Pecos Valley Highly Praised by
The Noted Writcr.-The Irrigation
Lands of the Valley and Their,
Great Productive Powe~.-The Gil
mate and Other Advantages.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-10

FOR sALE.-A handmade phaetoa.
steel frame, rubber tires. good As
new This is a high grade vehicle.
Apply at Record once. y
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-10
Rain and Snow.

The weather ferecad.o f the local
Office was correct.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-01-10

All advertisements to insure inser-
ton in the same days issue of The
Record should be in the printers
hands before eleven o'clock in The
morning. Orders for taking out any
standing ad. should also be in the o.
flee by eleven o'clock to prevent its
being run that day.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10

All of these figures were taken from
the registers with the exception of the
indians, OF which no census was taken.
and those from Lake county all OF
which are not yet in
The completed figures from Clay
county show loss of 336 from the
census Of five years ago The popula-
ton is 4,S15 male and Ats female,
of which 1890 are foreign born. OF
the towns, Vermillion has 2.147, Wa
konda 246, and that portion of Irene
in Clay county IA. The loss in popu-
lation is accounted for by the fact OF
consolidation of farms and that the
students at the university were count
ed five years ago and were left out
Of the present census.
One popularity in the returns to the
state auditor on the reports for the
state assessment board comes from a
county which shows 623 school roll
and admits the existence of 1,139 dogs
for taxation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
Pins That Are Hard to GET.

A new chapter is about to be added
to the history of pins. The young
man who looks after his own ward
robe is going to write it. 1t will
treat of the very small pins used to
fasten ribbon and other things that
come put up in bolts.
81 want some of those pins the worst
way" said the young man, but can
not find any have been in every big
store in town and half the little ones
looking for them. ut has been a hope.
less quest. They are not il the mar
ket. Where can l get Them? | ask
the clerk in desperation. They can
not tell.
".But there are such things, I insist
Somebody makes them I have seen
them
$50 have L. the clerk admits, but
only in ribbon and skirt binding
According to that will have to buy
about twenty bolts Of baby ribbon to
get ,as many small pins as | need.
That will make a pretty stiff price to
pay for them, so, if anybody with a
little regard for lone mans pocket
book will volunteer some information
on the subject ! shall be eternally
obliged"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10

The Black Hills Fullers Earth COM
pany has just been incorporated at
Deadwood, with 100000 shares, par
value 81. This will open a new in
dustry and one of the most valua BILE
ever promoted in the Black Hills. A
large quantity OF fulers' earth is i'm
ported yearly into the United States.
so that mines yielding this valuable
product in this country are highly es-
teemed. This company owns 36O acres
of land in Fall River county, twelve
miles southeast of Hot Springs The
deposit is a cretaceons strata in the
bed shale. 1t is believed that the bed
of fullers' earth will be found to I'M
derby the entire $50 acres of land.
This earth is of a dark blue slate
color. 1t is three feet eight inches
in thickness, has been proven by the
analytical test to be chemically pure,
and both the bleaching and altering
tests have shown it TO be superior to
any other fullers' earth in the world.
This fullers' earth can be mined,
ground, bolted and put on the market
for So ton. The poorest grade now
on the market is selling for twice
that amount. Some of the best grades
sell as high as $22 ton. E. S. Kelly
of Hot Springs is president of the new
company.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
SUCCESSFUL, PROSPEROUS AMI
HAPPY

The Northwestern Farmers are now
full harvests ever garnered. 1t is diff
cult to think Of single product Of the
soil that is not producing most bounti-
fully and when the work of preserva-
ton is done, these tillers of the soil
are entitled to a change, rest and
some recreation. To rest does not mean
for one to lay down his shovel and the
hoe and forget the cares or the pleas
| ures of life, but real rest comes from
a change of surroundings and re-
search for more knowledge of the
things that improve the life and happi-
ness OF these who drudge for others.
Where to go is a question, and to solve
the problem, the editor asks considera-
ton of section of country similar to
the northwest In every respect except
as to climate and hence different pro-
ducts OF the soil. Every farmer, in
fact every citizen, business man me-
chanic, should go on a trip to Okla
homa, Indian Territory and Texas, for
the purpose of looking over the many
advantages, the diversified interests,
and make study of the people and
their customs. The country is rich
in agriculture and varied industries and
most prosperous, and interesting, and
makes striking picture Of great in
terest to the northern resident. You
may some time contemplate change
for climatic reasons, and to have a
knowledge of the opportunities will be
worth much to. you To travel is to
learn, and no better way is open for
the individual than trip through this
bonntiful country. The passenger de-
partment of the great Ro0k Island Rail
way System over which John Sebastian
presldes, has paved the way for a
convenient tour by providing luxuriant
train service and best of all rate so
low that Tits cheaper to travel than
stay at home.o Address Mr.. Sebastian
at Chicago, ILL.,, and ask him for the
literature which will be a guide and
help to you and I am sure an incentive
to break away" frors your labors and
troubles at home and see how your
neighbors live.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
ELECTRIC OR STEAM ROAD?
Mystery Surrounding Proposed New
Line in Moody County,


Quite lot of excitement has been
caused the past three weeks by gang
of surveyors and young lawyer OF
Brookings in the northwest part of
Mood county who purported to be sur
veylng for an electric railroad between
Sioux Falls and Brookings.
Some of the business men upon
fndlng that the proposed route was
going to miss Flandreau and go
through Esan got excited and had a
meeting called and invited some OF
the interested parties to appear before
an audience of our citizens and per-
suade them to offer large enough
bonus to induce the new road to come
this way, but at the meeting it de-
veloped that this was to be a straight
line from Brookings to Sioux Falls and
that no inducement could be offered
that would warrant them in crooking
the line even a half of q mile.
At Egan some of the citizens are
getting little skeptical and think
that this is the forerunner of a new
railroad and that the right-of-way is
being secured to turn over to some
railroad company. The promoters do
not give the people very clear idea
of what is going to be done
The chief object seems to be to get
right of way free and then the object
will be made known. 1t is somewhat
Of a puzzle to people of Flandreau to
understand why this proposed electric
road which would have to depend up
on the passenger traffic for support,
after travelling twenty-eght miles
through our county would miss the
county seat to avoid going two miles
and half out of the way. The
traffic to the county seat would surely
be more than the trough traffic, and
our citizens have come to the conclu-
sion that it will be some time before
the citizens of this county will enjoy
the benefits of street railway.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
FINE IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
Winter Wheat Threshinss Show Val
liable Crop Secured.

Reports from number of points in
practically every county in the agri-
cultural portion of the state east of the
Missouri river show that black rust
has not yet seriously damaged the
wheat crop.
Violin, Platte and Alexandria are the
first towns to make reports of thresh-
ing, At Violin, Eugene Handy threshold
his winter wheat, which yielded an
| average of about twenty-five bushels
to the acre. Others in that locality
report yields of as high as forty BUSH
els. Lewis Harris, farmer living near
Platte, has completed threshing thirty
acres Of winter wheat, which averaged
eighteen bushels per acre. The wheat
was of very light stand. One field
of rye threshed out forty-five bushels
an acre, while another field yielded
thirty-fve bushels to the acre Joseph
Hollis, living near Flandreau, was the
first to thresh in that locality. He
threshed ITO acres of rye for Joseph
Mcnamara, which averaged 10 bushels
an acre.
Winter wheat in the extreme south
ern part of the state is all harvested
and some threshing has been done.
The winter wheat which has thus far
been marketed in that part of the state
tested siXtytwo pounds to the bushel,
and was of fine quality. Hundreds Of
farmers in the southern part of Union
county had large fields of winter
wheat, and have had such good sue
cess with it that they have decided to
increase the acreage next year.
Harvesting of spring wheat com.
menced several days ago in the south
ern part of the state, and this week
will commence in the central portion.
Barley harvest is completed in the
greater part of the state, while great
deal of oats will be cut this week.
The barley crop will be good average
one in the state at large, while in
many localities it will be better than
for several years.
Harvesting, among other counties,
is also in progress in Lyman county,
west of the Missouri river, where
crops of all kinds are unusually prom
Using. Lyman is one of the compare
lively new counties, and heretofore has
been numbered among the Cow coun-
ties.
Yet some Of the farmers find some
thing to kick about. One of this class,
who lives in Hutchinson county, was
interviewed the other day. He kicked,
as usual.
eff it amt one thing it's another in
this d country. My crop is going
to be so big that my granary won't
hold it, and l will have to blow myself
to build more granary room"
Some of the farmers in the vicinity
OF Hartford Minnehaha county, ex-
press the belief that their wheat will
thresh from twenty to forty bushels to
the acre.
Owing to the heavy yields of all
kinds Of small grain, retail implement
dealers have been pushed to the ut
most to supply the unusually brisk de-
mand for binder Irvine.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
THIS SEWAGE WILL BE TANkED
Mitchell, S. D., Provides Septic Re
ceptacle for 1t.

Mitchell, S. D., Provides a Septic Re-
ceptacle for 1t.
Ever since Mitchell put in a sewer
system there has been trouble as to
the disposal of the sewage. Vain eff
is have been made in years past
20 dispose of it, but bad conditions
have always remained. The city coun-
Gil has just commenced the erection
OF septic tank to cost $500 The
tank is placed in the southeastern part
of the city. 1t is 40 by 40 feet, and
will be feet deep. 1t will be 1ine,,
with concrete three feet thick at the
bottom and two feet overhead. The
chemical action which takes place
turns the refuse into water that is
from 80 to IS per cent pure, and there
is no odor. The system will be in
working order in about a month
Work has commenced on Mitchell's
new corn palace, to be 100 by 142 feet.
stone foundation is being laid that
will add to the permanency of the
affair. There is but two months in
which to construct the building and
decorate it, but enough men will be
engaged to do the work and have
everything in readiness for the open.
ing on Sept. 25. The structure will
cost $4,000 when it is completed, and
will seat over 1000 people in the gal
lery and lower floor. All the booths
will be placed on the first floor and
the gallery will be provided With seats
The Banda Rosa will be musical
attraction.
The valuation of Dawson county
amounts to $3,623,452, which is nearly
100000 in excess of the valuation
Of 1904. The increase comes from a
higher value being placed on real es-
tate and a larger number of cattle,
horses and hogs. The population by
the new census is 10.031. Five years
ago it was 1888.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
UNEAsINEss ON ROSEBUD.
Indians Drinking Too Much-Fears for
the Future.

liC FuluIC.
An outbreak of the Sioux Indians
on the Rosebud reservation is appre-
hended and preparations are being
made by the whites to protect their
homes. The cause of the trouble is
primarily the recent Interpretation of
the law by Justice Brewer, granting
the Indians holding allotments right
to buy liquor. For an Indian, once he
has a taste of liquor, will never end
his drinking until he is stone blind
And once drunk, an Indian, displeased
by some slight deed of white man,
knows no law and no controlling DOW
er.
AS a matter of fact the Indians have
never felt quite right over the Rosebud
land drawing, and their anger is in
creasing instead Of diminishing Last
night six Indians, each armed with a
big gun, quarreled with a bartender
in Smith Brothers saloon at Dallas
over the land proposition. The bar
tender beat one of them almost to
death with bottles while the proprie-
tor, with two big Colt revolvers point
ed at the braves, held them motionless
during the fight. eff one of you moves
I'll kill YOU he declared. The in
jured man did not regain conscious
ness for twelve hours, and twenty
seven stitches were necessary to sew
his scalp together.
Many of the Indians remember the
battle of Wounded Knee and thew are
talking of it more and more
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
LARGEST GOLD BRICK EVER.
$1,000 Lump in One Week at Dead
wood,

The Imperial Mining company of
Deadwood recently encountered rich
body of ore while working in an up
raise on the Sunday claim. Another
body of ore was encountered below a
few weeks ago, but this more recent
discovery is even higher grade than
any ever encountered on the ground.
At the weekly cleanup last Saturday
the largest brick ever turned out from
the mill was made. 1t weighed 1877
pounds, and will be worth between
$4,000 and $1,000.
The Golden Reward Mining COM
pany will resume operations. The re.
pairs consisted of new crusher and
dryer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
Well Preserved.

He-Nime de Bigfakski is certainly
a we'll preserved woman. She was
on the stage when my grandmother
was a theater-goer.
She-Yes; if there is anything in
the alright theory of personalities
she ought to keep Indefinitely. She
is literally incased in cosmetics.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
Fell into Deep DISGRACE.

Landlady-Mr. Starboarder is no
longer one of the guests al my table.
Friend-Why did he leave?
Landlady my request. asked
him to say grace the other day, and he
said: ooh, Lord, we need thy help to
make us thankful for what we are
about to e!"--Cleveland Leader.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
Fun Ahead.

Beware cried the fortune teller.
your bitterest enemy will shortly
cross your path
"Hooray!" yelled the man, delight
eddy, my auto won't do thing to
him. "-Philadelphia Press.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
Progressive.

Jack-How are you getting on with
Miss Higgins, old man?
Tom-Slow but sure I began at the
gate and have now reached the veran-
da. If nothing happens hope to get
into the parlor this fall
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
A Painful Amputation,

81 see that Chauncey Depew's $780,
600 salary in the Equitable has been
cut off,"
THAT hurts worse than to be called
purveyor of moldy chestnuts. Bal
timore Sun.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-10
Silence Is Better.

Anonymity seems to be growing in
favor with contemporary novelists. In
some cases silence would be a still
better refuge from the sings and ar.
rows Of Observation-Disclosures Jour.
nal.