The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-11

one group are C. c. Slaughter. bull,
and Bonnie Maid, COW. Another
group has Viola, Stella and Roswell
Maid. Viola is a $1.40O treasure, and
looks it. There are a number of cal
yes and yearlings on the ranch. Mr..
explained hat the greater number
of the grown cattle were on the large
ranch. A feature of this place thai
would delight a Texas cattleman is
a well throwing up a stream of clear,
cold water high in he air. III sup
plying many thousand gallons of wa
ter per day.
The L. F.. D. ranch, the property
of Col. Geo. W. Littlefeld of Austin,
l did nc have the pleasure of going
over. 1t contains 1900 or 1,400 acres,
and is a little further from the town
than the Slaughter ranch. Here. too.
the omnipresent alfalfa covers the
land. A little park on this ranch holds
several pet deer, and a big bear
treads ~tirelessly back and forth, tug
ging at his chain.
About ten miles ont is the CHS
holm hog ranch, owned by Cliff CHS
holm. 1t is one of the big things OF
the West, where about 5000 hogs
are made ready for the market every
year. They are fed alfalfa and kaffir
corn, which make a balanced ration.
About 800 acres are cultivated in
kaffir corn and 700 in alfalfa. The KAT
fir corn is now fed in the head. but
hereafter it will be fed ground, as
the hogs get more of the grain that
way. Mr.. Chisholm ships to Kansas
City, out his hogs would come to Fit.
Worth If he could get satisfactory
rates to this market.
The Town Of Roswell.
Naturally a country so rich and
productive has a central point as a
business gatherer and distributor. Ros
well is the focus of the and of which
the foregoing is written. Their are
other towns in he Valley that are
growing in Importance, among them
Hagerman, Carlsbad, Artesia and
Lakewood. MIR. J. A. Graham, secre-
tary of the Roswell Commercial Club,
gives me the folding information con.
corning hat town: It's population is
estimated at 5000, to which it has
grown from 1000 in 1899. 1t has a
U. S.. district court, free mail deliv-
cry, electric lights, a fine public
school system, attended by 1850 pu-
-;1- - 1nnA oS~Lf ~o;l11 ~ o-,1-
sidewalks, a good daily paper and
two weeklies, and the elements that
go to the making up of a w~ide-awake
western town. A majority of the peo-
ple in the town n county r from
the South, Texans predominating.
The ,unfailing courtesy of h people
shows that they are satisfied with
themselves and have a good feeling
toward all the world. The town is
well laid out, and shade trees grow
along all of the sidewalks. Some of
these are giants. On Main street is
a row of cottonwoods all Of which
are ten to thirteen feet in circumfer,
ence. There is no lack of shade in
Roswell.
For his information. obtained du-
ring a pleasant visit to Roswell, the
writer begs leave to acknowledge his
Indebtedness to Mr.. J. A. Graham, Sc,
cretary of the Commercial Club, and
Mr.. w. P. Turner, real estate agent,
the latter of whom took it upon him
self to drive me over the country and
show it, pointing out its beauties and
bestowing sensible, conservative, i'm
partial comments upon it.
Mr.. c. l.. Stone, formerly cashier
at the Stockyards bank, is in business
here, doing we'll and waxing fat.
l was disappointed not to have the
pleasure of meeting Col. Parker
Earle, who has beef called to Kansas
City to make an address before a con-
vention of fruit raisers. He is A world
wide authority On horticulture, n
car teach the people of Texas much
in that neglected branch of industry.
(Signed) G. E. l..
SHORT LOCALS.