Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-05-25
EDDY COUNTY PROGRESSING.
DR.. Bearup Enthusiastic Over Pros.
pects-Carlsbad Will Soon Have
Electric Lights Again.

DR.. A. A. Bearup, member of the
Territorial Board of Dental Examin-
ers, of Carlsbad, who was in the city
Monday and Tuesday to attend the
meeting of that body, in an interview
with representative of the New Mex
lean, gave glowing accounts of the
progress and prospects in Eddy Coun-
ty. Dr. Bearup says that never before
in the history of the county have so
many improvements been made In a
year as have been made in the one
just passed. Many new residences
have been erected and several fine
business blocks. All the new build
ings are of the best that can be built
and speak well for the city. Owing to
the flood last fall, business has not
been up to standard, but, the doctor
says, it is now beginning to show the
effects of the rains and good growing
weather with which the county has
been blessed during the past few
weeks Farmers and stockmen are
jubilant over the prospects for the
pSoL Col III tIC vi Juc uiSlIlCl.
Fruit is in the finest of condition and
stock never looked as we'll Good pas
ture and plenty of water have caused
the price of meat to rise and as a con.
sequence stock owners see a way out
of the losses caused by the floods and
bad years of the past. Dr. Bearup
said that as yet not much could be
said in regard to the crops as they
were not far enough advanced to give
much indication of what may be ex-
pected. He said, however, that from
the early appearance of grain and veg
etables, it looked as if there would be
an enormous yield. There has been
difficulty since last October in getting
water with which to irrigate The
high waters of last fall, although they
did not take out the large power dam,
across the Pecos River above Carls- |
bad, caused the river to make another |
channel around the west end of the |
dam Bad weather prevented this |
damage from being repaired until this |
spring, and then the washouts on the |
reason of prohibiting the contractors
from getting material with which to
do the work. However, sand and ce-
ment are now on the grounds and the
work of constructing an extension to
the power dam will be commenced at
once. The old dam, which is still in
tact, is 400 feet long and the addition
will add another $50 feet, making a
total length of 75O feet. The construc.
tion is of the best concrete and will
stand any pressure that may be
brought to bear upon it by the waters
in the river The changing of the
rivers channel also cost the city its
electric lights. The power house,
which was situated near the dam, had
to be abandoned, and as a result Carls
bad has been without lights since Oc.
tober. A smaller dam, about seven
miles above the city, is now almost /.
and the owners have been
given a franchise by the council for
lighting. 1t Is claimed that these
lights will be in operation by the first
VI Will dioO Aul utoH |
water for irrigation purposes, and 1t Is
thought that by the time the construc.
ton of the larger dam is completed,
crops will be in good condition Dr.
Bearup predicts wonderful future for
The Pecos Valley and especially for the /
country around Carlsbad Eastern
capitalists are becoming interested in {
The Land of Sunshine" and the Pecos t
Valley is receiving its share of the c
benefits to be derived from their op- |
,rations. DR.. Bearup, although natur- s
ally partial to his own part of the Ter |
'itory, is profuse in his praises of the I
lorthern portion and says that there c
ire just as good prospects for future t
n that region as in the south. The |
Capital City is not slighted, and the 1
loctor expressed his pleasure at hav- i
ng been able to visit Santa Fe. He.
n company with several others, Tues S
lay afternoon drove through the city
md to the penitentiary and Sunmount,
Ind was more than pleased with what
le saw. :