Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-07-30
FARMERS SHOULD
PLANT IN FALL
Says G. w. Harbin, an immigration
Agent-Praises Scenery Of Pa
Jarito Park.

George w. HarDln, O1 Jlcarllla, lIll-
migration agent for the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific and the Santa Fe
Central Railways and Thomas Elliott,
of Mcintosh, immigration agent for
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway, are In the city for few days
and are stopping at the Claire Hotel.
They returned here Friday afternoon
from trip of several days spent in
viewing the iruias and other interest
ing sights ofNPajafito Park. They are
expecting another large party of home
seekers in this city on August Z,
bound for points in the Estancia Val
ley.
Mr.. Harbin was seen at the hotel
Saturday morning, by reporter of
the New Mexican. Asked about the
agricultural prospects in the valley he
said that the drouth for about two
months in the late spring and early
summer had left the district looking
not as well as at the same time last
year, but the recent rains have i'm
proved conditions and the outlook is
now very favorable.
81 am satisfied that early fall seed
ing of wheat, rye and barley and the
midsummer sowing of alfalfa will re-
suit in very satisfactory returns" he
said. Il believe farmers Of the dis
trict are making the mistake of put
ting in their crops largely in the
spring and then they are too late
for the best results in spring seeding.
Notwithstanding conditions were not
as good in the valley a week ago as
in the same period last year, the pros
pective settlers were greatly pleased
with the appearance of the country,
and where eligible, made homestead
or desert land entries.
1--WE expect to continue the location
of people in the Estancia Valley and
elsewhere in New Mexico ON each ex-
curslon date which is the first and
third Tuesday of each month. Sue
cess in the undertaking is not easy
because New Mexico is practically I'M
known to the farmers of the eastern
and northern states as having any val
liable opportunities and it requires
much advertising and patient effort to
overcome this ignorance and also the
prejudice which exists in the east and
north.
II have just returned in company
with Mr.. Elliott after spending three
or four days at the Pajarito Park Re.
serve | was greatly surprised at the
grandeur of natures handiwork. ]
have taken the Thousand mile circuit
from Denver by way of Durango, Sill.
verton and Ouray through the Grand
Gorge, ETC., and for variety and won.
derful scenery I think the Pajarito
Park excells the Colorado tour named
Santa Fe is moving in the right
direction in opening up this park to
the public and cannot proceed with
Its accomplishment too rapidly II
certainly affords an opportunity fol
tourists that they must appreciate
most highly and Santa Fe is given a
prominence on the map of this country
which 1t has not hitherto enjoyed. Toe
much cannot be said Of the cliff dwell
ings in the park and also the ruins
OF habitations in which undoubtedly
the ancient people lived during the
summer months. Many of the walls
dividing these houses into several
rooms as well as the exterior walls OF
the same are in good preservation. II
Is not probable that Professor Hewitt
found and removed more than a very
small per cent of the many evidences
OF a people living there long years
ago and from the cemeteries in
which they buried the dead"