The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1906-02-10
SOCORRO PROSPEROUS
Hon, W, E, Martin Tells the Santa
Fe New Mexican of Con-
ditions Here,
MANY MODERN IMPROVEMENTS
The Business Outlook Is Better Than
It Has Been Before for
Many Years.

The following is from a recent
issue of the Santa Fe New Mexi-
can:
w. +. Martin, the efficient and
popular clerk of the Third Judic-
ial District Court, and who has
represented the county of Socor-
ro four terms in the council and
house of representatives of the
legislative assembly, with great
credit and ability, was a visitor
to the Capital City last week.
Mr.. Martin is a firm believer
in the future of New Mexico and
in particular of his home county
and town of Socorro. Regarding
them he said:
Both county and town are
rapidly forging ahead, not BOOM
ing, but making steady growths.
Socorro county is principally
known for its mines and its live
stock, both of which it has in
generous quantities. Although
the winter season is usually a
dull time in mining fields there
is at present a large amount of
work being done in the Magda-
lena mining district.
The town of Magdalena,
aside from the cattle and sheep
shipments, is becoming a good
business point for all the ives tern
part of Socorro county.
STEADY GROWTH.
MY home town is growing
steadily Max Kirchman is INSTALL
ing his Bohemian colony and is
meeting with success. He has
sent out thousands of circulars
asking for subscriptions in for
warding his project.
- AS he represented to have
sufficient backing, he has been
criticised by many for sending
out such circulars. 1t is only
fair to him to state that he does
so because he has secured options
on so much property of value
that he thought local people
might wish a chance to invest
and If he refused them the oppor-
tunity, they would resent it. Mr..
Kirchman has secured options on
the fire clay works, the brewery
and ice plant and Greenwald's
roller mills. He has also bought
valuable real estate and will build
hotel and a large mercantile
store. He is making arrange
ments to drill for artesian water
with which to irrigate the up
lands. This colony will be a
great thing for Socorro and the
county generally"
AN irrigation company COM
posed of p. ]. Savage, M. Cooney,
w. G. Hammel, and Robert T..
Collins is sinking a we'll, putting
in an eight inch pipe and an inn
proved pumping plant. This
company expects to irrigate about
Is acres of land three quarters OF
a mile above Socorro and plant
the entire farm in vegetables fol
which there is always demand
MoDERN IMPROVEMENTS.
I'VE will also have an electric
light plant in operation as soor
as Manager Frank Owen of Santa
Fe can come and place the. ma
chinery. The company to oper
ate the plant has been organized
and the necessary money has al
ready been subscribed and paiC
ini
II. J. Matthews is doing goo'
business and now has 156 loca
phones. Long distance connec
, tions have been installed to Kell,
and Magdalena on the west, t
San Antonio, eleven miles south
and to Carthage twenty-five mile
east. Connections via Albuquer
: due, and Santa Fe, will soon b
: completed to Denver.
&C. 7. Brown, mining eNpert
; and w. II. Byerts, one OF on
n we'll known citizens, are improv
c ing their properties. Pric
{ brothers expect to open a neN
q bank soon. Abeyta and Terr
n is the firm name of a new res
n estate company. Local busines
has taken quite a little spur
and the town has every indicatio
5. of rapid advancement.
.r From reports / have received
y live stock generally over II
country is in good condition de