Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1906-07-27
A Message to Home Seekers.


Any one hunting for health,
wealth or a good home, cannot af-
ford to PASS by Deming, which is
located in the center of the beauti-
ful Mimbres Valley surrounded
bysm all picturesque mountain ms.
1t is the county seat of the new
county of Luna, in southwest
New Mexico. Demingis all ready
quite railroad center, having
three railroads, the Atchison
Topeka and Santa Fe, the South
ern Pacific and the f.. p. Il South
western, and there are two other
prospective lines coming this
way. Deming will soon become
one Of the most important rail
road centers of the southwest.
This is an up-to-date American
town of 3OOOpeople.
One year ago it was only a
small village of 100 POI ulation.
Deming now has Electric lights.
Telephone system. Water works,
and Ice Manufacturing plant; it
has excellent hotels and a public
school building that would be a
credit to towns of four times our
size, also we have five churches
most all denominations are rep
resented here. All of these
enterprises are paying well and
the churches are well att 4nled.
We have now one large Smelter
which has just begun operations
and this will add to the popula-
ton Of Deming very much.
We have here the finest and
pureSt water in the United States
and in great abundance, and
Deming is noted for its pure
water and its healthful climatic
conditions. In fact it is the only
location in all southwest New
Mexico, where all the conditions
exist to make a large city fine
climate, pure water. healthtul
conditions, railroad center, sur
rounded and supported by the
great cattle, and mining inter-
eStS, agriculture, fruit raising,
etc.
The lands that surround Dem
ing are very rich and fertile, and
with water to irrigate, they pro-
duce in great abundance all the
crops common to the west. also
those common to the semi-tropi-
cal climate. We have apples,
peaches, pears, nectarines, april
coteS. plums, cherries, almonds,
and especially all the fine varie-
ties Of grapes. The crops such
as alfalfa, and vegetables of all
kinds do well in this climate un-
der irrigation. There is an under
ground river flowing under this
rart Of the valley that surrounds
Deming, which can be tapped at
from 20 to6O #, and any amount
Of pure soft water raised BY the
most economical methods. to
supply the country with irriga-
ton, and for other purposes.
To the home seeker, we invite
YOU to come. There are thou
sands of acres of good land here
as rich as the valley of the Nile
that you can take as homestcads,
or desert entries free. You can
takeup this free land now within
three or four miles Of town, chat
Is If You come at once.
Conditions in southwest New
Mexico have never been so pros
porous before, and every indica-
ton points to the fact that Dem
ingWilI soon become the CONNER
cal center Of this most prosper
Gus section. The phenomenal
success of the cattle industry.
the rapid development of the
mining interest, and best of all is
the eyer increasing demand for
farming lands and permanent
homes.
In the country surround
ing Deming the rapid improve.
ments of farms, and the building
up Of the town, and the pros.
poets of new lines of railroads
the almost certainty of artesian
water, and the unlimited supply
of pure water for irrigation, the
richness of the soil and the beau.
tiful healthful location, the mag.
nificent climatic conditions, and
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