Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-03-27
JAR|LLA DISTRICT
GROWING RAPIDLY
So States Sheriff
Phillips of Otero
County.
TOWN ANYWHERE
Is Alamogordo --- Conditions
Indicate Prosperous Season
and Greatlmprovements.

Among the visitors to the Capital
City this week, was A. B. Phillips, Of
Alamogordo, sheriff of Otero County.
who although a resident of the "Sun
shine Territory" for eighteen months.
has just made his first trip to Santa
Fe. Mr. Phillips is one of the leaders
in Otero County politics who two
years ago wrested that county from
he Democrats and gave it to the Re-
pnblicans by good majority.
In speaking of Otero County. to
New Mexican reporter, he said:
"The principal place of interest In
my county at present Is the Jarilla
mining camp, located at Jarllla juno.
ton on the Ell Paso & Southwestern
Railroad. Although onlya few months
old this camp has made regular
mushroom growth having a population
OF over 500 people, several good stores.
a comfortable hotel, and five saloons
The smelter there Is almost completed
and will begin operations as soon as
the water necessary for it, Is secured
Two reservoirs have been constructed.
One is located at the base of the Sacra
mento Mountains and the other near.
er the town Water Is to be piped
twenty-nine miles from the Sacramen.
TO River by gravity. In this distance
there is a fall Of over 1000 feet, thus
giving the water all the power neces.
sary to force it through the pipes.
Town Laid Out in Admirable Style.
like a good many others In oir
county, l had little or no faith In "a.
rilla when the camp was first started.
but now | believe 1t will be a big
success and become a permanent
town. AS proof of my faith In the
camps future, can say that l own
considerable property within the town
site which | recently bought. The
founders of the camp have laid the
town off in admirable shape. 1t has
streets sixty feet wide, with plenty Of
room for sidewalks and shade trees
which by the way, are soon to be
planted The houses being erected
are not elaborate but they are built
after the latest designs and look very
creditabe for mining camp.
There are number of new ar.
rivals at the camp, this week Robert
Mullen, former Cripple Creek man
whose plan it was to build the camp
at Jarilla, returned from Kansas City,
recently and brought with him, party
of homeseekers and workmen. There
is plenty of employment at the camp
as the contractor who Is laying the
pipe line has a contract to complete
the work in 100 working days, with a
forfeit of $50 for every day over this
time limit. He is working a large
number of men and teams.
Many New Arrivals.
"At my home town Of Alamogordo.
there are more men employed In the
saw mills and railroad shops than In
number of years. These workmen
too, are a good class of citizens and
cause the officers but little trouble.
During the past few weeks, a num-
Der of farmers have arrived in Oter0
County from Kansas and Missouri and
have taken up homesteads near Ala
mogordo Most Of them are planting
fruit trees and from indications will
be successful If the supply Of water
continues good. The young orchards
throughout the county are now be-
ginning to bear in fine shape and
big fruit yield Is expected this year
We are going to have fruit country
one of these days
"I think that Alamogordo Is the pret.
test town in the southwest today. 1t
has a public park over a mile In
length with two artificial lakes,
stocked with fish, ducks and swans.
The park is sown In blue grass and
well shaded with trees. All over the
city we have shade trees, and our town
makes such a pleasing contrast to the
surrounding arid of country that
many tourists come there annually
just because 1t seems more like the
places they have become accustomed
| to In the east | think that all the
towns in New Mexico should give at
tention to the planting Of shade trees.
They do more than anything else, to
make town homelike."
Sheriff Phillips, left today for his
home at Alamogordo.