Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-05-22
JOSEPH
INTERESTING TALK
Great Improvement
in Hotel and Bath
Houses.
GRAssHOPPERs HURT CROPS
Former Delegate Favors..Sin-
gle Statehood --- Will Sup
port Joint if Necessary.

Hon. Antonio Joseph, the wen hhoWn
proprietor OF the Hot Springs health
resort at Ojo Caliente, spent today IN
the city on personal business. Mr..
Joseph is one Of the prominent citi'
zens of the Territory, having repre-
sented New Mexico for five consecutive
terms in the House of Representatives
of the National Congress and having
held various other positions OF trust
and honor in his county and district;
he served as probate Judge OF laos
County as well as several terms as a
member OF the council from the north
western legislative district
Improvement in Baths and OF Hotel.
To a representative of the New Mex
ican Mr. Joseph said:
Il am on my way to Denver, where
propose to purchase building and
other material for the improvement
and extension OF the hotel and bath
houses at Ojo Calitente. There are
now fifteen bath tubs at the establish
ment, which within a month will be
increased to 80; these will be modern
and of the best approved type now
known. The chemical ingredients oil
the water OF the hot springs are so
strong that only the best porcelain
tubs will withstand their action and
even these must be renewed at times.
The resort has been doing quite well
during the past several winters, as the
winter climate there is very equable
and as most of the hot springs and
health resorts in Colorado and north
ern New Mexico are closed for the
winter, while the Ojo Caliente resort
is kept open all the year around. The
!sJtA facl8ties concerning. rooms and
cuisines are good and are being improy-
ed constantly. About fifty guests can
be accommodated there now very COM
fortably. The "trip from Baranca sta
ton on the Denver & Rio Grande Rail-
road is over level road and have
comfortable conveyances for passen-
gers Mail and express matter is car
ried daily, and sojourners at the ho-
tel and at the springs have regular and
quick mail and express facilities with
the railroad station at Baranca. Mar
yelous cures are being affected right
along by the use of the waters and
although ! have been acquainted with
the curative properties of the springs
since my childhood and for many,
many years, must say that the more
| learn of the beneficial affect of the
waters, the more am | convinced that
in many cases OF paralysis, rheuma-
tism, gout, atrophy of the nerves, To-
comotor ataxia and similar ailments,
they are as good if not better, than any
on this continent This is becoming
known throughout the country and
hence the influx of healthseekers.
Conditions in Ojo Caliente Valley.
"In the valley of the Ojo Caliente,
which is about fifty miles long and
which stream has its source in the
Conejos mountains in Colorado and
empties into the Chama River, the
prospects for crops are excellent this
year; the greatest drawback. however,
is the presence of millions OF grass
hoppers. These insect pests fear will
destroy the crops and If so many farm
ers in the valley will be in a bad fix.
Last year there were some grass
hoppers and good many army worms
there and the damage was consider
able, but this year it looks as if it
would be much greater. Were it not
for these insects, the valley would
raise the largest crops in its history.
The people there are mostly sheep
owners and are doing very we'll with
their sheep this year; losses have been
few, lambing is going on finely and
the increase will be fully from 95 to
105 per cent it is expected The grade
Of the sheep in that section has been
improved OF late years, and, there
fore, the fleeces will be better and
bring higher prices. Were it not for
the grasshoppers this would certainly
prove very profitable season for the
people in the Ojo Caliente Valley.
New Settlers in FL Rite Valley.
Settlers are going into the valley OF
Ell Rito creek, where a reservoir and
irrigation system is under construc-
tion. The New Mexico Irrigated Lands
Company has constructed reservoir
and built several miles of bitches this
spring and quite number of home
seekers have come there, purchased
land under the company's reservoir
system and have settled. The Ell Rito
Valley contains quite a large amount
of as fine agricultural land as there
is anywhere in the southwest, especial
ly suitable for fruit raising and the
best of cereals. Upon the whole the
people of the section Of Rio Arriba
and Taos Counties adjacent to the
hot springs are prosperous and con.
tented.
The Statehood Question.
"The New Mexican knows very
WE'LL" said Mr.. Joseph, "that have
always been a strong advocate for
statehood for New Mexico and have
done my level best while in Congress
to obtain single statehood for our
people. Bills granting single statehood
to this Territory were passed three
times by the House Of Representa-
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