Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-02-17
CONTINUED PROS.
PER|TY IN VALLEY
Homeseekers Are
Crowding Into
Pecos Section.
.LAND VALUES INCREASE
Hondo Irrigation System Be.
ing Completed. tesian
Wells Incr' ns.
Wy parthojomaw


ed with his wife during me past year
in the Tesuque Valley and who recent
ly visited the Pecos River country, re-
turned yesterday for the purpose Of ar
ranging to move permanently to Carls
bad, Eddy County, where he and Mrs
Bartholomew will make their future
home, the altitude here being too high
for Mrs. Bartholomew
Mr.. Bartholomew is very favorably
impressed with conditions in Chaves
and Eddy Counties and will likely
have employment with the engineering
corps under w. NJ. Read, engineer In
charge Of the construction of the
Hondo reservoir system and Of other
irrigation systems in the Pecos Val
ley
Chaves and Eddy Counties are in
creasing rapidly in population. Lands
under the HondO reservoir project
have greatly appreciated in value o1
late and are now selling at $40 pei
acre.
Values Increase.
1t is believed that these lands will
increase in value right along and ir
two or three years will be worth 500
per acre. Many new artesian wells are
being brought into use; one Of the lat
est spouters flows 1000 gallons pei
minute. The jet is eleven feet higl
and comes from an eight inch pipe
This Is located near Artesia Home
seekers excursions from the north
western states are arriving in the val
Hey twice month and one excursion
| last week brought over 500 homeseek
ers, most of whom, after looking owe
the country, remained as permanen
settlers. The cities of Roswell ant
Carlsbad are growing rapidly and II
fact so is every other town in the two
counties.
The indications are that in the "fOul
mile tract" few miles east Of Ros
we'll, merchantable oil in good quan
titles will be struck at an early date
Drilling for it Is constantly goins
on and favorable indications are in
creasing as depth is attained.
Liked Here.
Mr.. Bartholomew is sorry to be com
PEELED to leave the Tesuque Valley, a!
ne believes that the Santa Fe and tht
Tesuque Valleys and the Rio Grandt
section in northern Santa Fe Count!
have great futures before them in thu
agricultural and horticultural lines
There is abundance Of water in tht
valleys, which, if husbanded ant
stored in suitable reservoirs, would ir
rigate tens Of thousands of acres II
these valleys and would make then
profitable orchards, vegetable gardens
and fields Of cereals.
There is no alkali in the soil o
these valleys, as he knows from per
sonal experience. From experiment.
made, he is sure that this section es
pecially could be made one Of the bes
locations for the raising of onions
celery and other vegetables. He think
that the citizens Of Santa Fe shoult
induce the proper officials Of the U
s. Reclamation Service to carefully in
vestigate the conditions of the valley
named with view to inducing th'
Reclamation Service to construct al
Irrigation system, dam and reservol
here.
| Many Friends.
Mr.. Bartholomew, during his resi-
dence at Tesuque, made many friends
land leaves this county with an envl
liable record as a bright and energetic
young man. He proposes in his nev
home to do as well as anybody ant
will promptly identify himself witt
the interests of the Pecos Valley.
Mr.. Bartholomew went to Roswell
via Torrance and via the automobile
lime. He describes the trip as a splen
tdid one, exhilarating and very pleas
ant. 1t was one Of the most delight
Iful experiences in all his travels and h
recommends tourists and those VIII
desire to visit the Pecos Valley fron
central New Mexico on business t
use the automobile line. His goln
and return trip were made in 81
hours each and there were no discon
forts.