Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-02-05
sOCORRO COUNTYs
STEADY ADVANCE
w. E. Martin Tells
of Numerous I'm
provements.
MANY SETTLERS EXPECTED
Electric Plant to Be Built and
New Bank Opens Soon
bohemian Colony.

w. e. Martin. the efficient and pop.
ular clerk Of the Third Judicial Dis
| trict Court and who has represented
| the county Of Socorro four terms In
| the Council and House Of Representa-
tives of the Legislative Assembly with
great credit and ability. was visitor
to the Capital City last week
Mr.. Martin is a firm believer in the
future of New Mexico and in particu
lar OF his home county and town OF
Socorro Regarding them he said:
Both county and town are rapidly
forging ahead, not booming, but max
| ing steady growths Socorro County is
principally known for Its mines and Its
| livestock, both of which 1t has ta gen
erous quantities. Although the winter
season Is usually dull time In mining
lfelds there Is at present large
amount of work being done in the
Magdalena mining district
"The town of Magdalena, aside from
the cattle and sheep shipments, Is be.
coming a good business point for all
the western part of Socorro County.
Steady Growth.
my home town Is growing steadily
Max Krchman Is installing his Bohe.
mian Colony and Is meeting with sue
cess. He has sent out thousands OF
circulars asking for subscriptions in
forwarding his project
"As he represented to have sufll
cient backing, he has been criticized
by many for sending out such circu
lars 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 re-
fused them the opportunity, they would
resent It, Mr.. Kirchman has secured
options on the fire clay works, the
brewery and ice plant. and Green
wald's roller mills He has also
bought valuable real estate and will
build hotel and a large mercantile
store. He is making arrangements to
drill for artesian water with which to
irrigate the uplands. This colony will
be a great thing for Socorro and the
county generally"
"An irrigation company composed Of
P. J. Savage, M. Cooney, w. Hammtl
and Robert Collins Is sinking we'll.
putting in an eight inch pipe and
an improved pumping plant. This
company expects to irrigate about is
acres of land three-Quarters Of milo
above Socorro and plant the entire
farm in vegetables for which there Is
always demand.
Modern improvements.
I'VE will also have an electric light
plant In operation as soon as Manager
Frank owen OF Santa Fe can come and
place the machinery. The company to
operate the plant has been organized
and the necessary money has already
been subscribed and paid in.
Our telephone system under the
management of T. J Mathews Is doing
a good business and now has 1856 local
phones. Long distance connections
have been installed to Kelly and Mag.
dalena on the west, to San Antonio.
eleven miles south, and to Carthage
twenty-five miles east. Connections
via. albuquerque. and Santa Fe, will
soon be completed to Denver
&C. T. Brown. mining expert, and
W. H. Byerts, one of our well known
citizens. are improving their prop
critics. Price brothers expect to open
a new bank soon Abeyta and Terry
Is the firm name of a new real estate
company Local businesses have TAX
en- quite little squirt and the town
has every indication of a rapid ad'
vancement.
From reports have received. live
stock generally over the county is in
good condition despite some severe
weather this winter. The county Is
we'll stocked with good cattle and the
sheep are in fine shape. The range
never looked more promising as the
heavy SHOWS Of the past month, make
the crop Of grass assured by lambine
time. Residents Of Socorro County
feel that the dawn OF general prosper
ity is at hand and personally think