Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-09-07
STEADY GROWTH
SAN JUAN COUNTY
Most Prosperous
Year it has Ever
Had.
ITS GREAT COAL MEASURES
People Strong for Joint State
hood--.Fruit Growers
Association.

Judge Granville Pendleton, of Aztec,
a leading attorney of his section and
who for the past eight years has done
yeoman work in advertising the great
resources of San Juan County and in
inducing immigration into his county,
was met by representative of the
New Mexican yesterday. The Judge
was here on legal business and was
quite busy. Nevertheless, he found
time to say few words to the New
Mexicans pencil pusher.
Big Profits From Fruit Raising.
"A great deal of our immense and
fine fruit crop is handled by the San
Juan County Fruit Growers Associa
tion which has its headquarters in
Durango and of which ]. NJ Kinsey
is the manager. Mr.. Kinsey is
rustler and no mistake about 1t. The
association controls nearly all Of the
fruit output of our section and is put
ting money into the hands of its mem
bers. Our fruit crop this year will
prove the most satisfactory in quail.
ty and quantity ever gathered. More
young orchards are in bearing than
ever before and there has been no
untoward circumstance to injure the
fruit in any way Many millions of
pounds of fruit will be shipped. We
now have railroad facilities and thou
sands and thousands of pounds daily
are sent out by express through the
agency of the Fruit Growers Associ-
alton TO eastern points as far as
Chicago, Kansas City and ST. Louis.
The fruit produced in San Juan
County for size, appearance, favor and
freedom from blemish, cannot be and
is not excelled by fruit raised any
whore even in the finest fruit sections
of France where they have made fruit
growing an industry and science for
hundreds of years. The Fruit Grow
ers' Association Is very fortunate In
possessing so efficient and live a
worker as Mr.. Kinsey for it's execu-
tive official. He knows what is nee
essary to 'T" and does his business
very satisfactorily and courteously to
all concerned. He Is certainly the
right man in the right place. l
brought a few boxes of San Juan
County fruit to my friends and they
are very high in their praises of
what I presented them with. It does
not amount to much as simply
brought few samples, but they show
the general character OF our product.
"Our county is very prosperous and
new settlers and homeseekers are
arriving constantly. Irrigated farm
lands are rising in value and many
sales are going on at very good fig
ures. More land is being taken up
and put under irrigation and our irri-
cation systems are being constantly
improved and extended. AS you know
we have one of the best watered Sec
tions of New Mexico, and all that is
necessary is comprehensive system
of bitches and proper attention paid
to farming and fruit raising and our
county will support in affluence and
in comfort twenty times the popula-
tion we now have on these industries
alone.
Coal Beds Mean Increase in Wealth
and Population.
when our coal comes into the
market there are bound to be several
large towns in the coal producing
sections as they are very extensive
and will produce hundreds OF thou
sands Of the best domestic and steam
coal per annum for many years to
come. I am not overdrawing the
picture but l believe that in five
years western San Juan County will
contain several towns of from three tc
four thousand people which will be
supported by the coal mining indus
try. Within five years, / believe Sar
Juan County will have a population
of from fifteen to twenty Thousand
people and what will happen thereaf
ter can only be guessed, as the Goa
measures are believed to be among
the greatest in this or any other coun
try and will produce thousands O
tons Of the black diamonds for man,
many years.
oan Juan For Joint Statehood
Gas far as statehood is concerned
in the county of San Juan, ! am glat
to say to you that the people are al
most unanimous in favor of and will
give a very heavy majority for Join
statehood on election day. I hav,
found but very few citizens who ar
not willing to accept the situation
Separate statehood they would lik
better, but they want statehood unde
any conditions. They want to becom
real citizens of the United States am
take part in national elections an
have voice In national affairs. The
have nearly all been citizens Q
states and have enjoyed the privilege
Of voting for President, for Vice Pre-:
ident and for Representatives VIII
have vote in Congress. This the
wish to do again and they care S
much for the exercising Of this righ
that they are willing to forego sepai
ate statehood. There are two Q
three settlements Of Spanish-Amer
can citizens in the eastern part I
San Juan County, and even there
understand that the joint statehood vel