Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-12
GROW CANTALOUPES
ON BIG SCALEAT
CRUCES
HUNDREDS or ACRES
TO BE SEEDED THIS YEAR
Eady Crop and Waiting Mar
ket Means Big Returns for
the Growers and a Healthy
Industry for the Valley

Especial Correspondence Morning Jouunall
Las Cruces. y NJ. sept. 10-A new
industry 81 being worked up by the
farmers u his Immediate vicinity.
The raising Of cantaloupes has for q
iong time been considered "a Of the
many possibilities OF the Mesilla yal-
ley. and now since the Lyon canta-
foupe company Of Rocky Ford Col,
has made negotiations here for the
contracting Of FIVE Or SIX hundred
acres 81 land to be seeded % canta-
iuupes next year the possibility be-
comes a reality.
Already one company has been or
Ranized under the name Of the Las
Cruces cantalOupe Producing com
pany. This company owns $40 acres
~ land inst one mile north Of Las
Cruces which Is intended To seed 20
ranmioupes. or sell In small tracts for
the same J.. r. Sattiey, 81
his company. has been appointed by
the Lyon company as IT. agent here.
aud has already signed up a large
acreage among the farmers Of this
place.
The Lyon Cantaloupe company has
sent experts into this country before
and say that the cantalonpe raised IN
the Mealila valley d rs good ~ not
better than that produced In Rocky
Ford. and as they can BE- sent 10 tho
market thirty days earlier than tho
former, viii command b highest OF
prices. The government experiment
station az Mesllia Park has grown
santaloupes with great success ana
those produced are ~ exceptionally
fine flavor Mr.. r. Ronauit. OF Las
Cruces. has sold e 1900 worth OF
cautalnupes On of less than an acre
81 land. and was late, on recount OF
the recent frost. In getting his prod
net 10 the market
As tho Leasburg diversion dam u
almost completed the water problem
viii be forever solved for this imme-
dlate locality.
The Organ mining district, sixteen
fniics from this place, L. coming rap
idly 20 the 'front.'. Many new claims
have been opened up. The latest com
pany formed a. the Las Cruces Cop
per company. This company " com
posed Of the most prominent business
men ef Las Cruces J. r Sattley. ID,
y. Baker. Fay Sperry n Nicholas
claims. and intends 10 10 60 work
on them az once The Torpedo. Ste
vens Bennett. u the property OF the
Victoria Mining and smelling com
pany are Ia active operation and
shipping daily.
The traction line from organ 70
Dona Ana b. o assured and work
win soon begin an ~.
Tho Presbyterian church of this
place has been renovated in anticlpa-
iinn % the meeting Of the synod here
which occurs the goth ~ this month
The building has been cleaned and
painted. The wallis have been calso-
mined and the aisles nicely rarpeted,
The enrolment az the Agricultural
college continues O. Increase, The
accommodations have been stretched
Ia their utmost capacity. u was
huned that some 81 the money for the
new buildings would be fnrthcomlug
that the contracts w1uli be- les. ant
the buildings by this time would De- In
course Of construction. The bids for
the y. NJ. e A. buildiEE IA an boon
rejected as being too high.
one ~ tn biggest reH eta dc0iS.
which hss nten hanflai iu this ,etr-
tory FOR soma time was closed herr
Monday when Numa Raymond sold
10 the las Cruces beVrInument ana
Improvement company .he entire
block known as fha Commercial
block. consideration $50. coo. Tho buy
Ing company Is composed OF Las Cruz
coa people who will al once begin Inn
proven nts Their prcscn ntCrticn.
q ~ erect a SIS o hnt,i on 4 part
- the olcck This same property WAS
offered ior sale two years ago for
$40. 600. but az that time II was con-
sidered much higher priced than II a.
to-day az $50, 900. " Las Cruces linz
proves as much in the next two years
re 81 has during the past two years,
this property viii prove "A valuable iu-
vestment