Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-24
FARM NGTON FAIR
A s c TREAT
SUCCESS
GROWERS GETTING
BIG PRICES FOR CROPS
San Juan County Developing
Along All Lines and PopuIa-
ton is Increasing by Leaps
and Bounds,
~LsaeeIaI - MarnIng Ionrnsl |

Especial Correspondence Morning journal
Aztec. y ~. sept 2l-The close III
the Pennington fair on Friday mark
ed the dawniug OF a new era in the
fruitful valleys Of san Juan county.
The exhibit OF an kinds Of fruit was "A
distinct credit 20 this county. even in
the average year when late frosts have
not done their worst, but this year.
when the loss % an fruit sections has
been So great. the getting together of
such an excellent collection Is "a val
liable advertisements for the county
ihe inability 90 Governor George Cur
rN 20 fulfaN his appointment was very
disappointing. but the promise that
the governor viii visit san Juan in
November is some consolation The
big day was ou Thursday. when over
: opo people from various parts gath
g. a Tinker D. the peach king OF
san Juan county this year. Mr.. Tin
ker has q nv~e-yvar-old peach orchard
Al Cedar Hill. iu the upper end Of the
county. and be has marketed an his
peaches I'D SI.55 per box 4 o. b. Last
year the same Elbertas brought as
ecnis r. box
New ditch projects are being ener-
geticnIly pushed here. There Is q sur
vey being "a 10y Engineer JAY Hurley
% his brother Guy ON the west side
Or The Animas that viii cover more
10000 acres This land was
thrown open 10 settlement Septembe-
3 Of this year. but viii not De omen
Cor flling unt4l October 3. 1907. More
than 10000 acres have noW been set
tied upon. and there VIII be MANY
contests between rival claimants. n
Is rGmorod that the goyernment will
send special agents hero 90 eudeaVuf
20 strnightcu out these disputes by
the 3d ~ mex month.
Aztec is steaiily growing. four new
buildings now being under
construction and another one viii be
started inside thc coming week. sew
eral new residences are also gOlug up.
and there ~arefeN houses of any de-
scription fer rent in the town. Bust
ness conditions are bright The large
prices paid for apples. vegetables and
grain this year placing considerable |
money IN The hands of the 1884
Apple buyers are buying orchards out
right, ore man receiving $500 cash /
his apple crop on the trees. the Z
buyers 90 pick and pack themselves
From SlbU 90 xf.SJ per box g. being
paid. n it is estimated that san
iuHn fruit roWer viii receive close
To 100000 for their apples alone this /
year Hundreds of new orchards have |
been SCI out in the last two wears. or 1
tho railroad was built ia here. /
nd the added acreage viii in n f'N 1
Years put san Juan among the largest
ana most Important apple. pear ana
peach producing sections OF tho entire
vest It's attendant water supply. ITS
mild climate and productive lands are
rare combination.
District court c|onVcnes here al Az
ec The second Monday 90 November
mere are no criminal cnscs Of note
pa The docket although 10 is rumorcd
bar Rio Arrina county will bring q
murder case here uu change of venue
DE S%rauldiug Manufacturing conn
ANY VIII have several cases 81 emhez-
Ismcnt against Granville Pendieton
&c. Pendlcton having been bound
yer As collecting agent for the
wagon company % j. alleged that Pen
Teton failed to remit me company
objections amounting 90 several huu-l,
red dollars