Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-01-16
There ARE NO
KNOCKERS There
EVERY NAN ~AS SE0uLDEa TO
THE mHEEL IN WORK Or
DEVELOPMENT.
GOV. HAGERMAN
Talks insrsstsns'y 81 n. Rsesas VS.
is 10 the mesilia .ataey-Execui,se
Enthusiastic 6Ose Roads Aa<ecass

Governor haspVnsAn - hn hax Just
returned To SaaQa Fe fv~m Las Cru.
ces. where he attended the gsao4
roads conVentissn and was present at
the laying of ths. corner stone NJ the
new Y. nj. {, A. building at the al
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts. pays a high eomplimen, TO th..
people Of the Mesilia valley. says the
New Mexican
They have no nss for knocker
down there. be- said. and every man
IS apparently putting his shoulder TO
the wheel In an effort TO build up and
develop tina, section Of New Mexico
II Is a spirit ,ha, is refreshing 10
see.
i attended the good roads eonyen,
ton composed Of delegates from Ell
Paso county. Texas. and Dona Ana
county. New Mexico. The enthusi.
asrn displayed there was good to BE-"
hold.
The object Of this convention was
TO secure q good road from Las Cru.
ees to III Paso. At first sight it migh.
appear that such q road wuufu only
be for the benefit Of Ell Paso and
detrimertai TO the merchants Of Las
Cruces.
Farmers want Better Read.
From the statements Of the dele
gates. however. quite the reverse ap
pears TO be true. The farmers OF the
Mesilia valley say that IL they had
a good road they could dispose OF
their surplus crops to better advant.
age than under present conditions,
whereby they are forced TO ship at
high freight rate.
This road viii be quite neces-
sity. I understand, when the Leasburg
diversion dam at Penasco Rock is
completed. forming the first unit in
the great Elephant Butte prophet,
which will irrigate thousands and
thousands Of acres Of rich land.
Farmers in the Mesilla valley
stated before the convention that El
Paso was the natural market for their
produce and they cited statistics TO
show that even during the past year
when the crops were not as large as
at other times, they would have made
considerable more money had they
had a good road to the Pass City.
The farmers are very anxious that
the road should be built as soon as
possible.
Visit to Mesilia Park.
Il had a pleasant and instructive
time at Las Cruces. Wednesday
drove to Mesilla Park, where ! was
present at the laying Of tbe corner
stone of the new Y NJ. c. A. building,
which will be a handsome structure
and credit to the College Of Agricul-
ture and Mechanic Arts. / visited
the college also and had an interest
ing talk with members Of the faculty.
The battalion of cadets was reviewed
and drilled exceedingly well. show
ing a marked Improvement since the
last time saw them.
THE ceremonies Of the cornerstone
laying were most appropriate and
were veil arranged and executed.
interesting Sight
II think the most interesting sigh,
at present Is the BIG diversion dam
In company with several hundred
people from Las Cruces and 81 Paso
was taken TO Penascos Rock. where
Engineer Hall. Of the recIamxtios
seryioe os+ths United States govern
ueot. explained the great project il
detail. I have not time TO- tell yos
ali I learned about the subject OF irri
cation. but vas greatly interested
Although a light rain fell a porticn o.
the time. ne walker .for \ consider
able distance. looking ststhe "varfou'
parts OF the project under construe
tioa. Eastneer Hall stated that b.
sxpscsed TO hare wases'sesdy for dis
tribution 70 The ranchers early thi
spriax 10 time To take care of III
crops.
The land Ia the vicinity Of the di
version dam d spstis1 silA ths tent
q the vorxmea. eagsoeefs 'and' team
stses and Il gave ono the impression
that . small amy engaged nsf,el'
work xss eacanpsa tenssAs spots*
'Upcn returning 10 LA Cruces
there w. ! tvesyf bnlilAnst and enjoy
able bah In the big rink.
"Evss5thinsf pcssibls was dsues b
the people Of the City Of the Crosse
for ny conafote And eatersainneat.
am doubsy glad { went. and I expee
In the near future again TO visit La
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