Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-23
STANLEY HAS
MAKING Of TOWN
In Heart of Fine
Agricultural
Country
PLENTY OF GOOD WATER
VIC. Asher, Owner Of Town
asite, Talks Enthusiastic ally
.3.. of Its Prospects.

w. G, Asher, Of Stanley, was in the
city today on business. Mr.. Asher was
formerly Of the state of Washington,
but came to New Mexico about two
years ago and engaged in the real es.
tate business at Estancia. the county
seat Of Torrance county. He organized
the New Mexico Real Estate Company
at Estancia and looked after its af
fairs in that town until about a week
ago, when he removed to Stanley.
where he has purchased the townsite
location of Stanley and the San Pedro
addition. The townsite proper contains
eighty acres of fine. level land and the
San Pedro addition contains forty
acres, making a total Of one hundred
and twenty acres, The railroad station
of Stanley is located thereon and SO
is the principal business part of the
town There are three wells on the
toWnslte, one owned outright by Mr.
Asher, which contains one hundred
and forty feet Of water of the finest
quality. The supply in that well seems
ineXhaustible. The other two wells on
the townsite contain water of equally
as good quality, one being 220 feet
deep The water supply for the town
Is ample The wind-mills to pump wa.
ter are now being erected and Mr..
Asher, while in town today, purchased
a third windmill for his we'll This
was purchased from the Santa Fe
Hardware and Supply company
Town But Four Months Old.
The town was started about four
months ago and now contains about
two hundred people. Twenty-six
houses, business and residences, have
been built since that time, all of good
character. mostly frame.
There is one hotel In active opera
tion and another hotel is being con
and will be ready within the
next thirty days. There are three groc
cry stores, one hardware store, dry
goods store, two saloons, one black
smith shop and two lumber yards In
the town now.
A school district has been organized
and Mr.. Asher thinks by the first of
January the school will be Open Coun
ty Superintendent John " Conway is
looking after this matter.
Since the reduction in the forces
of the Santa Fe Gold and Copper Min
ing company, at San Pedro, two weeks
ago, the town has mostly to depend on
its own growth and business and upon
settlers In the surrounding country and
some business from the mining camps.
are going in steadily
and quarter sections in the vicinity of
Stanley are being taken up rapidly.
Houses of newcomers and settlers can
be seen in every direction. Six months
ago there were none to be seen. The
soil is of the finest and will produce
the best crops INDECENT to the temper
ate zone Water can be had in abund
ance by digging or drilling from fifty
to one hundred feet. Said Mr.. Asher:
In Heart Of Fine Farming Country.
T have been in the real estate bust,
ness in various sections of the coun,
try for sixteen years and have made
up my mind that Stanley will be good
town on account Of the surrounding
country, which, in my opinion. within
a year, will be fully settled. Many OF
the quarter sections have been taken
by people who have come In during
the past six months They are good
class of farmers, thrifty and expert.
enced. They do not fear the apparent
dryness existing in that section and
believe they will raise good crops by
proper cultivation of the soil and hard
work. know something about wheat
and have been in the best wheat rails.
ing sections of Washington and Ore
gon and believe the country surround
ing Stanley will produce as fine wheat
as it is possible to raise. Vegetables OF
all kinds we have already proven can
be raised. We had a fine exhibit at
the Torrance county fair. and also at
the Territorial fair. Alfalfa will grow
in abundance and good crops will be
raised. Milo maize sorghum and kafflr
corn have been raised on new soil the
past summer
cat one time the past summer there
were 112 teams busy, between Stanley
and San Pedro, hauling coal and coke
and supplies to San Pedro and copper
matte from San Pedro to Stanley. The
recent slump in copper has stopped
this work
Postoffice Already Established.
"a postoffice has been established
and Henry Vow has been appointed
postmaster. The station of the Santa