Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-02-15
WILLARD WILL Be
IMPORTANT POINT
Must Become Great
Trade Center
Soon
ON THE BELEN CUTOFF
Four Wholesale Houses Op-
Grating There--.Extensive
Railroad improvements.

Railroad improvements.
John 7. Kelly, T. L. Walrath and W
NJ. Taylor, of Willard, arrived in San
ia Fe last night to accompany the Leg
islative excursion through Torrance
County and boost for Willard, the az
pirant for the county seat of Tor
rance. They came well supplied with
| literature setting forth Willard's ad
vantages and have been busily engag
ed among the legislators. They pre-
sent very convincing arguments in
favor of Willard as the county seat
| In conversation with a New Mexican
reporter they told of many new enter
prises being established in their city
which Is only year and a quarter old
William Taylor. one of the trio who
Is real estate owner and land agent
in the new and growing town of vii
lard, Torrance County and who Is a
booster for business, spent yesterday
in the city preparing for the excur
sion of the members of the Legislative
Assembly and guests of the Santa Fe
Central Railway through Torrance
County and for Va visit to Estancia,
Willard and Torrance today. Although
he was very busy a reporter of the
New Mexican nevertheless induced
him to talk concerning the town of
Willard which is now in the public
eye and cleaned from him the follow.
ing:
"The invasion Of Willard by the H.
fields of Las Vegas marks the third of
New MexicO's largest commercial in
stitutions to open business there and
means the immediate expenditure of
100000 in brick buildings and a $780,.
900 investment in stock and goods for
these three stores alone Two at least
of the large stores will do wholesale
business, which is an early recogni-
ton Of Wizards fitness as a com.
mercial center by reason of its loca.
ton on the "Belen cutoff, the East
ern Railway of. New Mexico which
will soon be completed with it's con-
Meeting lines. The recent Bond
Brothers and Dunlavy deal at VII.
lard will result in the location of a
wool securing mill and already the
Santa Fe System has undertaken
plans for the construction of a wool
house to hold three-quarters of a mil
lion pounds Of wool Willard will be.
come one Of the largest wool centers
in Now Mexico, through its location
on the cut off and by virtue of the
fact that it is in the center of what
has been for many years the finest
sheep raising country in the United
States,
Material for the Santa Fe Railway
depot and Harvey Eating House at
Willard is arriving and work on these
structures will commence very soon,
The road will expend over 100000 al
Willard in erecting a depot, Harvey
Fasting House, coal chutes and water
tower. Besides, this road is to con
struct at Willard what will be the
largest railroad pumping plant in the
country, the estimated cost Of which
Is 100000. The round house is an.
other improvement to come and the
company has already constructed
seven miles of sidetrack and expended
many thousands of dollars in drilling
wells to supply the "cut-off' with wa
ter. 1t is a strange fact that Willard
has the only water on the cutoff from
Texico to Rio Puerco that can be used
for engine purposes. This accounts
for the extensive arrangements con-
at Willard to provide water
over the entire cutoff" The Willard
water is the best so far found in New
Mexico, being pure mountain water
free from all harmful substances and
suitable for engine nse. 1t
is pronounced the purest water on the
entire Santa Fe Railway system from
Chicago to San Francisco
willard feels confident of securing
The county seat of Torrance County
The Willardites, not only know the
full force of Willard's strength COM
mercially, and as to her location, but
have full confidence In the ability and
judgment Of Councilman Dalies In
putting the measure through the
House. The fact that the bill has
passed the Council receiving every
vote, but one, is evidence of the JUS.
ice of Wizards claim and fine tes-
imonial on the part of the Council OF
It's confidence in its member from the
County Of Torrance,
"A. F. Witzel, of st. Louis, travelling
of one of the largest
beer breweries in the country, Is at
Willard with a view to establishing
distributing depot for the
Deer and malt beverages brewed by
he establishment which he repre-.
tents. Willard will be the distrbut-
ng point for all of New Mexico and
Mr. Witzel expects that big busi-
less will be done"