The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-11

of AFFAIRS obtained, will be followed.
III that case the United States gave
a clear title to the person occupying
the premises upon the payment of $50
no matter whether he was a renter or
not. Texico is about N year old,
and, as you may imagine is a very
lusty infant
PortaIes.
Twe7ty-one miles southwest of Tex
leo is located Portales, the county
seat of Roosevelt county Portales
must be all of six a old, and has
today, perhaps, 1900 Inhabitants. Sew
eral creditable business houses sup
ply the wants of the people at fair
prices. There seems to be a feeling
pervading all of this section, that to
nelp one another is the best way to
promote the general welfare. There
is a plentiful supply of water here and
the town is nicely laid out, and the
houses comfortably built. There is. a
great demand for artisans of all kinds
and they receive fairly good wages.
EIida.
Twenty-Five miles southwest is Eli
d., which is in its fifth year. This
town is aid off in squares, with a
public square in the center, and the
streets are broad and level, though.
not vet DdNeu- Lie lOlS III IuC OlA5I
nal town site have all beer sold, and
an eligible lot (vacant) cannot be
bought for less than $3.50. The title
q an adjoining 100 acres was clear
ed last month and subdivided into
town lots, which are selling rapidly
At $35 to $50 e lot. There is a fine
Baptist church already there, and a
Methodist church is being erected.
A cement block factory is in success
full operation. There are W. banks,
four mercantile establishments, one
newspaper, grocery stores, blacksmith
shops. two hotels, one saloon. The
people are a composite of the best in
humanity that America produces and
I might say here hat education has
4 front seat in this grand upbuilding
Of eastern New Mexico.
Urton, the Youngest.
Tea miles southwest of Elida and
there opens to view the latest scene
n this wonderful twentieth century
play from real life. 1t is the town of
Triton (railroad name Kenna.) Six
months ago, if you looked from the
car window over the place where this
,own now is you woul see nothing
but a boundless prairie dotted with
clumps of bean grass and jack rabbits
IN countless numbers scurrying about.
Ohug II 10 a O"h III holhC ohu lOoh
ty. 1t is laid off in streets the names
Of which are painted on boards at
each corner. Houses are being put
rs if by magic. A steam grader is
1t work leve1ilg the streets and the
lots in the original town site are al
most all sold. The town site COM
Dany recently Installed a printing
plant at a cost of 1900, which shows
hat they believe in publicity and have
,aith in the future of their town.
Roswell.
Sixty-fve miles from Triton is RIOS.
we'll. This is a modern city of the
plains, and here for the first time you
come within eyesight of the foothills
If the mountains. Roswell is a pros
porous town, with 6,40O energetic peo-
Die, who have very large ideas about
he future of their city. 1t is the lar2-
-st of the towns in this section, and
the most beautiful and prosperous,
out it cannot afford to go to sleep be-
cause it might wake up and find that
some OF its sister towns had surpas-
sed it in the race for material advanc
ment. Gambling has beel abolished
here and there is a plentiful sprink-
ling of churches.
Hagerman.
Hagerman, twenty-four miles furth-
er on, is nicely laid off, and is an in
corporated town. Here are irrigation
plants. some run by the government,
some by companies, and some by the
iarmerS themselves. Last month some
farmers nea Hager1nan bot
the plant of the Felix Irrigation Com
Dany for $4,000.
Other Valley Towns.
Then we passe through Lake Arthur
Dayton and Lakewood, all thriving
and arrive at Carlsbad, where
our journey ends. Carlsbad is the
oldest town in this section of tine ter
ritory, its birth occurring away back
in ancient times-at least 90 years
1t is pretty well known to your
readers, and needs nc particular men
ton here.
Immense immigration.
Very little government land is free
now within 20 miles of the railroad on
either side. Hundreds of thousands
of acres have been taken up within
the last six months, and as all this
has to be settled on within the next
six months, you can e what an ia
pouring of people there will be this
spring. If the coming season proves
to be a good rop year-and every
indication points that way-the whole
valley will be teeming with a popula-
ton of Americas best farm
ers. who have lived there for Jour or
five years (and they are considered
the Oldest inhabita1ts) tell me that
the rainfall each year has been all
that could be desired, and they are
well pleased with their location anu
prospects. Two tons of alfalfa to the
acre have been produced in a single
crop, and 35 bushels of corn have been
gathered from an acre of ground pillow
ed for the first time. All kinds of
fruit grows IN abundance, and in the
northern part cotton is successful.
The chief drawback is the high price
of lumber. brick and other building
material, but this is being overcome
by the substitution of cement blocks,
the material for which is abundant.
In closing this article let me pay
a tribute to the brave women III &C
company their brothers, fathers and
husbands to this ~uldeveloped country
Living in tents. half dougouts and
dugouts until they can do better. they
cultivate patience and endurance,
cheer and help their male relatives
and raise fs,oir nhiT1ran ip q naon.ar