Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-03
TecOIete Copper Company In
corporates to Develop Rich
San Miguel County Mineral
Deposits,
MEADOW CITY PREPARES
TO ENTERTAIN CURRY
Governor to Visit Wonderful
Dry Farms on the Mesa; In
Spect Territorial Institutions
Banquet by Commercial Club
IspeclaI correspondenee Morning JournaI. !

Especial Correspondence Morning journal.
Las Vegas. Sept. 1.-The Tecolote
Consolidated Copper company. capital
lied at 15O0.0O0. with total amount
of the capital stock already subscribed.
is a new corporation that plans to do
big things in the way OF developing
the mines Of san Miguel county The
principal stakeholder is Edwin W.
Jackson, of New York city a wealthy
capitalist, who is willing To manifest
his faith in the future OF the copper.
coal and marble deposits of the Teco-
lote district by the Investment of a
million dollars in cold cash.
In addition to establishing extensive
reduction works and mining on a large
scale, II is the intention of The com
pany to buid a short line Of railway
to connect the company properties
with the Santa Fe at Chapelle.
Governor Curry To Visit Ias Vegas
Las Vegas Is making extensive prep
arations for the reception and enter
tainment of Governor Curry here Fri
day Governor Curry viii visit the
territorial insane asylum and the ter
ritorial normal. will be taken on "a ttp
over the mesa farming lands and in
the evening will he the guest of honor
at a reception, open TO every one at
the Commercial club
Popular Young People Wed.
Gordon Haywood, son of Thomas NJ.
haywood. a prominent Las Nelsap. ANA
Miss Virginia Lee Towner Of Fort
Scott. Kas.. were married at the home
of the young mans parents here this
morning. Miss ToWner and her moth
er arrived few days age. Miss
ToWner, an uncommonly attractive
and gifted young lady. visited relatives
a a
Il was then that young Mr. Haywood
began a eourtship that after passing
through a series of romantic stages
was eliminated this morning.
las Vegas Mora Railroad Project.
William A. BuddaCke. president OF
the Las Vegas Light ana Power COM
pany has gone TO st. Louis, and the
question of the building of the pro-
posed line tu Mora and Taos will be
carefully canVassed with the other di-
rectors Of the company. Las Vegas
people have not raised anything In &c
cess of the $50. 600 already spoken Of,
aud strong opposition Is developing
from Watrous J. -. Hand, who re-
Gently purchased the splendid Hadley
ranch an Watrous. and number OF
well-to-do men in the Watrous see
ton have offered an attractive sum OF
money on condition that the extension
Of the road be via Watrous. Still. II
is believed that Las Vegas viii be able
to offer such Inducements In addition
to- being "a large and important busi-
ness center. as will overcome the ad-
vantage held by Watrous of affording
the terminal for "a road ten miles
shorter than 10 this city.
Tree Planting ON the Mesa.
The forest service of the United
States department of agriculture has
taken the initial steps toward plant
ing a wood lot on the mesa east Of
Las Vegas Already a tree nursery
has been established on the banks of
the Gallinas. but the present idea Is TO
produce a miniature forest ON the
treeless mesa. The rainfall here Is
sufficient, the government experts /
find, 10 insure the growth Of many
varieties of trees. The government
expcrts claim that the best conditions
for agriculture exist when from 10 10
25 per cent uf the land Is in forest and
that there is real need for certain
amount Of forest growth. The best /
trees for growth without irrigation are /
given bv the government men as honey 1
locust. Russian mulberry Usage |
orange and red cedar. Next come l
black locust white elm. green ash and /
Black walnut, Lombardy ]
poplar silver maple, Russian olive. !
lmr oak and sycamore are named as I
hardy trees. likely 90 do well here, and /
am will be tried The experts advise I
an the mesa farmers To- devote few 1
acres 90 "A wood lot OF all trees, /
where IL viii succeed, black locust IS 4
named as the most useful to the 4
farmer