Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-07
COMMERCIAL CLUB
TO Be FORMEOI
LAS CRUCES
BOOSTERS IN SADDLE
IN MESlLLA VALLEY
win Establish Headquarters
Al Irrigation Congress Here;
In the Field for Statehood;
The Melon Industry.
Especial Correspondence Nernlns Journal.J

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Especial Correspondence Morning Journal
Las cruces y. NJ, Dec. LAS
Cruces T. 10 have a live. ~up-to-date
Commercial club A meeting to or
ganize will be held in the court house
on Saturday night. Everybody is en-
thusiastic over the prospect and Will
help Il out. The club. when organized,
viii Nav buth social and business
features. Its purpose viii be to fur
Their the Interests or the Mesilla val
ley IN every way and 10 have a place
10 entertain visitors 10 the valley.
whether the visitors are here on
pleasure or business. For several
years Las Cruces has supported a
chamber Of Commerce. but the pro-
gressive spirit which has put new life
into the valley. from top TO bottom.
desires a club in the true spirit Of
such m Organization. 1t is the inten-
ton 10 pattern it after the CONNER
ciai club Of Kansas City. which club
j. known the world over as the club
that does thing The MeSilla val
ley wants d club hat does things.
There are three things already on
the hook 20 he done. one Is to secure
an appropriation from the sixtieth
congress to build the Elephant-Butte
dam. Another is 10 put Dona Ana
county and the Mesilla valley IN the
front ran for statehood and 10 SEE
cure her share Of the funds 10 send
a delegation 10 Washington: and the
third. Is 10 roll up her sleeves. clear
10 the shoulder. from now one, for
the National Irrigation congress at
Albuquerque next fan The Mesilla
- vitallv Interested in the irri-
CATION and its success. and
Albuquerque can depend on her To do
everything possible
Since the matter vas first mem
IN the Morning Journal a few
DAYS ago everybody in the valley Is
irrigation congress. The Las
Commercial club will open
headquarters in Albuquerque during
he meeting the the and
territorial fair. and will not only en-
the Mcsilla valley people. but
Nnl help Albuquerque entertain the
Another matter which the CONNER
'ial club win take Up soon viii be an
a. the territorial Tor state)
air next fan BETTING the Mesilla
The nnual election or commission
for the bitches OF the Mesilla val
ey was held last Monday and the
oilOwiH4 elected: bona Ana ditch.
a. Taylor. C. l. HIN. p. r.
'irdweli. Las Cruces ditch. w. A. T.
.OneS Joseph Q~uisenberTy. NJ. b.
Peterson. Mesilla ditch, A. Fountain,
n. G. Gillian, T. II. Casey.
The cleaning OF the bitches for next
ears water has been begun and will
e completed in about six weeks II
5 M intention to have water flowing
n all the bitches by February /.
An unusually large moun OF fall
is being done IN the Mesilla
alley this year. The reason for this
that cantaloupe ground. to do well,
iust BE- piowed in the fan
Oscar Lehman has rented twenty
81 land west Of Cruces TO the
Jon Brothers company. 81 New
ork. for planting cantaloupes al a
ash rental OF Sl5.00 per acre. The
yon Brothers company will market
melons for the valley farmers. bui
lev also want 10 put "a a field 81
leir own.
Mr J 4. Grey. Of r. Paso. was in
a. Cruces this week and TOOK a trip
the Leesburg diversion dam. which
eighteen miles north OF Las Cruces
To-. Grey states that the dam and I
are Hne n that the Mesilla
alley viii eve be- short on water 80 Z
ng as there H. water in the river. 2
a Colorado nursery shipped in a D
of fruit trees this week which +
as al sold out. There will be- sew :
OF NHaH# NANA NaAN HAAAHAfNA uANAN AaAE q
esilia valley during the winter and =
Al kinds Of fruit do well in i
valley. especially peaches and b
lars i
Colonel J. II Hogan. formerly gem !,
80 manager of the Dona Dora mine
Gold Camp. in the AFgan noun
ius. has quit the mining business !.
ID gone into valley real estate He /.
now building three modern brick >
on the Alameda drive. The )
SO Viii BE- ready for occupancy very a
1n. He rented an three houses e
pm the plans. las Cruces $ short d
houses for rent New houses sre e.
ing built on every side. but the sUr- 81
csunot Keep up with tn de- a
cN
The Mesiila valley IS Improving
,ter than n has ever done in her ai
istence. The GER ainty % water for n
igatinu brought about by the build a
, Of The Leesburg diversion dam Is q.
.nEing lots ~ land buyers % the HI
Iiey r.