The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-12


are performing conscientious and eff
ficient labor. In talking to these two
citizens of their town and section both
were very enthusiastic and painted
most pleasing pictures as to the steady
progress and improvements, increase
in population, extension of agricultur-
al and fruit growing interests and a
general and genuine modern spirit of
thrift, push and business enterprise
that have characterized and are today
leading characteristics of their city
and county and in fact the entire Pc
cos valley. Said Mr.. Atkinson:
Financially our county is in good
shape and stands at the head of the
list in the territory. The increase in
taxable property this year over last
was about one-half million dollars
Our County's bonded debt amounts to
$53, 900 only and of this we will pay
off next spring $1,000, leaving $4,000
bearing five per cent interest. The
bonds are held right in Roswell.
MANY miles of our ditch system
nave DctH CtHleHleu uuTlHS Iue past
twelve months. This means a great
saving in water as there will be no
further loss by seepage and a CORE
spending increase of the life giving
fluid for irrigation purposes. Our ar
tesian water systems are being extend
ed in every direction. Last summer
was very dry and our artesian water
supply suffered somewhat. Since then
We have organized an aresia1 wI5er
protective association and employed a
special deputy to the regular artesian
well supervisor whose duty it will be
to aid the territorial supervisor and
travel constantly throughout the ar
tesian belt to see to it that the arte
sian water supply is carefully hand
led and that no waste occurs. This
official will be paid by ne funds raised
by our association. The artesial belt
is about 20 miles long and extends
from about Lakewood on the
South to three and one-half miles north |
Of Roswell. 1t is about ten miles wide |
at the southern end and tapering to- |
ward the north to a distance of six |
Or seven miles wide. New wells are
being brought in constantly and l be |
ieve that with proper care there will |
never be any dimunition of the water |
supply, from this source.
Land Values Increasing.
Our city is growing constantly aad |
although we have no
boom. We don't want one. Values of |
Ill classes of real estate. city prop
srty, farms and orchards have advanc-
I'd very rapidly and there are many
racts that could not now be bought
tgo would not have brought so to
$40 per acre. Our orchards are being
extended rapidly the principal fruits
being raised are apples and pears.
During the past season as elsewhere
N the territory late frosts killed the
blossoms and we had no crops worth
speaking of. However, such cases hap
pen infrequently. and this has been
he first complete failure in the his
-ory of fruit growing in the valley.
inc. Our alfalfa crop will amount to
hundreds of carloads. The alfalfa at |
l minimum in the height of the sea
son being worth from $11 to $12 per
on and later in the season $14. Much
If the alfalfa is used for nome con-
and a good deal of it goes
o the large Texas towns, where there
S also always ready sale. Our irri-
gated lands produce heavy crops. For
Instance the old Poe place, north of
own now owned by A. F. Day pro-
1uced n bushels of oats to the acre
his season. Oats now sell at about |
.wo cents per pound. If oats pay so
other crops will do as
we'll and still more so.
Il am still engaged in cattle rails
ng and on our place, the old Milne
Bush ranch, which you well know as
you have visited it, we run about 1000
head of finely improved white faced |
cattle. We also raise very heavy |
crops of cereals and the like. We have |
500 acres in alfalfa, but use most of |
he crop for ourselves
T. A Butler, of Ft. Worth, arrived /