Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-06-08
RATION GROWING AT
AN AMAZING RATE
Il Bids Fair to Become Territorial
Metropols-Citizens Royalty En-.
tertain Visiting Shriners.

| A delegation from Ballut Abyad
Temple, Order of the Mystic Shrine
at Albuquerque, spent last Thursday
in Ration performing the initiation
ceremonies on As novices who thereby
became members of the order and OF
1.-THE Albuquerque Shrine. The dele.
CATION consisted of DR.. j. p. Raster.
DR.. G. w. Harrison, w. n. Hahn, w.
lD. McFerran. Colonel John Borradaile.
A. ]. Maloy of Albuquerque; DR.. T..
IP Martin, of Taos DR. f. Yoakum, OF
Cerrillos; DR.. H. p. Smith, of Las
Vegas, and DR.. j. G. Slack, accom-
panied by large delegation of Shrin-
ers from Clayton. There were also
number of Shriners from Trinidad
and other points in Colorado
Among the large number OF nov
ices were many OF the most
prominent citizens of Ration and vicin-
|ity.
Dr.. Martin who was in the city yes
terday and went home today stated
that all present had "the time OF
their lives" and that all enjoyed The
festive occasion very much. A mag
nificent banquet was served at the
close of the session to which all who
were present did ample justice 1t
was a great occasion in the annals
of the order of the Ancient and Arabic
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine in New
Mexico.
Dr. Martin gave an enthusiastic ac-
count of the cordial reception extend
ed the visitors by the citizens OF
Ration and says that Ration is getting
to be great town and in a very few
wears he thinks it will be one OF larg-
est, If not the largest city in New
Mexico, as it is growing at an amazing
rate. Some first class large business
blocks are now being erected, one OF
the foremost being one by the First
National Bank. G. N. Blackwell, cash.
ier. and by the National Bank OF ne"
Mexico, which will also be very
handsome building; several large
business blocks are nearing compile
ton and the number of handsome ana
comfortable residences III course VI
construction and recently bullt IS
great Business is thriving and many
of the stores have large wholesale ana
retail stocks. The resources OF inc
town are great, as Colfax county pos
sesses immense Goa. fields, great TIM
her interests, valuable mining de-
nosits much agricultural land ana
great herds Of cattle and sheep, as
we'll as much railroad mileage Which
is being constantly extended.
Dr. Martin says the city is truly
named the Gate City, as it opens INTO
q section that is blessed with vast
amount of natural resources, a hhe
climate and many whole-souled, enter
prising, wideawake and pushing cl'i.
zens who evidently have the good OF
their city and county at heart. ne
states his recent visit to Ration was
among the most pleasant episodes Oh
his twenty years residence in the
Sunshine Territory
Concerning conditions in Taos couh.
tv for the present year, DR.. Marln
stated that while this springs 1ros.s
thinned the fruit there, yet the apple
crop will be great and will brins
much money. Alexander Gusdorl, Que
of the oldest and best known cltlzens
Of the county, who has a magnlllcen,
apple orchard, states that ne VIII
have a very large crop OF line apples
and that he expects to reailze soou
prices as a greater part of the apple
crop in northern New Mexico was
killed by late frosts. The apples 'nae
are grown by Mr.. Gusdorf, VINO - ,s g.
skilled horticulturist, are as me =
not finer, than any produced anywne,e
in the United States. Other app'o
orchards in the Taos Valley VIII alsU
produce well and the pear crop wiz
be good. Cereals and alfalfa are
backwards but will make good crops,
livestock is in good condition anu
good class Of immigrants is arrN,
inc Taos has great future aheaa
saws the doctor who knows ANU,
o,,or,, non woman and child apd
every canon and nook in the county,