Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-06
MIAMI RANCH
OFFERS ALL
BENEFITS
Interesting Story of German
Baptist Brotherhood'S a
Enterprise.

"The Miami Ranch of Springer
New Mexico" which was established
by the German Baptist Brotherhood,
is an interesting article by Mrs. Lucy
NJ. Harvey in the February issue Of
the Santa Fe magazine, The Earth.
The article follows:
Nestled at the foot of the blue Ray
ado mountains, nine miles west of
Springer. ColfaX county, New Mexico,
is located the Miami ranch. What
the homeseeker has so long dreame 1
Of, peace plenty and prosperity-he
finds right here. This is a most de-
lightful and interesting patch of Gods
footstuol Nowhere does soil and eli
mate guarantee larger or more speedy
returns to capital seeking investment
in irrigation projects
The Rayado river, with its source
fourteen thousand feet high up in
the mountains to the westward, was
never known to go dry. 1t is a fa-
nous trout stream, final proof of its
purity The historic interest attached
to this valley Is most alluring. Kit
Carsons old home stands but four
miles from the ranch, and memories
of the old Santa Fe trail crystalline
about this spot.
The Miami ranch is part of the
old Maxwell land grant of 1,250,00O
acres one of those miniature en-
pires of the west which has yielded
10 the resistless demand for agricul-
tural lands. 1t contains $4,000 acres
of which 1900 is tillable valley land;
5000 comprises the slope of a lofty
mesa and the balance forms the top
of the table land.
Ninety per cent of twenty prospect
i've buyers, who come out to look
things over, buy farms before leav-
ing the spot What has taken years
to accomplish in other localities has
been done in months at this point
The kindly fostering supervision of
the German Baptist Brotherhood has
through its simple directness inspired
unquestioning confidence. Moneyed
people are here, with the means to
work out local and domestic problems
of development Wh'e wealth is de-
sired. a better wealth is looked for
that of tolerance, fellowship and ef-
| fort for the common good of the com
munity. Solidity and conservativeness
| characterize the methods of this COM
munity.
The Miami irrigation plant is per-
manent in character designed tc
| stand for all time, Twelve big scoops
are at work throwing dirt at the rate
of three yards per minute. The earth
Is being placed in the dam in layers
and each layer is thoroughly packed
| so that the structure is solid as rock
| The outlet pipe is constructed of first
class vitrified pipe, laid in a bed OF
| concrete and covered entirely ovel
| the top with three inches of the same
| material The irrigation canals have
| double the capacity which would be
required for immediate needs. The
| contractors are under bond to com
plete this mammoth reservoir, as wei
as the twelve miles of canal, by Feb
ruary /. 1908.
| Composed largely of volcanic ash
| rich in all the elements of plant life
the soil. when watered. produce!
| abundantly any grain, fruit or vege
table that can be grown in the TEN
perate zone. The soil, climate anC
physical conditions are peculiarly ia
vorable TO fruit growing. Orchard
| on adjoining ranches bear the re
| markable record OF having NleIueu =
consecutive crops of fine apples ant
pears. Alfalfa, which was seeded las
spring upon the Miami ranch In raN
prairie sod, yielded three fine cutting
this season. Sugar beets raised her
have larger saccharine percentag
than in any other known locality an,
il is the crop upon which the Miam
farmers are counting for their big
gest profits.
Transportation is recognized as tn
controlling factor in the development
and growth OF any region, and tn
| Santa Fe railroad stands ready to al
: this enterprise in every possible wa,
Proximity to the great mining dis
trcts, and to those mighty bands q
: Santa Fe steel. claiming the Grea