Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-05-18
BIG CROPS COMING
ON LAS VEGAS
MESA LANDS
10000 ACRES CAN BE
CULTIVATED THIS YEAR
Las Vegas Business Houses
Report Normal, Healthy Vol
Ume of Trade and Conditions
Generally Good,

Special Dispatch to the Morning journal
Las Vegas, n. NJ, May lG.-Wih
the magnificent farming possibilities
of the Las Vegas grant lands fully
demonstrated, and with at least $50,
GOO acres than can be cultivated no
description Of this great tract can
give an exaggerated idea of its future.
Last year there We're dO0 acres i'm
crops; this year there arc 1000 acres,
principally in wheat ana oats
Through the courtesy OF DR. Morley
the Morning Journal representative
had the privilege and rare pleasure of
taking an automobile trip over part
Of this splendid stretch of country
From the appearance of the mesa
farms at present the yield this fall
will be enormous. y. S. Belden. to
whom more than any one man is due
the demonstration OF the value Of dry
farming here, is putting in a very
large acreage both of wheat and oats
also some small fruits and an orchard.
Mr.. Belden has about $1,000 worth Of
improvements and livestock on his btg
ranch and has an unlimited and en-
thusiastiC faith in the future of these
mesa lands.
DR.. Morley who was also one Of
the first to discern tho possibilities Of
these lands, has sold more land to aC-
tual settlers than any one else and
takes a prominent part in bringing in
eastern farmers.
Among other progressive farmers
and land owners on the mesa are TGrh
and Westernman, Comstock, e. G.
Schell and H. D. Hos<ins, son Of ~.
Hosliins, of the San Miguel National
bank.
Erb and Wcstornman have sold be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 worth Of land
from their holdings. They have large
ly increased their acreage this year
II. D. Hoskins has $50 acres ana viii
plant large crops. Mr. Hoskins We $
formerly with Gross, Kelly & Co., re-
Gently returning from a health seek
ing trip to the Hawaiian Islands. He
has demonstrated the merits OF the
New Mexico climate by completely re
gaining his health since living on
farm.
More Farming implements Sold.
1t Is significant fact that the sale
of farming implements Is greatly in
crcasing here. Max NOrdhaus, man
ager here for the big firm Of Charles
Ilfeld g. Co.. says that the trade Of the
firm in farming implements has in
creased phenomenally in the past year
or so. ana the company ndndleS an
immense amount of them in its vari-
Gus stores. including the big branch
house at Albuquerque now under the
capable Management of David Weller.
under whose direction the AlbuQucr-
que business has received a great i'm
pCtus.
Bacharach Brothers. another we'll
known firm, make an equally optimls-
tie report Of business conditions, es-
pecially in the dry goods line. this
firm having the leading dry gooes
store on the east side with a $4,000
stock
Z. Rosenwald K Son. on the west
side, who conduct large dry goods
business, are compelled to meet their
growing trade. to erect a fine brick
block 700 by 1O2 feet which will be
one of the best business buildings In
The city,
W. G. Ogle. formerly Of Albuqu"r-
que, is now doing exceptionally well
in the real estate business here ans
has handled some large tracts of land
in the city and north Of the city
John e. Moore and the Jones Broth
,rs have opened up a big real estate
office ana have already established a
good business, securing some especial
~ fine tracts of land to sell in vari-
Gus parts of the territory