Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-09-15
CLOVIS HAS A
BRIGHT FUTURE
Fourteen Months
Old and Has 1900
People
IMPORTANT JUNCTION POINT
Extensive Railroad Improve.
ments Contemplated.
Fine Country Tributary.

Fine Country Tributary.
Arthur Il. Curren, one OF the rising
citizens and able newspaper men Of
eastern New Mexico, spent yesterday
in the city on political business. He in
terviewed Secretary James w. Ray
nolds Of the territorial Republican cen
tral committee, and had lengthy con
versation as to the political situation
in his town, Clovis, and Roosevelt
county.
Editor Curren is a young man, n
years old, and a native of New Mexi
co. His father, ]. f. Curren, is one Of
the Oldest newspaper men In the terri
tory. Editor Curren received his educa-
tion in Luna and Union counties and
thereafter learned the printers trade.
He worked for awhile with newspapers
in Oklahoma and then came to tn.
cumcari where he started the Tucum.
carl News, which he edited for two
years with success and then moved to
Clovis a new and rapidly growing town
at the junction point of the Eastern
Railway of New Mexico and the Pecos
Valley and Northeastern Railway.
Remarkable Growth Of Town.
Concerning his new place OF resi-
dence, where he has been since the set.
tlement of the town, Editor Curren
stated to a reporter of the New Mexi.
can that the town, though but fourteen
months old. according to late census
taken has a popuation of 1,460 peo-
pie
eve have five hotels, one Of them
costing over twenty thousand dollars.
a three-story handsome brick building"
continued Mr.. Curren. The public lands
north and south of the railroad and
east and west Of Clovis for twenty and
thirty miles have all been entered and
we have a population outside the town
from six to seven thousand people to
draw trade from. We have built many
cement sidewalks and water works
system and electric light and power
plant is in contemplation.
"The town OF Clovis Is at the juno
tion of the Eastern Railway OF New
Mexico and of the Pecos Valley and
Northeastern Railway and over hun
dred employees are working in the
shops which occupy splendid buildings
of cement upon the plan Of those of
the Santa Fe system at La Junta. Col
orado. After all the shop buildings
have been completed 1t Is expected
that about eight hundred employees ana
machinists will he given employment
steadily in the Clovis shops.
Farmers Raising Good Crops.
"The farmers and settlers in the vi
clnity of Clovis are raising good crops
of everything excepting wheat, which
is rather poor this year. Corn Is yield.
ing we'll as are other crops, especial
ly kaffir corn, milo maize, millet and
vegetables. There is no public land
|open in our vicinity and the only land
that can be secured is by either buy
ing REIMBURSEMENT or securing some
abandoned tract.
ri am the U. s. court commissioner
for the purpose Of taking dispositions
lin the case OF homestead filings and
for the making of final proofs and 9th
Ter land Office business and hence know
whereof speak Our town is constant.
lily increasing in population and the
fact that we have a large number Of
lawyers is good proof Of the fact that
there is plenty of business there. Rel
doria is a fine hotel and as above stat
led, cost over twenty thousand dollars.
lit is supplied with all modern appli-
|ances. The town has plenty Of accom-
modations for all newcomers and
many modern cottages are under con
struction. We have voted $4,000 IN
bonds for the erection Of q new school
land we are also trying to secure q
Methodist college. II we are success
full it will be built at cost Of hundreds
|of thousands of dollars. We have
two banks and both are doing well
The town also supports many large
mercantile establishments and they
are enjoying a good trade.
Big Tract Of Land Open For Entry.
"The tract Of land OF 100000 acres
which was heretofore reserved, being
claimed by the Santa Fe Railway sys-
tenn, has been thrown open to set
tiers and quarter sections Of It are be-
ling gobbled like hot cakes" M
Editor Curren is satisfied with the
business of his newspaper. the Clovis
News, which, although in a town
claimed to be Democratic, Is doing
well. Editor Curren Is OF the opinion
THAT there will be more Republican
Votes than the Democratic leaders and
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