Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-09-18
Never More Pros
porous Says Hon.
J. F. Hinkle
BUMPER CROPS THIS YEAR
People as a Whole Happy
and Contented. Roswell
Growing.

Among the members of the Territor'
ial Board of Equalization who spent
the week in the city, was Hon. James
f. Hinkle, of Roswell, chairman of the
board, and one Of the leading and most
highly respected citizens and busl'
ness men of Chaves county. Mr.. Hin
kle has held the important position of
chairman of the board for several
terms and has also served as member
of the House and Council of the terri
torial legislative assembly. He is very
well posted on territorial administra.
tive and financial conditions as we'll as
on live stock and mercantile al
fairs. He is originally cattle raiser
and has been in that business for
twenty-five years. He is also now en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits in his
town, Roswell, which he has served
as mayor successfully and efficiently.
Coming from southeastern New Mexi.
co and having been born in Missouri,
he is a Democrat in politics, but he is
fair-minded and level-headed and
thoroughly understands the conditions
in the territory, and in his record as
a member of the House and Council of
the territorial legislative assembly he
voted for what he considered the
best interests of the people. While he
is a strong Democrat he does not be-
lieve that the Republican administra'
tion, Republican officials and Republi-
can citizens are scallawags and dishon-
est in official affairs. His opinion is
based upon actual knowledge of the
Republican administration and on his
clear understanding of public affairs.
Pecos Valley Prosperous.
Mr.. Hinkle gives gratifyins news OF
the three counties in his section OF
southeastern New Mexico, namely Ed.
dy, Chaves and Roosevelt. He says
they are progressing satisfactorily and
rapidly in population, in business, in
agricultural Importance, in education.
al affairs, in livestock raising and in
the improvement of the towns and cit,
les, country roads and general condi.
tions of the entire section.
"In Roswell as you well know" said
Mr.. Hinkle, I'VE have three banks and
all are doing well. We have very
creditable high school and public
school system with constantly in.
creasing attendance; a fine court
house, handsome Masonic hall, several
costly churches and last but not the
least the New Mexico Military Insti-
tute, which is one of the finest mill
tary institutions in the United States
and is acknowledged as such by the
War Department and which has been
placed by the War Department, upon
the reports of U. S. army officers,
in the first rank of such institutions
in the country. New barracks and other
new buildings are now in course Of
construction at cost of $4,000 on
the Military Institute grounds and
will be completed by January 1, next,
There are now 140 cadets in attend
ance and when the new barracks and
other buildings are completed and
furnished the cadets will be increased
by one hundred new members at least,
as over two hundred applications are
now on file for admittance. Colonel
James w. Wilson is the efficient and
experienced superintendent and is as.
sisted by an able corps of instructors.
The course of study Is up-to-date and
the discipline is strict but kind and
the moral behavior Of the cadets is
very good, considering that there is as
rule considerable mischief where 150
young fellows from sixteen to twenty.
one years of age are assembled.
Abundant Crops This Year.
"This year our apple crop is fine and
hundreds Of carloads have been
shipped east and have brought good
returns. The shipments have been
made mostly to st. Louis, Chicago and
other large Eastern cities and also to
the large cities Of Texas. Our peach
crop was very good and 1t has been
sold at good prices and the alfalfa has
yielded large crop and is selling in
carload lots to Texas mostly. Our small
fruits and vegetables cannot be ex-
celled and we have an abundant crop
which is being sold rapidly at good
figures. Sheep and cattle did not do
very well the early part of the season
on account Of the dryness, but are now
in first-class condition and two and
three-year-old cattle have raised in
value and large numbers are now being
sold at better figures than for some
time. Wool is low and there is not
much profit in 1t, but the lambs are
doing well and will bring good returns.
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