Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-09-04
MESILLA VALLEY is
VERY PROSPEROUS
Hon. n. 3. Holt, Of Las Cruces, Tells
Of Progress and Advancement in
That Section.

Hon. H. B. Holt, prominent law
per of Las Cruces, who was floor
leader of the House of Representatives
in the Thirty-seventh Legislative
Assembly, in which he did splendid
work for the people and for the Re
publican party, has been guest at
st. Vincent's Sanitarium, during the
past week in attendance on the ses
sions of the supreme court and OF the
Bar Association. Mr.. Holt talks very
encouragingly and very hopefully of
the advance and progress of the fer
tile Mesilla valley. Land values are
constantly climbing up, people with
money are coming in and buying
farms and orchards and a larger area
is under cultivation and irrigation
now than ever before in the history
of the valley, which was settled sew
enty-fve years ago. The water sup
ply is abundant and well distributed.
The Leasburg diversion dam has
brought about a great change for the
better and has made the water sup
|ply permanent.
The alfalfa crop is magnificent and
| is bringing good prices. 1t averages
four tons per acre for the season and
is worth on an average $500 per ton
at this time f. o. b. at the railroad
station, but will be higher later in
the year. The fruit crop, consisting
of apples, pears, peaches and grapes
has never been better since Mr.. Holt
has been resident of the valley and
that is seventeen years. The canta
loupe industry has taken a great jump
forward. Cantaloupes are one Of the
| finest and most profitable crops that
can be raised there. 1t is estimated
this season by the cantaloupe grow
ers, and it must be remembered that
this is the first season of the indus
try that the crop will amount to Il
carloads, which are shipped mostly tt
Kansas City. st. Louis, Chicago and
as far east as New York. The prices
are good. The crop will be perma
nent and it is believed that the Me
silla valley climate and Rio Grandt
water for irrigation make the valley
ideal for cantaloupe raising. The ne
profit per acre according to the es
itimates of well informed cantaloup'
raisers and handlers will be $100.
The horticulturists and farmers o
the valley have gotten together ant
are arranging for an extensive ex
hibit of fruits and cereals at th'
ISixteenth National Irrigation Congress
at Albuquerque. Quite large sum 0
money has been raised for the pur
pose and the land owners, fruit grow
lers and farmers are gathering speci
linens and these are of the finest ap
pearance and will attract marked at
tentiOn.
Mr.. Holt and his friends are yer,
favorably disposed towards Delegat
! Andrews and will do their level bes
, in their section and district to rol
, up big Republican majority. Dur
, ing his recent visit here Mr.. Holt oi
!, fered his services as campaign
speaker to Chairman H. O. Bursun
, and Secretary Reynolds of the Reput
! |lican territorial central committe
and the New Mexican under
stands that these will be col
> daily accepted and as 500
as the campaign is fully organized
!. which it is believed will be about tn
) 18th of the month, he will be calle
, upon, as he is known to be one of tn
most forceful, insistent and fluen
public speakers in the territory.