Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-10-06
PEC0S VALLEY IS
IN ITS INFANCY
Carlsbad
DevelopmentHas
Only Begun
RAPIDLY SETTLING UP
w. H. Mullane Talks Inter-
estingly of Conditions in
That Section.

Santa Fe was visited Saturday last
by about one hundred citizens from
Carlsbad, Lakewood, Artesia, Hager-
man and Roswell, the large majority
of whom though for the past decade
residents of the famous Pecos Valley
had never visited either the Duke City
or the historic city Of the Holy Faith,
both brought closer by several days
by the completion OF the Belen cutoff
of the Santa Fe railway. The Carls-
bad and Lakewood people in the par
ty were:
Mr.. and Mrs. l. S. Osborne, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. G. Tracy, w. A. Fnlay, wife
daughter and two sons, A. StObaugh
and wife, E. C. Cook and wife, Judge
w. A. Rogers and wife and Miss Saw
yer, r. l.. HALEY and wife, G. A. Bee
man and wife, F. Il. Little, wife and
son, H. F. Christian and wife and Miss
Louise Breeding, Captain e. P. Bujac,
w. H. Mullane, w. G. Wolrine and j.
A. Cushing.
William H. Mullane, editor of the
Carlsbad Current, and one of the old
residents of southeastern New Mexico,
was interviewed by a representative of
the New Mexican relative to condi-
tions in the Pecos Valley, especially
those of Eddy county. Editor Mullane
said:
Tells Of Pecos Valley.
Our party after looking over the
feountry between the Pecos and Rio
Grande and the valley of the Rio
Grande to Lamy, thence to Santa Fe,
realize that Santa Fe is a grand and
historic old town and that Albuquer-
que is the metropolis of the new state
of New Mexico, but they could find
nothing to compare in many ways
with their own Pecos valley that cap
ltured the best of all the prizes at the
irrigation Congress. These people
came from a country very little of
which is known except strip about
ten miles wide and fifty miles long ad.
joining the Pecos on the western
side. While this country has been ex.
plotted for the past sixteen years the
portions of Eddy county east OF the
river comprising some sixty miles east
and west by seventy miles north and
south, are very little known. Many in
various portions Of the country be-
lleve that all of Eddy county, not irri-
gated Is like the mountains adjoining
the other valleys of New Mexico. but
nothing can be farther from the facts
Inc business men of Carlsbad. while
very emphatic in their endorsement ~
lne sreat government irrigation works
that cost first and last about two
mlllions, and are confident that great
and lasting benefits are fast being felt
from this source, also know that only
ten per cent of the business Of the
town or, in fact any town of the valley
can ever or ever has been furnished
from that source. The great scope of
country out and away from the valley
tnat only few short years ago had
q half dozen families now contains
3,oO0 people, with six school bouaa.
and two towns and only last week an.
pies raised by dry farming, fifty miles
east OF the Pecos, were being sold on
the streets of Carlsbad. Thousands a.
acres OF kafir corn, milo maize and
sorghum are being raised as well al
cotton, all kinds of vegetables and even
lndlan corn. The mountains also west
OF Carlsbad that in 1897 held 4 hair
dozen families now have a postofBce
and over 600 people.
Resources Are Unlimited.
The county contains everything
necessary to support progressive
people, for only few weeks s,nca :
wonderful gas wei! was struck, twen.
ty-four miles north of Carlsbad ana
has been in constant operation since
Coal oil will he struck In paying oman.
titles within the next month. for there
is one well now producing 4 good
quantity. This well is only twenty-five
miles northwest Of Carlsbad. Carlsbad
-
is also fortunate In having minerals ~
all Kinds within the county, hundreds
OF tons OF copper ore having been haul-
ed Dy wagon seventy miles to Carlsbad .
ana shipped to 81 Paso and after pay-
ing double freight charges, brought
enough to pay all expenses. The town
oI carlsbad is wonder in many re-
spects, having the best water system
Doth for irrigation, for domestic use
ana nne pressure, there being two y
stand pipes each holding about 100000
gallons and affording fine pressure
second to none In the west. The Carls.
oad Volunteer Fire Department Is also
an asset that always causes Carls.
Dadite to look confident and secure.
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