Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-09-16
ROOSEVELT COUNTY
4 RICH EMPIRE
Its Settlement Has
Been Remark.
able
FINE FARMING SECTION
w. E. Lindsey, Pioneer CHI.
zen, Tells Of Its Wonder
full Progress.

Washington e. Lindsey, prominent
lawyer and prosperous banker of Por-
tales, the county seat of Roosevelt
county. which within the past six years
has grown from three hundred inhab.
tants to a population of ten thousand
or more, spent Monday and Tuesday
in the city on business before the Ter.
ritorial Board OF Equalization He rep.
resented several of the banks, nation
al and private, the assessments of
which the board of county commission
ers of Roosevelt county had raised fif-
ty per cent. The Board of Equalization
heard his arguments and took them
under advisement.
Mr.. Lindsey is one of the original set
tiers of his town. He came to Portales
when there were but three dwellings
In the town. He took up a homestead
near the proposed town, purchasing a
REIMBURSEMENT of 100 acres which he
has improved and upon which he has
erected comfortable house. He has a
good deal of land in corn oats millet
and other feedstuffs and also five acres
in orchard This year he has raised
some fine apples.
Lawyer and Banker.
He is lawyer and for some engag-
ed actively in the practice Of law, but
Of late has paid more attention to
banking and real estate projects and
has succeeded splendidly. He is one
of the best known, leading and
highly respected citizens of his county
and city. He is a strong Republican
and for four years has been the chair
man Of the Republican county central
committee Of his county in which
position he has done good service. Mr.
Lindsey says that the Democratic ma
jorities that are expected by the lead
ers and bosses Of the Noble Spaniard'
Octaviano A. Larrazolo, will not be
nearly as large as these bosses hope
and expect in his county. For two years
Mr.. Lindsey was member Of the Ter
ritorial Board of Immigration, in which
position he did great work for his sec
tion Of the territory and his county
He came from Chicago, where he prac
ticed law for several years.
Farmers Are Raising Crops.
Concerning Portales, Mr.. Lindsey sale
that the town Is growing steadily ant
the country around it for twenty-five
miles, to the Chaves county line south
to the Texas line east and north ant
west is well settled by hard-workins
and successful farmers. Those of thu
farmers who work intelligently, plan
and plow deep and cultivate thei
crops are raising fine corn, wheat, oats
broom corn, cotton, alfalfa, vegetable!
and have fine orchards.
"Of course it takes hard work, bu
the farmer who does this is more rea
sonably sure of crop. Our farmers
all have live stock, horses and poul
try, which all bring money. On tn,
south side of the railroad, this year tn
moisture was greater than on tn
north. side and this Of course helpe,
the farmers there. The rain belt i
twenty to thirty miles wide in whicl
the lands are very popular. We hav
several very good hotels and we hav
erected $4,000 school building whicl
will accommodate five hundred chi
dren. We have four churches and sey
eral nice brick and cement block dwell
ings under construction and two banks
both of which are doing good bus
ness. The postofflce receipts are ir
creasing very rapidly. Our people ar
law abiding and peaceful and the Grim
inal class is very small.
Anxious For Statehood.
Politically, the majority Of the pei
pie are Democrats in our vicinity, man
OF the settlers hailing from Oklahom
and Texas. but many are statehoo
advocates and would like to see Me-
Mexico admitted as state, and I kno'
whereof speak when I say that goo
many Democrats will vote for Dell
gate Andrews for delegate to Congress
in order to secure the boon Of stat
\ hood for the Sunshine Territory.
think Delegate Andrews will receiv
a big vote in my city and county. M
friends and will do all we can for tn
success of the Republican party"