The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-02-07


via fatigue, Chilli and Escabosa
With the coming of the railroad tn,
order of things has been reversed, the
mountain towns now being supplied
from here.
With the coming of the railroad, the
Dnnlavy Mercantile Company held COM
plete sway in the mercantile line, They
were supposed to carry every
thing in merchandise from sheepdip to
castoria, and breakfast foods to blast
ing powder. Hotels were an unknown
quantity, any stranger drifting into
town, being supplied with sleeping
room on Ethe soft side of the same
board which served as counter on
which was measured calico during the
day. Meals were served in tent, with
the dignihed name Of restaurant. But
in four short years great changes have
come. Now The metropolis Of the
valley supports two general mcrchan-
disc stores, each carrying a stock of
no. less than 5 IS, 600; two grocery and
feed stores; one grocery and dtygoodi
store and one grocery; three meat
markets; nine hotels, restaurants and
rooming houses; one bakery; a wei
stocked drug store two lumber yards
two hardware stores; harness repair
shop; two liveries; jewery and
music store; two barber shops; saw.
ings bank with deposits offs ;ai
Photographic studio; three blacksmith
shops; two weekly newspapers with
job rooms in connection; milliner and
dressmaker; seven saloons; physicians,
attorneys at law, real estate and insur-
ance agents, ETC., etc, and life in
Estancia has changed.
CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND
FRATERNAL ORDERS.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
owns neat building here completed
and dedicated last October at cost of
about 1000 The Baptists have a
commodious building neatly finished at
a cost of about $1,000 The Church of
Christ is we'll organized, with build
ing under way, while the Roman
Catholics have recently organized, and
will erect a substantial structure the
coming year. The Presbyterians are
contemplating organizing at an early |
date. Each of the above organizations
has a growing membership and have
materially assisted in bringing to the
valley a desirable class of citizens. A |
free library and reading room has re-
Gently been established in the lecture
room of the Methodist church, which is
we'll patronized.
The Estancia schools have grown in
interest and number of pupils from the
very beginning. Three teachers have
more than they can care for with a
enrolment of something over
two hundred pupils. A new and more
commodious school building is an i'm
mediate necessity. From a beginning
of seven districts in the county three
years ago, there are now eighteen,
with more applicat ions for organiza-
ton. The school system of the county
would do credit to a much older com
munity.
Among the fraternal orders already
organized are the A. F. of A. NJ, |. 0.
O. f., w. 0. W., each with a good
membership holding regular meetings.
TIMBER AND FUEL REASON
ABLY NEAR AT HAND.
Just beyond the northwest boundary of
the valley proper are located the Hagan
coal fields, distance of about thirty
five miles from Estancia. The Santa
Fe Central contemplates constructing a
branch line into these fields from
Moriarty, sixteen miles north of
Estancia. q
To the west of the valley about ten
to fifteen miles distant from Estancia,
the Manzano mountains are covered
with splendid growth of timber, con-
sisting Of sprute, pine, Juniper, cedar,