Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-11

sor. who is getting down 10 business
as fast as he can, the total assessed
| valuation for the first year win be
close to two million dollars il ii does
not exceed that amount.
\ new county in New Mexico with
an assessed valuation in advance Of
a single million is a wonder. Curry
county will have this valuation, too.
with by far the larger proportion Of
It's farming lands not yet returnable
for taxation.
The other county offices are In run
ming order, and within a very short
time Curry county viii be one OF the
established districts and mighty
prosperous one. If the early signs can
be trusted
Under the law creating the county
the county seat cannot be determined
for year, during which time Clovis
is the temporary county seat, CLOVIS
is confident that 1t viii land the per-
manent county seat. but. pending the
decision OF the people. no effort Is be-
ing made to determine the site for
the county buildings Bonds. however,
NIL ~ l1AuNu 1T fIli'f anu wv Il'lNA
VIII be ready for the construction as
soon MS the people have voted.
Clovis Continues to Climb.
Ia the moantimt CLOVIS continues
to climb as rapidly as any infant
town that ever happened CLOVIS
boosting has become habit with the
Clovis people. 1t is infectious ana the
newest newcomer catches it the first
twenty minutes he is in town The
disease grows worse rapidly and tie
patient becomes violent ahoutN twenty
four hours after landing Apparently
there is no cure.
Taken as whole. the boosting
germs activity is not surprising. Here
is a town two years of age. with three
thousand people. principal business
street lined with substantial brick and
stone buildings banks. hotels news
papers. churches. schools and first
class public utility system under way
the construction of water and sewer
systems being in progress at present
The big Santa Fe plant, shops, round
house, ice plant, etc, are complete,
and will shortly be in fun operation
and the Santa Fc agent is the busiest
man i'm town, with the possible cXcep- |
tion Of tho real estate men, who never
slocp
The new Harvey house is well under |
way It viii bc moro than railroad |
eating houso--a rather imposing |
structure of modern architecture and |
planned as a thoroughly modern ho-
TEL It Is badly needed, for eating in |
a., all
least is something of struggle An
Santa Fe trains into this section are |
crowded in fact they arc packed to |
the guards. and the railroad furnishes |
so few cars that in days of homcscek- |
ers' excursions seats are at pre-
mum and the only way To hold ono IS |
to sit in it and fight. The little eat
ing houses are packed to the doors |
with the arrival Of every train. and |
tho man who gets hold of a lunch |
wrapped up i'm tissue paper. containing |
one hard boiled egg. one piece Of
mince pie. ono doughnut one square
inch of cheese. one ham sandwich and
a toothpick is lucky This is one
phase of its ncwness from which Clio
Wis has not yet recovered In the
meantime A|iNNi1 ~ Ii7 flAffl ihilN VIZ
its way growing every day SO its resi-
dents hardly recognize it next morn
ing. The prices of town lots are soar
ing They are getting so high in GER
tain sections that some OF the less en-
thusiastic ones look for shrinkagc Ia
values after "a while.
Your typical Clovis booster. how
ever and that man is ninety-nine out 7
of every one hundred inhabitants. re-
fuses to believe that any price is too /
much. view which is probably cor /
rect. since the people continue 10 pay |
tho prices asked Another year and |
Clovis viii be a big. healthy prosper |
GUS town. with wide. weil-ligEtcd /
streets. well ordered utilities and "A |
future This at am events rs the pre- /
diction Of it's present days