Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-06-16
NEW SUBURB IS
BISHOP HEIGHTS
A Large Crowd At
tends Sale of Build.
ing Lots
TALK OF ELECTRIC CAR LINE
From All Indications Santa
Fe Will Have a Large and
Attractive Suburb.

Attractive Suburb.
That Santa Fe Is really enjoying
real prosperity movement was evil
denced yesterday by the large crowd
that attended the sale of building lots
opposite the Indian School. About 2
o'clock in the afternoon, long pro-
cession of vehicles headed by the
Banda de Santa Fe hesked for the
scene of the auction. The lots sold
were owned by the Capital Land and
Improvement Company, the main ex-
ploiters of the company being w. D..
McBee of Melrose, and G. w. Brown
of Vaughn. The company has in all
about two hundred and fifty lots in
the addition, yesterdays sale mark
ing the beginning of the building of
a most desirable suburb to Santa Fe.
The sale was conducted by Colonel
Rufus j. Lakeland of Fort WORTH
Texas, and it is safe to say that he
was an extremely surprised man as
he rose to face such an unusually
large and interested crowd of people.
Ordinarily, the starting of new
building addition, no matter where it
is, proves to be anything but an
easy task, but unexpectedly this sale
started off like whirlwind and when
the days work had been done, over
forty-five lots had been disposed of
and the success of the venture as
sured.
Named After Old Resident.
The auctioneer announced before
beginning the sale, that to the pur-
chaser of the first lot, the privilege
would be given of naming the addi-
ton. This announcement had the
immediate effect of making the bid
ding very spirited and keen. Carl A.
Bishop and H. R. McGibben Of the
! firm of O. G. Watson and Company.
were the successful bidders securing
the first lot for the price of $1O0. AS
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called Bishop Heights, named after
Charles l.. Bishop, private secretary of
A. Staab. Mr.. Bishop has been
resident of Santa Fe for 27 years. The
balance of the lots sold brought prices
from twenty-five to fifty dollars.
Everyone present at the sale re.
ceived a ticket bearing number and
emitting each to chance in the
drawing of lots, three lots having
been offered free to the lucky holders
of the numbers drawn. The first lot
was won by Catarina Gabaldon, the
second by four year old Carl Totovics
and the third by Thomas j. Morgan,
pupil at the Indian School.
Are Good Sized Lots.
The lots in the Bishop Heights ad-
dition are all twenty-five feet by one
hundred and forty feet. Each faces
on a sixty foot street, (ground hav-
| ing been measured off for streets),
and running back to twenty foot
alley. At the end of the addition
nearest. the city of Santa Fe proper,
a large tract of ground has been set
aside for the purpose of a public
park. 1t is the intention of the back
ers of the new suburb to make the
park most attractive one and many
trees are to be planted. All of the
ground sold is absolutely level and
lies directly opposite the Indian
school, AS the electric light com.
Ipany already has its service extended
as far as the school, the buyers Of lots
in the new addition will experience no
trouble whatsoever in securing light
Water mains extend as far as the
school also, this assuring the new
home builders plenty OF water for all
purposes.
Large Suburb Assured.
It is generally believed that since
such good beginning was had, that
there will be no trouble in building
up a most desirable and attractive
suburb to the Ancient City. The
hackers Of the townsite company
leave tomorrow and will go to Okla
homa, Kansas and other eastern
states selling the balance of the lots
In this way, 1t is anticipated that 9
large number Of new settlers will be
brought to Santa Fe to assist in the
growth that is now taking place. The
Capital Land and Townsite people
are more than gratified with the sat
isfactory results achieved in Santa
Fe and have more confidence than
ever in the city's future.
/, May Run Street Car Line.
= Since the location Of the new town.
site addition and the launching OF
the new hotel project, there has de.
veloped considerable earnest talk, re-
garding the establishing Of an cleo.
A trio car line to run from the Indian
School to Santa Fe and thence to TIE.
suque. The idea, Of course, is in NO
\ way connected with the Capital Land
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