Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-02
BUSINESS BRISK IN
ALL LINES IN
ARTES|A
important Mercantile Changes;
Oil Field Has Demonstrated
That 1t Is the Real Thing in
PeCos Valley,

Especial Correspondence TO Morning Journal
Artesia. y. NJ, Nov. 30.-Almost
the entire corps of Artesia teachers
attended the Thanksgiving meeting of
the Pecos Valley Teachers meeting at
Portales last week. Profs. Bishop,
Hicks, Rose. Corrington and kelso
and Misses Williamson, Kurtz, Clark,
Owens, Mcmahon and Strunk were in
attendance. Miss Vivian Newkirk
went along as piano accompanist for
Prof. Corrington, who was on the
program for Il violin solo. owing to
the latcness of the train, they did not
return to Artesia until ten o'clock
Monday morning. They speak in high
est term of the citizens of Portalcs
and say that the meeting was a grand
success. The next meeting is to be
held at Artesia.
Il. ID. Person of the Farmers Land
league is in Chicago in charge of
Artesia's exhibit at the irrigation TX
position.
e. r. Gesler, of the Pecos Valley
immigration and Development Co, re-
turned last week from m extended
visit to Illinois where he had been in
the interest OF his company.
The new hotel is well under way
and when completed will be one of
the best in the territory. The two
store rooms on the ground floor will
be occupied by the Joyce-Pruit com
pany who are enlarging their bust
ness. j, d. IT. Reed and son are o
ing into their new store room just
completed. The upper floor of this
two room building will be occupied
by the /. O. O.. f. order. The Peeos
Valley Drug Co. has move into the
new building. corner of Fourth and
Main, and are increasing their stock
as made possible by the larger build
ing. Lowery-Looney Co. will take
possession of the vacated building.
There is not a store building nor good
residence vacant in the town. Every
body is busy and all business estab-
appear to be prosperous.
Artesia is making good.
The Cat-claw Canal Co. has com
pleted a syphon under the Eagle draw
and are now ready to conduct water
to all the LAND under the project.
The Westminster Choral club of
Presbyterian church gave a con-
cert Thanksgiving night before a
crowded house which was certainly
of the kind over given here
DR.. c. w. Williams, president of
First National bank, returned last
from a business trip to Kansas
City. The recent statement issued by
his bank shows it to be in a prosper
Dus condition.
The oil field to the southeast Of
.own appears to he the real thing. The
Hammond well is increasing in flow
under favorable conditions.
to be a 200 barrel wei. The
in that vicinity are holding
heir land higher as, indeed. condi-
ions fully justify. The prospects are
hat Artesia will yet be a great oil
own.
DR.. J. Dale Graham has completed
/ neat residence west of his present
home which he has for rent. lie has.
llso. much improved his own home.
There ave beer several business
,hangcs in town recently and a few
lew firms haze CONF In. X. NJ.
has sole his stock of general
merchandise to the Artesia Mercan-
lie company. i
w. j. Williamson has been appoint-
d to supervise the construction OF
he Pecos river bridge and l.. r.
is 10 have charge of the
.ement work.
a meeting of the board of the
college was held Wednesday
II this eel The board and Faculty ,
ire very hopeful for the coming year
M will initiate a campaign for in
attendance soon. \,