Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-02

the work done there was of first
quality,
our pleasure in Deming. however,
was meeting again those fine Michigan
citizens of yore who are now full
Pledged boosters in Demng- Ralph
Ely and Willard Holt and their.
families Ralph ELY is chairman of
the chamber of commerce. a leading
attorney and referred to as the
father of irrigation in Luna county,
He has been in Deming a half dozen
years or more He was once head of
the Alma, Michigan, public schools
and is the son of our state road COM
missioner Ely. Willard Holt is the
former live wire OF the Michigen press
association, wheel horse of the repub-
lican party in the Wolverine state.
editor of Bellevue Gazette, now editor
Of the handsomest newspaper in New
Mexico, the Deming Graphic. He is
all gone on Deming. 1t would take a
long pry TO loose him from that hand
some home in the booming town.
Depuy his efficient partner, was his
loyal foreman in Bellevue. Water,
09.9S government test; air, 100, every
bodys test!" are the Graphic slogans
Roses were in their fun estate in
Deming Such large, luscious fra
grant, beautiful, blooded ones! Doc
tor Swope kept us supplied with them!
But yards were full of them; homes
embowered in them; the circumam-
bient ether perfumed with them
superintendent Clark confiscated a
Carter ear and With Holt, Swope, and
pat" took an early-morning spin to
some ranches that have already put
down their wells and established their
fruitful fields.
1t seems that at the north part of
this county. the gushing Mimbres river.
as it leaves the mountains, ducks TN
derground and does not appear again
as a river till II shows up in Diaz
! land But it makes an underground
lake of Luna county. Water comes
within twenty or thirty feet of the sur
face, and the water strata is zoe feet
thick Ralph Ely spent a small for
tune in proving that this great supply
existed and that ii could be profitably
pumped for irrigation. Luna county
can maintain population large
enough to give it two congressman
You should see these wells gush
water 99.9S pure. A centrifugal pump
down about fifty feet, 45-horsepower
gasoline engine and the deed is done.
/ More than 1900 gallons per minute
| for seventy-two hours steady pun and
| John Hund's well lowers not. The
| land lies so conveniently level that one
well can serve 500 acres We visited
the ranches of Schning. Schulz, Hicks,
| and Hund. We saw the pumps started.
| the great stream OF water come gush-
! ing forth, and the beautiful riVulet
| start on its course to water the thirsty
soil and make il spring forth into YER
dure. Bright sunshine, warm weather,
| good soil water 999S pure. and loads
! of it. right under your thumb! No
| wonder Holt has let off the lid. We
| saw the largest peach tree in America,
| fifty-five inches in circumference.
| Deming fruit won the prize at El Paso.
/ Ditto potatoes. Those Chinese ar
| dens in the city We're an astonishment.
Such garden sass" and system Such
| economy of space and skin in cultures
| Here's our hat, Mr.. Chink
But how Herr Clark rolled the soil
of the realm over the occupants of the
rear seat in the auto We skirted the
Holt claim and yours truly found
| samples of its soil scattered all over
/ his yariegated anatomy at the close OF
/ the trip If Holt had known as much
| Bible as chemical analysis he could
| have said Dust thou art and unto
| dust shalt thou return instead Of
'harking back to water 99.9S!" But
| honestly, New Mexico should be ad-
mitted just on Demings showing
! He goes to the terminus of that
branch Of the Santa Fe, and finds
! silver City. fine town set in the
mountains He also finds schools
/ which is the object of his quest, and
/ incidentally, he finds one of the most
cultured communities of New Mexico
OF Silver city he writes:
Grant county is in the southwest
| corner OF New Mexico. 1t is $50 miles
! long, north and south, and is jusl
about as big as all New Hampshire
It's a mining and grazing county and
sparceY settled. County Superintend-
ent Nebett had to ride 175 miles to
visit one school. Another of New
! MeXico's normals is situated in the
| mining town of Silver City the county
seat, Right on the top of a big hill
| it stands and from it one can see many
| miles away. and many mountains
! Good building, good faculty, good
! courses. and a very sane president
characterize the Silver City Normal
| President c. M. Light made us very
welcome The public schools, paro-
! chia schools. and normal united
! heartily, cordially, and unanimously in
| the largely attended meetings. All the
! forces for education were pulling ahead
on the same evener. That makes
| things go. Professor Ensloe unched
| us President Light dined us, and
Superintendent Neblett took us for a
morning drive over the foothills and
| other hills. toward the mount Of the
| Kneeling Nun, nine miles away. to
! Fort Bayard
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